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COSMIC Launcher vs Anyrun: catalog facts
COSMIC Launcher	Anyrun
Best for: COSMIC desktop users who launch apps from the keyboard	Best for: Wayland users who want a KRunner-like prompt they can extend with plugins
Free Free and open source as part of the COSMIC desktop.	Free Free to download and build from the public repository.
Linux	Linux
Integrated with the COSMIC desktop Keyboard-first search for apps and commands All 3 strengths for COSMIC Launcher Integrated with the COSMIC desktop Keyboard-first search for apps and commands Actively developed and widely translated	Native Wayland support Plugin-based, so results can be extended All 3 strengths for Anyrun Native Wayland support Plugin-based, so results can be extended Nix flake included for NixOS users
Designed for COSMIC, not other desktops Linux only	Linux and Wayland only Nvidia users may need a GSK_RENDERER workaround
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for COSMIC Launcher github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Anyrun github.com/anyrun-org/anyrun Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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