Self-hosted alternatives to Flow Launcher
50 self-hosted Social apps to use instead, best rated first.
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Pi-Hole
LaunchNetwork-wide ad blocking via your own Linux hardware, using DNS filtering and re-direction Pi-Hole can block ads on a whole network, so Smartphones and Game Consoles can benefit from it in addition to computers.
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OpenVPN
LaunchOpenVPN is a virtual private network (VPN) system that implements techniques to create secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. It implements both client and server
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NodeBB
LaunchNodeBB is forum software for the modern web, built on Node.js and designed to be mobile-ready and easy to use. You can run it yourself from the GPL-3.0 source on a server or with Docker, or pay for hosting on a plan that handles setup, back
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NetAlertX
LaunchNetAlertX is a network intruder and presence detector. It scans your network for devices that are connected and alerts you when a new or unknown device appears. Scans can be scheduled or run ad hoc, and they report new devices, changes in p
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The Lounge
LaunchThe Lounge is a free, open-source, self-hosted web IRC client. Always connected, responsive on any device, with push notifications, file uploads, and multi-user support.
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Nakama Dotnet
LaunchAt Heroic Labs, we proudly present our comprehensive suite of products, meticulously designed to address the multifaceted demands of the contemporary gaming industry. Our cornerstone offerings—Nakama, Hiro, Satori, and Heroic Cloud—comprise
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WorkAdventure
Virtual office / virtual conference application presented as a 16-bit RPG video
About Flow Launcher
Flow Launcher
Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins
Flow Launcher is a free and open-source quick file search and app launcher for Windows. You press a customisable hotkey, which defaults to Alt+Space, and a search window opens at once. From there it can open apps, search files through Everything or Windows Search, look up web searches and browser bookmarks, run system commands such as restart, sleep or shutdown, and run batch or PowerShell commands as Administrator or another user. It also works as a calculator that copies results to the clipboard, and it searches Windows and Control Panel settings. Themes, animation and sound can be changed, or a custom theme built. The plugin store lets you add search capabilities, and the community has written plugins in C#, F#, Python, JavaScript and TypeScript. Examples on the site include controlling Spotify, searching Steam games, searching Obsidian notes and viewing GitHub notifications. The current release supports Windows 10 and later, and it can be installed with winget, Scoop or Chocolatey as well as with an installer or a portable ZIP.
- Price
- Free
- Made by
- Flow-Launcher
- Category
- Social
- Website
- flowlauncher.com

