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            "tagline": "macOS launcher for apps, files and web searches with hotkeys and keywords",
            "summary": "Alfred is a macOS launcher that searches apps, files and the web and runs custom actions through hotkeys and keywords. The core app is free to download, and the Powerpack adds workflows under a paid license.",
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            "strengths": [
                "Learns from your choices to rank results",
                "Hotkeys, keywords and text expansion"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "Workflows need the paid Powerpack",
                "Runs on macOS only"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
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            "overview": "Alfred is a launcher for the Mac that finds apps, documents and web results, and it learns which results you pick so they rank higher next time. It can be controlled with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. The site describes it as a productivity app that is deeply integrated with macOS.\n\nThe Powerpack is a paid add-on that unlocks workflows, which automate tasks across apps and system features. The Powerpack page lists single-user and supporter licenses in pounds. Alfred is macOS only. Raycast offers a similar launcher on macOS and Windows, with a free plan for personal use and a Pro plan for AI and cloud sync."
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            "name": "Ulauncher",
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            "page": "https://listme.name/software/ulauncher",
            "tagline": "Free open-source application launcher for Linux with extensions",
            "summary": "Ulauncher is a free, open-source application launcher for Linux that searches apps and files and runs extensions. It is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.",
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            ],
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            "open_source": true,
            "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
            "source": "https://github.com/Ulauncher/ulauncher",
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                "Fuzzy search and a fast directory browser",
                "Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later"
            ],
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                "Runs on Linux only",
                "Extensions vary in quality and maintenance"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
            "connected_to_publisher": false,
            "overview": "Ulauncher is an application launcher for Linux. It offers fuzzy search for app names, a fast directory browser and extensions, and it ships color themes. The site lists packages for Arch Linux through the AUR and for current Fedora releases.\n\nThe code is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later and hosted on GitHub. Ulauncher targets Linux desktops only, so macOS and Windows users need one of the other launchers in this list. Its fuzzy search tolerates small spelling differences in app names, which makes it quick to use from the keyboard."
        }
    ],
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        "Only Alfred runs on macOS.",
        "Only Ulauncher runs on Linux.",
        "Ulauncher is open source; Alfred is not.",
        "Alfred: free plan, paid upgrades. Ulauncher: free and open source."
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                    "product": "alfred",
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                    "verdict": "A Mac launcher with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion, and an app search that learns which results you pick. Its workflows need the paid Powerpack, and it runs on macOS only.",
                    "best_for": "Mac users who want keyword workflows and fast app search",
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                        "cost": "Free core app, paid Powerpack"
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                    "product": "ulauncher",
                    "rank": 7,
                    "score": 81,
                    "verdict": "The Linux launcher in this list, with fuzzy app search, a directory browser and extensions under GPL-3.0-or-later. It runs on Linux only, so it does not cover Mac or Windows.",
                    "best_for": "Linux desktop users who want fast app search",
                    "spec": {
                        "platforms": "Linux",
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                        "cost": "Free"
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        "Scores are editorial and only comparable inside one list. Products with connected_to_publisher true receive a disclosed ranking lift: https://listme.name/methodology"
    ],
    "source": "https://listme.name",
    "license": "Free to read and cite with attribution to listme.name.",
    "docs": "https://listme.name/developers"
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