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smolcast vs Keypirinha

Keypirinha is fast, portable and scriptable in Python, but its last release was in 2020. smolcast is new and still shipping.

Updated 23 Oct 2026 Checked against keypirinha.com (v2.26, released November 2020). Sources

smolcast

Open source

Free
Open source
7 MB
Actively developed

Best for a launcher that still ships updates

Keypirinha

Independent project

Freeware
Portable
Python plugins
Last release 2020

Best for a portable, scriptable launcher

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Feature by feature

Bold marks where smolcast comes out ahead, and only where the other side publishes the fact.

The basics
	smolcast	Keypirinha
Price	Free	Freeware
Source	Open source (MIT) (the better pick)	Freeware; source not published
Runs on	Windows 11	Windows
Account	None	None
Default hotkey	`CtrlAltSpace`	Not published
Features
Clipboard history	Built inText and images. Encrypted on disk	Not listed
Snippets	Built inFind by name or keyword. No auto-expand	Not listed
Emoji picker	Built inEvery emoji, in color	Not listed
File search	Built inThrough Windows Search	Built in
Calculator	Built inUnits too. Enter pastes	Built in
Quicklinks	Built inKeywords with {query}	Web search
Extensions	NoScripts and quicklinks instead	Python plugins
AI	No	Not listed
Window management	No	Switch to a running app
Under the hood
Download	7 MB, one .exeNo installer	Installer or portableSize not published
Idle	0% CPU while hidden	Not published
Privacy	No telemetryOne daily update check, can be turned off	See its site

Pick the one that fits

Go with smolcast if

You want a launcher that’s still getting updates
You want clipboard, emoji and snippets built in
You want open source
You want unit conversions

Go with Keypirinha if

You want a portable launcher
You want to write plugins in Python
You want to switch to running apps by name

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Coming from Keypirinha

Web searchesQuicklinks with a {query} URL
Python pluginsTracked script files: a .py runs with its arguments and an optional hotkey
Portablesmolcast is one .exe in any folder you can write to; settings live in %APPDATA%

Try smolcast

Windows 11, x64
7 MB
Free and open source

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