Synapse Alternatives for Linux
There are many alternatives to Synapse for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Albert, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Synapse and 14 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Synapse are Ulauncher, Cerebro, Gnome Do and dmenu.
Synapse alternatives are mainly Application Launchers but may also be File Search Utilities or Web Search Engines. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Synapse.
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40 alternatives to Albert- Linux
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Access everything with virtually zero effort. Run applications, open files or their paths, open bookmarks in your browser, search the web, calculate things and a lot more. See wiki for more information.
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- Ulauncher provides instant search results. It also remembers your previous choices and automatically selects the best option for you.
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...
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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.
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DiscontinuedThe program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.95.3, released on November 2014, can be still downloaded from Launchpad.
Gnome Do vs Synapse opinions
Synapse, Kupfer, and Gnome Do are the three leaders in this category.
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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.
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KRunner is the launcher built into the Plasma desktop.
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The Application Finder is a program to find and launch installed applications on your system, and quickly execute commands.
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DiscontinuedThe last commit to the GitHub repo was on November 5th, 2015.
Gnome-Pie is a circular application launcher for Linux. It is made of several pies, each consisting of multiple slices. The user presses a key stroke which opens the desired pie. By activating one of its slices, applications may be launched, key presses may be simulated or files...
Slingscold is a lightweight app launcher for GNU/Linux, written in Vala and utilizing GTK+ and Cairo.
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