# probonopd/linuxdeployqt

Makes Linux applications self-contained by copying in the libraries and plugins that the application uses, and optionally generates an AppImage. Can be used for Qt and other applications

Repository: https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/linuxdeployqt
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: qt, qt5, packaging, deployment, applications, appimage, linux
Last push: 2025-10-21T18:08:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 48, release rhythm 29, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3649, "days_push": 316, "days_rel": 316, "gap_med": 140, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- 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 2467, forks 443 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:53.723825+00:00)

## What it is
linuxdeployqt is a Linux deployment tool that makes applications self-contained by copying in the libraries and plugins they use, producing an AppDir or AppImage. It is conceptually based on Qt's macdeployqt and works with Qt and other compiled applications.

## Use cases
- package a Qt application as an AppImage
- bundle libraries and plugins into a self-contained Linux app
- distribute a Linux binary that runs across distributions
- deploy a CMake or qmake build as an AppDir
- create a minimal Qt runtime subset for my app

## When to choose
- you want to distribute a Linux desktop application as a single portable AppImage
- you need to bundle Qt libraries and plugins with your application
- you want cross-distribution binaries built on an older Ubuntu LTS

## When to avoid
- you need actively developed tooling - the author recommends go-appimage instead
- you target non-Linux platforms
- you want distribution-native packages like deb or rpm

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: deployment, build-tool
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cli
- tags: appimage, qt, packaging, appdir, bundle, linux

## Member repositories
- probonopd/linuxdeployqt (main) score 52

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.723825+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 2026-08-30T02:29:13.085794+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.723825+00:00, sha b77649a5e7c7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.