# abenz1267/walker

Multi-Purpose Launcher with a lot of features. Highly Customizable and fast.

Repository: https://github.com/abenz1267/walker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/walker
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: runner, wayland, rust
Last push: 2026-07-23T23:34:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 81, longevity 64
- inputs: {"age_days": 909, "days_push": 41, "days_rel": 48, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 232}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3005, forks 104 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:37.613649+00:00)

## What it is
Walker is a fast, highly customizable multi-purpose application launcher for Linux built with GTK4 and Rust, designed for Wayland desktop environments. It supports launching apps, running commands, calculations, web searches, clipboard history, and many other providers via its Elephant backend.

## Use cases
- launch applications from a keyboard-driven launcher on Wayland
- run shell commands and calculations from a search bar
- search clipboard history and paste previous items
- search the web with custom search engines
- browse and open files quickly
- manage passwords from Bitwarden or 1Password
- search and install Arch Linux packages including AUR
- replace dmenu with a modern GTK4 launcher

## When to choose
- you use a Wayland compositor like Niri, Hyprland, or Sway and want a fast launcher
- you want a highly customizable launcher with many built-in providers
- you need dmenu replacement with extra features like clipboard history and bookmarks

## When to avoid
- you are on X11 or a non-Linux platform
- you want a zero-dependency launcher without GTK4 and the Elephant service
- you prefer a minimal launcher with no configuration

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, search-engine, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: application-launcher, wayland, gtk4, dmenu, clipboard-history, websearch, calculator, highly-customizable, command-line, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- abenz1267/walker (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.613649+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 2026-08-29T18:47:24.084934+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/abenz1267/walker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.613649+00:00, sha 63bb735eccf5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.