# vicinaehq/vicinae

A focused launcher for your desktop - native, fast, extensible

Repository: https://github.com/vicinaehq/vicinae
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vicinae
Homepage: https://vicinae.com
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: linux, poweruser, productivity, app-launcher, nodejs, qt, react, raycast, cpp23, macos
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:06:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 28
- inputs: {"age_days": 401, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 130}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9178, forks 277 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:28.710096+00:00)

## What it is
Vicinae is a native, keyboard-driven desktop launcher and command palette for Linux and macOS, built in C++ with Qt. It bundles app/file search, clipboard history, snippets, emoji picker, calculator, and window switching, and is extensible via Raycast-compatible React/TypeScript extensions and script commands.

## Use cases
- launch apps from a keyboard shortcut
- search clipboard history on linux
- switch windows and browser tabs quickly
- run raycast extensions on linux
- write desktop launcher extensions in typescript
- replace spotlight or albert with an open-source launcher
- expand text snippets on desktop

## When to choose
- you want a fast, native, open-source Raycast alternative for Linux or macOS
- you need clipboard history, file search, and window switching in one keyboard-first tool
- you want to reuse the Raycast extension ecosystem without a browser-based runtime

## When to avoid
- you need a launcher on Windows (support is advertised but Linux/macOS are the focus)
- you require full compatibility with complex Raycast extensions - support is partial
- you prefer a mouse-driven, GUI-heavy launcher

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, search-engine, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: cpp
- tags: app-launcher, command-palette, raycast-compatible, clipboard-manager, keyboard-first, qt, react-extensions, open-source, command-line, linux, macos, nodejs, desktop

## Member repositories
- vicinaehq/vicinae (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.710096+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 2026-08-29T17:23:21.958869+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vicinaehq/vicinae (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.710096+00:00, sha 07b87c42dc53)
  - homepage: https://vicinae.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:28.912384+00:00, sha 15663f5dcd16)
  - site_page: https://docs.vicinae.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:28.914814+00:00, sha 9f318c0cc2d4)
  - site_page: https://docs.vicinae.com/install/linux (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:28.916585+00:00, sha 8769c6f70ad4)
  - site_page: https://docs.vicinae.com/extensions/introduction (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:28.918441+00:00, sha dd33851df2f6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.