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CLUSTER LAUNCHER-LINUX-DESKTOP · 6 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2006-09-29

Linux launcher editors

This cluster consists of desktop utilities for creating and editing Linux application launcher files (e.g., .desktop files) via a graphical interface, allowing users to add manually installed programs to their application menus. The dated entry history before the index start shows isolated points in September 2006 and September 2016, then several months in early 2026 (January, February, April, July), indicating sporadic activity with a long gap. All three products show zero stars, so none leads on traction; linux_app_editor is listed first among them.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

SEP 2006: 1SEP 2016: 1FEB 2026: 1APR 2026: 1JUL 2026: 1SEP 2026: 1
SEP 2006SEP 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 3 hand-coded · 3 unlabelled

Operator · 1 hobby · 5 open source

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 6 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01linux_app_editor0★20 days—hobbyDesktop utility for creating and editing Linux app launcher files, letting users add manually installed programs to their application menu.
  2. 02kappicon0★2 moliveopen sourceLinux desktop utility that changes application launcher icons without root access, offering graphical and command-line interfaces.
  3. 03apwal0★4 molivehand-codedopen sourceLinux application launcher paired with an editor for customizing and organizing shortcuts to installed programs.
  4. 04umu-shortcut0★6 mostaleliveopen sourceUtility to create desktop entries and wrappers for UMU Launcher, enabling custom launchers.
  5. 05Launcher Studio0★1 molivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop utility that creates and edits Linux application launcher files through a graphical interface for icons, categories, and startup settings.
  6. 06mutant0★6 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop productivity launcher for Linux that offers extensive customization options.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.