The best Alfred alternatives

App	Price	How you pay	Mac	iPhone	iPad	App Store	Developer	Setapp	Rating
Alfred	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades							Too few ratings
Raycast	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades							Too few ratings
CoolDock	$14.99 once	Pay once							Too few ratings
Pieoneer	$14.99 once	Pay once							Too few ratings
Workspaces	$19.99 once	Pay once							Too few ratings

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   Raycast

   Free to startBest alternative

   Pick it if you want 1 free search bar for apps, files, clipboard history and window snapping.

   A free Spotlight replacement that also handles clipboard history, snippets and window snapping from 1 search bar.

   Prices and full verdictDeveloper's siteCompare
   
2. 2

   CoolDock

   $14.99 once

   Pick it if you like having small widgets for music, calendar and system stats always visible while you work.

   A second Dock with live widgets for music, calendar, system stats and quick toggles.

   Prices and full verdictDeveloper's siteCompare
3. 3

   Pieoneer

   $14.99 once

   Pick it if you switch between apps with the mouse all day and want something faster than the Dock or Command-Tab.

   A pie menu at your pointer for switching apps, launching files and controlling music.

   Prices and full verdictMac App StoreCompare
   
4. 4

   Workspaces

   $19.99 once

   Pick it if you switch between several clients or projects a day and reopen the same files each time.

   One click opens every folder, file, app and website a project needs, and another cleans it all up.

   Prices and full verdictDeveloper's siteCompare
   

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