Mac App
Open, switch and control your Mac apps from a radial pie menu.
Rating
4.5 / 5
Pricing
Paid but Affordable
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
macOS
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Pieoneer is a Mac app that puts your apps in a pie menu you open with a shortcut. It includes a Launcher for apps, folders and files, a Switcher for running apps, a Controller that triggers other apps' keyboard shortcuts for you, and a Music Remote for Apple Music and Spotify. It is a paid app on the Mac App Store, made by App ahead.
Mac users who juggle many apps and want a quicker, mouse-friendly launcher.
Keyboard-first users already happy with Spotlight or Raycast.
Not sold on Pieoneer? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
Focus: plugins, open source and github. Shares app launcher and keyboard shortcuts with Pieoneer. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Free (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Adds Windows, Linux and Offline. Same 4.5 rating.
Focus: launcher, workflows and raycast alternative. Shares keyboard shortcuts with Pieoneer. Freemium (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Rated 4.7 (Pieoneer: 4.5).
Focus: design tools, figma and adobe. Shares keyboard shortcuts with Pieoneer. A website, not a Mac app. Free (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Pieoneer: 4.5).
Focus: launcher, shortcuts and open source. Shares pie menu with Pieoneer. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Free (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Adds Windows, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.6 (Pieoneer: 4.5).
Focus: vim, browser extension and navigation. Shares keyboard shortcuts with Pieoneer. A browser extension, not a Mac app. Free (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Adds Chrome and Firefox. Rated 4.6 (Pieoneer: 4.5).
Focus: vim, firefox and open source. Shares keyboard shortcuts with Pieoneer. A browser extension, not a Mac app. Free (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Adds Firefox. Same 4.5 rating.
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Focus: linux, fuzzy search and open source. Shares app launcher with Pieoneer. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Free (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Adds Linux and Offline. Same 4.5 rating.
Focus: launcher, open source and raycast alternative. Shares keyboard shortcuts with Pieoneer. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Free (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.3 (Pieoneer: 4.5).
Focus: terminal, mac and command line. Also in Workflows and Personal Productivity, like Pieoneer. Free (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Rated 4.7 (Pieoneer: 4.5).
Focus: keyboard remapping, shortcuts and hyper key. Also in Workflows and Personal Productivity, like Pieoneer. Free (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Rated 4.7 (Pieoneer: 4.5).
Focus: window manager, window snapping and open source. Also in Personal Productivity and Workflows, like Pieoneer. Free (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Rated 4.7 (Pieoneer: 4.5).
Focus: photoshop alternative, image editor and compositing. Also in Personal Productivity and Workflows, like Pieoneer. Free (Pieoneer: Paid but Affordable). Rated 4.6 (Pieoneer: 4.5).
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