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mijorus/gearlever

Manage AppImages with ease 📦 observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/mijorus/gearlever · homepage · Python · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

92/100

  • Activity 93
  • Release rhythm 94
  • Longevity 85
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: 6
  • age_days: 1202
  • days_rel: 42
  • days_push: 42
  • n_releases_24m: 58

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2136 stars · 93 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Gear Lever is a Linux desktop application for managing AppImages, letting users integrate them into the app menu, organize them in a custom folder, and handle updates with a modern GTK UI. It also ships a CLI with JSON output for scripting AppImage integration, updates, and removal.

Use cases

  • integrate appimages into my app menu
  • manage appimage updates on linux
  • organize appimages in a folder
  • update appimages from the command line
  • remove appimages and their desktop entries
  • list installed appimages as json

When to choose

  • you use many AppImages on Linux and want menu integration and update management
  • you want a GUI plus scriptable CLI for AppImage lifecycle
  • you prefer Flatpak-distributed desktop tools

When to avoid

  • you only use Flatpak, deb, or rpm packages rather than AppImages
  • you need a general-purpose Linux package manager
  • you are not on a Linux desktop with a freedesktop-compliant menu

Facets

application · maturity active

gui cli file-system developer-tools desktop-applications operating-systems developer-tools cli appimage appimage-management flatpak gtk package-management desktop-integration linux desktop

4 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
mijorus/gearlevermain92

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mijorus/gearlever")

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