gRun is a GTK based Run dialog that closely resembles the Windows Run dialog, just like xexec. It has a intelligent history mechanism and a dual level fork() mechanism for launching the application in its own process.

Gnome Do is described as 'GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items' and is a very popular application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Gnome Do for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, KDE Plasma and File Explorer apps. The best Gnome Do alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Gnome Do are Flow Launcher, Vicinae, Raycast and Alfred.
gRun is a GTK based Run dialog that closely resembles the Windows Run dialog, just like xexec. It has a intelligent history mechanism and a dual level fork() mechanism for launching the application in its own process.

8start Launcher is a combination of innovative Application Launcher, countdown and Tree Notes/Shortcuts/Favorites.

Launch Box is generally an application launcher. It's very influenced by Quicksilver for Mac OSX. Remember that this is only a first release so don't get your hopes up too much. Launch Box is written for the GNOME 2.10 platform and depends on GTK+ 2.

OpenWith Enhanced is a small freeware application which replaces the standard Windows 'Open With...' window with an improved comprehensive yet intuitive dialog box.




Namely is possibly the fastest way to open applications. And unlike some other launchers, it doesn't require any learning.

Launcher that uses a terminal with a modified bash session.
Bashrun2 is the second generation version of bashrun, an application launcher running a modified bash session in a small terminal window, providing all the well known bash features like tab-completion and history. Addi.
Application launcher, developed with sway and Hyprland in mind, but should also work with other wlroots-based Wayland compositors.










Typhoeus Hotkeys is an application that runs in your taskbar at all times, you can create "Hotkeys" which you can use in seconds by using your keyboard. Each hotkey is linked to a file, program or website and when activated opens the required object instantly saving...


