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What is your favourite open source software that you discovered in the past year, that you can no longer live without? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Shape4985@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine is Local Send which is a FOSS alternative similar to air drop that works across a variety of devices.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wait kdeconnect is Foss?! Can I fix the atrocious gui myself?!? 😂

That application rules but it looks like butt on my workstation.

[–] TownhouseGloryHole@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

May I suggest valent?

[–] maxwellfire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm sure they'd welcome a pull improving the UX! https://invent.kde.org/network/kdeconnect-kde I think the implementation of the protocol is pretty well isolated from the UI, so pretty radical UI changes should be relatively easy

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I just may...

Yeah no complaints on functionality! It's great!