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Launchy vs Start10

Launchy

launchy.net

Start10

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FigureLaunchyStart10
Price fromFree—
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open sourceYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOSYes—
LinuxYes—
AndroidYes—
APIYes—
Plans published20
Spec score · Start Menu Customization Software8.8 (#1)5.6 (#37)

Plans

Launchy

  • Pay what you wantFree
  • Pay what you wantFree

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Start10

No plans published.

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In their own words

Launchy

Launchy is a free utility for opening programs, files, folders, and websites with a few keystrokes. It indexes start-menu programs and can search directories and file types that users add. It stays in the background until the hotkey is pressed: Alt+Space by default, or Control+Space on Linux. Users can customize its appearance with skins and extend it through plugins for web searches, calculations, custom commands, and bookmark access. Other listed plugin examples include PuTTY sessions, task switching, and system power controls; these are made by other developers, and Launchy does not guarantee their functionality or behavior. Portable mode stores configuration files in the directory where Launchy runs, so it can be used from a USB stick. The bundled Calcy calculator supports addition, division, subtraction, multiplication, and parentheses. The listed platforms are Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows. Launchy is free to download with no fixed price; the listed recommended value is $10 USD, and the plan notes suggest considering a $3 contribution.

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Start10

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