A GNOME Shell Extension - Spotlight-style Search for GNOME
Search Pulse is a GNOME Shell extension that brings the apps search widget out of Overview, similar to macOS Spotlight or Alfred. Access your applications and files instantly with a keyboard shortcut.
✨ Now supports the latest GNOME Shell versions: 48, 49, and 50!
- 🔍 Popup search box accessible from anywhere
- 🎨 Customizable colors, background, and borders
- 🌫️ Blurred background effect
- 🖥️ Multi-monitor support
- ⚡ Fast and lightweight
- 🎯 Keyboard-driven workflow
- ✅ GNOME Shell 48
- ✅ GNOME Shell 49
- ✅ GNOME Shell 50 (Latest)
Visit extensions.gnome.org (Coming soon)
- Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/rezkycodes/search-pulse.git
cd search-pulse- Copy to extensions directory:
cp -r search-pulse@rezkycodes@gmail.com ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/- Enable the extension:
gnome-extensions enable search-pulse@rezkycodes@gmail.com- Restart GNOME Shell:
- X11: Press
Alt+F2, typer, press Enter - Wayland: Log out and log back in
- X11: Press
Ctrl+Super+Space (Customizable in preferences)
Note:
Superis the Windows key on most keyboards, or the Command key on Mac keyboards.
Access preferences through GNOME Extensions app or by clicking the extension icon in the top panel (if enabled).
- Search box position and size
- Background color and opacity
- Border radius and thickness
- Text and icon colors
- Animation speed
- Window effects (tint, monochrome, blur)
- Keyboard shortcuts
The blurred background feature requires imagemagick to be installed:
sudo dnf install ImageMagick # Fedora
sudo apt install imagemagick # Ubuntu/Debian- Original concept inspired by Search Light by icedman
- Blur-My-Shell for background blurring code
- Modified and maintained by rezkycodes
This project is licensed under the GPL-2.0-or-later License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please open an issue on GitHub.