# Caelestia

A fluid, morphing interface to your Linux desktop

Repository: https://github.com/caelestia-dots/caelestia
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/caelestia
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Topics: caelestia, hyprland, hyprland-rice, linux, rice
Last push: 2026-08-26T06:52:18+00:00
Link (homepage): https://caelestiashell.com

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 42
- inputs: {"age_days": 592, "days_push": 7, "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 4113, forks 358 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:35.684921+00:00)

## What it is
Caelestia is a fluid, morphing desktop shell for Linux built with Quickshell and QML, designed for the Hyprland Wayland compositor. It comes with a companion dotfiles repository and CLI for configuring a complete riced desktop environment.

## Use cases
- rice my hyprland desktop with a polished shell
- get a status bar and widgets for wayland
- make my linux desktop look aesthetic
- install a quickshell-based desktop shell
- customize hyprland dotfiles with a matching theme
- add a launcher and notification center to wayland

## When to choose
- you use Hyprland on Arch or Nix and want a cohesive, animated desktop shell
- you want a ready-made rice with dotfiles, CLI, and shell bundled together
- you want an actively maintained, popular wayland shell with community support

## When to avoid
- you use X11 or a desktop environment like GNOME or KDE
- you want a minimal, unthemed setup without heavy visual effects
- you are not willing to run a Wayland compositor or tweak QML configs

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: desktop-framework, ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: hyprland, wayland, quickshell, qml, dotfiles, rice, desktop-shell, arch-linux, nix, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- caelestia-dots/caelestia (main) score 65
- caelestia-dots/shell (frontend) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:35.684921+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 2026-08-29T17:15:23.860553+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/caelestia-dots/caelestia (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:35.684921+00:00, sha 3649e8b4ecd5)
  - homepage: https://caelestiashell.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:13:55.780605+00:00, sha 2a4e3ccea4d2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.