# bayleeadamoss/zazu

:rocket: A fully extensible and open source launcher for hackers, creators and dabblers.

Repository: https://github.com/bayleeadamoss/zazu
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zazu
Homepage: http://zazuapp.org
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: zazu, hackers, launcher, extensible, alfred, spotlight, core, platform
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-06-19T15:14:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3814, "days_push": 2632, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2085, forks 167 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:11.932532+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, search-engine, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: launcher, alfred-alternative, spotlight-alternative, hotkey, clipboard-history, file-finder, extensible, dotfile-configuration, automation, macos, linux, desktop, electron, javascript

## Member repositories
- bayleeadamoss/zazu (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.932532+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 2026-08-30T02:55:50.029477+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bayleeadamoss/zazu (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.932532+00:00, sha 16872f804f42)
  - homepage: http://zazuapp.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:07.760663+00:00, sha 632b6bdf1f96)
  - site_page: http://zazuapp.org/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:07.763386+00:00, sha 657e7ebb9700)
  - site_page: http://zazuapp.org/documentation/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:07.767591+00:00, sha a6dc384d32d7)
  - site_page: http://zazuapp.org/documentation/plugins (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:07.769661+00:00, sha ef1b8b08a4dd)
  - site_page: http://zazuapp.org/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:07.765435+00:00, sha 2668203ada77)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.