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Top 9 C++ Linux Desktop Projects
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I recently wend through the process of selecting a MP3 player software for my Linux laptop and after testing many settled on the Strawberry player. It is actually very good: https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/
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dsnote
Speech Note Linux app. Note taking, reading and translating with offline Speech to Text, Text to Speech and Machine translation.
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polkit-dumb-agent
a polkit agent in 145 lines of code, because polkit is dumb and none of the other agents worked
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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sticky-mouse-trap
A simple program for X11 window system that prents the cursor from crossing into another monitor when you do't want it to.
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
C++ Linux Desktop discussion
C++ Linux Desktop related posts
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Invoicing and Expenses Management
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Is there any music player, macOS or iOS, that, when you search for something and play it, it continues playing from the album it's from [versus playing from the search results]
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Hello Linux folks, does anyone here have a list of Open Source / Reverse Engineered video games?
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ITT we post apps that need a GTK update to Gnome 40+ so people with skills can see which apps need design updates!
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Konfusing KDE Applications
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Software zur Verwaltung von riesiger Musikbibliothek
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I am trying to make a list of good open-source programs for Linux defined by category for beginners. Can you help me expand it?
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Linux Desktop projects in C++? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | strawberry | 3,198 |
| 2 | dsnote | 1,080 |
| 3 | musique | 145 |
| 4 | polkit-dumb-agent | 106 |
| 5 | mpz | 92 |
| 6 | ColorPicker | 83 |
| 7 | kraft | 65 |
| 8 | detwinner | 34 |
| 9 | sticky-mouse-trap | 12 |
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