How did terminal-code create-desktop-app do on X?
terminal-code posted the create-desktop-app launch from @RobKnight__ on May 13, 2026. The post has 49,971 views, 488 likes, 31 reposts, 1 quotes and 24 replies, an engagement rate of 1.09%. It ranks #2133 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing create-desktop-app Create personal applications that integrate natively with your operating system and can be opened via raycast npx create-desktop-app
- 29%the median launch175K median views
- #2133of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 6.4xits own following7,818 followers
- Views
- 50K
- Likes
- 488
- Reposts
- 31
- Quotes
- 1
- Replies
- 24
- Bookmarks
- 532
What would these views cost to buy?
At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 50K views would cost $5K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 20x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 6.4 views for every follower of @RobKnight__.
What launched?
terminal-code launched create-desktop-app, which scaffolds personal desktop apps that integrate natively with the operating system and open via Raycast.
How does it compare with other launches?
terminal-code create-desktop-app has more views than 25% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 29% of the median launch's 175K views.
- terminal-code create-desktop-app50K
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | terminal-code create-desktop-app | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 50K | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 1.09% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 6.4 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 1 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 106.5 | 14.2 |
Other terminal-code launches we track: terminal-code (2.6M views), Zenbu terminal-browser (563.3K views), terminal-code terminal-browser plugin (191.5K views), Zenbu Pixel (115.9K views), terminal-code Zenbu.js (51.2K views) and terminal-code terminal-browser for Linux (24.1K views). All 7 terminal-code launches, or every developer tools launch.
Against launches like it
A launch only means something against comparable ones. These are the groups it belongs to, and where it sits in each.
| Compared with | Launches | Median views | This one | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer tools launches | 595 | 111.1K | 45% | #390 |
| Accounts under 10K followers | 571 | 131K | 38% | #410 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 26% | #1509 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 29% | #2133 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 7.8K followers, the post reached 6.4 times the account's following. Launches from accounts under 10K followers reach a median of 61 times their following, so this one went about 10% as far as usual for its size. It ranks 410 of 571 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 1 quote posts, 0.2 per 10,000 views against a median of 1.7. Fewer people than usual added their own take, and a quote post is what carries a launch to audiences the account does not have.
The first line is "Introducing create-desktop-app". The post runs 20 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with a video: video launches have a median of 192.5K views, against 137.6K for the rest.
There is no link in the post. Launch posts without a link have a median of 184.9K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Wednesday (UTC). Wednesday launches have a median of 178.8K views; the strongest day is Tuesday at 192.3K.
Every comparison is against the 2839 launches in the tracker, read on Nov 14, 2026. Medians, not averages. See the state of launches on X for the full breakdown.
Questions about this launch
- How many views did terminal-code create-desktop-app get on X?
- 49,971 views. terminal-code posted it from @RobKnight__ on May 13, 2026, and the post has 488 likes, 31 reposts, 1 quotes, 24 replies and 532 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was terminal-code create-desktop-app a big launch on X?
- It ranks #2133 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 25% of them and 29% of the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 1.09%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 50K views on X cost to buy?
- At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 50K views would cost $5K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 20x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/terminal-code-create-desktop-app, read from the post on X on Nov 14, 2026. Free to cite with a link (CC BY 4.0). Get every launch as JSON.