Vicinae (pronounced "vih-SIN-ay") is a high-performance, native launcher for Linux — built with C++ and Qt.

It includes a set of built-in modules, and extensions can be developed quickly using fully server-side React/TypeScript — with no browser or Electron involved.

Inspired by the popular Raycast launcher, 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 — without unnecessary overhead.

⚠️ Note: Some features may vary depending on your desktop environment.
If something isn’t supported yet, contributions are fully welcome — many integrations are beginner-friendly, and helpful guides are available in the docs.

Vicinae currently runs best on wlroots-based compositors, such as Hyprland and Sway.

• Start and retrieve information about installed applications
• File indexing with full-text search across millions of files — available via the file search module or directly from root search
• Smart emoji picker with support for custom indexing keywords
• Calculator module with unit and currency conversion, plus auto-updating history
• Encrypted clipboard history tracker with full-text search across all copied content
• Shortcuts — quickly open anything using dynamic links
• Direct window manager integration (e.g. copy content directly to the focused window)
• Built-in theming system with light and dark palettes
  → Custom themes can be added via config (see docs)
• Raycast compatibility module
  → 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 (improvements in progress)

For more details on installation, usage, configuration, extension development, and contributing, visit docs.vicinae.com.