ConnexionLooking for a Modern MPD Client for Ubuntu? Try Plattenalbum
This week I came across Plattenalbum, a modern GTK4/libadwaita frontend for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) built in Python. MPD remains a popular way to make music stored on a server or a computer available on other devices, with capable, user-friendly frontend clients for mobile and desktop devices a crucial element. And Plattenalbum looks a solid choice. Note: this is not a “why you should use MPD” article or a guide to installing MPD on Ubuntu. MPD isn’t an ‘everyone’ solution. If you need/only want to play music files actually on your device then a regular Linux music app such as […]
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Avid users of Varia, a modern download manager for Linux desktops, should check out the app’s official browser extensions. Installing the Varia Integrator browser extension in Google Chrome/Chromium or Mozilla Firefox means you no longer need to copy a download link a web page then paste it in to Varia. Instead, you click a download link in your bowser and the extension punts it to the app. “When the extension is enabled, it will route all started downloads to Varia. In order to route the downloads to Varia, make sure to flip the switch in the extension, and make sure […]
If you’re looking for a way to more efficient way copy files on Linux be sure to check out new GTK/libadwaita app Collector. Collector functions as a temporary holding space on which you drag and drop files, paste clipboard contents and web links to images (e.g., Google Images), etc. You can take your time gathering content, and preview and edit your ‘stash’ as you go. When ready, you just drag all items out with a single click to drop them elsewhere. You could drop them to a folder on your file system, on to an app (if it supports opening […]