# Axenide/Ambxst

An Axtremely customizable shell.

Repository: https://github.com/Axenide/Ambxst
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ambxst
Homepage: https://axeni.de/ambxst
Language: QML
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: desktop, desktop-environment, hyprland, quickshell, shell, wayland
Last push: 2026-08-26T04:41:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 30
- inputs: {"age_days": 426, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1760, forks 112 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:32.565441+00:00)

## What it is
Ambxst is a highly customizable desktop shell for Wayland compositors like Hyprland, Niri, and MangoWC, built on Quickshell with QML and a native Go backend. It provides an integrated suite of desktop components including an app launcher, notification system, media controls, system monitor, and theming engine.

## Use cases
- customize my hyprland desktop environment
- wayland shell with app launcher and notifications
- rice my linux desktop with themes
- manage wallpaper, clipboard, and notes on wayland
- quickshell-based desktop shell
- system monitor and media control overlay for hyprland
- switch from hyprland to niri with same shell

## When to choose
- you use Hyprland, Niri, or MangoWC on Arch, Fedora, or NixOS and want a polished, deeply customizable shell
- you want an all-in-one launcher, notification, media, and system-monitor suite without assembling separate tools
- you want theming and presets that don't overwrite your existing compositor config

## When to avoid
- you are on X11 or a non-Wayland setup
- you use a compositor other than Hyprland, Niri, or MangoWC
- you prefer a minimal setup with individually chosen components rather than an integrated shell

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools, configuration-management, cli
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, self-hosted, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: desktop-shell, hyprland, wayland, quickshell, qml, ricing, compositor, niri, mangowc, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- Axenide/Ambxst (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.565441+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 2026-08-30T03:27:13.254491+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Axenide/Ambxst (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.565441+00:00, sha 0f7d868b2427)
  - homepage: https://axeni.de/ambxst (fetched 2026-08-29T11:05:29.173603+00:00, sha bf75c8311443)
  - site_page: https://axeni.de/ambxst/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T11:05:29.176307+00:00, sha 3cd690eff2ef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.