# Anyrun (open-source desktop utility)

> Anyrun is a free, open-source desktop utility for Linux. A wayland native, highly customizable runner. It has 1,309 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at anyrun-org/anyrun.

A wayland native krunner-like runner, made with customizability in mind. Anyrun mainly depends various GTK4 libraries, and rust of course for building the project. Rust you can get with rustup. The rest are statically linked in the binary. Here are the libraries you need to have to build & run it:

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/anyrun-org/anyrun |
| Platforms | Linux |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,309 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Rust |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Archivers, cleaners & system utilities |
| Latest release | v26.6.1 (Jun 9, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 29, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/anyrun-org/anyrun/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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