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Best-value window managers and launchers

Going by our grades, Raycast and Flow Launcher give the most for the money among window managers and launchers: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $8 a month across the 3 that charge, from $0.83 (Fences) to $10 (Komorebi). 12 more cost nothing at all. 9 of the 15 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 1 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

Set price against

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$0.5$1$2$5$10More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessRaycastFlow LauncherMicrosoft PowerToysKomorebiFences

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • Nothing scores higher without costing more
  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
15 of the 29 window managers and launchers in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Nov 13, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($8) and the average score (1.9). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture
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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score window managers and launchers reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

  1. Free

    No paid plan · scores 2.3 of 4

  2. $8

    a month to start · scores 3.0 of 4

    • Raycast$96 / year, billed annuallyACB

Paying more for less

The window managers and launchers that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

  1. KomorebiStarts at $10 a month for each person and scores 1.7 of 4.9 of 14 score higher for lessCDC
  2. FencesStarts at $0.83 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0 of 4.1 of 14 score higher for lessCBD

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less9

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

Raycast, Flow Launcher, DockDoor, Loop, Microsoft PowerToys, Quicksilver, Rectangle, Ueli and 1 more

Costs more, scores more0

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

None.

Costs less, scores less5

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

Albert, Amethyst, Hyperkey, Ulauncher, AeroSpace

Costs more, scores less1

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

Komorebi

All 15 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
1Raycast3.0ACB$8$96 / year, billed annuallyNone
2Flow Launcher2.3BBDFreeFreeNone
3DockDoor2.0CBDFreeFreeNone
4Loop2.0CBDFreeFreeNone
5Microsoft PowerToys2.0BCDFreeFreeNone
6Quicksilver2.0BCDFreeFreeNone
7Rectangle2.0CBDFreeFreeNone
8Ueli2.0CCCFreeFreeNone
9Fences2.0CBD$0.83$9.99 per year (Single, 1 Year Subscription)1
10Albert1.7CDCFreeFreeNone
11Amethyst1.7CCDFreeFreeNone
12Hyperkey1.7DBDFreeFreeNone
13Ulauncher1.7CCDFreeFreeNone
14Komorebi1.7CDC$10$10 per month for a single-platform commercial license ($110 billed annually)9
15AeroSpace1.3CDDFreeFreeNone

How window managers and launchers grade

Every bar is all the window managers and launchers we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

  • Value for moneyaverage 3.5
  • Free plan and trialaverage 3.1
  • Featuresaverage 2.3
  • Ease of useaverage 2.3
  • Platforms and integrationsaverage 1.2

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every windows & launchers grade in one table

Not on the chart

Sold for a single payment, or with no public price that can be put as dollars a month. They are graded like the rest.

  • Alfred£34 one-time purchase (Powerpack Single License)
  • AltTab$9.99 one-time purchase (AltTab Pro)
  • AquaSnap$29 per license (Professional, standard)
  • Contexts$9.99 per license
  • DisplayFusion$34 one-time purchase per machine (Pro Standard, lifetime license)
  • Divvy$13.99
  • LaunchBar35 € one-time purchase (Single License)
  • Listary$19.95 one-time payment (Listary Pro)
  • Magnet$4.99 one-time purchase (US Mac App Store)
  • Mission Control PlusUS$10.07 per license, as displayed
  • Moom$15 one-time purchase
  • Mosaic£14.99 one-time (Standard Edition)
  • SizeUp$12.99
  • Swish$16 one-time purchase (US price)

Common questions

Which window managers and launchers give the most for the money?

Raycast and Flow Launcher. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Flow Launcher scores 2.3 out of 4 and is free; Raycast scores 3.0 out of 4 and starts at $8 a month when paid by the year. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which are the best free window managers and launchers?

Of the 12 window managers and launchers here with no paid plan at all, Flow Launcher scores highest, at 2.3 out of 4. 2 more have a free plan beside their paid ones.

Which window managers and launchers are best for under $10 a month?

Raycast, with a score of 3.0 out of 4: the highest among the 15 that start at $10 a month or less. Raycast starts at $8 a month when paid by the year.

Which window managers and launchers cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, Komorebi (starts at $10 a month for each person, scores 1.7 out of 4, and 9 tools score higher for less) and Fences (starts at $0.83 a month when paid by the year, scores 2.0 out of 4, and 1 tool scores higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do window managers and launchers cost?

The middle starting price is $8 a month: half of the 3 window managers and launchers with a recurring price start below that and half above. 12 of the 29 in this directory have no paid plan, and 2 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 15 of the 29 window managers and launchers are on the chart; 14 are left off because they are sold for a single payment or publish no price that can be put as dollars a month.

How this chart is made

  • The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
  • The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
  • A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
  • The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews and our own testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade

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