Launchy is a free and open-source muti-platform application launcher.

Docky is a full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker.

Cairo-Dock is a desktop interface that takes the shape of docks, desklets, panel, etc.

Kupfer is an interface for quick and convenient access to applications and their documents. The most typical use is to find a specific application and launch …

Plank is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet.

GNOME Do (often referred to as Do) is a free application launcher for Linux

Synapse is a semantic launcher written in Vala that you can use to start applications as well as find and access relevant documents and files by making use of…

Avant Window Navigator (AWN or Awn) is a dock-like bar for Linux, which sits on an edge of a user's screen and tracks open windows.

GNOME Panel is a highly configurable launcher and taskbar for GNOME. It formed a core part of the GNOME desktop in versions 1.x and 2.x. It has been replaced …