# qdore/Mutate

A simple launcher inspired by Alfred for ubuntu and Fedora.

Repository: https://github.com/qdore/Mutate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mutate
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2017-02-01T19:40:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4365, "days_push": 3500, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1267, forks 94 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:11.429781+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, search-engine, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: app-launcher, alfred-alternative, hotkeys, file-search, qt5, keyboard-driven, command-line, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- qdore/Mutate (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.429781+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 2026-08-30T05:03:43.683789+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/qdore/Mutate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.429781+00:00, sha e6d12b970c90)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.