When comparing Avant Window Navigator vs Cerebro, the Slant community recommends Cerebro for most people. In the question“What are the best app launchers for UNIX-like systems?” Cerebro is ranked 12th while Avant Window Navigator is ranked 27th. The most important reason people chose Cerebro is:
List of plugins at [here](https://github.com/lubien/awesome-cerebro#plugins).
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Pros
Pro Tons of plugins
AWN comes with a big selections of applets such as a CPU monitor or clock or trash bin. This means one can easily turn the docks functionality into that of a taskbar. There is even an app launcher applet that will group all of ones apps in one place just like a start menu.
Pro Easily customized
There is a wide array of setting available to theming and customizing the dock.
Pro Extensible
List of plugins at here.
Pro Clean visual design
Pro Cross platform is a HUGE plus
Pro Measurement conversion and calculator
Pro Navigate file system with previews
Pro Closest approximate to look/feel of macOS's Spotlight on Linux
Cons
Con Project is dead
Has not been update since 2013 and has been already pulled from many repos. While it still can be installed and works as it did in 2013, no more fixes or features are expected.
Con Development is not very active
Con Uses a lot of system resources
It's using a lot of system resources (it's an Electron app)