Zazu App
Dev tools
app launcher
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
6 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 10 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Execution: 0 for, 8 againstIdea: 5 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Cross-platform support
From 3 comments
I love that this is cross platform. When I tried to install the debian package through the Ubuntu Software Center I received this warning: ``` The package is of bad quality The…
Splendor on HNI second the sentiments on cross platform! I use MacOS + Linux at work and Windows + Linux at home, so quality cross-platform software is great for consistency.
Zikes on HNThis is really great! I'll have to try it out sometime. I've been wanting a "replacement" for Alfred for years. Not because i dislike Alfred, i love it; But because it's a tool…
notheguyouthink on HN
Clipboard history is useful
From 2 comments
+1 for clipboard history easily searchable. I think in my workflow it's adding so much to my personal productivy. Maybe the best productivy hack in Alfred.
hartator on HNI love this thing so far. I recently switched to using Mint instead of OSX because I refuse to pay $2300 for a 15" MBP. I was really missing the clipboard ability of Alfred, and…
binaryblitz on HN
Objections
Installation problems on Ubuntu, Windows and Homebrew
From 4 comments
I love that this is cross platform. When I tried to install the debian package through the Ubuntu Software Center I received this warning: ``` The package is of bad quality The…
Splendor on HNNote that on win10, you have to manually unblock the installer to allow it to run at all -- otherwise double-clicking just hangs explorer.exe.
hprotagonist on HNThe homepage says ``` brew cask install zazu ``` should work to install via Homebrew, but it doesn't.
alwillis on HNSeems interesting. Installed on Ubuntu 16.04 and keeps asking to update to 0.2.2 and hotkeys don't seem to work. Also crashed during a file search.
pech0rin on HN
Calculator and search failed on Linux Mint
From 1 comment
Tested using Linux mint: calculator, google and other things didn't work, the only thing that was working was application launcher
wideem on HN
Lacks Alfred's workflow GUI
From 1 comment
Zazu does allow for keyboard shortcuts, and can do everything the Alfred workflows can, but does not currently provide a GUI for creating the workflows. The biggest difference…
blainesch on HN
Requests
Auto-paste clipboard result on selection
From 1 comment
I love this thing so far. I recently switched to using Mint instead of OSX because I refuse to pay $2300 for a 15" MBP. I was really missing the clipboard ability of Alfred, and…
binaryblitz on HN
Better file search and indexing
From 2 comments
How does the file search on Win10 compare to native file search?
ch4s3 on HNAlfred piggybacks on spotlight's metadata index for finding a file, how does the file finder for this work? This looks great. I've been debating on building my own tool for this.…
Jaepa on HN
Questions
How file search works cross-platform
From 2 comments
How do you search files in a cross platform way?
pier25 on HNAlfred piggybacks on spotlight's metadata index for finding a file, how does the file finder for this work? This looks great. I've been debating on building my own tool for this.…
Jaepa on HN
How it compares to GNOME Do
From 1 comment
How does this compare to GNOME Do?
skykooler on HN
Alternatives named
Alfred
From 2 comments
So Zazu is based on Alfred which was based on Quicksilver[1]. As someone who never left Quicksilver in the first place, what are some of the improvements that either alternative…
liquidise on HNI'm a big power user of Alfred. I've created a lot of custom workflows in Alfred to automate things in macOS, such as setting up dev environments (window management) or using the…
ArlenBales on HN
Quicksilver
From 2 comments
So Zazu is based on Alfred which was based on Quicksilver[1]. As someone who never left Quicksilver in the first place, what are some of the improvements that either alternative…
liquidise on HNI tried switching from QS to Alfred ages ago, since Quicksilver development has been stagnant for over 5 years (it's still being updated, but just barely — mostly just…
okdana on HN
Hain
From 1 comment
I've recently been enjoying using Hain, another spotlight-esque launcher like this one with more features: - A built-in package manager based on NPM - A visual settings editor -…
teknologist on HN
Lacona
From 1 comment
Seems really similar to Lacona ( https://www.lacona.io/ ), which also has add-ons and it's built on React. Any idea if it's based on it?
NicoSantangelo on HN
GNOME Do
From 1 comment
How does this compare to GNOME Do?
skykooler on HN