# Ulauncher/Ulauncher

Feature rich application Launcher for Linux

Repository: https://github.com/Ulauncher/Ulauncher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ulauncher
Homepage: https://ulauncher.io
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: linux, launcher, python, gtk
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:29:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4133, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 15.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- 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 4501, forks 240 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:51.540972+00:00)

## What it is
Ulauncher is a fast, feature-rich application launcher for Linux written in Python with GTK+. It provides fuzzy app search, a calculator, file browsing, custom shortcuts, color themes, and an extension API for community add-ons.

## Use cases
- launch apps on linux with a keyboard hotkey
- fuzzy search applications without exact spelling
- browse files and directories from a launcher
- create custom shortcuts to scripts and searches
- extend a launcher with community plugins
- customize launcher appearance with color themes

## When to choose
- you use Linux and want a Spotlight/Albert-style launcher
- you want an extensible launcher with a Python extension API
- you need fuzzy app search plus calculator and file browsing in one tool

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows or macOS
- you need a stable extension API right now - v6 is still in pre-release with API changes
- you want a launcher with deep plugin ecosystem beyond what Ulauncher extensions offer

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, plugin-system, gui, cli
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: python
- tags: app-launcher, fuzzy-search, gtk, keyboard-driven, extensions, spotlight-alternative, themes, command-line, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- Ulauncher/Ulauncher (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:51.540972+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 2026-08-29T18:20:24.942613+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Ulauncher/Ulauncher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:51.540972+00:00, sha 5ad4a636c4c9)
  - homepage: https://ulauncher.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:35.181387+00:00, sha 95ead660d642)
  - site_page: https://docs.ulauncher.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:35.213185+00:00, sha f7b1a4a2712c)
  - site_page: http://docs.ulauncher.io/en/latest/themes/themes.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:35.240149+00:00, sha ba7bb2ee10c1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.