lazyctl

A terminal UI for managing system services on macOS (launchd) and Linux (systemd).

Features

• Service discovery — automatically lists launchd agents/daemons or systemd units
• Start / Stop / Restart — control services with a single keypress
• Detail view — inspect service info (status, command, path) with live log streaming
• Add / Remove services — create or delete launchd plists or systemd unit files
• Search & filter — quickly find services by name
• Mouse support — scroll with mouse wheel
• Auto-refresh — status updates every 3 seconds

Requirements

• Bun v1.0+
• macOS or Linux

Install

Via bunx (no install needed)

bunx lazyctl

Global install

bun add -g lazyctl
lazyctl

From source

git clone https://github.com/nghyane/lazyctl.git
cd lazyctl
bun install
bun start

Standalone binary

bun run build
./lazyctl

Keybindings

Dashboard

| Key | Action | | --- | --- | | ↑ / k / scroll up | Move up | | ↓ / j / scroll down | Move down | | PgUp / PgDn | Page up / down | | Enter | Open detail view | | s | Start / Stop selected service | | r | Restart selected service | | a | Add a new service | | d | Remove selected service | | / | Search / filter services | | Esc | Clear search / Quit |

Detail View

| Key | Action | | --- | --- | | ↑ / ↓ / scroll | Scroll logs | | PgUp / PgDn | Page scroll | | g / G | Jump to top / bottom | | s | Start / Stop service | | r | Restart service | | d | Remove service | | Esc | Back to dashboard |

License

MIT