Albert Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Albert for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Ulauncher, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Albert and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Albert are Cerebro, Gnome Do, Rofi and EverythingToolbar.

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Albert is a C++/Qt based desktop agnostic keyboard launcher that helps you to accomplish your workflows in a breeze. Its goals are usability and beauty, performance and extensibility.

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Albert alternatives page was last updated Jun 27, 2024
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  1. Ulauncher icon
    Ulauncher icon

    Ulauncher

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    • Ulauncher provides instant search results. It also remembers your previous choices and automatically selects the best option for you.
    55 Ulauncher alternatives
    Dark theme

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    File browser
    White theme

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Application Launchers
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  File Search
    5.  Launcher
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Smooth
    12.  Legacy addons support
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    keltroth

    Easiec to install, and it just works

    Positive comment •May 14, 2024
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    • Almost everyone thinks Ulauncher is a great Albert alternative.

    • Ulauncher is the most popular Linux alternative to Albert.

    • Ulauncher is Free and Open SourceAlbert is also Free and Open Source
    • Ulauncher is LightweightAlbert is not according to our users
  2. Cerebro icon
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    Cerebro

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    Cerebro is an open source and free electron-based productivity software alternative to Alfred and Spotlight. It is focused on speed and good UI and UX. In most cases you don't even need to open another application, because you can see results right in Cerebro, like google...

    52 Cerebro alternatives
    Cerebro screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Cerebro Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Theme changing
    3.  Launcher
    4.  Electron based
    5.  Calculus solving
    6.  Multiplatform Export
    Cerebro iconAlbert Icon

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  4. Gnome Do icon
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    Gnome Do

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    GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items.

    84 Gnome Do alternatives
    Gnome Do screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Gnome Do Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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    Discontinued

    The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.95.3, released on November 2014, can be still downloaded from Launchpad.

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  5. Rofi icon
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    Rofi

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    Rofi started as clone of simpleswitcher, written by Sean Pringle a popup window switcher roughly based on superswitcher. Simpleswitcher laid the foundations and therefor Sean Pringle deserves most of the credit for this tool.

    32 Rofi alternatives
    Rofi screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Window Switching
    Rofi iconAlbert Icon

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  6. EverythingToolbar icon
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    EverythingToolbar

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    EverythingToolbar is integration for the Windows taskbar to use "Everything" which is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows.

    It's Lightweight & Simple

    11 EverythingToolbar alternatives
    Settings

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Now Supports the Windows 11 Taskbar with the 0.8.0.0 Beta1
    Dark-mode + long searchbar (you can resize it by right clicking the taskbar and unchecking "lock the taskbar")
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    Medium-mode + if u make the searchbar smaller it turns into an Icon

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Integrated Search
    6.  Indexed search
    7.  Fast file and folder search
    8.  Launcher
    EverythingToolbar iconAlbert Icon

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  7. Krunner icon
    Krunner icon

    Krunner

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    KRunner is the launcher built into the Plasma desktop.

    82 Krunner alternatives
    Krunner screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Launcher
    Krunner iconAlbert Icon

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  9. dmenu icon
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    dmenu

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    dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently.

    74 dmenu alternatives
    dmenu screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Launcher
    dmenu iconAlbert Icon

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  10. TextSeek icon
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    TextSeek

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    TextSeek is a professional full-text desktop search tool for Windows and MacOS. It supports PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, RTF and other formats.

    97 TextSeek alternatives
    TextSeek screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    TextSeek screenshot 1
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    +2
    TextSeek screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  In-document search
    TextSeek iconAlbert Icon

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  11. fuzzel

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    Application launcher for wlroots based Wayland compositors, similar to rofi's drun mode.

    30 fuzzel alternatives
    Fuzzel, with transparency, on top of a browser window showing a diff of a fuzzel commit

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. bemenu

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    Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu.

    55 bemenu alternatives
    bemenu screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Wayland Support
    2.  Launcher
    Albert Icon

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    Zazu icon

    Zazu

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    Zazu is a new open source productivity app, that allows developers to be in the drivers seat. Unlike other solutions, there is no built-in integrations, so every plugin has the full scope of what Zazu has to offer.

    38 Zazu alternatives
    Zazu screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Zazu Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Launcher
    3.  Electron based
    Zazu screenshot 1
    Zazu screenshot 2
    +1
    Zazu screenshot 3
    Discontinued

    Repo archived by authors. No updates or releases, and no recent commits. Based on obsolete versions of underlying tools/platform.

    Zazu iconAlbert Icon

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    Unleash.so

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    Your productivity level just sprouted wings. Find what you need easily, across your cloud services from one place. Formerly known as ChaseApp.

    46 Unleash.so alternatives
    Unleash.so screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Unleash.so Features

    1.  In-app File Search
    Unleash.so screenshot 1
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    Unleash.so iconAlbert Icon

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