Spotlight GTK

A standalone GTK4 application launcher for Linux with a liquid glass aesthetic, inspired by macOS Spotlight.

Key Features

• Native GTK4 and Libadwaita implementation.
• Liquid glass UI with transparency and blur.
• Search across system applications, Flatpaks, and Snaps.
• Persistent view preference (Grid or List mode).
• Frameless, always-on-top window with auto-hide on blur.

Installation

Download the latest .deb package from the Releases section and install it:

sudo apt install ./spotlight-python.deb

Once installed, pin "Spotlight" to your dock or assign a global keyboard shortcut to /usr/bin/spotlight-python.

Local Development

To run the application from source:

1. Install dependencies:

   pip install PyGObject libadwaita

2. Run the application:

   python3 spotlight-python/main.py

Repository Structure

• spotlight-python/: Main stable version (Recommended).
• src-tauri/: Experimental Tauri 2 + Astro implementation.
• .github/workflows/: Automation for building and releasing .deb packages.