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Albert - https://albertlauncher.github.io/ https://albertlauncher.github.io/ Synapse - https://launchpad.net/synapse-project https://launchpad.net/synapse-proj

by pluc 4y ago

Albert - https://albertlauncher.github.io/ https://albertlauncher.github.io/ Synapse - https://launchpad.net/synapse-project https://launchpad.net/synapse-project fbrun - https://linux.die.net/man/1/fbrun https://linux.die.net/man/1/fbrun rofi (my personal favourite) - https://github.com/davatorium/rofi https://github.com/davatorium/rofi gmrun - https://github.com/WdesktopX/gmrun https://github.com/WdesktopX/gmrun krunner - https://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/Krunner https://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/Krunner dmenu - https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/ https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/ and shout out to Alfred for Mac - https://www.alfredapp.com/ https://www.alfredapp.com/ map any of these to ctrl+space or super+space and never use the start menu/icon launchers again (or don't run a desktop at all!)

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pvinis 4y ago
what about raycast?! https://www.raycast.com/ https://www.raycast.com/
- deleted 4y ago
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zumu 4y ago
I've been using ulauncher lately — https://ulauncher.io/ https://ulauncher.io/ Though I'd like to find one that centers properly under Wayland. I'll have to dig into this list.
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
  > Though I'd like to find one that centers properly under Wayland. Wouldn't that require compositor integration? I was given to understand that Wayland clients can't work with absolute positioning.
  - boudin 4y ago
    There's the xdg-shell protocol to position launchers, bars or similar UI elements https://wayland.app/protocols/xdg-shell https://wayland.app/protocols/xdg-shell
greggsy 4y ago
I’m still in awe that windows has had similar functionality available at a single press of the windows key, but you still can’t do basic arithmetic on it.
- sli 4y ago
  The launcher included in PowerToys (called Run utility[0]) does support arithmetic. Sure, it's an extra thing to install, but it's first-party at least. [0]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/run https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/run
- layer8 4y ago
  Most Microsoft keyboards have a dedicated calculator key, which I personally find more efficient, and you can bind it to your preferred calculator app.
themodelplumber 4y ago
Xfce also supports really easy arbitrary launcher functionality via the whisker menu. Setup takes just a few minutes, you start by mapping the command `xfce4-popup-whiskermenu` to super+space in the keyboard settings, to make it easy to open the Whisker Menu with its launcher prompt. This gets you the basic menu search functionality. Next it's just a matter of adding a Search Action which can include any commands or shortcut keys you want to use. (Oh, and btw, add ` --pointer` to the shortcut above to make the menu open at your cursor. It looks more like a launcher this way.) To add Search Actions, right-click the whisker menu icon, go to "Search Actions" and add whatever you want, for example I have `e [your sentence here]` mapped to espeak: - Name: Say it out loud - Pattern: e - Command: espeak "%s" -v us-mbrola-2 -s 140 -a 200 -g 1 -p 60 (This requires the mbrola voice package in addition to espeak) It also supports regex. Anyway, just in case this is useful to anybody as a launcher using built-ins...and I mean you could even use it to launch various different launchers. :-)
razemio 4y ago
Rofi is also king in my opinion. It can do everything you need with extensions / scripts but at its core it is kept minimal with a VERY small memory footprint. Sure dmenu is even smaller but some esthetics aren't bad.
LoveMortuus 4y ago
I've used Launchy for many years and have never really found anything that felt as good and was as fast when using.
seltzered_ 4y ago
Kupfer (gnome) - https://kupferlauncher.github.io https://kupferlauncher.github.io Quicksilver (macos): https://qsapp.com/ https://qsapp.com/ I still find myself using these and enjoy the 'wei wu wei' flow of them: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d4LkTstvUL4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d4LkTstvUL4 (skip to 5 or 11 minutes in)
- lloeki 4y ago
  IIRC Alfred supersedes Quicksilver, and I guess that's where the Albert name of the OP comes from. https://www.alfredapp.com/ https://www.alfredapp.com/
pinsl 4y ago
fuzzel - https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel
I_complete_me 4y ago
I use jumpapp[0] and find it fantastic for application switching on Manjaro/KDE. [0] https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp.git https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp.git
SxC97 4y ago
Fun fact: dmenu was also ported to macOS. Unfortunately it doesn’t work very well yet but still, it’s pretty cool!
slightwinder 4y ago
Scriptable fuzzy-finders like rofi or dmenu are really the best innovation since tab-completion IMHO. It's so easy to create good enough customized workflows with them, it really changed my way of interaction. I've even got to the point where I use per-app-menus to call external scripts for some stuff. And now I wish apps would support some level of remote-control to make them accessible for such customization. At the moment I'm limited to using shortcut-keys and window-titles. Which is ok, but also a bit brittle and slow.

by pluc 4y ago

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pvinis 4y ago

what about raycast?! https://www.raycast.com/ https://www.raycast.com/

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zumu 4y ago

I've been using ulauncher lately — https://ulauncher.io/ https://ulauncher.io/ Though I'd like to find one that centers properly under Wayland. I'll have to dig into this list.

yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
> Though I'd like to find one that centers properly under Wayland. Wouldn't that require compositor integration? I was given to understand that Wayland clients can't work with absolute positioning.
- boudin 4y ago
  There's the xdg-shell protocol to position launchers, bars or similar UI elements https://wayland.app/protocols/xdg-shell https://wayland.app/protocols/xdg-shell

greggsy 4y ago

I’m still in awe that windows has had similar functionality available at a single press of the windows key, but you still can’t do basic arithmetic on it.

sli 4y ago
The launcher included in PowerToys (called Run utility[0]) does support arithmetic. Sure, it's an extra thing to install, but it's first-party at least. [0]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/run https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/run
layer8 4y ago
Most Microsoft keyboards have a dedicated calculator key, which I personally find more efficient, and you can bind it to your preferred calculator app.

themodelplumber 4y ago

Xfce also supports really easy arbitrary launcher functionality via the whisker menu. Setup takes just a few minutes, you start by mapping the command `xfce4-popup-whiskermenu` to super+space in the keyboard settings, to make it easy to open the Whisker Menu with its launcher prompt. This gets you the basic menu search functionality. Next it's just a matter of adding a Search Action which can include any commands or shortcut keys you want to use. (Oh, and btw, add ` --pointer` to the shortcut above to make the menu open at your cursor. It looks more like a launcher this way.) To add Search Actions, right-click the whisker menu icon, go to "Search Actions" and add whatever you want, for example I have `e [your sentence here]` mapped to espeak: - Name: Say it out loud - Pattern: e - Command: espeak "%s" -v us-mbrola-2 -s 140 -a 200 -g 1 -p 60 (This requires the mbrola voice package in addition to espeak) It also supports regex. Anyway, just in case this is useful to anybody as a launcher using built-ins...and I mean you could even use it to launch various different launchers. :-)

razemio 4y ago

Rofi is also king in my opinion. It can do everything you need with extensions / scripts but at its core it is kept minimal with a VERY small memory footprint. Sure dmenu is even smaller but some esthetics aren't bad.

LoveMortuus 4y ago

I've used Launchy for many years and have never really found anything that felt as good and was as fast when using.

seltzered_ 4y ago

Kupfer (gnome) - https://kupferlauncher.github.io https://kupferlauncher.github.io Quicksilver (macos): https://qsapp.com/ https://qsapp.com/ I still find myself using these and enjoy the 'wei wu wei' flow of them: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d4LkTstvUL4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d4LkTstvUL4 (skip to 5 or 11 minutes in)

lloeki 4y ago
IIRC Alfred supersedes Quicksilver, and I guess that's where the Albert name of the OP comes from. https://www.alfredapp.com/ https://www.alfredapp.com/

pinsl 4y ago

fuzzel - https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel

I_complete_me 4y ago

I use jumpapp[0] and find it fantastic for application switching on Manjaro/KDE. [0] https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp.git https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp.git

SxC97 4y ago

Fun fact: dmenu was also ported to macOS. Unfortunately it doesn’t work very well yet but still, it’s pretty cool!

slightwinder 4y ago

Scriptable fuzzy-finders like rofi or dmenu are really the best innovation since tab-completion IMHO. It's so easy to create good enough customized workflows with them, it really changed my way of interaction. I've even got to the point where I use per-app-menus to call external scripts for some stuff. And now I wish apps would support some level of remote-control to make them accessible for such customization. At the moment I'm limited to using shortcut-keys and window-titles. Which is ok, but also a bit brittle and slow.