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**OneLine** · Jan 19, 2013, 03:25 AM

Quick launchers & what ever

KRunner

From the KDE UserBase: http://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/Krunner

Quicklauncher

The quicklauncher plasma widget is part of the KDE

Shelf

The Shelf is a bit more than an application launcher.
- http://userbase.kde.org/Lancelot -> http://ivan.fomentgroup.org/blog/category/lancelot/
- http://maketecheasier.com/easy-organ...get/2010/11/10

Mangonel

The Mangonel is a remake of the old Katapult (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katapult)

Earlier: http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/?content=136681

The Mangonel is now in the KDE-Review: http://lists.kde.org/?t=135767580000001&r=1&w=2

README.md

# Mangonel, a simple application launcher for KDE4.

Mangonel is intended as a light weight replacement for the, in my view bloated and slow, standard KRunner. Sadly you can't actually get rid of KRunner because it's also responsible for your screensaver and power-management.

> ### Mangonel currently lets you do these things.
>
> * Start applications in the KDE menu.
> * Opening files and directories with their default application.
> * Execute shell commands, including arguments.
> * Use it as a calculator.

The default global shortcut to show Mangonel is `CTR+ALT+Space`, you can change this in the KDE4 system settings...

Blog: http://martinsandsmark.wordpress.com...-1-1-and-more/

Ubuntu packages: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?ke...ll&section=all

Backport: https://bugs.launchpad.net/saucy-backports/+bug/1247557

Favorites launcher

- http://kde-look.org/content/show.php...content=117639

Description:
This is a "containment action" (mouse action) plugin for the KDE Plasma Desktop (KDE SC 4.4 or newer).

With this plugin, you can configure a mouse button click to invoke a menu with your favorite applications.

Instead of listing all applications, it only lists the Kickoff favorite applications. The code is written by Chani Armitage, I only modified it slightly to parse the favorites.

PPA search: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas?n...rites-launcher

**Rog132** · Sep 16, 2013, 12:11 PM

Not exactly...

Not exactly a launcher but can be used as such: Milou

http://www.mail-archive.com/plasma-d.../msg25683.html :

Introducing Milou

Vishesh Handa Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:37:34 -0700
Hey everyone

I've been working on a dedicated search client for Nepomuk. It was originally
called finder. We have now settled on the name "Milou". It is currently in
the playground - kde:milou

Here is a simple screenshot: http://vhanda.in/milou.png

Advantages -
1. Groups results based on the type
2. Allows the user to enable/disable groups and give them different priorities
3. Has much better Nepomuk support than KRunner or Dolphin

It currently supports searching through Applications, System Settings, Audio,
Videos, Images, Documents, Folders, Emails, Bookmarks and a handy
calculator (which doesn't exactly fit the concept of search)

Initially, I was planning on this just being a wrapper over Nepomuk. However,
as I began to use it more and more, it became annoying to have 2 places to
type things in - krunner and Milou...

Developer blog: http://vhanda.in/blog/

PPA packages: https://code.launchpad.net/~blue-she...nder/+packages

**Rog132** · Dec 10, 2013, 04:49 AM

Homerun Kicker

Under development: a non-fullscreen version of the Homerun launcher - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ku...er/007344.html

...My focus right now is on finishing the new
'regular-sized menu' frontend based on the same framework that Net-
runner aims to ship as default menu in the next release, and that
I'm considering proposing as a Kickoff replacement for PW2 even-
tually, provided we can eliminate the redundancy between Plasma
runners and Homerun source plugins (since I don't think it has a
shot of being accepted upstream otherwise)...

Kubuntu Forums thread: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...un-Kicker-menu!!!

Homerun wiki: http://userbase.kde.org/Homerun
--> The source in the KDE playground: https://projects.kde.org/projects/pl...d/base/homerun
--> PPA packages: https://launchpad.net/~blue-shell/+archive/homerun

**woodsmoke** · Dec 10, 2013, 05:35 AM

So I still don't understand how I ended up with the full screen launcher, kind of like the one below for HomeRun when other people are showing a small launcher. ?

woodkindalikethethingbutpuzzledsmoke

**Rog132** · Mar 24, 2014, 08:51 AM

Milou V0.1

(with KDE 4.13 / Trusty)

Few blogs:

- http://vhanda.in/blog/2014/03/introducing-milou/
- http://aseigo.blogspot.fi/2014/03/kr...orting-it.html

Previews included:

**GreyGeek** · Mar 24, 2014, 09:33 AM

Excellent thread!

**dequire** · Mar 24, 2014, 10:47 AM

Daisy is still by far my favorite launcher. There is no .deb for it ATM except for Saucy, but it is easily compiled. Thought to be abandoned, fortunately it's still alive and kicking. I really should learn to package - It's truly a shame this is not available for KDE by default, or at least via the Plasma-Addons package...

[1] Daisy corolla (Updated Jul.2012)

[2] Installing The Versatile And Attractive Daisy Launcher In Kubuntu

**oshunluvr** · Mar 24, 2014, 11:50 AM

Is it stable these days? I recall trying it out a long time ago and had crash problems that I didn't bother researching fully. I've toyed with various other docks, but always end up back at the basics.

I think the daisy circular dock would be awesome in a touch screen application.

**MoonRise** · Mar 24, 2014, 12:32 PM

I use Homerun Kicker now. I've enjoyed it so far. Fits me better than Lancelot or the Default.

**dequire** · Mar 24, 2014, 12:49 PM

Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post

Is it stable these days? I recall trying it out a long time ago and had crash problems that I didn't bother researching fully. I've toyed with various other docks, but always end up back at the basics.

I think the daisy circular dock would be awesome in a touch screen application.

I haven't had any problems with it. I've run Daisy through Raring but nothing after that, so Saucy and Trusty would be untested by me. I can't see a reason why it wouldn't work, however. Note that it is also included in the Plasma Panels collection, but there is no native Kubuntu package for that, either.

**dequire** · Mar 24, 2014, 12:55 PM

Originally posted by MoonRise View Post

I use Homerun Kicker now. I've enjoyed it so far. Fits me better than Lancelot or the Default.

Homerun is very nice, too! It's very similar to the Rosa Launcher. I recall testing them both out in the past, but do not recall which I liked better. See: http://blueleaflinux.blogspot.com/20...a-kubuntu.html (and note that the web page is in Spanish...Google Translate is your friend).

<Edit> Well *ahem* *apparently* since I made the Youtube video he's referencing in the blog, I guess I better go re-watch it to see what my thoughts were!

IIRC, Homerun is shown in that video as well...

**MoonRise** · Mar 24, 2014, 01:09 PM

**Rog132** · May 22, 2014, 11:41 AM

Milou

Earlier:
- https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post335309
- https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post347847

The Milou has been added to the Ubuntu repositories: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ut...ay/002464.html

[ubuntu/utopic-proposed] milou 0.1-0ubuntu1 (Accepted)

milou (0.1-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=low

* Initial release
...
Binary: plasma-widget-milou plasma-widget-milou-dbg
Architecture: source
Version: 0.1-0ubuntu1
Distribution: utopic
...

**richb** · May 23, 2014, 06:20 AM

Of all the launchers, I have tried, standard, lancelot, daisy, cairo dock, and others I have forgotten, the Homerun Kicker appeals to me most. It is compact, easy to navigate, and has all the necessary features of reliable, easy to use launcher.

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