# Wox review (2026): is it any good? > Open-source keyboard launcher for Windows, macOS and Linux Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Wox is a keyboard launcher that opens apps, finds files, runs commands and recalls clipboard history from a single input. Built-in features also cover a calculator, unit and currency converter, notes, screenshots, window layouts and AI chat. It is released under the GPL-3.0 license and can be extended with plugins and themes from its stores. - **Category:** Window Managers & Launchers - **Made by:** Wox Launcher - **Website:** https://www.woxlauncher.com/ - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Watch out: AI chat and AI commands need a model, and the pages don't say if one is included or needs your own key. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Wox is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** The whole program is free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | All built-in features and the plugin and theme stores. | Read from https://www.woxlauncher.com/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Wox before buying. ## Key features - **App and file launching:** Opens applications, switches windows and searches local files and folders from the launcher. - **Built-in utilities:** Clipboard history, a calculator, a converter for units, currencies, dates and time zones, floating notes and screen-area capture. - **Window layouts:** Arranges windows and restores saved layouts. - **Plugins and themes:** Extends the launcher with Node.js, Python or script plugins from a plugin store, and offers community themes. - **AI chat and commands:** Includes AI chat, reusable AI commands, and AI-assisted plugin and theme creation. - **Cloud sync and backup:** Syncs settings across devices and backs them up and restores them. ## Good for - Users who want a free launcher on Windows, macOS and Linux - People who want to write their own plugins - Anyone moving from a paid launcher who wants one open-source tool ## Worth knowing - Linux support is listed, but the install options are mainly package managers such as AUR. - AI chat and AI commands need access to a model; the pages read do not say whether that is included or needs your own key. - The domain wox.one is no longer the project's site; the project now lives at woxlauncher.com. - It is a community project with no paid support option stated. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Wox is an open-source launcher for Windows, macOS and Linux that opens apps, finds files and recalls clipboard history, with plugins and themes from its own stores. The pages don't say whether its AI chat comes with a model or needs your own key, and it has no phone or web side. - **Value for money: A.** The whole program is free under the GPL-3.0 license, including the plugin and theme stores. - **Free plan and trial: A.** No paid plan and no caps on the listing. - **Features: C.** App and file launching, clipboard history, a converter, notes, window layouts, plugins and AI chat. The AI side is vague about what it needs to run. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Plugins and themes come from stores, and Linux installs are mainly through package managers such as AUR. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Windows, macOS and Linux, but computers only, with no phone or web version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Wox'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 - Wox's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 35 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 features (C, above 1). - Wox has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 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.** Wox is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 35 of the 48 other window managers and launchers we grade. - You could not: A launcher wired into the operating system. - You could not: Control over other apps' windows. - You could not: A clipboard history running in the background of your computer. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Launcher, Open source, Keyboard-first, Clipboard manager, Window management, AI features ## Alternatives - [Ulauncher](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ulauncher): Open-source application launcher for Linux with extensions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ulauncher-vs-wox) - [Albert](https://toolgpa.com/tools/albert): Plugin-based keyboard launcher for Linux and macOS. 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