# henkman/virgo

:virgo::computer::computer::computer::computer: Virtual desktops for Windows

Repository: https://github.com/henkman/virgo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/virgo
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: virtual-desktops, windows
Last push: 2023-08-18T12:51:16+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": 4716, "days_push": 1111, "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 1463, forks 260 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:47.828575+00:00)

## What it is
A tiny virtual desktop manager for Windows written in C, providing four virtual desktops switchable via hotkeys. It runs as a lightweight tray icon using under 1 MB of memory.

## Use cases
- manage multiple virtual desktops on windows
- switch desktops with keyboard hotkeys
- move windows between virtual desktops
- lightweight alternative to heavy desktop managers
- organize open windows across workspaces

## When to choose
- you want an extremely lightweight virtual desktop tool for Windows
- you prefer simple hotkey-driven desktop switching
- you want a small open-source utility you can recompile and customize

## When to avoid
- you need more than four desktops without recompiling
- you need a GUI for managing desktops
- you are on macOS or Linux

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools
- domain: windows, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: virtual-desktops, window-management, tray-icon, hotkeys, lightweight, c, desktop

## Member repositories
- henkman/virgo (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.828575+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 2026-08-30T04:35:13.267399+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/henkman/virgo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.828575+00:00, sha e16a356ec699)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.