# lcpz/awesome-copycats

Awesome WM themes

Repository: https://github.com/lcpz/awesome-copycats
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-copycats
Language: Lua
License Family: other
Topics: awesomewm, themes, lua
Last push: 2025-07-12T18:38:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 46/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 31, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4919, "days_push": 417, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3154, forks 515 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:46.238469+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of ready-to-use themes and configurations for the Awesome window manager (version 4.x), written in Lua. It provides multiple distinct UI/UX designs with modular rc.lua and theme.lua files that double as a cookbook for customization.

## Use cases
- theme my awesome wm setup
- find ready-made awesome window manager configs
- customize my linux desktop rice
- learn how to configure awesome wm widgets
- add a quake dropdown terminal and system notifications to awesome
- switch between different awesome wm looks easily

## When to choose
- you use Awesome WM 4.x and want a polished, working configuration out of the box
- you want modular, well-structured Lua config files to learn from or customize
- you want built-in widgets like weather, mail notifications, calendar, and volume control

## When to avoid
- you use a different window manager or desktop environment
- you want a fully minimal config written from scratch
- you need a theme for Awesome WM 3.x (check the older branches instead)

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: theme, ui-components, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: lua
- tags: awesomewm, window-manager, themes, rice, wibox, widgets, lua-config, linux

## Member repositories
- lcpz/awesome-copycats (main) score 46

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.238469+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 2026-08-29T18:45:34.250874+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lcpz/awesome-copycats (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.238469+00:00, sha beffbec0f57e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.