Rudra is a new keyboard-driven launcher for GNOME Shell

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Rudra is a new keyboard-driven launcher for GNOME Shell

The world isn't short on keyboard-based Linux launchers. Albert, Ulauncher, rofi and GNOME Do (if you're old enough to remember that one) are among those I've written about in the past. Rudra is a new spin on this old staple – albeit without the extensibility dedicated quick launchers provide. What's different here is that it's implemented as a GNOME Shell extension, not a standalone app. The developer of Rudra, Nark Agni, describes it as a "lightning-fast, keyboard-centric launcher [...] designed for power users". Though inspired by Mac apps like Alfred and Raycast, it is far less capable than those. To [...]

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Categories: News, app launchers, GNOME Extensions
Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/rudra-gnome-keyboard-launcher Feb 20, 2026, 07:45 PM