ULauncher is an application launcher for Linux written in Python with GTK as a GUI toolkit.
It has a minimal design, dependent on a few resources, lightning fast, and will work on virtually all Linux desktops.
Reminiscent of Apple’s spotlight search via, cmd + Space
use Ctrl + Space
to open the app.
Features of ULauncher for Linux
Following are the notable features of ULauncher:
1. Launch Apps Instantly
Get instant search results as soon as you start typing as ULauncher can remember your previous app options and will auto-select them for you.
![Launch Apps Instantly](https://www.geeksmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Launch-Apps-Instantly.png)
2. Smart App Searches
Type in the name of an app and ULauncher will overlook your spelling errors to figure out what you want.
![Search for Apps](https://www.geeksmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Search-for-Apps.png)
3. Swift Directory Search
Search to open files and directories just as you do apps.
![Search Files Quickly](https://www.geeksmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Search-Files-Quickly.png)
4. Google and Wikipedia Integration
You can install two plugins, for Google and Wikipedia respectively to perform web searches right from your desktop. Write ‘g’ or ‘w’ followed by a search/keyword to activate a Google or Wikipedia search respectively.
![Google Search from Ulauncher](https://www.geeksmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Search-Google.png)
Watch the video below to see ULauncher in action:
Install Ulauncher in Ubuntu
Currently, Ulauncher only works with the latest stable releases of Debian-based Linux distributions.
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:agornostal/ulauncher $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install ulauncher
If you don’t want to use the PPA download, then you can download .deb
package here. Make sure to install the package python-levenshtein
.
Currently Ulauncher builds for all popular Linux distributions are under development. If you don’t want to wait, then you can build from source as shown.
$ git clone https://github.com/Ulauncher/Ulauncher.git $ cd Ulauncher $ ./install_deps $ ./run
Are you a Ulauncher user? How does it compare to other Linux app launchers? Drop your feedback in the comments section.
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