# ramensoftware/windhawk

The customization marketplace for Windows programs: https://windhawk.net/

Repository: https://github.com/ramensoftware/windhawk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/windhawk
Homepage: https://windhawk.net
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-18T12:46:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1691, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 268, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8787, forks 228 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:25.737863+00:00)

## What it is
Windhawk is a Windows customization marketplace that lets users install community-made mods to tweak the behavior and appearance of Windows programs. It works via global DLL injection and API hooking, with mods managed through a VSCode-based UI.

## Use cases
- customize windows taskbar and start menu
- tweak behavior of third-party windows programs
- install community mods for windows apps
- hook and modify windows application functions
- remove ads or unwanted ui elements from windows programs

## When to choose
- you want ready-made mods to customize Windows programs without coding
- you want a marketplace with community-maintained tweaks
- you need system-wide injection and hooking handled for you

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform customization outside Windows
- you want sandboxed theming without DLL injection
- you dislike modifying closed-source binaries at runtime

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: plugin-system, developer-tools, gui
- domain: windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp, rust
- tags: windows-customization, dll-injection, api-hooking, mods-marketplace, system-tweaks, automation

## Member repositories
- ramensoftware/windhawk (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:25.737863+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 2026-08-29T17:25:12.732027+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ramensoftware/windhawk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:25.737863+00:00, sha e2f31658e320)
  - homepage: https://windhawk.net (fetched 2026-08-29T08:25:24.137533+00:00, sha 25042424b701)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.