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Launcher projects on GitHub

Application launchers and quick-search tools for the desktop.

As of , the most-starred Launcher projects on GitHub are Wox (27.5K stars), nnn (22.1K stars) and Seelen-UI (18.1K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 26 Launcher repositories with 193.4K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 17 was bloodborne_pc, with +348 stars in a day.

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Hot right now

Most stars gained in a day · Oct 17

+348

bloodborne_pc

Supermedo/bloodborne_pc · ★ 3.5K

A native Windows port of Bloodborne that runs the PS4 game's own x86-64 code directly on your PC and translates its graphics calls to Vulkan, wrapped in a launcher that handles settings, upscaling, cheats and updates.

+279

gow3_pc

FelipePrado0/gow3_pc · ★ 3.2K

A Windows (and experimental Linux) port of God of War III Remastered, a PlayStation 4 game, that lets you run your own legally-owned copy of the game on a PC with a launcher, in-game menu, cheats and performance patches.

+104

DSHA

DSH-APP/DSHA · ★ 1.5K

DSHA is an Android app that lets you run DeepSeek Harness ('dsh'), DeepSeek's official AI coding agent similar to Claude Code, directly on your phone — no root, no Termux, no command line needed.

+55

ReSkate

Dingo-Shenanigans/ReSkate · ★ 1.2K

ReSkate is a fan-made mod framework and launcher for EA's skateboarding game 'skate.' that lets you play fully offline, host your own multiplayer lobbies or dedicated servers, and install mods.

The all-time top

26 projects · by stars

  1. #1 · Wox-launcher/Wox

    Wox

    Wox is an open-source launcher for Windows, macOS, and Linux — an alternative to Raycast, Alfred, or Spotlight. One input pops up, and you search and act from the keyboard.

    27.5K
  2. #2 · jarun/nnn

    nnn

    nnn (n3) is a terminal file manager built for speed and low resource use. The binary is typically around 100KB, it usually needs less than 3.5MB of resident memory, and it runs fine even with 8 colors.

    22.1K
  3. #3 · eythaann/Seelen-UI

    Seelen-UI

    Seelen UI is a full desktop environment replacement for Windows 10/11 that lets you rebuild the taskbar, dock, app launcher, window manager, flyouts, and virtual desktops instead of just skinning them.

    18.1K
  1. 4

    rofi

    16.5Kdavatorium/rofi · C

    Rofi is a window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement for Linux and BSD. It pops up a searchable list where you can jump between open windows, launch apps, connect over SSH or browse files.

  2. 5

    Flow.Launcher

    15.8KFlow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher · C#

    Flow Launcher is a quick file search and application launcher for Windows, similar to Alfred or Spotlight, with support for community-made plugins.

  3. 6

    Playnite

    14.2KJosefNemec/Playnite · C#

    Playnite is an open source video game library manager and launcher. It brings games from third-party launchers like Steam, Epic and GOG, plus emulated titles, into one unified interface.

  4. 7

    lawnchair

    13.7KLawnchairLauncher/lawnchair · Java

    Lawnchair is a free, open-source home app (launcher) for Android. Built on Launcher3, Android's default home app, it adds Pixel Launcher features plus deep customization.

  5. 8

    shell

    12.9Kcaelestia-dots/shell · QML

    Caelestia shell is an animated desktop shell for Linux: the visual layer of your desktop — bar, launcher, dashboard, notifications — rendered with Quickshell on top of the Hyprland window manager under Wayland.

  6. 9

    PrismLauncher

    10.7KPrismLauncher/PrismLauncher · C++

    An open-source custom launcher for Minecraft for keeping and managing several Minecraft installations side by side. It is a community fork of MultiMC, and is not endorsed by it.

  7. 10

    rubick

    10KrubickCenter/rubick · TypeScript

    Rubick is an open-source, plugin-based desktop efficiency toolbox: one search box that quick-launches local apps, files and folders, and hosts plugins you install from a built-in market.

  8. 11

    tinycast

    8.6Kabue-ammar/tinycast · Swift

    Tinycast is a tiny, fully native macOS launcher: one global hotkey summons a palette for launching apps, clipboard history, snippets, window tiling and more — all under 100 MB of RAM.

  9. 12

    ZTools

    4KZToolsCenter/ZTools · TypeScript

    ZTools is an open-source implementation of uTools - a high-performance, extensible application launcher and plugin platform for macOS and Windows.

  10. 13

    MANPADS-System-Launcher-and-Rocket

    3.9Knovatic14/MANPADS-System-Launcher-and-Rocket

    A proof-of-concept man-portable air-defense system: a DIY launcher and interceptor built from consumer electronics and 3D-printed components, documented on GitHub as a hardware project.

  11. 14

    bloodborne_pc

    3.5KSupermedo/bloodborne_pc · C++

    A native Windows port of Bloodborne that runs the PS4 game's own x86-64 code directly on your PC and translates its graphics calls to Vulkan, wrapped in a launcher that handles settings, upscaling, cheats and updates.

  12. 15

    gow3_pc

    3.2KFelipePrado0/gow3_pc · C++

    A Windows (and experimental Linux) port of God of War III Remastered, a PlayStation 4 game, that lets you run your own legally-owned copy of the game on a PC with a launcher, in-game menu, cheats and performance patches.

  13. 16

    DSHA

    1.5KDSH-APP/DSHA · Java

    DSHA is an Android app that lets you run DeepSeek Harness ('dsh'), DeepSeek's official AI coding agent similar to Claude Code, directly on your phone — no root, no Termux, no command line needed.

  14. 17

    CircuitLordVRModInstaller

    1.3KCircuitLord/CircuitLordVRModInstaller · C#

    This is a one-click Windows installer for CircuitLord's full VR conversion mods: Big Walk VR and Titanfall 2 VR. It finds your game install, sets up the required mod loader, installs the mod, and can launch the game straight into VR.

  15. 18

    ReSkate

    1.2KDingo-Shenanigans/ReSkate · C++

    ReSkate is a fan-made mod framework and launcher for EA's skateboarding game 'skate.' that lets you play fully offline, host your own multiplayer lobbies or dedicated servers, and install mods.

  16. 19

    rustcast

    1.1KMystikoLab/rustcast · Rust

    RustCast is a free, open-source popup launcher for macOS written in Rust: hit a hotkey, start typing, and launch apps, utilities and workflows. It is positioned as an open-source alternative to Raycast.

  17. 20

    Dextop

    947NarYuki/Dextop · Kotlin

    Dextop is an open-source Android app that creates a virtual display and gives you a desktop-like workspace using only your phone, unlocking the hidden Samsung DeX and desktop capabilities of Android.

  18. 21

    pinyon-shift

    723arcanite24/pinyon-shift · Python

    Pinyon Shift is a Windows-only playable preview built from a native static recompilation of the Xbox 360 release of Forza Horizon, letting you build and run a working, imperfect version of the game from your own disc.

  19. 22

    Tyranor-Next

    668Weiss-UltimateSavior/Tyranor-Next · HTML

    Tyranor Next is a multi-engine visual novel (Galgame) launcher for Android. Its engine runtime is a reverse-engineered rewrite based on the Tyranor emulator, and it bundles native runtimes for Kirikiri, ONScripter, Tyrano and Artemis, plus library management, cover fetching, save mirroring, and engine tuning.

  20. 23

    Cobalt

    401BandarLabs/Cobalt · Rust

    Cobalt is an open-source application platform for Kobo e-readers: a launcher, an App Store, a Rust SDK, and a runtime with capability isolation that turn the reader into a device that runs real apps.

  21. 24

    exodium

    332tvollstaedt/exodium · Rust

    Exodium is a cross-platform native frontend for the eXoDOS DOS game collection, letting you browse and stream over 9,000 preserved DOS games without downloading the full ~500GB torrent upfront.

  22. 25

    hearthstone-linux-gui

    217DawnMagnet/hearthstone-linux-gui · Rust

    It is a native GTK4 desktop manager for installing, updating, logging into, and launching Hearthstone on Linux, written in Rust.

  23. 26

    dsh-launcher

    199Ruler4396/dsh-launcher · C#

    It is a lightweight native Windows launcher shell for DeepSeek Harness (dsh): double-click to start the dsh service instead of typing commands, with optional auto-start on boot.

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