https://github.com/vicinaehq/vicinae
A focused launcher for your desktop — native, fast, extensible
https://github.com/vicinaehq/vicinae
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A focused launcher for your desktop — native, fast, extensible
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/vicinaehq/vicinae
- Owner: vicinaehq
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2025-07-28T03:49:03.000Z (10 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-04-03T01:29:33.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-04-03T07:05:57.513Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: app-launcher, cpp23, linux, nodejs, poweruser, productivity, qt, raycast, react
- Language: C++
- Homepage: https://vicinae.com
- Size: 133 MB
- Stars: 7,043
- Watchers: 12
- Forks: 176
- Open Issues: 195
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Agents: AGENTS.md
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README
[](https://discord.gg/rP4ecD42p7)
**Vicinae** (pronounced _"vee-CHEE-nay"_) is a high-performance, native launcher for your desktop.
It comes with a rich set of built-in modules and can be easily extended using the [Typescript SDK](https://docs.vicinae.com/extensions/introduction).
Drawing inspiration from the [Raycast launcher](https://www.raycast.com/), Vicinae provides a mostly compatible extension API, allowing reuse of many existing Raycast extensions with minimal modification.
Vicinae is designed for developers and power users who want fast, keyboard-first access to common system actions.
Check the [website](https://vicinae.com) ;)
## Features
- Launch apps
- File search
- Emoji picker
- Calculator with history (multiple backends available)
- Clipboard history
- Quickly open links using any app (can be used to set up web search)
- Focus open windows
- script commands
- `dmenu` compatibility mode
- Theming system
- Fallback commands
- React/Typescript extension SDK, allowing to build complex search-focused UIs
- Global [extension store](https://github.com/vicinaehq/extensions) (since v0.16.0)
- Raycast compatibility support
→ Includes access to the official Raycast extension store, with one-click installs directly from within the launcher
→ Many extensions may not work yet due to missing APIs or general Linux incompatibilities
## Breaking changes
Until we reach version 1 you should expect breaking changes from release to release. Watch the changelogs to learn about them.
We try to not introduce breaking changes that result in a definitive loss of data, but you should expect to have to redo your configuration from time to time.
## Documentation
All you need to know is at [docs.vicinae.com](https://docs.vicinae.com).