# Seafoam-Labs/Shelly-ALPM

Pacman alternative for ArchLinux, designed with you in mind.

Repository: https://github.com/Seafoam-Labs/Shelly-ALPM
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shelly-alpm
Homepage: https://www.seafoam-labs.org/shelly-alpm
Language: Zig
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: archlinux, cachyos, cli, garuda-linux, linux, package-management, package-manager, visual, shelly, shelly-cli, shelly-ui, archlinux-community, archlinux-package, archlinuxgui, pacman, gtk, gtk4, zig
Last push: 2026-09-02T19:42:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 88, longevity 17
- inputs: {"age_days": 238, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 3, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 100}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1085, forks 89 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:08.135838+00:00)

## What it is
Shelly is a modern package manager for Arch Linux that interfaces directly with libalpm, offering both a GTK4 visual interface and a user-friendly CLI. It supports searching, installing, updating, and removing packages from official repos, the AUR, and optionally Flatpak.

## Use cases
- manage arch linux packages with a gui
- pacman alternative with visual interface
- install and remove packages from the aur
- search and filter arch packages
- manage flatpak and native packages in one place
- update arch linux system packages

## When to choose
- you want a friendlier, visual alternative to pacman on Arch or Arch-based distros like CachyOS or Garuda
- you need one tool to manage official repos, AUR, and Flatpak packages
- you want native libalpm performance rather than a shell wrapper

## When to avoid
- you are not on Arch Linux or an Arch-based distribution
- you rely on advanced pacman features or scripting compatibility with pacman's exact CLI
- you need a package manager for Debian, Fedora, or other non-ALPM systems

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: package-manager, cli, gui
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems, self-hosted
- platform: cli
- tags: arch-linux, pacman, libalpm, aur, flatpak, gtk4, zig, cachyos, wayland, command-line, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- Seafoam-Labs/Shelly-ALPM (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:08.135838+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 2026-08-30T06:57:33.176718+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Seafoam-Labs/Shelly-ALPM (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:08.135838+00:00, sha ca3b250cc9d5)
  - homepage: https://www.seafoam-labs.org/shelly-alpm (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:11.561816+00:00, sha c6b48cc8a333)
  - site_page: https://www.seafoam-labs.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:11.570633+00:00, sha ec46080610d2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.