Locate & Launch Applications
Applications can be launched from the Dock, the Launcher, the Applications menu, and the Terminal.
Browsing & Launching Installed Applications
Installed applications can be viewed in the Applications menu and the Pop!_Shop Installed screen.
The Applications Menu
The Applications menu can be accessed from the Dock or by clicking Applications in the upper left corner of the screen.
Applications can be grouped into folders. Click Create Folder and give the folder a name.
Click and drag an application icon to add it to your folder.
Launching Applications from the Applications Menu
Click an application's icon to launch it.
The Pop!_Shop
Launch the Pop!_Shop, then click the Installed button to display a list of installed applications.
Launching Applications from the Pop!_Shop
Select an installed application, then click Open.
Using the Launcher
Press the SUPER key or the Show Launcher icon to bring up the Launcher.
Search for the name of the application. The Launcher will display currently running instances of that application first. Select the top result to focus the currently running instance of the application.
Launching Applications from the Launcher
To run a new instance of a currently running application, use the the 🠑 🠓 keys or mouse left-click to select the application.
Using the Dock
Click the application's icon pinned to the Dock.
You can pin additional applications to the Dock by right-clicking the application's icon in the Applications menu and selecting Pin to Dash.
Remove applications from the Dock by right-clicking the application and selecting Remove from Favorites.
Alt + F2 & the Terminal
If you know the application's executable name, you can launch the application with a single command using Alt + F2 or by typing it into a Terminal window. Note that an application's executable name is not always the application name in lower-case as shown below. Unlike the Launcher, these options will not accept the name of the app in any form besides the executable name.
Using Alt + F2
Press Alt + F2 to bring up a command entry window. Enter the name of the application's executable and press Enter.
Using the Terminal
Launch the Terminal from the Dock or by pressing SUPER + T, then type the name of the application's executable and hit Enter.
