Open Source · X11 & Wayland

Your apps,
beautifully launched.

LinxPad brings a macOS-style fullscreen app launcher to Linux — fast, elegant, and distraction-free.

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Features

Everything you need,
nothing you don't.

A focused launcher built for productivity and aesthetics on any Linux desktop.

Pages and folders

Pages & Folders

Organise your apps into folders and swipe through pages — just like you're used to.

App folder

App Folders

Group related apps into folders with drag-and-drop reordering for a tidy grid.

Search apps

Instant Search

Start typing anywhere to search apps and folders — results appear instantly.

Web search

Web Search

Search the web directly from the launcher without switching to a browser first.

Settings

Settings

Tune grid size, font, transparency, and launch mode to match your workflow.

See it in action

Watch the demo.

A quick walkthrough of LinxPad's features on a real Linux desktop.

Why LinxPad

Built for the Linux desktop.

🖥️

X11 & Wayland

Works seamlessly on both display server protocols.

⚡

Live Reload

Detects new or removed apps automatically

🔓

Use Everywhere

Works in any desktop environment or window manager.

🐍

Python + PyQt6

Lightweight, hackable, and easy to extend.

Downloads

Get LinxPad for your distro.

Pre-built packages for the most popular distributions, plus a universal AppImage and Flatpak.

Tarball

Tarball

Universal installer for any distro

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Debian

DEB

Debian 13

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Ubuntu

DEB

Ubuntu 24.04

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openSUSE

RPM

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed

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Fedora

RPM

Fedora 43

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AppImage

AppImage

Any Linux x86_64 — no install needed

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Flatpak

Flatpak

Any Linux with Flatpak installed

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All packages are available on the GitHub Releases page.

Support the Project

Help keep LinxPad alive.

☕

Buy me a coffee

LinxPad is free and open source. If it makes your Linux desktop a little nicer, consider supporting its development.

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You can also star the repo, share it, or contribute code — every bit helps!

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About

The story behind LinxPad.

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LinxPad was born from a simple desire: to have the clean, fullscreen app launcher experience of macOS on a Linux desktop — without compromise.

It reads standard .desktop files, respects your existing app ecosystem, and stays out of your way until you need it. Press a key, find your app, launch it.

Built with Python and PyQt6, it's lightweight, hackable, and welcomes contributions from the community.

GPL-3.0-or-later Python 3.11+ PyQt6 6.4+ X11 Wayland
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