When comparing Lighthouse vs GNOME Do, the Slant community recommends GNOME Do for most people. In the question“What are the best app launchers for UNIX-like systems?” GNOME Do is ranked 19th while Lighthouse is ranked 26th. The most important reason people chose GNOME Do is:
By using the many available plugins Gnome Do can become a powerhouse of combined tools in one easily launchable and usable application.
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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..
Cons
Con Dead project
Last commit (e32ff2e), was on Nov 22, 2016.
The AUR package was disowned by jade1 as "it was segfaulting and I can't be bothered to debug it"
Con Has not been updated in a while
With the last update being dated Jan. 2014 development seems to be at a standstill.