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qdore/Mutate

A simple launcher inspired by Alfred for ubuntu and Fedora. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/qdore/Mutate · C++ · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
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: 4365
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 3500
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1267 stars · 94 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Mutate is a simple keyboard-driven application launcher for Linux, inspired by the Alfred launcher on macOS. It supports finding applications and files, calculations, killing processes, web searches, and translation via hotkeys and keywords.

Use cases

  • launch applications with a hotkey on ubuntu
  • alfred alternative for linux
  • quickly find files from keyboard
  • kill processes from a launcher
  • search the web from a hotkey
  • translate selected text quickly
  • do quick calculations from a launcher

When to choose

  • you want an Alfred-style launcher on Ubuntu or Fedora
  • you prefer keyboard-driven app and file launching
  • you want a lightweight launcher with extensible scripts

When to avoid

  • you need an actively maintained launcher with recent bug fixes
  • you are on a distribution other than Ubuntu or Fedora
  • you need Wayland support or modern desktop integration

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

gui search-engine developer-tools developer-tools desktop-applications app-launcher alfred-alternative hotkeys file-search qt5 keyboard-driven command-line linux desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
qdore/Mutatemain23

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