Vibe Launcher

A lightweight local launcher for all your vibe-coded apps.
Centralize every project, run commands, and open your IDE — all from one clean UI.

What is Vibe Launcher?

If you vibe-code a lot, you end up with dozens of projects scattered across your machine. Vibe Launcher gives every project a permanent home — a local web dashboard where you can launch servers, open editors, and organize everything by category without touching the terminal.

No cloud. No account. Just a single vibel command.

Features

| | | |---|---| | 🗂️ Category workspaces | Group projects into custom categories. Create and delete them from the sidebar. | | ▶️ One-click run | Define multiple named commands per project. Each runs in its own terminal window. | | 🛑 Stop running processes | Kill any running command directly from the UI. | | 🖥️ IDE launcher | Open any project in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or any CLI editor. | | 📌 Pin favorites | Pin important projects to always float to the top of the grid. | | 🌗 Light & dark mode | Toggle themes. Preference saved across sessions. | | 🖱️ Drag to reorder | Rearrange the project grid by dragging cards. Order is persisted. | | 📝 Project notes | Add free-text notes to any project, shown as a preview on the card. | | 🔍 Live search | Instantly filter across project names, paths, categories, and notes. |

Installation

Global install (recommended)

Install once, run from anywhere:

npm install -g @vjixy/vibel

Then start it:

vibel

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Local / development

git clone https://github.com/vjixy/VibeLauncher.git
cd VibeLauncher
npm install
npm start

Usage

1. Click New Project in the top-right corner.
2. Fill in the project name, absolute path, and IDE command (code, cursor, windsurf, …).
3. Add one or more run commands — give each a short label (e.g. frontend, backend).
4. Assign one or more categories from the searchable dropdown, or create a new one inline.
5. Save — your project card appears in the grid.

From the card you can:

• ▶ Run any command — opens a new terminal window in the project directory.
• ■ Stop a running command.
• Open in IDE — one click.
• Pin the project to keep it at the top.
• Drag to reorder.
• Edit / Delete via the hover action buttons.

To create a new category without adding a project first, click the + button next to Workspaces in the sidebar.

Project structure

VibeLauncher/
├── public/
│   ├── index.html      # Single-page UI
│   ├── style.css       # Design system & component styles
│   └── app.js          # Client logic, multi-select, drag & drop
├── server.js           # Express API + command execution
├── projects.json       # Local database (auto-created, gitignored)
├── package.json
└── README.md

Data is stored locally in projects.json alongside server.js. No database, no cloud, no telemetry.

Tech stack

• Runtime — Node.js
• Server — Express
• Frontend — Vanilla HTML + CSS + JavaScript (zero build step)
• Icons — Phosphor Icons
• Fonts — Inter via Google Fonts

Requirements

• Node.js v16 or later
• Windows (command execution uses cmd.exe — macOS/Linux support planned)

License

ISC