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