Alternatives to Onagre
A general-purpose application launcher for X11 and Wayland, built on pop-launcher and iced. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Onagre
A general-purpose application launcher for X11 and Wayland, built on pop-launcher and iced.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Onagre.
rofi
A keyboard-driven window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement for Linux desktops.
rofi is an MIT-licensed launcher, window switcher and dmenu replacement for Linux desktops that runs without pop-launcher.
Ulauncher
Fast, extensible application launcher built for Linux desktops.
Ulauncher is a Linux launcher with a large community extension ecosystem and no dependency on pop-launcher.
Albert
Extensible keyboard launcher for Linux and macOS inspired by Alfred.
Albert is an Alfred-inspired C++/Qt launcher for Linux and macOS with plugins that need manual configuration.
Vicinae
A native, extensible keyboard-driven launcher for Linux desktops, inspired by Raycast.
Vicinae is a native Raycast-style extensible launcher for Linux, but it is not open source and is still changing quickly.
Walker
A customizable GTK4 application launcher for Linux that also runs commands and does calculations.
Walker is a GTK4 launcher that also runs commands and calculations, but it is not open source.
Kupfer
A keyboard-driven, plugin-based launcher for Linux in the style of Quicksilver.
Kupfer is a mature GPL plugin-based Linux launcher using a Quicksilver-style object-and-action workflow, with slower development.
Anyrun
A Wayland-native runner in the style of KRunner, built around plugins and customization.
Anyrun is a plugin-based runner for Wayland only, dropping X11 support, and it is not open source.
Wox
A fully native keyboard launcher for Windows, macOS and Linux, with GPU rendering and a plugin system, as an open Raycast alternative.
Wox is a GPL-3.0 native launcher that also runs on Windows and macOS, with plugins in Node.js, Python or scripts.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Onagre as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
centerpiece
A fast, minimal and plugin-extendable omnibox launcher for Wayland, written in Rust.
Onagre works on both X11 and Wayland and extends through pop-launcher plugins, but it requires pop-launcher to be installed.
Search Light
A GNOME Shell extension that adds a macOS Spotlight-style search and launch popup.
Onagre is a themeable launcher for X11 and Wayland that relies on pop-launcher plugins instead of GNOME's built-in search.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
