xstarter
Application launcher for Linux (by lchsk)
flex-launcher
A customizable HTPC application launcher for Windows and Linux (by complexlogic)
| xstarter | flex-launcher | |
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| 2 | 11 | |
| 47 | 157 | |
| - | - | |
| 0.0 | 4.0 | |
| over 1 year ago | 17 days ago | |
| C | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | The Unlicense |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
xstarter
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flex-launcher
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We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-06.
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is there something easy like a firetv to run all streaming services on a NUC ?
I have not been able to play with it yet but https://github.com/complexlogic/flex-launcher looks amazing!!
- Mid Century Inspired Gaming Console TV
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Best apps / programs to transform my mini PC ,connected to my TV, in a streaming gaming machine with gamepad support when it boot
Flex Launcher if you have multiple applications/programs, else you can directly launch your streaming app at startup.
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Looking for an HTPC software solution.
One option I still have to try is Flex Launcher, in my current setup, if Kodi crashes for some reason, I'm stuck on a desktop that doesn't really work with my remote control or game controller and I don't keep a keyboard within easy reach.
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Chrome speed dial/launcher new tab page with keyboard support
Flex Launcher might work for you. It's a desktop application (not browser based), but you can use Chrome shortcuts to open your desired sites.
- looking for suggestions - repurposing an old PC as HTPC
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Playnite but for windows apps
Unfortunately, the world of Home Theatre (HTPC) Frontends is limited. You can use something like Flex Launcher to relatively easily build your own.
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Bigscreen: Several questions...
If Plasma Bigscreen doesn't work for you, another option to consider is Flex Launcher. It's a TV-style launcher like Plasma Bigscreen that is Raspberry Pi compatible, but it doesn't depend on KDE. Its user interface is very simple, just some icons and text on the screen.
- Steam Deck Launching February 25th
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New build htpc.
I'm guessing your issue is the same as this. I just implemented a fix for it and it will be in the next release, version 1.3. It should be available in a few hours, check back tomorrow morning.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing xstarter and flex-launcher you can also consider the following projects:
jgmenu - An X11 menu
OpenHSP - Hot Soup Processor (HSP3)
mandown - man-page inspired Markdown viewer
anipaper - 📽 A simple X11+SDL2 animated wallpaper setter and video player
winrun - Simple Windows Executable to run commands from a file.
kodi-script-launcher - Create your own executable Kodi addons.
cpaint - https://briancallahan.net/blog/20220220.html
HeborisCE - Cross-platform Expansion (C.E.) and continuation of Heboris U.E. using modern technology and development approach
xprompt - A dmenu rip-off with contextual completion
GLFW - A multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, window and input