Activity Map Shell

A Windows GUI shell that runs on top of your desktop and shows a 2D dependency graph of running processes. Use it as a temporal activity map: add blocks for app instances, attach real windows, connect related blocks with edges, and refocus or launch apps from one place.

Features

• Click on the canvas to add a new block.
• Click a block to open the app launcher: launch a new app or attach an existing window (from the list of visible windows) to that block.
• Focus button on attached blocks brings that window to the front.
• Capture (camera icon) captures a window thumbnail; the block shows a clipped preview with a fade at the bottom.
• Drag blocks to arrange them; connect blocks by dragging from the bottom handle of one to the top of another to show correlation (e.g. Cursor + terminal + browser tab group).
• Map is saved automatically every 8 seconds to %APPDATA%\activity-map-shell\activity-map.json5.

Run (development)

pnpm install
pnpm run dev

Starts Vite (renderer) and Electron. If Electron opens before the app is ready, refresh the window.

Run (production)

pnpm run build
pnpm start

Tech

• Electron (main process), Vite + React (UI), @xyflow/react (2D graph).
• Windows: process/window list and focus via PowerShell scripts; window thumbnail via PowerShell + .NET Graphics.CopyFromScreen.
• Config/data: JSON5 in user data directory.

Requirements

• Windows 10/11 (process list, focus, and thumbnail capture are Windows-specific).
• Node 18+ and pnpm.