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Lacona

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Fastest Search on the Mac
Powerful, Natural Commands
Incredible Integrations
Style & Substance
  • Mac


  • Version 2.5.5


  • macOS 10.15 or later


  • 19 MB


  • 1 languages

Command your Mac with Lacona, the fastest keyboard assistant that streamlines your daily workflow. Use plain English to search and launch apps, open URLs, tweak settings, command apps like Maps, Music, Notes, as well as your favorite third-party apps. It’s like Spotlight meets Siri, but with far more possibilities.

  • Search anything using a single search bar

  • Use it as a lightweight Alfred alternative

  • Replace Spotlight with a smarter search

  • Find apps, files, notes, music, and more

Lacona features


Natural language commands

Lacona is the perfect Siri alternative, especially if you feel awkward talking to your Mac. Now, you can type naturally, in plain human terms, like “Play alt-J” or “remind me to call mom tomorrow morning.” Lacona integrates with both your Mac’s built-in services and third-party apps, so there’s no chance it won’t understand you.


Fastest search on the Mac

Access apps, files, contacts, and more with just a few keystrokes. Once you find what you’re looking for, you can use commands to get stuff done. Once you get in the flow, there’s no way back — everything becomes faster (sorry, Spotlight).


Tons of macOS commands

Make use of Lacona’s robust commands and save hours every week. Launch an app, search the web, or eject a drive — once you get into the flow, you’ll start using Lacona commands naturally. It’s also easy to modify Mac system settings while doing something else at the same time.


Smart autocomplete

Lacona cleverly predicts your next word by highlighting the best-matching commands. There are color-coding hints with useful icons to help you out. The list of commands narrows as you type, providing a hotkey for every action. And intelligent fuzzy matching makes it all fast and effortless.


Command your favorite apps

Use Lacona to search in Maps, Notes, or Music as well as perform any actions in the third-party apps you love. Lacona integrates with top-notch Mac apps like Things, Ulysses, Yoink, Lungo, and more. Many of them are part of Setapp, which makes your flow truly uninterrupted.


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Ratings and reviews


Lacona

75%

71 ratings

  • Nathan DeGruchy

    Jul 16, 2025

    App version: 2.5.5

    It’s good. However it doesn’t look for apps in ~/Applications, which can be frustrating. I would say that it’s a decent app and document launcher, though.

  • Michail

    Apr 28, 2025

    App version: 2.5.5

    Even though I enjoyed some of its features, its just too laggy and crashes too often. Will revisit a later version, but currently it was impacting my workflow negatively instead of improving it.

  • Paul Tzirides

    Dec 20, 2024

    App version: 2.5.5

    Great app but can sometimes feel a little kludgy, and it’s hard for it to feel as responsive as native Spotlight, but it does so much more so the tradeoff is worth it.

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Lacona

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