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PowerToys Command Palette vs Listary: catalog facts
PowerToys Command Palette	Listary
Best for: Windows users who want a keyboard launcher from Microsoft	Best for: Finding files and jumping to folders on Windows without leaving the keyboard
Free Free as part of Microsoft PowerToys.	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.
Windows	Windows
Opens with one shortcut and searches apps, files, commands and the web Extensible and customisable All 4 strengths for PowerToys Command Palette Opens with one shortcut and searches apps, files, commands and the web Extensible and customisable Optional compact search box mode Comes with the rest of the PowerToys utilities	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
Windows only Requires PowerToys to be installed and running in the background	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for PowerToys Command Palette learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/command-palette… Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Listary listary.com Catalog checked September 21, 2026

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