BobLauncher

Alfred for Linux. But faster.

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Searches everything by default. No keywords needed, just type.

Featured Plugins

• Snippets — text and images
• Clipboard Manager — full history, all MIME types
• File Search — live tracking, respects gitignore
• Calendar — agenda view, create/delete events
• IWD WiFi Manager — list and (dis)connect to networks
• Systemd Service Manager — start/stop services
• Process Monitor — like htop
• Recent Files
• SSH Hosts
• Password Manager — integrates with pass

And of course the basics such as calculator and applications.

Usage

One binary does everything:

bob-launcher                                  # Launch or toggle visibility
bob-launcher --select-plugin <plugin> [query] # Invoke specific plugin
bob-launcher <file|uri>                       # Open files/URIs (xdg-open alternative)

Symlink to bob-launcher.service and it becomes a systemd service. Everything launched gets its own scope for process isolation. Styling is just CSS.

Installation

Building from Source

meson setup build
meson compile -C build
meson install -C build

Dependencies

• GTK4
• GLib
• Wayland
• GTK4 Layer Shell

Contributing

Still in beta. Contributions welcome.