Best for: Finding files and jumping to folders on Windows without leaving the keyboard
Best for: A launcher that has to be portable and has to be fast on weak hardware
Free + paid options
A free version covers file search and app launching. Listary Pro is a paid upgrade with additional features…
Full pricing details for Listary
A free version covers file search and app launching. Listary Pro is a paid upgrade with additional features, and the related Gety full-text search product is sold separately.
Free
Free closed-source software. Version 2.26 dates from November 2020 with no release since.
Windows
Windows
Results ordered by your habits, with fuzzy matching that usually lands first try
Works inside Save As and Open dialogs in other applications, which is genuinely rare
All 4 strengths for Listary
Results ordered by your habits, with fuzzy matching that usually lands first try
Works inside Save As and Open dialogs in other applications, which is genuinely rare
Searches the whole drive instantly once indexed
Launches apps, runs web searches and executes commands from the same box
Fast even on old hardware, with a native executable and no runtime
Fully portable; it runs from a folder or a USB stick
All 4 strengths for Keypirinha
Fast even on old hardware, with a native executable and no runtime
Fully portable; it runs from a folder or a USB stick
Packages are Python modules, so extending it is straightforward
Finds apps, files, bookmarks, control panel items and sessions
Windows only
Closed source
All 4 limitations for Listary
Windows only
Closed source
Some features are held back for the paid Pro version
Full-text search inside documents is a separate paid product
No release since November 2020
Closed source, so nobody else can pick it up
All 4 limitations for Keypirinha
No release since November 2020
Closed source, so nobody else can pick it up
Windows only
Configuration is INI files rather than a settings window
Listary
Keypirinha