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When comparing Zazu vs Gnome-Pie, the Slant community recommends Gnome-Pie for most people. In the question“What are the best app launchers for UNIX-like systems?” Gnome-Pie is ranked 15th while Zazu is ranked 28th. The most important reason people chose Gnome-Pie is:
Ability to customize launchers (pies) and have multiple launchers.
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Pros
Pro It looks pretty
Pro Extensible
List of plugins: http://zazuapp.org/plugins/
Pro Free & open source
Pro File system search
Pro Look/feel like macOS's Spotlight
Pro Clipboard history
Pro Customizable
Ability to customize launchers (pies) and have multiple launchers.
Pro Simple to use
Simple GUI that can be launched at any moment using keybinds.
Pro Binding options
It recognizes the buttons on my mouse so I can bind my trigger key to a mouse button.
Cons
Con Finicky json config file without decent documentation on the process.
Con Tiny library of plugins
Con Inactive development
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