Best Alfred Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from app launcher software ranked against Alfred on the same published basis.
- 1Alfred vs Launchy
- 2Alfred vs Raycast
- 4Alfred vs Ueli
- 5Alfred vs Keypirinha
- 6Alfred vs Rofi
- 7Alfred vs Walker
- 8Alfred vs Dropzone
- 9Alfred vs KISS Launcher
- 10Alfred vs Winstep Nexus Dock
- 11Alfred vs Kunkun
- 12Alfred vs Wox
- 13Alfred vs Kupfer
- 14Alfred vs bemenu
- 15Alfred vs Cerebro
- 16Alfred vs foot
- 17Alfred vs Pinokio
- 18Alfred vs PortableApps.com Platform
- 19Alfred vs dmenu
- 20Alfred vs Executor
- 21Alfred vs Flow Launcher
Alfred alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Launchy | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Raycast | 6.6 | Free plan | $8/mo | API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Ueli | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Keypirinha | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 6 | Rofi | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 7 | Walker | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 8 | Dropzone | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 9 | KISS Launcher | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 10 | Winstep Nexus Dock | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 11 | Kunkun | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Wox | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Kupfer | 5.4 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | bemenu | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 15 | Cerebro | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | foot | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | Pinokio | 5.3 | No | — | Mac, Windows, Linux |
| 18 | PortableApps.com Platform | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | dmenu | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | Executor | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 21 | Flow Launcher | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about Alfred alternatives
What is the best alternative to Alfred?
Launchy, number 1 in app launcher software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Raycast, Ueli, Keypirinha and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Alfred?
Launchy is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.