--- title: Ulauncher/Ulauncher: Feature rich application Launcher... description: Ulauncher is a fast, feature-rich application launcher for Linux written in Python using GTK+. It offers fuzzy search, calculator functionality, extensions,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mpcayqgo1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ulauncher/Ulauncher: Feature rich application Launcher for Linux | daily.dev og:description: Ulauncher is a fast, feature-rich application launcher for Linux written in Python using GTK+. It offers fuzzy search, calculator functionality, extensions,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mpcayqgo1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/mpcayQgo1.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ulauncher/Ulauncher: Feature rich application Launcher for Linux **[Matthew Laird](https://daily.dev/sources/u-uk0giik)** · [@hvk500](https://daily.dev/hvk500) · 9 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Ulauncher is a fast, feature-rich application launcher for Linux written in Python using GTK+. It offers fuzzy search, calculator functionality, extensions, shortcuts, file browsing, and custom themes. The project is currently undergoing a major v6 rewrite with pre-releases available, though the extension API is still evolving. Users can enable autostart via systemd or the preferences menu. The project welcomes contributions across Python, VueJS, ReactJS, and Linux-specific issues. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@husseinkizz** · 1 upvotes > Used to use this with zorin os before I switched to pop os, much appreciated.... I actually miss it. but pop comes with one baked in but on any other distro its my must have! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ubuntu’s old Unity desktop remade in Wayfire and Libadwaita](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-s-old-unity-desktop-remade-in-wayfire-and-libadwaita-jgh0abp3u) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [This single launcher does the work of 6 Windows utilities, and it's better than any optimization hack](https://daily.dev/posts/this-single-launcher-does-the-work-of-6-windows-utilities-and-it-s-better-than-any-optimization-hac-2kh9ft3t0) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Should I rewrite the Python Launcher for Unix in Python?](https://daily.dev/posts/should-i-rewrite-the-python-launcher-for-unix-in-python--cvdlutodn) · Planet Python · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [9 GUI Search Tools for Desktop Linux Users Who Don't Want to Use Find, Grep and Xargs Commands](https://daily.dev/posts/9-gui-search-tools-for-desktop-linux-users-who-don-t-want-to-use-find-grep-and-xargs-commands-e4uf4ufba) · It's Foss · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mpcayqgo1) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/mpcayqgo1","headline":"Ulauncher/Ulauncher: Feature rich application Launcher for Linux","text":"Shared: Ulauncher/Ulauncher: Feature rich application Launcher for Linux","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mpcayqgo1","datePublished":"2026-02-08T21:36:15.036Z","dateModified":"2026-02-08T21:36:47.813Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Matthew Laird","url":"https://daily.dev/hvk500","image":"https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/14907718?v=4","description":"Passionate developer, reliability engineer, maker and drinker of coffee.","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"MagicOrange","logo":"https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=magicorange.com&sz=128"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":11765}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--foaA6JGU--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2004","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":9},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/aAjvTawtZ"},"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Used to use this with zorin os before I switched to pop os, much appreciated… I actually miss it. but pop comes with one baked in but on any other distro its my must have!","datePublished":"2026-02-08T22:07:21.978Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mpcayQgo1#c-zztNiYXt1","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Hussein Kizz","url":"https://daily.dev/husseinkizz","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--bqCp79lk--/f_auto/v1704865561/avatars/avatar_WgJOIEdxX"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}}],"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/u-uk0giik","name":"Matthew Laird"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Matthew Laird","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/u-uk0giik"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Ulauncher/Ulauncher: Feature rich application Launcher for Linux"}]} ```