bayleeadamoss/zazu
:rocket: A fully extensible and open source launcher for hackers, creators and dabblers. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3814
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2632
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2085 stars · 167 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Zazu is a cross-platform, open-source desktop launcher (an Alfred/Spotlight alternative) built with Electron and JavaScript. It is fully plugin-based, letting users add, remove, or replace features like calculator, clipboard history, file finder, and system commands via a single ~/.zazurc.json dotfile.
Use cases
- open source alternative to alfred or spotlight
- launch apps and find files with a hotkey
- fuzzy search my clipboard history
- build custom plugins for a desktop launcher
- sync launcher configuration via a dotfile
- run quick calculations and unit conversions from a launcher
- lock screen or trigger system commands from keyboard
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained launcher - the last release was in 2019
- you want a polished ecosystem like Alfred or Raycast on macOS
- you need deep OS integration or modern plugin marketplaces
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
gui search-engine plugin-system developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform windows launcher alfred-alternative spotlight-alternative hotkey clipboard-history file-finder extensible dotfile-configuration automation macos linux desktop electron javascript
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/bayleeadamoss/zazu · fetched 2026-08-28 · 16872f804f42
- homepage: http://zazuapp.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 632b6bdf1f96
- site_page: http://zazuapp.org/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 657e7ebb9700
- site_page: http://zazuapp.org/documentation/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · a6dc384d32d7
- site_page: http://zazuapp.org/documentation/plugins · fetched 2026-08-29 · ef1b8b08a4dd
- site_page: http://zazuapp.org/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2668203ada77
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| bayleeadamoss/zazu | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="bayleeadamoss/zazu")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem