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Folder Peek

Your folders live as names in the menu bar. Click to access anything in them, including documents and apps. Customize it with things like icon, size, title and sorting.

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HotKey

Get easy access to your apps and scripts from the menu bar. Or skip the mouse and use custom keyboard combinations.

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Kando

Use a pie menu to launch apps, execute macros and open files. Create nested menus, assign icons and configure your workflow. Use with your choice of input device.

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Launchie

If you miss Launchpad in Tahoe, here’s a replacement that promises drag and drop reordering, custom folders, flexible organization and customizable hotkeys.

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Launchpad-Customizer

Easily change the number of rows and columns in your launchpad, letting you place more or fewer icons in a single page.

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LeaderKey

Layered launching with letters. Choose a key to launch with — the leader key — then use type a two-letter combination to open an app, URL or folder. Or just one letter for the important stuff.

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Quicksilver

Keyboard addicts will love the the way this app lets you of find and launch files and applications without touching the mouse.

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Recents

Access all your recent files with a popup from the menu bar. Apps are listed on the left. Click on one to see files you recently used with it.

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Sol

A FOSS launcher with a lot of features — app search, custom shortcuts, Google translate, calendar, menu bar agenda, AppleScript, window manager, clipboard manager, scratchpad, and much more.

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Stapler

Launch all the stuff you need at once for a task or project — apps, folders, files, images, or anything else you can create an alias to.

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Startup Folder

Place items in a folder to have them launch at startup — including apps, scripts, Shortcuts and links. Interface allows you to configure runtime, add delays between launch, view items’ status, and more.

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