Search Light

A GNOME Shell 42+ Extension

[!["Buy Me A Coffee"](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/assets/img/custom_images/orange_img.png)](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/icedman) ![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/icedman/search-light?color=dark-green) ![Forks](https://img.shields.io/github/forks/icedman/search-light?style=social) ![Stargazers](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/icedman/search-light?style=social) ![Issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/icedman/search-light) ![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/icedman/search-light) ![First Release](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/icedman/search-light/main/screenshots/Screenshot%20from%202022-11-03%2011-53-28.png) This is a Gnome Shell extension that takes the apps search widget out of Overview. Like the macOS spotlight, or Alfred. ### Notice * Gnome 46 port is ready for testing * Gnome 45 port is ready for testing * Gnome 44 and prior will be under g44 branch ### Features * Popup search box * Colors, background, borders customization * Blurred background * Multi-monitor support ## Blurred background Blurred background feature requires **imagemagick** to be installed in the system which will generate the blurred image. ### Installation Manual Installation: - Clone this repo ```bash $ git clone https://github.com/icedman/search-light ``` - Use the `Makefile` to build and install ```bash $ cd search-light $ make ``` From Gnome Extensions Repository Visit [repository](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5489/search-light/) ### Keybinding Ctrl+Cmd+Space (change at the preference page) Cmd - your Windows logo, or the command logo on mac. Linux also calls this the 'Super' key. ### Credits Blur-My-Shell for background blurring code.