Synapse Launcher for Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/Linux Mint/Ubuntu Derivatives

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 the Zeitgeist engine.

 Features:

• Applications – searches your desktop files
• Banshee – allows you to play/enqueue music files in Banshee
• Commands – runs any command (ie. “sudo apt-get update”)
• Devhelp – search documentation using Devhelp
• Dictionary – find definitions of words
• Directory search – allows opening of commonly used directories
• Gnome session – log out, shut down, restart
• Hybrid search – complete Zeitgeist results by searching for similar files
• Rhytmbox – play/enqueue music files in Rhythmbox
• UPower – suspend & hibernate your computer
• Zeitgeist – search anything logged by Zeitgeist
  
  Different themes
  
   Preferences - Startup/Other key settings
  
  To install Synapse in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 15/14/13/and relevant Ubuntu derivatives open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

  • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get install synapse

  
  To install Synapse in Ubuntu 11.10/11.04/10.10/10.04/Linux Mint 12/11/10/9/and relevant Ubuntu derivatives open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

  • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:synapse-core/ppa
  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get install synapse

  After installation run Synapse. Go to preferences and check "Startup on Login". To activate synapse Press Ctrl+Space(You can change shortcut from preferences).
  That's it
  Source: Synapse