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Spring Vegetable Video Player Version 0.6.0 was released today. The new version adds support for YouTube playlists, integration with MPRISv2 applets, and more. Haruna is a free and open source Qt/QML video player for Linux, it uses mpv (Libmpv) For video playback. mpv It is a lightweight video player with hardware acceleration, youtube-dl support, Lua… read more »

This article describes how to enable hardware acceleration in the Chromium browser running on Raspberry Pi OS (for Raspberry Pi 4). By enabling GPU acceleration, the CPU usage should be greatly reduced when playing supported videos (e.g. on YouTube). In my case, with Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, with hardware acceleration enabled, the main Chromium… read more »

Dog Is a modern command line DNS lookup utility, similar to dig, The output is colorful, supports DNS on TLS and DNS protocol on HTTPS and so on. It is suitable for macOS, Microsoft Windows and Linux. Similar to dig, Doggo performs a DNS lookup and displays the answer returned from the queried name server,… read more »

shortwave The Internet radio player has reached version 2.0, a new mini player mode has been added, a redesigned radio station information dialog box, etc. Moreover, the user interface has been ported to GTK4. Shortwave is a GTK Internet radio player written in Rust. It is the successor of Gradio. It uses radio-browser.info as its… read more »

Vento, The tool to create a bootable USB drive by simply copying the ISO to the USB has been updated to version 1.0.40, providing support for creating persistent USB drives for Fedora and Arch Linux (including ArchMan, ArchBang, BlackArch, etc.) . . Ventoy can be used for Microsoft Windows and Linux, and can create bootable… read more »

KmCaster Is a Java tool used to display keyboard and mouse events on the screen, very useful for teaching/screenshots. With it, every keystroke and mouse click will be displayed on the screen, so you don’t need to mention what you want to type when creating screenshots or teaching students. Currently, the application is only available… read more »

This article explains how to use YouTube on TV (https://youtube.com/tv) on a Raspberry Pi, and control it using the YouTube app from your mobile device, almost as if you’re using a Chromecast. Once you set up everything, you’ll be able to use the cast button from the YouTube app on your phone to connect to… read more »

blanket It is an application for playing environmental noise, which can increase your productivity and help you stay focused or fall asleep. The lightweight application has many sounds such as rain, storm, ocean waves, trains, cities, cafes, fireplaces, pink and white noises. Each sound has an adjustable volume slider, allowing you to mix various sounds… read more »

Oh my! Turn the Git version control system into an interesting interactive game for beginners and advanced users who are interested in learning or teaching others. The game is free and open source, it is built using Godot game engine, and is available for Linux, macOS and Windows. Today, Git is everywhere-but its learning curve… read more »

auspicious, The GNOME 3 email client, has been updated to version 40.0. The new version includes visual refresh, adaptive user interface and more. Geary is an email client for the GNOME 3 desktop. The client is written in Vala and based on WebKitGTK. The app is built around conversations, making it easy to find and… read more »