# albertlauncher/albert

A fast and flexible keyboard launcher

Repository: https://github.com/albertlauncher/albert
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/albert
Homepage: https://albertlauncher.github.io
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: albert, keyboard-launcher, application-launcher, cpp, qt, qt6, launcher, plugins, python, albertlauncher
Last push: 2026-08-23T10:28:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4422, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 39, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 48}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7981, forks 327 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:10.546150+00:00)

## What it is
Albert is a fast, plugin-based keyboard launcher for Linux desktops written in C++/Qt. It lets users launch applications, search files, and run custom actions from a single keystroke, with extensibility via C++ and Python plugins.

## Use cases
- launch applications from the keyboard
- search files and web from a hotkey
- build a custom command palette
- write a Python plugin to extend the launcher
- replace Spotlight or Alfred on Linux
- run system commands quickly

## When to choose
- you want a fast, keyboard-driven launcher on Linux
- you need a plugin system with C++ or Python APIs
- you prefer a desktop-agnostic launcher with bundled maintained plugins

## When to avoid
- you need a launcher on Windows or macOS
- you want a GUI-only tool with no keyboard focus
- you require a permissively licensed project (license is non-standard)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, plugin-system, cli
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: cpp, python
- tags: keyboard-launcher, application-launcher, qt6, spotlight-alternative, command-palette, command-line, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- albertlauncher/albert (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:10.546150+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:32:34.883689+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/albertlauncher/albert (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:10.546150+00:00, sha 510bf39c1761)
  - homepage: https://albertlauncher.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:29:33.048720+00:00, sha c83391c3e940)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.