# Axenide/Ax-Shell

A hackable shell for Hyprland, powered by Fabric.

Repository: https://github.com/Axenide/Ax-Shell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ax-shell
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: archlinux, desktop, dynamic-colors, fabric, gtk, gtk-layer-shell, gtk3, hyprland, python, shell-script, wayland, matugen, notch
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-01-29T07:48:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 64, release rhythm 35, longevity 41
- inputs: {"age_days": 582, "days_push": 216, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1579, forks 132 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:06.891196+00:00)

## What it is
Ax-Shell is a hackable desktop shell for the Hyprland Wayland compositor, built in Python with GTK3 and the Fabric framework. It provides widgets like a bar, notch, notifications, and dynamic theming via matugen.

## Use cases
- customize my hyprland desktop shell
- add a status bar and widgets to wayland
- dynamic color theming for my linux desktop
- build a hackable shell with python and gtk
- replace waybar with a more customizable shell

## When to choose
- you want a Python-hackable shell on Hyprland and don't mind an unmaintained project
- you want to fork or study its widget code

## When to avoid
- starting a new setup - it is deprecated in favor of Ambxst
- you need ongoing updates, bug fixes, or support
- you don't use Hyprland or Wayland

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: python
- tags: hyprland, wayland, gtk3, fabric, desktop-shell, status-bar, widgets, matugen, dynamic-theming, deprecated, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- Axenide/Ax-Shell (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.891196+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 2026-08-30T03:56:38.375569+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Axenide/Ax-Shell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.891196+00:00, sha d26a39312f46)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.