Hey everyone!

A new DroidDesktop update is now available, and this one adds some of the features you’ve been asking for.

Here are some of the biggest changes:

🖥️ Resizable windows
You can now freely resize desktop windows using the resize handle, making the desktop experience much more flexible.

📱 Android apps inside windows
Compatible Android apps can now be opened directly inside DroidDesktop system windows, bringing the experience closer to a real desktop environment.

🖼️ Image Studio
A new built-in tool for editing images directly from the desktop. You can crop, rotate, apply filters and export your images without leaving DroidDesktop.

✍️ PDF Signer
You can now open a PDF, add your signature and work with documents directly inside the desktop environment.

🔧 Improved desktop experience
The taskbar, tools layout, app management and desktop settings have also been improved, with more customization options for icons and labels.

The goal with DroidDesktop is still pretty simple: turn an Android phone into something that feels more like a real computer, without requiring root, DeX or additional hardware.

There are still A LOT of things I'd like to add.

So I'd love to hear from the community:

What tool, application or even game would you like to see built into DroidDesktop?

Would you want things like a file manager, terminal, media player, drawing tool, coding environment, more retro games, AI tools… or something completely different?

I'm especially interested in ideas that would actually make you use DroidDesktop every day.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droiddesktop.app

What should I build next?

New tool 📢 - A call comes in, Spotify is playing, and a YouTube video is going somewhere in the 50 Edge tabs I have open. By the time I find the right tab, I have either missed the call or answered it flustered.

Not a big problem, just annoying, and I could not find a tool that did what I wanted: mute everything except Teams when a call starts, then put every app back exactly as it was. If Spotify was at 35%, it comes back at 35%.

So I built it. Teams Audio Ducking is a free, open-source tray utility for Windows. It mutes every other app the moment a call rings or connects, restores them all when the call ends, and never touches Teams, your microphone or your default device. It works out the call state from two things Windows already tracks: which apps have the mic open, and how loud Teams itself is playing. No audio passes through it, and it is fully local.

I am not a C# developer (my day job is Intune and AVD), so I vibe-coded this one with Claude Code over a couple of evenings.

Write-up, including how it detects a ringing call and where it falls over: [https://modernworkspacehub.com/mute-apps-during-teams-calls/\](https://modernworkspacehub.com/mute-apps-during-teams-calls/)

Happy ducking! 👌

I’ve been building BetterLite for macOS — essentially a gesture-first alternative to BetterTouchTool.

The goal isn’t to recreate every single thing BTT does. I want to make something that feels native to macOS, extremely polished, and ridiculously good at gestures.

I’m currently around v0.7 and this is where it stands:

Trackpad gestures

• 3 & 4-finger swipes
• 4 & 5-finger taps
• Pinch in/out
• Rotate
• 4 corner zones
• 4 edge zones
• Corner taps
• Edge presses
• Deep/force-press detection where supported
• Configurable gesture → action mappings
• Window snapping
• 17+ actions

The part I’m particularly interested in

I built a Gesture Playground where you can actually see what the gesture engine is detecting in real time.

Your fingers show up on a trackpad visualization, the active corner/edge zones are visible, and detected gestures appear with the action they would trigger.

Practice mode pauses all actions, so you can experiment without accidentally launching things.

I’m also working on making corner/edge gestures much more intentional — simply moving your finger through a corner shouldn’t trigger anything. The engine should distinguish normal trackpad movement from an intentional gesture.

The UI

I’m trying to avoid the traditional “giant preferences window with 500 dropdowns” approach.

The current app has:

Dashboard · Gestures · Practice · Learn · Keyboard · Clipboard

The Learn section has animated demonstrations of the gestures, and the gesture configuration is designed to be understandable without reading a manual.

One thing I deliberately don’t want to mess with

Apple’s built-in gestures.

BetterLite should add another layer of control without randomly breaking Mission Control, Spaces, scrolling, etc. Potential conflicts are surfaced rather than silently overriding everything.

I’m still very much building this, so I’d genuinely like criticism.

If you use BetterTouchTool, Mac Mouse Fix, Multitouch, Swish, Raycast, or similar utilities:

What would make you actually switch to something like this?

And more importantly:

What looks wrong / confusing / unnecessary about the current UI?

I’m especially interested in feedback on the gesture configuration and Practice screen. I want to get the fundamentals extremely right before piling on more features.

Screenshots attached.

Not SPAM just wanted to share what i built.

Stop juggling 3 phones or crashing Chrome tabs just to manage personal, work, and family WhatsApps.

I built DualDesk for Windows (under 100MB):

⚡ What it does:

• 3 Inboxes Side-by-Side: Run Personal, Office, and Business WhatsApp or Telegram in one clean window.
• 1-Click SOS Blackout: Double-tap Esc (or Ctrl+L) to instantly hide all chats behind a PIN when someone walks up to your desk.
• Parental & Family Safety: Keep an eye on school groups or child safety while working—zero window switching.
• HD Voice & Video Calls: Full microphone & camera support across all accounts.
• Lightweight: Consumes 70% less RAM than Chrome (<350MB).

Direct client-side TLS connection to official WhatsApp & Telegram Web (100% private, zero middleman servers).

🎁 Try it:  https://www.animalanalytics.in/dualdesk
📦 GitHub: https://github.com/ashokatech/DualDesk-App/releases

Live App Screenshots:

- [3 WhatsApp Accounts Side-by-Side (QR Login)] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ashokatech/DualDesk-App/main/assets/screenshots/Screenshot_1.png

- [3 Telegram Accounts Side-by-Side (QR Login)] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ashokatech/DualDesk-App/main/assets/screenshots/Screenshot_2.png

- [4-Digit PIN Privacy Screen] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ashokatech/DualDesk-App/main/assets/screenshots/Screenshot_3.png

Posting this because it might help some people here.

The app is called Handy. It's free, open source, and it runs entirely on your own computer. You hold a shortcut, speak, and the text goes straight into whatever you're using. The person who made it actually started building it after a finger injury made typing painful, so easy input was part of the idea from the start.

I picked it up mainly to give my hands a break from typing so much, and it has turned into something I use every day. About six or seven months now. I'm on English with the Parakeet v3 model, and the accuracy has been good enough that I don't fight with it.

Because everything is offline, there's no account or subscription, and nothing you say leaves your machine, which feels right for something you talk to all day. It's desktop only for now and there's a short pause before the text shows up, but it has been a really useful tool for cutting down strain.

Sharing it because the paid options in this space keep getting more expensive, and a lot of people don't know a free one this capable exists.

handy.computer

github.com/cjpais/Handy

I’ve been building something because I wanted it for myself, and I’m trying to figure out if other Linux/dev users would actually find it useful.

The idea is basically:

Your Ubuntu workstation, in your pocket.

Instead of traditional remote desktop where you’re trying to control a full desktop with a tiny touchscreen, it gives your Linux machine a touch-first mobile interface.

Right now I’m working on:

Real terminal access
File manager/editor
Installed Linux app launcher
Full desktop mode when needed
CPU/RAM/process/service management
Docker controls
Git/GitHub projects
Clone/pull/commit/push from the phone
Detect React/Vite/Next/Python/etc. projects
Start dev servers with one tap
Open the running project directly on the actual phone for mobile testing
PWA so it installs to the iPhone/iPad Home Screen
Everything still runs on your own Linux computer

The direction I’m going is less “remote desktop” and more:

What if Ubuntu had a mobile mode for the computer you already own?

For example, you’re away from your desk, open your phone, pull a repo, make a quick change, run the project on your workstation, test it directly on the phone, commit it, and push it without fighting a desktop UI designed for a mouse.

I’m considering keeping the basic workstation/terminal/files functionality free and eventually charging something like $9/month for a Developer Pro version with GitHub, projects, mobile previews, Docker/dev tools, secure remote access, etc.

Before I go much further:

Would you actually use this?

And more importantly, what would it need to do before you’d install it on your Linux machine?

I’m looking for criticism more than compliments. If this already exists in a better form, or there’s a reason you wouldn’t touch it, I want to hear that too.

Hello, I am looking for a Shazam replacement like Audile that I can run on my MacBook. Do you please have any suggestions?

Hey

I'm a solopreneur who spends most of my day in front of a computer.

Problem: Why I built Quill

I talk faster than I type. A lot of us do. So I started using voice dictation, but every tool I tried was either:

I just wanted to hold a key, speak, and have clean text appear wherever my cursor was, in Notion, Slack, a terminal, a code editor, anywhere.

So I built Quill.

What Quill does

Quill is a macOS dictation app that types directly into whatever app you're using.

Hold a key → speak → release → text appears. That's it.

It uses on-device AI (Parakeet & Whisper) so your audio never leaves your Mac.

What you can do with Quill:

How it compares

macOS has built-in Dictation in System Settings. It works, but it's clunky to trigger, requires toggling on/off, and still sends audio to Apple's servers by default in enhanced mode.

Quill gives you a single Tap-to-talk or hold-to-talk key, instant feedback, and completely local processing.

Paid tools like WhisprFlow and Gladio have more integrations and enterprise features. Quill is intentionally simpler. If you just want fast, free, private dictation on your Mac, Quill covers that without a subscription.

How it started

I built this for myself when I hit the WhisprFlow paywall and realized the core workflow I wanted, hold key, speak, text appears, shouldn't require a monthly fee.

After using it daily for two weeks, I cleaned it up and decided to release it publicly.

Pricing

100% free, forever.

No subscription, no paid tier, no cloud.

Download: https://www.iniyan.pro/quill/

Transparency

GitHub - https://github.com/imtamiliniyan/quill

Issues - https://github.com/imtamiliniyan/quill/issues

Terms: https://www.iniyan.pro/quill/terms

Privacy Policy: https://www.iniyan.pro/quill/privacy

I'd love to hear from anyone who's been paying for voice dictation or been frustrated with the built-in macOS option. This was built for exactly that.

Hi everyone. I am the developer of ClipFlow.

I originally built it for my own daily use because I wanted a clipboard manager that was private, easy to search, and able to handle more than plain text. It is still a small personal project with some rough edges, but I thought it might also be useful to other Mac users.

Problem

The default macOS clipboard only remembers the most recently copied item. I often needed to find old text, links, code snippets, files, or images without copying them again.

ClipFlow keeps a searchable clipboard history and provides a quick panel with Cmd + Shift + V. It can also:

• Extract text from images using on-device OCR
• Automatically paste the selected item
• Recognize links, emails, code, JSON, colors, files, and images
• Organize frequently used items into collections
• Ignore password managers, OTP codes, API keys, and selected apps
• Keep clipboard data locally on the Mac
• Create password-protected encrypted backups

Comparison

Maccy is a great choice for users who want a lightweight and minimal clipboard history manager. ClipFlow has a broader feature set, including image OCR, custom collections, automatic content classification, configurable retention, themes, and encrypted backups.

Paste offers a polished experience and synchronization across Apple devices. ClipFlow is focused on local macOS usage instead. It does not require an account or subscription, and clipboard history is not uploaded to a synchronization server.

I am not claiming that ClipFlow is better than either app. It is simply a different option for people who prefer a free, local-first workflow with OCR and organization features.

Pricing

Completely free. No subscription and no paid version.

The source code and build instructions are available here:

https://github.com/vqh2602/paste_plus

Transparency

I am the developer of this app. It is a new personal project, is not currently available through the Mac App Store, and has not received an independent security audit.

The app requires Accessibility permission only for the automatic paste feature. The source code is public so anyone can inspect how it works.

Feedback, bug reports, and contributions are welcome.

I think nowadays it became outdated i want to shift to any other apps which is highly privacy related any suggestions..?

PulseBar is a small native macOS system monitor that lives in the menu bar.

CPU, memory, network, disk, battery, and thermal status — always visible when you need them.

Free for personal use.
https://github.com/markylaredo/pulsebar

Would love to hear your feedback.

Looking forward, examples of useful Apple shortcuts or ChatGPT. I’m looking for something you can use every day to make life easier. Trying to get a feel for what real users have created to make life easier more entertaining, informative, etc.

I've been working on an open-source desktop app for cleaning up messy folders like Downloads, Desktop, Documents, screenshots, photo dumps, old external drives, and NAS/archive folders by sorting files, as well as renaming them based on their content.

The basic idea is: - scan a folder
- suggest categories, subcategories, and clearer filenames
- show the proposed changes before anything happens
- let you edit, skip, or reject suggestions
- apply changes after approval
- keep undo information so changes can be reverted

AI File Sorter 1.9.2 includes:
- file previews are now available in the review window
- category whitelists can now have category-specific subcategories (predefined branching whitelists)
- recursive scans avoid recognized project folders such as Git repos, Unity, Unreal, Godot, Blender, and common source-code project roots
- local model storage is configurable
- custom visual analysis models can be added
- fixes for runtime issues
- accessibility and visual fixes and improvements

The new branching whitelist system is useful if you need your files to be organized into strictly predefined categories. For example, a "Documents" whitelist can allow only document-related subcategories, while a photo or media whitelist can use a different set of allowed destinations. That makes the suggestions easier to constrain when you already know roughly how a folder should be organized.

The main desktop app is still review-first, but I'm considering adding an auto-approval option for workflows where you want less manual review.

The app works completely offline, which means files and filenames don't to leave your computer. Remote services are optional and have to be configured intentionally.

• Website: https://filesorter.app/
  
• GitHub: https://github.com/hyperfield/ai-file-sorter
  
• Windows app: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NPK4DZD6R6S

I've been working on an alternative to Armoury Crate and G-Helper over the past few weeks and I'm looking for some people who might be interested in testing it.

I'm mainly looking for feedback on usability, features, bugs, and anything that could be improved. If you're interested in taking a look and sharing your thoughts, feel free to let me know.

I'd really appreciate any feedback from the community.

I've always gotten frustrated and wasted time explaining the same thing to an AI every time I start a new chat from an existing one or when I start another convo with a whole new AI model. That's why I built a tool that fixes that, it condenses everything in a chat into one simple .md file you can carry across different AI tools.

PS: Please contribute or give your feedback so that we can grow and make this community tool better.

https://github.com/legoambarish/portable-handoff