# Keypirinha review (2026): is it any good? > Free keyboard launcher for Windows with Python plugins Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Keypirinha is a keyboard launcher for Windows that finds and opens applications, files, bookmarks, URLs and other items from a search box. Packages add features such as calculations, web searches, translations and hashing, and its configuration lives in text files. It is freeware, and its latest release, 2.26, dates from November 2020. - **Category:** Window Managers & Launchers - **Made by:** Jean-Charles Lefebvre - **Website:** https://keypirinha.com/ - **Runs on:** Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to click through a setup screen, because settings are in files and the vendor calls the curve steep. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Keypirinha is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Freeware with no nag screen, no time limit and no ads, per the vendor. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | The whole program, in a portable archive with no installer. | Read from https://keypirinha.com/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Keypirinha before buying. ## Key features - **Item launcher:** Finds applications, files, bookmarks, URLs, sessions (PuTTY, WinSCP, FileZilla) and registry keys, and switches to a running application by name. - **Web and dictionary search:** Launches a search on any configured website or online dictionary and offers on-the-fly language translation. - **Calculation and conversion:** Evaluates math expressions and converts numbers between bases. - **Developer helpers:** Hashes strings, generates random UUIDs and passwords, and splits a URL's arguments into JSON. - **Packages:** A C++ core with Python 3 plugins, with shipped and third-party packages. - **File-driven configuration:** Settings live in files, with separate machine-specific and user-specific configuration, and the GUI's colors and fonts can be changed. ## Good for - Windows users who want a free, keyboard-only launcher - People comfortable editing configuration files and writing Python plugins - Running a launcher from a portable folder ## Worth knowing - Windows only; the install page lists Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. - The latest release is 2.26 from November 2020. - The vendor itself calls the learning curve steep, and there is no installer, only an archive. - Its license allows redistribution of unmodified binaries only; the program is not described as open source. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Keypirinha is a freeware launcher for Windows, run from a portable archive and set up through text files with Python plugins. The vendor itself calls the learning curve steep, and the latest release is from November 2020. - **Value for money: A.** Freeware with no nag screen, time limit or ads, per the vendor. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The whole program is free, with no paid tier. - **Features: C.** Launches apps, files, bookmarks and sessions, runs searches, translates, calculates and hashes strings. It is a launcher, and that is the job it does. - **Ease of use: D.** No store rating. Configuration lives in files, there is no installer, and the vendor says the learning curve is steep. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** Windows only, and the install page lists Windows 7 through 10. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Keypirinha's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among window managers and launchers - Keypirinha's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 11 of the 48 other window managers and launchers we grade, and level with 11. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 23 of 48) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Keypirinha has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/window-managers ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Keypirinha is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 26 of the 48 other window managers and launchers grade higher. - You could not: A launcher wired into the operating system. - You could not: A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with PuTTY, WinSCP, FileZilla **Tags:** Launcher, Keyboard-first, Works offline ## Alternatives - [Launchy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/launchy): Open-source keystroke launcher with plugins and skins. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keypirinha-vs-launchy) - [Wox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wox): Open-source keyboard launcher for Windows, macOS and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keypirinha-vs-wox) - [Executor](https://toolgpa.com/tools/executor): Free MIT-licensed keyword launcher built only for Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/executor-vs-keypirinha) - [Albert](https://toolgpa.com/tools/albert): Plugin-based keyboard launcher for Linux and macOS. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/albert-vs-keypirinha) - [Ulauncher](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ulauncher): Open-source application launcher for Linux with extensions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keypirinha-vs-ulauncher) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://keypirinha.com/ - https://keypirinha.com/install.html - https://keypirinha.com/changelog.html - https://keypirinha.com/license.html Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/keypirinha Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).