hyprctl launch file.desktop

[drowning-cat]

It seems reasonable to provide an API to open .desktop files, though I am not sure if one already exists. For example:

hyprctl launch <name>
hyprctl launch <full-path>.desktop

[Aqa-Ib]

https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/dex/

[drowning-cat]

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_entries#Usage

[Vladimir-csp]

If you're on systemd: app2unit.
uwsm app also takes entries.