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Windows
| Creator | Latest stable version | OS | Free | Software license | Open source | Plugin Support | |
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| ASuite | SalvadorSoftware | 1.5.1.2 | Microsoft Windows | Yes | GPL | Yes | No |
| CAL | Sentax Solutions | 0.0.276 | Microsoft Windows | Yes | Freeware | No | No |
| Enso | Humanized | 1.0 | Microsoft Windows | Yes | GPL | No | No |
| Launchy | Josh Karlin | 2.1.2 | Microsoft Windows, Linux | Yes | GPL | Yes | Yes |
| PortableApps Menu | PortableApps.com | 1.0 | Microsoft Windows | Yes | GPL | Yes | No |
| Creator | Latest stable version | OS | Free | Software license | Open source | Plugin Support |
Linux
| Creator | Latest stable version | OS | Free | Software license | Open source | Plugin Support | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dmenu | Anselm Garbe | 3.4 | Linux | Yes | MIT License | Yes | No |
| GNOME Do | David Siegel, Core team, and Plugins team. | 0.5.0 | Linux | Yes | GPL | Yes | Yes |
| GNOME Launch Box | Anders Carlsson, Mikael Hallendal, Michael Natterer and Richard Hult | 0.2 | Linux with GNOME | Yes | GPL | Yes | ? |
| Katapult | Katapult Developers | 0.3.2.1 | Linux with KDE | Yes | GPL | Yes | Yes |
| KRunner | KDE team | 4.1.3 | Linux with KDE | Yes | GPL | Yes | Yes |
| Launchy | Josh Karlin | 2.1.1 | Microsoft Windows, Linux | Yes | GPL | Yes | Yes |
| Creator | Latest stable version | OS | Free | Software license | Open source | Plugin Support |
MacOS
| Creator | Latest stable version | OS | Free | Software license | Open source | Plugin Support | |
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| Butler | Peter Maurer | 4.1.2 | Mac OS X | Yes | Donationware | No | Yes |
| LaunchBar | Objective Development Software GmbH | 4.3.5 | Mac OS X | No | Shareware | No | ? |
| Quicksilver | Blacktree Software | 1.0β54 | Mac OS X | Yes | Apache License | Yes | Yes |
| Creator | Latest stable version | OS | Free | Software license | Open source | Plugin Support |
Although arguable, some consider desktop search tools to be application launchers as well, given their ability to quickly find and launch indexed applications. Such desktop search tools able to launch applications as well include Spotlight or Google Desktop. For a more broad list see Desktop Search tools.
