# Foundry for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/apps/foundry

> Launch apps, search files, and run commands from one panel

- Price: Free
- Requires: macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- Apple silicon: runs natively
- Notarized by Apple: yes
- Open source: yes (https://github.com/hridaya423/foundry), 6 GitHub stars
- Developer: Hridya
- Categories: [Launchers & Search](https://macbase.app/categories/launchers-search), [Clipboard](https://macbase.app/categories/clipboard), [Developer Tools](https://macbase.app/categories/developer-tools)

## About

Foundry is a free, open-source native macOS launcher for opening apps, searching files, finding clipboard history, and running commands from a single panel. Press ⌘Space anywhere, or use its menu bar item, to access tools without opening separate apps.

Beyond launching and search, Foundry includes file conversion, calculator and translation tools, snippets, Apple Notes search, window layouts, QR tools, OCR, developer utilities, media downloads, and local clipboard history. It requires macOS 14 or later and stores clipboard data locally.

## An alternative to

- [Alfred](https://macbase.app/alternatives/alfred): 10 alternatives on MacBase
- [Raycast](https://macbase.app/alternatives/raycast): 12 alternatives on MacBase
- [Spotlight](https://macbase.app/alternatives/spotlight): 7 alternatives on MacBase

## Get it

- Download: https://github.com/hridaya423/foundry/releases/latest
- Website: https://foundry.hridya.tech
- Source: https://github.com/hridaya423/foundry

Listed by [Hridya](https://macbase.app/@agrawalhridaya).

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