abenz1267

    abenz1267/walker

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

    backend
    runner
    rust
    wayland
    Rust
    GPL-3.0
    3.1K stars
    102 forks
    3.1K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 31, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 24 days ago, with 53 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #55 in the weekly ranking the week of Oct 26, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a fast, highly customizable application launcher for Linux desktops using GTK4 and Rust.
    • Offers multiple integrated providers enabling launching apps, running commands, browsing files, and more in one unified interface.
    • Use for quickly launching GUI applications and running shell commands with a modern, keyboard-driven interface.
    • Use for managing clipboard history, performing calculations, and inserting special symbols directly from the launcher.
    • Use for Arch Linux users to search, install, or remove packages and manage todo lists with scheduling and notifications.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    GPL 3.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

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    From the README

    A fast, customizable application launcher built with GTK4 and Rust, designed for Linux desktop environments. Walker provides a clean, modern interface for launching applications, running commands, performing calculations, and more.

    Excerpt from the abenz1267/walker README on GitHub (GPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    102-1

    Open issues

    27+8

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