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jimbojsb/launchrocket

A Mac PrefPane to manage all your Homebrew-installed services observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/jimbojsb/launchrocket · Objective-C · MIT (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived

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: 5143
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2946
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3041 stars · 108 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

LaunchRocket is a macOS System Preferences pane for managing launchd services, primarily those installed via Homebrew. It provides start/stop controls, status indicators, and the option to run services as root.

Use cases

  • manage homebrew services on mac
  • start and stop launchd services with a gui
  • run dnsmasq or nginx as root on macos
  • view status of background services on mac
  • replace brew services command line with a gui

When to choose

  • you use Homebrew services on macOS and want a graphical manager
  • you need to toggle services as root without memorizing launchctl commands

When to avoid

  • you are on a modern macOS version, as the project has not been updated since 2018
  • you prefer command-line tools like brew services
  • you need Gatekeeper-signed software

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

gui developer-tools configuration-management developer-tools operating-systems self-hosted homebrew launchd preference-pane service-management objective-c macos desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
jimbojsb/launchrocketmain10

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