I need some short cuts to launch applications, as opening them from the dash takes time. Is it possible to launch applications from a custom key combination?
2 Answers
Pressing Super + a number key will open the application that is at that position in the dock.
TIP: You can find this out as well as lots of other keyboard shortcuts by pressing Super.
If you would like keyboard shortcuts for applications that are not in the dock, or would like a custom key combination that doesn't involve the Super key, then follow the following instructions:
- Open
System Settings
. - Choose
Keyboard
. - Go to the
Shortcuts
tab. - Choose
Custom Shortcuts
from the left (it's at the bottom of the list). - Click the
+
button at the bottom of the window. - In
Name
, type a name for the shortcut. E.g. "Open Firefox". - In
Command
, type the command you want it to execute. (For a program it is likely to be the program name in lowercase. Mozilla Firefox is "firefox".) - Click
Apply
- Find your new entry in the list (the large box).
- Where it says "Disabled" click your mouse.
- Press the key combination you want it to be assigned to on your keyboard.
To change your key combination, just go the the Shortcuts
section of Keyboard
and click on the key combination it is currently assigned to, next to it's entry.
To remove your key combination, click it (not the shortcut, the name) and press the -
button, next to the +
button.
-
Any idea why super with number keys would not work as you described? For me super will open a search for applications and not show any shortcuts. Similarly super + a number does not start the corresponding application.– KvotheJul 4, 2018 at 14:11
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You can create keyboard shortcuts(key bindings) to jump to your preferred apps quickly using jumpapp.
What's nice about jumpapp is that it opens that app if it is not open already.
jumpapp takes advantage of the fact that Ubuntu allows you to create custom shortcuts for any terminal command at Settings
> Keyboard
> View and Customize Shortcuts
.
note : Because jumpapp
works best with X11 window manager, you will need to switch from Wayland(default window manager) to X11 window manager using instructions here or here
Super
+ a number key will open the application at that position in the dock. HoldSuper
and you will see this.