Show Linux Desktop AppInfo with Gio

appinfo.py

import gi
gi.require_version("Gio", "2.0")
from gi.repository import Gio

def main():
    # Retrieve all applications using g_app_info_get_all()
    app_infos = Gio.AppInfo.get_all()

    # Print details for each application
    for app_info in app_infos:
        # Get various attributes of the application
        name = app_info.get_name()          # Name of the application
        executable = app_info.get_executable()  # Executable command
        description = app_info.get_description()  # Description of the application
        id_ = app_info.get_id()            # Application ID (can be None)
        supports_uris = app_info.supports_uris()  # Whether it supports URIs

        # Print application details
        print(f"Name: {name}")
        print(f"Executable: {executable}")
        print(f"Description: {description if description else 'No description provided'}")
        print(f"Application ID: {id_ if id_ else 'No ID'}")
        print(f"Supports URIs: {'Yes' if supports_uris else 'No'}")
        print("-" * 40)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()