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betterlockscreen/betterlockscreen

🍀 sweet looking lockscreen for linux system observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/betterlockscreen/betterlockscreen · Shell · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

53/100

  • Activity 53
  • Release rhythm 25
  • Longevity 100

Flags: prerelease_only

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3191
  • days_rel: 290
  • days_push: 285
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2653 stars · 181 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Betterlockscreen is a shell-based lockscreen utility for Linux that wraps i3lock to provide fast, visually appealing lock screens with image effects. It pre-processes wallpapers with blur and dim effects so locking the screen is instant.

Use cases

  • lock my linux screen with a blurred wallpaper
  • make i3lock look better with effects
  • fast lockscreen for i3 window manager
  • set a custom lockscreen background on linux
  • lock screen with dimmed desktop image
  • replace default i3lock with a prettier lockscreen

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

cli security operating-systems desktop-applications security developer-tools cli lockscreen i3lock i3wm shell-script desktop-customization linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
betterlockscreen/betterlockscreenmain53

For agents

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