Kupfer
kupferlauncher.github.io
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Kupfer is an interface for quick access to applications and their documents.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- Intended users
- The maker describes using Kupfer to find and launch applications and quickly access their documents.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- License
- The project is licensed under GNU General Public License v3 or any later version.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Distribution
- The project says Kupfer is available through Ubuntu and Debian repositories and Arch Linux’s community repository.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- Documentation
- The user guide is available as Mallard help pages in the application and on the project website, and it is translatable.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Extendable
- Plugins extend Kupfer’s quick access to objects beyond applications.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- Keyboard shortcut dependency
- Kupfer can run without Keybinder if the user assigns a window-manager keybinding to the kupfer binary.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Keyboard use
- Kupfer is keyboard-focused and lets users configure accelerator keys for frequently used actions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- Latest version
- The homepage identifies v321 as the latest version and links to a source tarball.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- Linux availability
- The maker says Kupfer is available in Ubuntu and Debian repositories and in Arch Linux’s community repository.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- Plugin dependencies
- Some plugins require additional Python modules.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Plugin development
- Kupfer loads Python extension modules at runtime, with plugins implemented as Python files or packages.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- Plugin examples
- The manual documents Applications, Calculator, Favorites, Notes, Thunar, and Triggers plugins.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- Plugins
- Plugins extend Kupfer’s quick access to objects beyond applications.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- Running applications
- The README says Wnck 3.20 is recommended; without it, Kupfer cannot focus already running applications.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Runtime limit
- Normal use requires an active D-Bus session bus, and only one Kupfer instance can be active per user at a time.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Runtime requirements
- Kupfer requires Python 3.9 or later, GTK 3.22, libkeybinder 0.3.1, Python GObject introspection, D-Bus Python bindings, and python-xdg.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Session requirement
- Normal use requires an active D-Bus session bus, and only one Kupfer instance can run per user at a time.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Source release
- The site lists version v321 and a source tarball for download.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- Support and documentation
- The site links to a user guide and technical documentation, and lists an IRC channel for discussion.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kupferlauncher.github.io
- System requirements
- The repository lists Python 3.9 or later, GTK 3.22, libkeybinder 0.3.1, Python GObject introspection bindings, D-Bus Python bindings, and python-xdg as runtime requirements.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Where Specifiction places it
- App Launcher Software#33 of 407.1
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