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Best Productivity ResourcesBy Shushant LakhyaniVerified creator

Desktop App

Ulauncher

A fast app launcher for Linux with fuzzy search and extensions.

Visit Ulauncher4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Linux, Offline

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What is Ulauncher?

Ulauncher is a free, open-source application launcher for Linux. Press a shortcut, type a few letters and it finds apps, files and folders with fuzzy search, while extensions add calculators, clipboard history, web searches and more, so opening anything on your computer takes a keystroke.

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Pros: what Ulauncher does well

  • Opens apps and files with a few keystrokes
  • Large library of extensions
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Linux only
  • Some extensions are no longer maintained

Who Ulauncher is for

Linux users who want a Spotlight-style launcher.

Who can skip it

Anyone happy with their desktop's built-in search.

Ulauncher alternatives

Not sold on Ulauncher? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Atuin

Focus: shell history, terminal and command line. Shares open source and github with Ulauncher. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.7 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Dashy

Focus: dashboard, start page and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Ulauncher. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Homepage

Focus: dashboard, start page and docker. Shares open source and github with Ulauncher. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

LinearMouse

Focus: mouse settings, scrolling and mac utility. Shares open source and github with Ulauncher. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Adds macOS. Rated 4.6 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.6Visit

ueli

Focus: launcher, keyboard shortcuts and raycast alternative. Shares open source with Ulauncher. Adds Windows and macOS. Rated 4.3 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.3Visit

fzf

Focus: fuzzy finder, command line and shell. Shares open source and github with Ulauncher. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.8 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

Free alternatives to Ulauncher

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

lazygit

Focus: git client, terminal ui and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Ulauncher. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.8 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

bat

Focus: file viewer, command line and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Ulauncher. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.7 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

fd

Focus: file search, command line and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Ulauncher. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.7 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

Rectangle

Focus: window manager, window snapping and raycast alternative. Shares open source with Ulauncher. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Adds macOS. Rated 4.7 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

scrcpy

Focus: android, screen mirroring and phone control. Shares open source and github with Ulauncher. Adds Windows, macOS and Android. Rated 4.7 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit

Starship

Focus: shell prompt, terminal and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Ulauncher. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.7 (Ulauncher: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
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