The popular audio manipulation tool, PulseEffects, finally adds supports for PipeWire sound server by re-naming to EasyEffects. EasyEffects is a GTK4 app designed for only PipeWire sound server. For PulseAudio, default sound service in current Ubuntu releases, PulseEffects is still available. The UI looks almost same as before, and it may apply effects including Auto… Continue reading EasyEffects (Formerly PulseEffects) – Apply Audio Effects to PipeWire Apps
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Pika Backup is A Modern New Backup Utility for GNOME Desktop
Looking for a personal data backup program? Pika Backup is a good choice for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux with GNOME desktop. Pika Backup is free open-source tool to backup your personal data into either local disk (e.g., an USB stick) or remote server using secure shell or sftp. It’s a modern GTK4 + libadwaita… Continue reading Pika Backup is A Modern New Backup Utility for GNOME Desktop
YOGA Image Optimizer – Graphical Tool to Convert & Compress PNG, JPEG, WebP
YOGA Image Optimizer is a graphical tool to batch convert photos into JPEG, PNG and WEBP, and compress file sizes while having equivalent quality. It’s a free and open-source tool based on YOGA command line tool, which can also convert and optimize 3D models from various formats to glTF and GLB. YOGA: The YOGA backend… Continue reading YOGA Image Optimizer – Graphical Tool to Convert & Compress PNG, JPEG, WebP
Gtkeddit – GTK4 Reddit App Designed for Linux Mobile Such as Pinephone
For Reddit users, Gtkeddit is another GTK app for Linux desktop and mobile. It’s a free and open-source app written in C++. With the libadwaita library (formerly libhandy), it has an adaptive UI that works on Linux phones such as the Pinephone. The software has dark mode for working at night, though I don’t find… Continue reading Gtkeddit – GTK4 Reddit App Designed for Linux Mobile Such as Pinephone
Apostrophe – An Elegant Markdown Editor You Should Try in Ubuntu Linux
For Gnome fans, Apostrophe is a clean and intuitive Markdown editor you should try! Apostrophe is one of the Gnome Circle Apps that provides a modern and distraction-free writing environment for Linux. The editor supports for inputting via Pandoc’s Markdown, CommonMark, GitHub Flavored Markdown, MultiMarkdown and Plan Markdown formats. The app has Light, Dark, and… Continue reading Apostrophe – An Elegant Markdown Editor You Should Try in Ubuntu Linux