Apps

Library and CLI tool for querying and launching applications that have a corresponding .desktop file.

Usage

You can browse the Apps reference.

CLI

astal-apps --help

Library

JavaScript

import Apps from "gi://AstalApps"

const apps = new Apps.Apps({
    nameMultiplier: 2,
    entryMultiplier: 0,
    executableMultiplier: 2,
})

for (const app of apps.fuzzy_query("spotify")) {
    print(app.name)
}

Python

from gi.repository import AstalApps as Apps

apps = Apps.Apps(
    name_multiplier=2,
    entry_multiplier=0,
    executable_multiplier=2,
)

for app in apps.fuzzy_query("obsidian"):
    print(app.get_name())

Lua

local Apps = require("lgi").require("AstalApps")

local apps = Apps.Apps({
    name_multiplier = 2,
    entry_multiplier = 0,
    executable_multiplier = 2,
})

for _, app in ipairs(apps:fuzzy_query("lutris")) do
    print(app.name)
end

Vala

var apps = new AstalApps.Apps() {
    name_multiplier = 2,
    entry_multiplier = 0,
    executable_multiplier = 2,
};

foreach (var app in apps.fuzzy_query("firefox")) {
    print(app.name);
}

Installation

1. install dependencies

Arch

sudo pacman -Syu meson vala json-glib gobject-introspection

Fedora

sudo dnf install meson vala valadoc json-glib-devel gobject-introspection-devel

Ubuntu

sudo apt install meson valac libjson-glib-dev gobject-introspection

2. clone repo

git clone https://github.com/aylur/astal.git
cd astal/lib/apps

3. install

meson setup --prefix /usr build
meson install -C build