# vinifmor/bauh

Graphical user interface for managing your Linux applications. Supports AppImage, Debian and Arch packages (including AUR), Flatpak, Snap and native Web applications

Repository: https://github.com/vinifmor/bauh
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bauh
Language: Python
License: Zlib
License Family: permissive
Topics: appimage, snap, flatpak, arch, archlinux, aur, python, nativefier, webapplication, debian
Last push: 2024-10-13T12:58:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2578, "days_push": 689, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1399, forks 95 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:37.005760+00:00)

## What it is
bauh is a graphical interface for managing Linux applications across multiple packaging formats, including AppImage, Debian and Arch packages (with AUR), Flatpak, Snap, and native Web applications. It provides a management panel for installing, upgrading, and removing software, plus a system tray mode with update notifications and Timeshift-based backup integration.

## Use cases
- manage flatpak and snap apps from one gui
- install and update appimages on linux
- browse and install AUR packages graphically
- get tray notifications when linux apps have updates
- create web apps from websites as native applications
- unified package manager gui for arch linux
- backup system state before package changes with timeshift

## When to choose
- you use multiple packaging formats (AppImage, Flatpak, Snap, deb, pacman/AUR) and want one unified manager
- you want a lightweight GUI alternative to multiple package managers on Linux
- you want automatic update notifications via system tray
- you want to turn websites into native desktop web apps

## When to avoid
- you only use a single package format with a native manager already (e.g., only Flatpak with GNOME Software)
- you need a fully headless/CLI-only package management workflow
- you are not on Linux or use an unsupported distribution
- you need cutting-edge features - the project appears to be in maintenance mode with infrequent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, package-manager, developer-tools, backup, cli
- domain: operating-systems, desktop-applications, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: python
- tags: appimage, flatpak, snap, aur, arch-linux, debian, system-tray, web-apps, qt, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- vinifmor/bauh (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.005760+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 2026-08-30T04:39:11.552954+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vinifmor/bauh (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.005760+00:00, sha a4b55b2211c0)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/bauh/json (fetched 2026-08-29T11:53:27.238018+00:00, sha 17ec7d8db0ee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.