# henrypp/chrlauncher

Small and very fast portable launcher and updater for Chromium.

Repository: https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chrlauncher
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: chromium, launcher, updater, windows, foss
Last push: 2026-08-08T06:50:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3934, "days_push": 25, "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 1036, forks 87 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:19.193493+00:00)

## What it is
A small, fast, portable launcher and updater for Chromium-based browsers on Windows. It can launch Chromium, Chrome, Firefox-based browsers, and keep Chromium automatically updated.

## Use cases
- launch portable chromium on windows
- keep chromium automatically updated
- set portable chromium as default browser
- launch chrome-based browsers like vivaldi or opera
- update chromium without installing it system-wide

## When to choose
- you run a portable Chromium build on Windows and want quick launching plus automatic updates
- you want a lightweight default-browser handler for Chromium or Firefox-based browsers
- you prefer a tiny native tool over heavyweight browser managers

## When to avoid
- you need a browser updater on Linux or macOS - it is Windows-only
- you need automatic updates for Firefox-based browsers - updater supports Chromium only
- you want a full browser management suite rather than launch/update functionality

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli
- domain: windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: chromium, launcher, updater, portable, browser, foss

## Member repositories
- henrypp/chrlauncher (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.193493+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 2026-08-30T07:04:40.484880+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.193493+00:00, sha c466973f3361)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.