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Search Light vs Onagre: catalog facts
Search Light	Onagre
Best for: GNOME users who want a Spotlight-style search box	Best for: Linux users who want an Alfred-style launcher that works on X11 and Wayland
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Spotlight-style popup without leaving the current workspace Uses GNOME's built-in search All 3 strengths for Search Light Spotlight-style popup without leaving the current workspace Uses GNOME's built-in search Configurable through a preferences dialog	Works on both X11 and Wayland Extensible through pop-launcher plugins All 3 strengths for Onagre Works on both X11 and Wayland Extensible through pop-launcher plugins Themeable interface
Only works on GNOME Shell GNOME extensions can break with new GNOME releases	Depends on pop-launcher being installed Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	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 Search Light github.com/icedman/search-light Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Onagre github.com/onagre-launcher/onagre Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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