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Quicksilver vs dmenu-mac: catalog facts
Quicksilver	dmenu-mac
Free Free and open source, maintained by a community of developers.	Free Free to download from GitHub or install with Homebrew.
macOS	macOS
Acts on files and apps, not only launching them Hundreds of plugins	Launch apps with a hotkey and a few keystrokes Does not depend on Spotlight indexing
macOS only The action-based workflow takes time to learn	Launches applications only, without the extensions of larger launchers Requires macOS 13.5 or later
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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