# p-e-w/plotinus

A searchable command palette in every modern GTK+ application

Repository: https://github.com/p-e-w/plotinus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/plotinus
Language: Vala
License Family: other
Topics: linux, linux-desktop, gtk, gtk3, gnome, command-palette
Last push: 2021-05-24T17:14:00+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": 3580, "days_push": 1927, "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 1024, forks 22 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:16.466603+00:00)

## What it is
Plotinus is a GTK+ 3 module that adds a searchable command palette (like Sublime Text's) to any modern GTK+ application, invoked with Ctrl+Shift+P. It introspects running applications to extract available commands without requiring any modification to the applications themselves.

## Use cases
- add a command palette to GTK applications
- search and run menu actions by typing a few letters
- make GNOME apps faster to use with keyboard-only workflows
- discover hidden commands in Linux desktop applications
- bring Sublime Text-style command palette to the whole Linux desktop

## When to choose
- you use GTK+ 3 applications on Linux and want fast keyboard-driven command access
- you want command palette functionality without modifying or recompiling applications
- you prefer keyboard-driven navigation over clicking through menus

## When to avoid
- you use Qt, Electron, or non-GTK applications
- you need a maintained solution - the project has had no releases since 2021
- you are uncomfortable setting GTK3_MODULES environment variables system-wide

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, developer-tools, cli
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: command-palette, gtk3, vala, ld-preload-module, keyboard-shortcuts, linux, gtk, gnome

## Member repositories
- p-e-w/plotinus (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.466603+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 2026-08-30T07:08:15.153256+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/p-e-w/plotinus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.466603+00:00, sha 44e5293d42ef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.