What are some linux utilities/tools/apps you would want to have, that don't exist and think would be really useful.

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  • FanControl.Releases

    This is the release repository for Fan Control, a highly customizable fan controlling software for Windows.

  • TuxTempMaster

    Discontinued A GUI Fan control utility for Linux.

  • I'm not even home right now, but if you want to follow along with my development: https://github.com/Obscurely/TuxTempMaster

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  • liquidctl

    Cross-platform CLI and Python drivers for AIO liquid coolers and other devices

  • liquidctl can be used for some cooling devices, though it's a CLI-only program.

  • mnamer

    media file renaming and organizing tool

  • If you're renaming downloaded TV Shows / Movies, I use mnamer.

  • f2

    F2 is a cross-platform command-line tool for batch renaming files and directories quickly and safely. Written in Go!

  • See if https://github.com/ayoisaiah/f2 helps (I haven't used it, just know about it)

  • coolero

  • I've been using this for quite some time. https://gitlab.com/coolero/coolero

  • PowerToys

    Windows system utilities to maximize productivity

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  • rustdesk

    An open-source remote desktop, and alternative to TeamViewer.

  • Have you checked https://rustdesk.com/ it's pretty good.

  • Remmina

    Mirror of https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina The GTK+ Remmina Remote Desktop Client

  • There is Remmina, but I am not sure it will satisfy your needs. It would be nice to have a well made cross-platform ssh connections manager for people who connect to a lot of servers.

  • croc

    Easily and securely send things from one computer to another :crocodile: :package:

  • Have you heard of croc?

  • snapdrop

    A Progressive Web App for local file sharing

  • Seems to be p2p capable: https://snapdrop.net/

  • piper

    GTK application to configure gaming devices

  • My newest keyboards use QMK firmware and it seems to work perfectly, can create new configs from a web app, I'm not sure what more I could ask for tbh. I usually don't get too fancy with my mice but https://github.com/libratbag/piper lets me use most of the Logitech G series features if not all of them.

  • notes-extension-gnome

    A GNOME Shell extension providing customizable sticky notes

  • tauri

    Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop applications with a web frontend.

  • fzf

    :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder

  • Yeah that's called FZF https://github.com/junegunn/fzf u can write a small script to make it display and run anything u want

  • simplenote-ios

    Simplenote for iOS

  • There is a cross platform one I use called Simplenote. You can make tabs, setup lists and it's in the cloud so it's shared. I have it on my phone, and my desktop.

  • Firefox Sync Server

    Run-Your-Own Firefox Sync Server

  • It exists https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncserver

  • gdb-frontend

    ☕ GDBFrontend is an easy, flexible and extensible gui debugger. Try it on https://debugme.dev

  • notepadqq

    A simple, general-purpose editor for Linux

  • wpunix

    WordPerfect for UNIX Character Terminals

  • g-editor

    a small wordstar like editor by Jeremy Hall (by spartrekus)

  • Some other choices: * https://cowlark.com/wordgrinder * https://github.com/spartrekus/g-editor (WS compatible)

  • wordgrinder

    A word processor which gets the hell out of your way and lets you get some work done.

  • Some other choices: * https://cowlark.com/wordgrinder * https://github.com/spartrekus/g-editor (WS compatible)

  • rclone

    "rsync for cloud storage" - Google Drive, S3, Dropbox, Backblaze B2, One Drive, Swift, Hubic, Wasabi, Google Cloud Storage, Yandex Files

  • Warpinator or https://rclone.org/ perhaps.

  • siyuan

    A privacy-first, self-hosted, fully open source personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang.

  • Siyuan is quite good. It's written in typescript and golang with quite an active community.

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