Pocket

Pocket is a lightweight application launcher built with C++ and GTK.
It’s designed to be fast, minimal, and integrate natively with different Linux Environments and Window Managers.

---

Screenshot

Dependencies

Pocket depends on the following packages:

• g++ (C++17 or newer)
• make
• pkg-config
• libgtkmm-3.0-dev (GTK3 C++ bindings)

Install them manually

sudo apt install g++ make pkg-config libgtkmm-3.0-dev

Build and Install

Make sure you have all dependencies installed, then simply run:

./build.sh

This will build pocket and install the binary to /usr/local/bin. You may be prompted for your password during installation.

After installation, you can launch pocket from anywhere using:

pocket

Bind pocket to a keyboard shortcut in your window manager or desktop environment for quick access.

Configuration (pocketrc)

Pocket can be customized using a simple configuration file located at:

~/.config/pocket/pocketrc

Example pocketrc

font: JetBrainsMono
font-size: 12
icon-theme: Papirus

If the configuration file is missing or a value is not specified, Pocket falls back to sensible defaults.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.