What Custom Launchers and Unity Quicklists Are Available in Ubuntu?
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Published: 2021-12-01 16:31:47

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> **Please note that right now, most of the information contained below is outdated and cannot be updated. Be careful, most of this won’t work on Ubuntu 12.04 and newer.**

Creating a custom launcher for Unity is simple. Quicklists provide an easy and efficient way to quickly access commonly used tasks for a specific application.

**NOTE:** Starting with Ubuntu 11.10, this popup option has vanished. Launchers can now only be created by editing text files in your home folder.

Creating a custom launcher is easy.

1. Right-click on your desktop and click create a launcher.
2. Edit the .desktop file using a text editor. (More information can be found [here](https://askubuntu.com/questions/31427/how-do-i-put-a-web-application-on-the-launcher) and [here](https://askubuntu.com/questions/32991/how-do-i-add-a-static-quicklist-that-opens-a-web-page).)

**So, which custom launchers do you use on Unity?**

_Note: Please limit yourself to one custom launcher per answer. Also, please provide a screenshot of it in action._

#### Accepted Answer

# Home Icon Quicklist

![Home Icon Quicklist](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VZoxi.png)

1. Copy ‘Home Folder’ launcher file to your home directory:
```
mkdir ~/.local/share/applications
cp /usr/share/applications/nautilus-home.desktop ~/.local/share/applications

```
2. Open the file for editing in gedit:
```
gedit ~/.local/share/applications/nautilus-home.desktop

```
3. **Delete** the following line from the file:
```
OnlyShowIn=GNOME;

```
4. **Add** this text to the **bottom** of the file, then close and save:
```
X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=Videos;Documents;Music;Pictures;Downloads
[Videos Shortcut Group]
Name=Videos
Exec=nautilus Videos
TargetEnvironment=Unity

[Documents Shortcut Group]
Name=Documents
Exec=nautilus Documents
TargetEnvironment=Unity

[Music Shortcut Group]
Name=Music
Exec=nautilus Music
TargetEnvironment=Unity

[Pictures Shortcut Group]
Name=Pictures
Exec=nautilus Pictures
TargetEnvironment=Unity

[Downloads Shortcut Group]
Name=Downloads
Exec=nautilus Downloads
TargetEnvironment=Unity

```
5. Log out and log in again to see the changes.

[Source](https://askubuntu.com/questions/35024/how-to-add-my-favorite-places-as-a-quicklist-in-my-homes-icon-in-unity)

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