
Synapse
DockbarX
Gnome Do
Gnome-Pie
Cairo-Dock
Launchy
Ulauncher
Avant Window Navigator
Sol
Alfred
Raycast
Timezone.io
LaunchBar
Lacona
TimeZoneNinja
SearchEgg.io
Synapse
SolSynapse is particularly recommended for Linux users who value speed and efficiency in workflow management. It is an excellent choice for those running older systems or anyone looking to simplify their desktop environment by reducing the time spent navigating through traditional application menus.
Based on our record, Sol should be more popular than Synapse. It has been mentiond 5 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Ditch Cosmic's launcher. It is underpowered. The best launcher to this day is still Synapse, even though it is not in active development anymore. It still has great potential and could easily be extended to really fit into Pop while providing some new functions nothing else has. Source: over 4 years ago
It's becoming clearer and clearer that open-source is our only hope against enshittification. Everything that is VC backed will become enshittified, it's just a matter of time. At least with open-source, you can fork it and remove the "features" or point your agent to it and have it write the feature in your tech stack. Hell, I just saw an amazing open-source alternative to Raycast[0] and just replaced it the... - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Yes, via react-native-macos you can make your existing react-native apps work on macos as native desktop apps - or just build a new desktop app directly with it, such as https://github.com/ospfranco/sol. Source: about 3 years ago
Another one https://github.com/ospfranco/sol. For both of them, success hinges on plugins and a nice, native UI. Source: over 3 years ago
Check this: https://github.com/ospfranco/sol. - Source: Hacker News / over 3 years ago
Have a look at Raycast (https://www.raycast.com) or the new & open source Sol (https://github.com/ospfranco/sol) both available through Homebrew. Source: about 4 years ago
DockbarX - DockbarX is a standalone dock that groups and launches applications.
Alfred - Alfred is an award-winning app for macOS which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion and more. Search your Mac and the web, and be more productive with custom actions to control your Mac.
Gnome Do - Simple, sleek, swift, smart. Do. GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items. GNOME Do is inspired by Quicksilver & GNOME Launch Box.
Raycast - Fastest way to control Jira, GitHub and other web apps
Gnome-Pie - Gnome-Pie is a circular application launcher for Linux.
Timezone.io - Keep track where and when your team is.