Quicksilver is described as «fast and free Mac OS X productivity application that gives you the power to control your Mac quickly and elegantly. Quicksilver learns your habits, making your everyday chores simple and efficient» and is a very popular application launcher in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Quicksilver for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and BSD. The best alternative is Keypirinha, which is free. Other great apps like Quicksilver are Listary, Alfred, ueli and Albert.Quicksilver alternatives are mainly Application Launchers but may also be File Search Utilities or Clipboard Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Quicksilver.
