Native macOS launcher

One hotkey.
Everything within reach.

Coco lives in your menu bar and stays out of the way until you press ⌥Space. Then it's right there — launch an app, paste from clipboard history, do quick math, convert currency, drop an emoji.

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Free · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon · ~2 MB · silent auto-update

The Coco launcher panel open over a macOS desktop, showing app results

What it does

A small window that does a lot

No Electron, no bloat. Written in Swift and AppKit, around two megabytes, instant to summon.

App launcher

Fuzzy search with pinyin, romaji and Hangul-initial matching, plus per-app actions.

Clipboard history

Searchable history and favorites. Space to preview, paste straight back where you were.

Calculator

Type any expression and read the answer inline. No mode switch, no app to open.

Units & currency

Convert units, and currencies at live rates. Type an amount, see it everywhere.

Emoji & web

Find an emoji by name, or send the query straight to your search engine.

Shell aliases

Bind your own commands and fire them from the bar — no terminal needed.

Plugins & Store

Browse and install JavaScript plugins from the built-in Coco Store.

Four languages

English, 简体中文, 日本語, 한국어 — following your system, with native phonetic search.

Silent updates

New versions download and install themselves in the background. Never chase a release.

In action

Answers before you finish typing

Typing $100 in Coco shows live conversions
Live currency. Type an amount and the rates land instantly.
Typing 2026-1999 in Coco shows the result inline
Inline math. Any expression, answered in the same line.

Good to know

Questions

Is Coco free?

Yes. Coco is free to download and use, and it keeps itself up to date automatically.

What are the system requirements?

macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later, on Apple Silicon. The download is about 2 MB.

How do I install it?

Download the DMG, drag Coco into Applications, then right-click Coco and choose Open the first time — the build is ad-hoc signed, so macOS asks once. Press ⌥Space to summon it.

Does it update itself?

Yes. Coco checks in the background and installs new versions silently via Sparkle, with a signed update feed.

Which languages are supported?

English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean, following your system — including pinyin, romaji and Hangul-initial search.