# Keypirinha/Keypirinha

A fast keystroke launcher for Windows

Repository: https://github.com/Keypirinha/Keypirinha
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/keypirinha
Homepage: http://keypirinha.com
License Family: other
Topics: keystroke, launcher, windows
Last push: 2020-11-08T10:18:38+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": 3863, "days_push": 2124, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1136, forks 23 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:43.622433+00:00)

## What it is
Keypirinha is a fast, keyboard-driven launcher for Windows that lets users quickly find and launch applications, files, bookmarks, URLs, sessions, and more. It features a plugin-oriented architecture (C++ core with Python 3 plugins), file-driven configuration, and a customizable GUI with a small memory footprint.

## Use cases
- launch applications and files by typing a few keystrokes
- search the web or online dictionaries from a launcher
- calculate math expressions and convert number bases on the fly
- switch to a running application by name
- hash strings and generate UUIDs or passwords quickly
- launch PuTTY, WinSCP, or FileZilla sessions from a search box
- extend the launcher with custom Python plugins
- run a portable launcher from a USB stick

## When to choose
- you want a fast, lightweight, keyboard-only launcher on Windows
- you need a portable launcher that runs from a USB stick
- you want to extend a launcher with Python-based plugins
- you prefer file-driven configuration and a customizable UI

## When to avoid
- you are on macOS or Linux (Windows-only)
- you need actively maintained software with recent releases (last release 2020)
- you want a mouse-first or GUI-heavy launcher experience
- you require an installer and automated update mechanism

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, search-engine, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows
- tags: keystroke-launcher, app-launcher, spotlight-alternative, alfred-alternative, launchy-alternative, portable-app, python-plugins, command-line, desktop

## Member repositories
- Keypirinha/Keypirinha (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.622433+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 2026-08-30T06:36:26.059369+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: http://keypirinha.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:56.624208+00:00, sha 215903de03f2)
  - site_page: https://keypirinha.com/install.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:56.633699+00:00, sha 8615a1085ba4)
  - site_page: https://keypirinha.com/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:56.637027+00:00, sha 3e1992fcbfa5)
  - site_page: https://keypirinha.com/changelog.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:56.639895+00:00, sha 1cdbfed000ba)
  - site_page: https://keypirinha.com/update.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:56.643632+00:00, sha 3bcf0b273dc5)
  - site_page: https://keypirinha.com/contributions.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:56.645450+00:00, sha 3273b8913ba9)
  - site_page: https://keypirinha.com/custom-catalog.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:56.647262+00:00, sha 964225867031)
  - site_page: https://keypirinha.com/contribute.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:56.648991+00:00, sha 9594eea2e6cc)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.