Best App Launcher Software in 2026
Updated
40 app launcher software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
40ranked
1free plans on this page
5 Oct 2026last checked
App Launcher Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 15 on this page have a public API.
- 26 PowerToys Command Palette API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 27 PStart API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 28 Quicksilver API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 29 SlickRun API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 30 SyMenu API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1Free
- 31 True Launch Bar API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 32 Ulauncher API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 33 ADW Launcher API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 34 Appetizer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 35 Cairo-Dock API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 36 Cerebro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 37 PortableApps.com Platform API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 38 Tofi API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 39 Butler API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 40 Buttoncommander API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
Compare all 15 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | File search |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | PowerToys Command Palette | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | Yes |
| 27 | PStart | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | Yes |
| 28 | Quicksilver | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | macos | Yes |
| 29 | SlickRun | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | Yes |
| 30 | SyMenu | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | windows | Yes |
| 31 | True Launch Bar | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | Yes |
| 32 | Ulauncher | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | linux | Yes |
| 33 | ADW Launcher | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 34 | Appetizer | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | — |
| 35 | Cairo-Dock | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | linux | — |
| 36 | Cerebro | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | cross-platform | Yes |
| 37 | PortableApps.com Platform | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | cross-platform | — |
| 38 | Tofi | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | linux | No |
| 39 | Butler | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | macos | Yes |
| 40 | Buttoncommander | 4.8 | No | — | No | — | windows | — |
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