Top 15 Butler Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Butler's purpose is to make it easier for you to perform different — potentially recurring — tasks. Butler lets you arrange these tasks in its fully customizable configuration. There, you can assign one or more triggers to a task.

Triggers:

• menu bar/docklet
• pop-up menus
• abbreviations
• hot keys
• hot corners
• events

Tasks:

• launch applications
• open files
• access preference panes
• manage bookmarks
• search the web
• run AppleScripts
• extend the pasteboard
• enter text snippets
• simulate keystrokes
• control iTunes
• accelerate Spotlight
• move/copy files
• more…

1. kupfer

kupfer Kupfer is a command tool heavily inspired by Quicksilver; you do not use it to search your files, you use it to summon an application or document quickly by typing the first parts of its name. Kupfer is written using Python and has a flexible architecture. Objects that it can......

2. LaunchBar

LaunchBar LaunchBar is a smart and powerful, keyboard driven productivity utility that lets you access and control every aspect of your digital life. Whatever you want to get done on your Mac – with LaunchBar it’s only a few keystrokes away.Get instant access to applications, documents, contacts, calendars, bookmarks, media libraries,......

3. Keypirinha

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4. dmenu

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5. Slingshot launcher

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6. Freebar

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7. nDroid

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8. grun

grun gRun is a GTK based Run dialog that closely resembles the Windows Run dialog, just like xexec. It has a intelligent history mechanism and a dual level fork() mechanism for launching the application in its own process. gRun also has support for launching console mode application in an XTerm as......

9. Quick Access Popup

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10. Promptu

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11. BarLaunch

BarLaunch BarLaunch is a program launcher which starts up the program. It is a convenient tool to start the program quickly. BarLaunch has a lot of customizing.Button type launcher which lines up icon on bar. Convenient program launcher The program and the associated file can be opened only by clicking the......

12. Hoekey

Hoekey HoeKey is a lightweight portable application that helps you create user-defined hot key combinations that control a wide variety of Windows functions from launching programs to modifying windows.......

13. LaunchIt

LaunchIt LaunchIt is an Android application similar to the likes of QuickSilver for Mac, Launchy for Windows, and GnomeDo for Linux. It allows you to quickly find information on your Android device, such as Applications, Bookmarks, Contacts, Media and more.......

14. Run-Command

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15. RK launcher

RK launcher RK Launcher is a free application that will allow the user to have a visually pleasing bar at the side of the screen that is used to quickly launch shortcuts. With support for themes, PNG's and ICO's and with smooth amazing animations, RK Launcher is a versatile and great taskbar......