Vanta

A hyper-fast, scriptable command palette for Wayland.

Why Vanta?

Traditional application launchers are often bloated, slow, or ugly. Vanta is built differently. It leverages Rust for instant startup times and uses a modern "Liquid Glass" UI designed specifically for Wayland compositors like Hyprland and Sway.

But speed isn't enough. Vanta is deeply scriptable—if your script can output JSON, Vanta can run it. Calculate math, control Spotify, fetch weather, or manage Docker containers without ever leaving your keyboard.

Installation

Arch Linux (AUR)

Install the binary package from the AUR:

yay -S vanta-bin

Ubuntu / Debian

Download the latest .deb from Releases.

sudo dpkg -i vanta_1.0.0_amd64.deb

Fedora / OpenSUSE

Download the latest .rpm from Releases.

sudo rpm -i vanta-1.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm

AppImage (Universal)

Works on any Linux distribution. Download, make executable, and run.

chmod +x Vanta_1.0.0_amd64.AppImage
./Vanta_1.0.0_amd64.AppImage

Features

• 🚀 Blazing Fast: Powered by Rust and nucleo-matcher for sub-millisecond search results.
• 💎 Liquid Glass UI: A frosted glass aesthetic that feels native on modern Linux desktops.
• ⚡ Scriptable: Write plugins in Python, Bash, Node.js, or Ruby.
• 🐧 Universal: Built on Tauri v2, supporting all major Linux distributions.

Scripting Power

Vanta scans ~/.config/vanta/scripts/ for executable files. A script simply needs to output JSON.

Example: ~/.config/vanta/scripts/hello.sh

#!/bin/bash
# vanta:name=Hello World
# vanta:description=A simple test script
# vanta:icon=👋

echo '{
  "items": [
    {
      "title": "Hello from Bash!",
      "subtitle": "Click to copy",
      "action": { "type": "copy", "value": "Hello Vanta!" }
    }
  ]
}'

Type hello in Vanta, and this result appears instantly.

Configuration

Configuration lives at ~/.config/vanta/config.json. It's automatically created on first run.

{
  "general": {
    "hotkey": "Alt+Space",
    "max_results": 50,
    "launch_on_login": false
  },
  "appearance": {
    "blur_radius": 20,
    "opacity": 0.85,
    "border_radius": 16,
    "colors": {
      "background": "rgba(20, 20, 30, 0.7)",
      "surface": "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05)",
      "accent": "#8b5cf6",
      "accent_glow": "rgba(139, 92, 246, 0.3)",
      "text_primary": "#ffffff",
      "text_secondary": "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)",
      "border": "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)"
    }
  },
  "scripts": {
    "directory": "~/.config/vanta/scripts",
    "timeout_ms": 2000
  }
}

Keybindings