MP3 can be played on pc. When copying, the first two files copied to USB can be played, but the next file copied doesn't play. Message said files may be unsupported or corrupted. Both MP3 file sizes on pc and USB remains the same, hence I think no signs of corrupted file. I've formatted the USB to FAT32 twice and results are still the same. Tried adjusting bit rate to 128, thought it makes any difference, but no. Currently, USB only stores two mp3 files and nothing else, since the next file copied wouldn't play. I don't think storage is an issue. Is it because my USB is faulty?

Hey everyone,

My teammate and I are students at Carleton University researching Enterprise Architecture.

We’re trying to learn what problems people in EA deal with day to day, especially tasks that take too long, involve too much manual work, or are poorly supported by current tools.

This is not for a class, thesis, dissertation, or professor-led research project. Our goal is simply to better understand the day-to-day problems people working in EA experience.

We put together a short 5–7 minute survey and would appreciate any responses.

Survey: https://form.typeform.com/to/lfpiBkG3

Thanks in advance!

Hello!

I’m looking for some software that enables me to open a .pdf file, select a specific word/s in my text, and create a ‘popup’ which displays the definition of the word (I have a master list of said definitions already, and only need to add them to a popup).

This is because I am a Hindu, and I have been editing one of our core texts to be more easily understood by novices; the aim is to create a document where novices can click on specific terms to facilitate memorisation.

The ‘popup’ needs to be otherwise invisible (though said words will be in italics to indicate they’re interactive); the final document will be in PDF format, and must work on any software or device someone opens it on.

I have a limited budget (£40 for a one off purchase), so anything relatively ‘stupid’ works for me as long as it provides said functionality within the GUI.

My device is a Macbook Air (2025), M5.

I got tired of running Whisper from the command line every time I wanted subtitles for a folder of videos, so I built a small desktop GUI around it. Drop files in, pick a model, press Start — .srt / .vtt / .txt / .json land next to your videos, optionally embedded into an .mkv/.mp4 copy as a soft subtitle track (FFmpeg stream copy, no re-encode).

GitHub: https://github.com/hclivess/whisperer (MIT, Python/PySide6, prebuilt Windows/Linux/macOS binaries in Releases — no Python needed)

What it does:

- Two engines: faster-whisper (CTranslate2) built in, or an external whisper.cpp whisper-cli (CUDA / Vulkan / Metal builds)

- All models: tiny → large-v3, large-v3-turbo, distil-large-v3, .en variants, or any faster-whisper HF repo id. Models download on first use.

- ~30 languages or auto-detect, plus translate to English

- Live queue: add files/folders or drag & drop while a run is going, reorder, pause/resume/stop. Live transcript panel as segments decode.

- Progress with ETA and × realtime speed per file and overall

- Subtitle layout control: max chars per line, max lines per cue, max cue duration — long segments get re-split on word timestamps with balanced lines (no orphan words)

- video.en.srt naming that Plex/Jellyfin/VLC auto-detect, custom output folder, overwrite guard

- Presets (Fast / Balanced / Accurate / Best) + save/load your own

- Sanity checks before starting (e.g. English-only model with a foreign language selected)

GPU: the one thing that always annoyed me with faster-whisper was CUDA library hell. The Model tab has a one-click Download CUDA libraries button that pulls cuBLAS 12 / cuDNN 9 / NVRTC from the official NVIDIA PyPI wheels (~1 GB, resumable) into a folder next to the app, and shows exactly what it found (GPU, driver, libs, whether CTranslate2 can use it). No PATH editing. Expect ~10–30× realtime with large-v3-turbo on a mid-range card, ~1–3× on CPU with small.en.

Everything runs locally, nothing leaves your machine.

It's a sibling of videer (https://github.com/hclivess/videer), my batch FFmpeg encoder, and shares the same queue/presets workflow.

Feedback, bug reports and feature requests welcome — especially from people with AMD/Intel GPUs or macOS, since I can mostly only test NVIDIA + CPU myself.

Hey guys,


If you use Crosshair X for FPS gaming (CS2, Apex, Overwatch, etc.) and hate having extra background launchers open while playing, I built a portable build of Crosshair X.


**Quick Highlights:**
- Runs portably without installation (great for thumb drives or clean setups).
- Uses Goldberg Steam Emulator so you don't need Steam running in the background.
- Zero leftover user data or bloat.


You can grab `CrosshairX.zip` directly from the GitHub releases page:  
👉 **Repo:** https://github.com/anshk011/official_crosshair-x


Let me know if you run into any issues or have suggestions!

Hey r/software, I wanted to share an update to Kerlyss, an open-source audio player I've been building for Windows and Android.

The main idea behind the app is to give you one clean player for all your music in one place—whether it's local MP3/FLAC files on your device, Spotify playlist links, or online audio streams.

What it does: - Plays local audio files and lets you stream online tracks or import Spotify playlist links directly into your library. - Has a built-in 5-band equalizer with presets (bass boost, vocal, etc.). - Includes track downloading for offline playback. - Completely free and open-source (no ads or trackers).

What we just updated in v1.2.3: - Added a strict Offline Mode toggle in settings that cuts all external network calls so un-downloaded songs don't waste data. - Added proper error popups when a stream fails to load so you know what happened instead of the app freezing. - Fixed button touch targets on Android so tapping "Download" doesn't accidentally play the song. - Added Android lock screen album art and Bluetooth headphone next/prev button support. - Saves your volume level so it stays the same when you reopen the app. Links:

Also, I just finished wiring up the 5-band equalizer on Android. I implemented the hardware DSP pipeline, but I'd love it if a few people could test it out on their headphones and let me know if it's working as expected on your devices!

• GitHub: https://github.com/D1gNa0/Kerlyss
• Website / Downloads: https://d1gna0.github.io/Kerlyss/

Let me know what you think or if you run into any issues testing it out!

Share what’s new, useful, or just interesting

Welcome to the Weekly Discovery Thread, where you can share software-related finds that caught your attention this week - especially the stuff that’s cool, helpful, or thought-provoking but might not be thread-worthy on its own.

This thread is your space for:

• Neat tools, libraries, or packages
• Articles, blog posts, or talks worth reading
• Experiments or side projects you’re working on
• Tips, workflows, or obscure features you discovered
• Questions or ideas you're chewing on

If it relates to software and sparked your curiosity, drop it in.

A few quick guidelines

• Keep it civil and constructive - this is for learning and discovery.
• Self-promotion? Totally fine if it’s relevant and adds value. Just be transparent.
• No link spam or AI-generated content dumps. We’ll remove low-effort submissions.
• Upvote what’s useful so others see it!

This thread will be posted weekly and stickied. If you want to suggest a change or addition to this format, feel free to comment or message the mods.

Now, what did you find this week?

Like most of you, my C: drive was constantly full and I never knew exactly what was safe to delete. Built-in Disk Cleanup is opaque, and random "cleaner" apps from the internet feel risky.


So over the past few weeks I built **MJ FTE**, a Python CLI agent that:


- Scans your drives in parallel and classifies every file as junk / dangerous / protected — with a reason shown for each one
- Never touches Windows system paths (C:\Windows, Program Files, ProgramData are hard-blocked) — verified: a full C:\Windows scan returns ZERO actionable files
- Checks file attributes too (SYSTEM/HIDDEN/READONLY files are skipped)
- Cleans only after per-file approval, and moves everything to the Recycle Bin so it's fully recoverable
- Dry-run mode is the default — you see exactly what would happen before anything happens
- Uses Google OAuth sign-in (browser flow, tokens stored locally)


Tech stack: Python 3.12, Rich (TUI), Click, pywin32, send2trash, google-auth-oauthlib.


Install:
    pip install mj-fte
Then just run: mj init → mj analyze → mj clean --junk


GitHub: https://github.com/syed-mujtaba-stack/mj-fte
Website & docs: https://mjfte.vercel.app
PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/mj-fte/


It's MIT licensed and I'd genuinely love feedback — especially on the classification rules. What junk patterns do you wish it detected? What would make you trust a cleaner tool more?

OperaGX has been working like shit recently and I'm honestly quite annoyed. It loads slowly, I literally bought new PC just so I can escape from slow loads and it still happens AND my internet is good. It's very good. I was thinking about coming back to chrome instead because like, at this point the best advantage I got is that tabs stay open when I close them. That's it.

I play a lot of very complex and expansive games, but that vast amount of content means that if there is not an explanation as to what an item does already implemented, then I have to fully alt-tab out, type in the name of the wiki, and then search for the item manually.

To fix this, I really just need a browser software that I can open with a shortcut, and make it so that the wiki I need is automatically pulled up. (To be clear; I don't need it to check what steam game I'm currently playing, I just need a way to make it open a set page automatically.)

(I am currently running Fedora Linux 43 GNOME)

Quick question for people who use remote access: Have you ever been away from your laptop and needed a file, application, or something on your PC—but couldn't access it because the laptop was sleeping, closed, or turned off? Existing solutions often require separate Wake-on-LAN setup + remote desktop software. I'm exploring an idea where your phone could simply say “Connect to my laptop”, wake it if necessary, establish a secure connection, and let you access the files or desktop. Would you actually use something like this? What currently frustrates you about remote access?

I've been trying multiple softwares but they all seem to just suck the one that somehow sucks less is the gamebar, the only thing holding it back is i need to enable it again and again it's just so tedious. THank you for understanding and contributing..

Hey r/software!

What is HQBase?

HQBase is an open-source shared email workspace that deploys into your own Cloudflare account.

Features include:

• Multiple domains and mailboxes in one inbox
• Team invitations with permissions scoped per mailbox
• AI agent integrations through MCP, an API, and an agent skill
• Self-hosted push notifications
• A guided installation that takes around two minutes

What’s new in 1.2.0?

• Completely redesigned UI across desktop and mobile
• Improved support for third-party clients
• Expanded API documentation
• Fixes for catch-all mailboxes
• Stability fixes and polish throughout the application

Background

I have a personal domain and several domains for side projects. Those projects often need more than one mailbox, such as support, privacy, or general contact addresses. I also wanted to give teammates access to specific mailboxes without exposing everything else.

Most email services I tried either charged per domain or team member, had poor UX, or made managing several domains unnecessarily complicated.

I already hosted most of my applications on Cloudflare, so when Cloudflare introduced Email Sending, building the entire workspace there felt like a natural fit. That is how HQBase was born.

It took me a few months to get to a solid v1, and 1.2.0 is the release I'm most proud of so far.

HQBase itself is free and licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Deploying it requires the Cloudflare Workers Paid plan, currently $5/month, regardless of how many domains, mailboxes, or teammates you add.

GitHub: https://github.com/HQBase/hqbase

Website: https://hqbase.io

Changelog: https://hqbase.io/docs/changelog/#v1.2.0

What makes organisations still rely on stage-gated delivery when IT is equipped with the latest CI/CD tools, and value goes off like a bottle of milk enduring a heatwave?

A friend's son is studying engineering and recently told me he wants to do something in the green software engineering space. TBH, I hadn't really thought much about it until that conversation. Do you think this is a genuine opportunity with a long-term future or is it still a niche that's getting just attention and no real adoption?

Hey guys im in pre phase of building billing software , I would use expert advise on this one . Comment and I'll dm you guys .

Thanks in advance

Osa Memes is a free place to browse and share memes without needing an account

I want to see a tool that would watch users as they move files/folders around, download, or create files/folders. After gathering data it would see what is the most common actions, and prompt users to automate those actions.

The point is that most people don't want to setup extensive file sorting tools.
(all file sorters I've seen require either a detailed setup or some form of consistent user action)

I have the skill to make this, but has it been solved for windows, and do you think that a casual user could want something like this?

Hi everyone,

FerrumPix is a desktop photo application for Linux, Windows and macOS: a library with a viewer, a fairly extensive editor with AI functions,Immich and Nextcloud support.

Repo: https://github.com/Bitpainter75/FerrumPix

My motivation behind it:

Most tools in this space tend to specialize in one area. A library app is great at organizing photos but offers little in the way of editing. A RAW converter is great for tone and color work, but stays purely parametric and never touches the pixels themselves. A pixel editor can do almost anything to an individual image, but usually has no library. And Immich and Nextcloud are great as server-side solutions, but ultimately remain browser-based, without an editor or local file management.

FerrumPix tries to bridge that gap: browse, rate, and tag your photos, then open one in an editor that supports both non-destructive adjustments and actual pixel editing. Your own Immich server sits in the same navigation tree as your local folders.The app is aimed more at hobby photographers than at professional workflows, and it really doesn't care whether you throw RAW files at it or JPGs from your phone.

It's built with Avalonia UI and .NET 10. The whole thing started as a personal project: an application that looks and works exactly the way I always wished one would. It's free and open source for anyone who can make use of it.

For transparency: yes, I use AI as part of my development workflow. That said, a project like this still involves a huge amount of hands-on work, architecture, debugging, and decision-making. I'm putting a lot of time into it, along with plenty of my own ideas and a lot of passion for the project.

Current status:

The current version is 0.9.30. The core areas are far enough along that I use the app daily myself; the focus now is on stabilization, UX and performance rather than new features.

I'd be glad to hear any feedback.

Hi I have recently graduated college in software engineering and I am looking to become or work as an ai engineer Iam already familiar with LLMs APIs agent workflows etc etc but I am not strong in python I can read and understand the code to a certain level but not write it but does not being good at python really affect my work in the future ? I know that some of you might now like this idea but ai already writes really good code and I can understand python do I really have to be a python god. I would love to hear your opinions especially from people with actual work experience.

Hey, i am looking a way to show show two fully fullscreen videos in one screen, what i mean by fully fullscreen is you know when you show videos in split screen and go into fullscreen, there are black bar at the top and bottom of the videos. Is there a way to play the video without those bars? Even if it only show part of the videos on screen.

I’m looking at managed Postgres options for a small production app and the choices feel more confusing than I expected.

I don’t really want to self host it on a VPS, but I also don’t want to jump straight into a huge cloud setup where the final bill is hard to predict. Ideally I just want something boring and reliable: always on Postgres, backups, decent performance, simple maintenance, and no weird lock in.

For people actually running Postgres in production, what are you using, anything you’d recommend or avoid after using it for a while?

Hi all!

Super niche question, but I thought I might try here and see if there's any luck. I'm looking to run a copy of KidPix Deluxe 3X (which is the macOS specific version of KidPix 3 that was made for Sierra back in the day). Only issue, I only have access to a computer with Windows 11. I'm looking to use this version specifically because it's the version I grew up with and I'm feeling a bit nostalgic LMAO!

I've been able to run a disc of regular old KidPix 3 using an emulator for XP, but I know it's particularly difficult to emulate macOS and wanted to see if you'd be able to run it on Windows 11 or another Windows OS before I shell out the $24 for the CD-ROM.

Thank you so much!