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I just use whatever is included with the desktop environment. On KDE and GNOME launching an application involves pressing the Super ("Windows") key, typing the first couple of letters of the application I want to launch and pressing the return key.
I might be missing something here but I don't know how other launchers could possibly make this a simpler process.
Playing along for Mint/Cinnamon suggestions. Already using the Cinimenu (or whatever it is) but its still not "it".
dmenu is iconic for a reason, although manually patching it to meet your preferences is a bit too much of a project for people who just want something to work. not wanting to learn C is valid.
I use dmenu_run because it's ridiculously minimal, has zero dependencies, is very fast, and fits with the i3 aesthetic well.