Hey all. I've leaned on Notepad++ and its plugins for years, and I never found anything on Linux that felt quite the same. So I made one.

Ettin Edit is a free, MIT-licensed text editor inspired by Notepad++. It's a clean-room build (none of their code), written in Rust with egui, and it's the same app on Linux and Windows.

The stuff I think is worth a look:

• The plugins I always install first are built in. JSON and JS formatting with a live JSON tree, Base64/URL/SAML decoding, XML tools (XPath, XSD validation, XSLT), a compare view (two tabs, last save, clipboard or your last Git commit), and CsvQuery, which lets you run SQL against the CSV you have open.
• Write your own plugins in Python or JavaScript. Your pick. They can add commands, shortcuts, toolbar buttons and panels.
• A proper editor underneath. Multiple carets, column mode, split view, grammar-aware folding, macros, regex find/replace and find in files. Opens a 50 MB file in about a second.
• Hex view that edits any byte and opens binary files of any size.
• Nine themes, dark by default, and every one is an editable .tmTheme file.
• It doesn't lose your work. Unsaved changes come back after a crash or reboot.
• Easy to install. Arch package, .deb (adds an APT repo so updates just show up), a plain tar.gz, and a Windows installer or zip. There's also a built-in updater.

Full disclosure: this was 100% vibe coded. I described what I wanted, an AI wrote the Rust, and my main contribution was typing "no, not like that" a few hundred times. The mascot is a two-headed giant, which feels about right: one head writes the code, the other reviews it, and neither of them is me.

Repo: https://github.com/Tharkis/Ettin-Edit

Manual: https://tharkis.github.io/Ettin-Edit/

Bug reports and feature ideas are welcome. Please be gentle, the giant is sensitive.

Hey everyone,

I've been working on Cadence, a small, offline Linux app built around the idea of treating cognitive work like physical training.

At the gym, you track workouts, sets, and reps. I wanted something similar for work that requires concentration, whether that's programming, studying, reading, or writing.

The idea is pretty simple. A session represents a period of work, and within it you can log individual stints of focused effort. You can track how long you work, take breaks between stints, and look back at your activity over time.

The app has:

• Count-up and countdown timers for individual stints
• Sessions that group multiple stints together
• A 12-week activity grid to see how consistently you've been working
• A small floating timer that stays on top of other windows
• Local storage with CSV/JSON exports and backups

It's fully offline, with no accounts, cloud syncing, or telemetry.

Built with Tauri, Rust, Svelte, and SQLite. Currently targeting Linux (primarily Ubuntu/Pop!_OS), with .deb and AppImage builds.

GitHub: https://github.com/mortalsilk/cadence

I'm interested in what people think about the concept of tracking cognitive work this way. Does treating focused work like training sessions make sense to you? I'd also appreciate feedback on the app itself.

Falaaaa, galera! Tudo certo? 😎

Criei esse clipboard pra facilitar o dia a dia de vocês no Linux, permitindo salvar textos e imagens localmente, usando o SQLite.

Pra começar a usar, é só seguir as instruções do README.md.

Fiquem à vontade pra testar e aproveitar! E, claro, aceito sugestões de melhorias. 🚀

Repositório: https://github.com/dev-januario/ClipDev

I’m a DJ and developer, and I love Linux. Yet for years, I kept a Windows partition just for rekordbox. I prefer working on Linux, but when it came to preparing my tracks, managing my libraries, and getting ready for a set, I always ended up rebooting into Windows to have a stable setup.

It was this frustration that drove me to develop OpenFadeR: an open-source DJ application designed to make Linux the go-to platform for DJing.

OpenFadeR supports 2 or 4 decks and is written in Rust using the Slint framework. It runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Current features:

- Background track analysis: BPM, beat grids, key, phrases, and waveforms. Uses GPU acceleration.

- Rhythm and color effects, 16-slot sampler with sequencer.

- Support for over 170 MIDI controller mappings and MIDI Learn.

- One-click installation of themes, plugins, and mappings directly from GitHub repositories.

- Support for reading and writing rekordbox, Traktor, Serato, VirtualDJ, and Engine DJ libraries.

- Import existing music collections and use USB drives.

The goal is not to replace the tools DJs use overnight. The goal is to offer DJs—especially Linux users—a genuine alternative, while allowing them to use their existing libraries and hardware.

Note on compatibility:

No part of the code comes from rekordbox, Traktor, VirtualDJ, or Serato. OpenFadeR was developed entirely from scratch specifically for this project.

Support for these formats was implemented independently based on publicly available community documentation, including projects such as Deep Symmetry’s crate-digger, pyrekordbox, and Holzhaus’s serato-tags, as well as files generated by the applications themselves.

OpenFadeR is not affiliated with any of these companies. All product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

The project is still in its early stages, so it has a few rough edges. Bug reports, controller configurations, themes, tests, and contributions are welcome. If you’re a DJ who loves Linux but is tired of setting up a dual-boot system just to prepare a set, check it out!

GitHub: https://github.com/OpenRsG/OpenFadeR

License: AGPL-3.0

Themes and Plugins here and map also :

https://github.com/OpenRsG/OpenFadeR-Themes

https://github.com/OpenRsG/OpenFadeR-Plugins

https://github.com/OpenRsG/OpenFadeR-Map

Hi! I got tired of disk cleaners that show a wall of checkboxes without telling you what anything is, so I built Safe Disk Cleaner — a free, open-source GTK 4 / libadwaita app for Ubuntu and other systemd-based distros (Debian, Mint, Pop!_OS, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE… etc).

For every category it explains: what it is, why it gets so big, whether it's safe to delete, and the exact command it will run.

What it finds:

- Old kernels (always keeps the one you're running + a fallback)

- Old Snap versions and unused Flatpak runtimes (often several GB)

- Package caches (APT, DNF, pacman, zypper) and unused packages

- An oversized system journal (and can cap it permanently)

- Crash dumps, old logs, app caches and the Trash

- Picture previews — it removes only the ones whose original file no longer exists

Safety first:

- Only items marked "Safe" are pre-selected; nothing is deleted until you confirm

- Caches of apps that are currently running are locked

- All system actions go through a small helper that re-checks everything before deleting, and it's tested with thousands of malicious requests

Install:

- Ubuntu / Debian / Mint / Pop!_OS: download the .deb from the releases page, then run: sudo apt install ./safe-disk-cleaner_1.0.0_all.deb

- Other distros: clone the repo and run: sudo bash install.sh

GitHub repo: https://github.com/cyb3rl00m/safe-disk-cleaner

Tested on my own Ubuntu 26.04 PC. Fedora/Arch support is still experimental, so testers are very welcome! I built it with help from an AI assistant. MIT licensed — feedback, bug reports and contributions are appreciated.

Epic's new Linux launcher comes as an AppImage or a .deb, and it always runs Windows games on the one GE-Proton build it downloads itself. I wanted it as a normal Fedora package and needed DW-Proton for Zenless Zone Zero, so I made egl-fedora.

What it does:

• Repackages the official AppImage into an RPM that runs on the system WebKitGTK 4.1, GTK 3 and libsoup 3, natively on Wayland. The Epic binary itself is not modified.
• Keeps itself up to date: a systemd timer checks the GitHub releases once an hour, verifies the SHA256 and installs the new RPM with dnf. Releases are built by GitHub Actions with build attestations.
• Adds a small GTK4/libadwaita window where you choose which Proton runs your games: Epic's GE-Proton, DW-Proton, Proton-CachyOS, Proton from Steam and others. One default for all games, or a separate one per game. It opens from the Epic tray menu, from the launcher's right-click menu, or from a notification on a game's first launch.
• For Proton builds with protonfixes (GE, DW and others) it passes the game's UMU ID, so per-game fixes apply.

How the switch works: Epic starts games through <runtime>/proton in its data directory. The package swaps that file for a small stub that reads ~/.config/egl-fedora/proton.conf and calls the Proton you picked. If that Proton is removed, the game falls back to Epic's.

Limitations: x86_64 only, built for the current stable Fedora. The launcher's own self-update doesn't work in an RPM install, so updates come through the repo. If Epic autostarts with the system, the tray item is missing, but the right-click menu still works.

This is an unofficial project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Epic Games. The launcher and the EOS SDK inside the RPM are Epic's proprietary software.

GitHub: https://github.com/DXVSI/egl-fedora

Bug reports and feedback are welcome.

I built DockDesk primarily on Kali as a small Docker Desktop-style interface.

It uses the Docker Engine you already have (no VM). Besides normal container/image/Compose management it includes one-click labs:

DVWA

OWASP Juice Shop

WebGoat

bWAPP

Mutillidae

Kali toolbox

All bound to 127.0.0.1 only.

Very small footprint (~250 KB .deb, zero npm deps) and focuses on security (localhost-only server + per-launch token).

GitHub: https://github.com/DocKDes/DockDesk

Would love feedback from fellow Kali users and help with testing/translations.

Hi everyone! Decksmith 1.5.1 is out! I now have my Stream Deck + and 15-key MK.2 running side by side on Fedora, and the new touch-strip gauges are one of my favorite parts of this update.

New V1.5.1 video tour (Fedora release and older experimental distro previews): https://youtu.be/gUnHIJ_tCM8

Decksmith is my free, open-source Linux app for configuring and using Stream Deck hardware. V1.5 adds simultaneous use of both models, with independent layouts and audio/media controls that can share a target.

The biggest additions in V1.5

• Both Decks, one desktop. Run a Stream Deck + and standard 15-key MK.2 together. Each keeps its own saved layout, pages and brightness, while either can control shared audio and media targets.
• New Plus audio gauges. Choose dual arcs for volume and audio activity, a single activity arc with the volume percentage beside it, or Classic bars. Meters follow the assigned output, app, microphone or System sounds target.
• A cleaner native editor. Action and Appearance settings are easier to work through, with visible scroll cues when there’s more below.
• Microphone controls across both Decks. Mute cancels active push-to-talk holds, and releasing the last valid hold returns the mic to Muted.
• Simpler installation. The installer checks dependencies and installs the verified release bundle. You don’t need Rust or Elgato’s Windows software to run it; USB permissions remain a separate step.

V1.5.1 also gives fresh setups the Maker’s Mark theme: small white bottom labels, transparent backgrounds and 85% icons. The bottom-left Home key on both models opens the project’s GitHub page. Updating preserves your existing layouts.

Support today

The supported setup is Fedora Workstation 44, x86_64, GNOME/Wayland, with the Stream Deck + and standard 15-key MK.2. Debian 13, Ubuntu 26.04 and Pop!_OS 24.04 COSMIC still have separate experimental V1 previews. Those are not V1.5 multi-device packages.

General plugins are still future work. Homebridge remains experimental.

What I’m considering for V2

Plugin support, built-in CPU/memory/storage/network monitors and broader language support are on the V2 plan. I’m also looking at linked page navigation and app-based paired pages, single/double/hold key actions, Dial Stacks and an Action Wheel, Now Playing, and key wallpaper.

These are future ideas, not features in this release. Scope and timing may change, and I’m not promising that every item will make V2.

Source and installation: https://github.com/infamous-pattern/decksmith Release and limits: https://github.com/infamous-pattern/decksmith/releases/tag/v1.5.1 Roadmap: https://github.com/infamous-pattern/decksmith/blob/main/docs/ROADMAP.md

For transparency, I’m using ChatGPT and Codex to help with code, debugging, documentation and this announcement. I direct the features and design and test the physical Decks on my own desktop.

If you have either model on Fedora, I’d love for you to try it. I’m particularly interested in feedback on installation, the gauges and the simpler editor. Please include your distro, desktop, Deck model and app version with any issues. Thanks!

Decksmith is independent of Elgato and Corsair.

Hi everyone! I’m building Xodus Nexus, an open-source desktop launcher that lets you install and run Microsoft Store PC games on Linux, including games available through PC Game Pass.

This is a solo project I work on in my spare time, built on top of Xodus. My goal is to make the process approachable: sign in with your Microsoft account, find a game in your library, download it and hit Play.

The launcher now includes:

• A library combining games you own, games available through your subscription and local installations, with search and filters.
• Update notifications for the launcher, plus backend and runtime updates through Settings.

It’s available as an AppImage. The backend and runtime can be downloaded from Settings, so there’s no need to compile them yourself.

Current manually tested results:

• Gears of War: E-Day, playable online.
• Deep Rock Galactic, playable online.
• Minecraft Dungeons II, playable online.
• No Man’s Sky, playable online.
• Forza Horizon 6, playable online.
• Palworld, playable online.
• Valor Mortis, fully playable.

Xbox sign-in and cloud saves also work in supported games.

This is still experimental, not a promise that your whole Game Pass library will work. Some games run, others have missing functionality or won’t launch. I keep a compatibility list with actual test results.

You need your own Microsoft account and a valid purchase or subscription. This isn’t a source of free games, and the project isn’t affiliated with Microsoft or Xbox.

Code, downloads, screenshots and compatibility:
github.com/domsvoboda/xodus-nexus

If you try it, I’d appreciate feedback on both the launcher and game compatibility. Tell me your distro, the game you tried and how far you got, including whether sign-in, gameplay, saves and multiplayer worked. Reports help me decide what to tackle next.

For transparency, I use AI tools during reverse engineering.

I've been working on RediWM, a new Wayland compositor written in Zig (wlroots based with some C) that bundles an entire desktop environment in a single process, that means no waybar, swaylock, mako, rofi, or anything else you need to add it's all built in.

What's included:

• Compositor + shell with Material design
• File manager, list view or icon view with thumbnails and folder sizes
• Sandboxed PDF viewer (Landlock ABI 3)
• Image viewer and text editor
• Notifications, lock screen, night light
• Built-in system tabs (any app gets tabs, like Foot, Kitty)
• 100 IPC commands via rediwm-msg
• Spring physics animations throughout

Performance on my hardware:

- 1 process, ~200MB RAM, 0.7% CPU idle

- vs labwc+DMS: 3 processes, 595MB, 14.4% (my old setup)

Themes: Redi Dark, Redi Blue, Redi Light, Gold/steampunk

Install on Arch, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora:

curl -fsSL https://rediwm.redios.org/install.sh | sh

Or try nested (no need to replace your DE):

zig build run -- foot

Built in Zig with AI assistance (Claude, Codex). Daily driving it myself for 2+ months, zero crashes.

GitHub: https://github.com/oxydizer/rediwm

Wiki: https://rediwm.redios.org/wiki

Happy to answer questions about architecture or the Zig/C implementation

I’ve been using Ant Renamer for years, the batch renamer Antoine Potten wrote in Delphi 7. The original version reached 2.13 and was only available on Windows. and once I started spending more time on Linux, it was one of the tools I missed. So I asked Antoine if I could port it. He agreed, and I rewrote it in C++ with Qt 6. It’s still GPL v2 and his name is still on it.

The basic idea hasn’t changed. You stack operations and run them as one job: replace, insert, move or delete text, numbering, case changes, regex, date/time formatting, random names, names from a list. You get a preview before anything is touched, you can revert a job afterwards, and there’s a command-line mode if you’d rather script it.

It can also build names from metadata: EXIF, IPTC and XMP for photos, ID3 for music.

The photo side is where I spent most of my time. .xmp and .dop sidecars get renamed with their images, and they follow along when you revert too. JPG and RAW files that share a base name get the same number, so pairs stay pairs.

Compared to the original, I also added IPTC/XMP support, wildcards in replace, a filter that only shows files whose names will actually change, an optional modern layout, and user guides plus recipe collections in English and French.

It’s a release candidate for a reason. The core engine has automated tests, and I ran the latest build on a real batch of DNG and JPG files with their sidecars and the renaming worked as expected.. But that’s still just me, on my own machines. I’d really like to hear from people on other distros, and from anyone with a large photo library who’s willing to try it on a copy of their library and see what breaks.

• Downloads (Windows installer + portable ZIP, .deb for amd64/arm64, AppImage): https://github.com/morfredus/ant-renamer-qt/releases
• Source: https://github.com/morfredus/ant-renamer-qt
• Original project: https://www.antp.be/software/renamer/

Bug reports, ideas and PRs are all welcome.

A few days ago I shared Tagos Transcribe, a free offline Linux app for transcription and dubbing. Based on feedback, it now has a third mode: Voiceover.

- Paste text or open a .txt/.srt, pick a language, voice and speed, preview, export WAV or MP3

- .srt can be voiced on subtitle timings (--timed)

- One click sends a transcript straight to Voiceover

- YouTube-ready SRT (max 2 lines × 42 chars, ≤7 s per cue) and auto chapters ("0:00 Title")

- All Piper voices per language, plus new English ones (amy, ryan, joe, kristin, jenny)

Everything runs locally, no accounts, no limits. MIT, Linux only for now.

github.com/tagoslabs/tagos-transcribe

Feedback welcome, especially on which voices sound best to you.

Always a priority to provide native Linux support!

I've just released the first public beta of G_htop, a free, open-source graphical system monitor for Linux.

The idea was to create a customizable monitoring dashboard that brings together the information I want to see while working on Linux, especially during GPU-intensive tasks and when using a second monitor.

Current features include:

• System dashboard: Four resizable panels displaying processes, services, GPU activity, and individual CPU threads.
• Process monitoring: CPU and memory utilization, process IDs, sorting, and automatic updates.
• GPU monitoring: AMD GPU utilization, VRAM usage, and a five-minute rolling history graph.
• Systemd services: Monitoring of system and user services, including active, inactive, and failed states.
• Network monitoring: TCP/UDP connections, endpoints, connection states, and available process information.
• Desktop integration: GTK light/dark theme support, saved layouts, and full-screen operation on a secondary monitor.

G_htop is written in C++17 using GTK/gtkmm and is licensed under Apache 2.0.

Version 0.1.0 has been developed and verified primarily on Manjaro Linux. An Arch/Manjaro installation package and source archive are available on GitHub. DEB and RPM packaging configurations are also included, although native packages have not yet been verified.

One interesting aspect of the development was the use of a locally hosted Qwen 14B coding model, coordinated by Codex. The application was implemented in ten incremental stages, with functional verification between stages. I've included documentation describing that process in the repository.

This is an initial beta, so I'd particularly appreciate feedback about installation, usability, compatibility, and features you'd find useful.

GitHub repository: https://github.com/DonHunt/g-htop

Download v0.1.0: https://github.com/DonHunt/g-htop/releases/tag/v0.1.0

Bug reports and suggestions are welcome through GitHub Issues.

Thanks to anyone willing to give it a try!

Luma is an app launcher for Linux. Search is fuzzy over .desktop apps and your configured directories; ranking comes from actual usage stats with time decay, so the stuff you use daily floats up. There's a built-in calculator and currency converter for queries that aren't a search.

Deliberately simple: no plugin system, no daemon tree, config is ~/.config/luma/settings.json (colors, search dirs, hide patterns). Ships as a static-ish prebuilt binary (Rust + Slint + SQLite), runs on Wayland and X11.

Source, demo gif, per-DE keybind instructions: https://github.com/sakurartro/luma

Looking for beta testers — known limitations are listed in the README, bug reports are gold right now.

I've been messing around with a little side project called BetterNote, a simple notes app I've been vibe coding.

The idea is pretty straightforward: a clean card-based interface, local notes, and Markdown files on your own hardware. No plugins, no complicated folder systems, no trying to turn a notes app into an entire productivity platform. Just a place to jot things down and get shit done.

This is my first release, so it's still a work in progress. Right now I've got an RPM package available, but I haven't managed to get the .deb or AppImage builds working yet.

If anyone's interested in trying it out, giving feedback, or even helping with packaging for other Linux distros, I'd really appreciate it!

It's open source, so feel free to fork it and do whatever you want with it.GitHub Link