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Add to SafariWhen comparing GNOME Do vs Ulauncher, the Slant community recommends Ulauncher for most people. In the question“What are the best app launchers for UNIX-like systems?” Ulauncher is ranked 3rd while GNOME Do is ranked 19th. The most important reason people chose Ulauncher is:
Ulauncher comes with very reasonable defaults, looks good and just works.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Plenty of plugins
By using the many available plugins Gnome Do can become a powerhouse of combined tools in one easily launchable and usable application.
Pro Themeable
Users can easily customize the looks of Gnome DO with the available themes in the settings of the app..
Pro Simple
Ulauncher comes with very reasonable defaults, looks good and just works.
Pro Fast
Pro Allows custom shortcuts
Pro Themeable
ULauncher supports themes and comes with a good supply on install but more can also be made.
Pro Supports fuzzy search
You can enter app name with a typo and Ulauncher will still be able to find it.
Pro Supports extensions in Python
With Ulauncher you can easily add and update third party extensions. From kill process to windows switching, many of them work very well. The extension API is documented and if you know Python you can create and share your own extensions.
Pro Actively maintained
Unlike Albert or others, it is actually being maintained.
Pro Good extension ecosystem
Pro Good look
Ulauncher looks modern & can be customized with many themes.
Pro Direct plugin install from GitHub
Can fork, customize, and install instantly.
Pro Extensions are really easy to write by yourself
Pro Quick search
Pro Able to launch Kdialog, Zenity and Bash scripts
Extensions are easily created. Python script is all open to see. Not compiled like some.
Cons
Con Has not been updated in a while
With the last update being dated Jan. 2014 development seems to be at a standstill.
Con Extensions store is confusing, lots of redundant extensions.
There are dozens of extensions, which is good, but as an average user it is hard to find what you are looking for. It is unclear to me how updating plugins work.
Con Needs more posibilities for extensions
Currently, extensions can run only when you type their alias and <space>. There is no way to see results from multiple extensions at once. The output is also limited just to rows.
Con Does not easily fit into a customized desktop without full GTK3 CSD support
