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Saturday, July 4, 2026

SniffNet

SniffNet is a free and open-source network traffic monitoring tool. It is available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet

https://sniffnet.net/

SD Maid 2/SE

SD Maid 2/SE is an open-source Android app that cleans up junk files and ghost files left by apps you have already removed.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.darken.sdmse&cjevent=76738a5a35e511f181a401850a82b832

https://www.howtogeek.com/i-freed-up-10gb-on-my-android-phone-with-this-free-open-source-app/

Warehouse

Warehouse is an utility to place a GUI over Flatpak management.

https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.flattool.Warehouse

https://www.howtogeek.com/useful-flatpaks-you-should-install-on-your-linux-pc/

METROV

METROV is an Android launcher that resembles the Windows Phone interface.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tuzkituan.metrov&hl=en&pli=1

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/windows-phone/metrov-windows-phone-launcher

https://www.howtogeek.com/this-launcher-turned-my-pixel-into-a-nokia-lumia-windows-phone/

Similar options would be Square Home.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.squarehome2

Winslopr

Winslopr is an utility to disable certain components within Windows 11.

https://github.com/builtbybel/Winslopr/

https://www.vladan.fr/winslopr-the-no-nonsense-windows-slop-remover-for-windows-11-home-users-and-it-admins-alike/

NetTool

NetTool is an open source application for a Raspberry Pi. It offers network troubleshooting options. It centralizes common troubleshooting utilities and live telemetry into a single dashboard.

https://netscout-go.github.io/NetTool/

https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pi-projects-that-actually-solve-real-problems-at-home/

ATVTools

ATVTools is an app to be a remote for an Android TV device.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.vodik7.atvtools

https://www.androidpolice.com/i-replaced-my-google-tv-remote-with-this-app-and-im-never-going-back/

SafeHaven is an open-source Android app store focused on transparency and security. Unlike the official Google Play Store or F-Droid, it hosts its own APK files while providing automated trust checks, signing key verification, and basic malware scans to prevent supply chain attacks.

https://github.com/phsycologicalFudge/SafeHaven-Store

https://www.androidpolice.com/found-better-google-play-alternative/

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

List of Google TV launchers

Below is a list of Google TV launchers that are available.

Projectivity Launcher - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spocky.projengmenu&pli=1

Dispatch - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spauldhaliwal.dispatch

AT4K Launcher - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdevs.at4k

Arc Launcher - https://github.com/meddouribadis/arclauncher

FLauncher - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.efesser.flauncher

ATV Launcher Pro - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.dstudio.atvlauncher.pro&hl=en

Pinchflat

Pinchflat is a self-hosted app for downloading YouTube content built using yt-dlp.

https://github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat

Mission Center

Mission Center is a Windows Task Manager like utility for Linux.

https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.missioncenter.MissionCenter

https://www.howtogeek.com/impressive-linux-apps-to-try-april-first-weekend/

Hard Disk Sentinel

Hard Disk Sentinel is a multi-OS SSD and HDD monitoring and analysis application. A trial is available.

https://www.hdsentinel.com/

https://www.howtogeek.com/dont-wait-for-a-crash-how-to-test-if-your-ssd-is-actually-failing/

DevToys

DevToys is a free Windows,MacOS, and Linux application that has several different converters as well as text compare.

https://devtoys.app/

https://www.howtogeek.com/the-0-windows-swiss-army-knife-every-developer-should-install-today/

Analiti Wi-Fi Analyzer

Analiti Wi-Fi Analyzer is an Wi-Fi utility for the Android platform.

https://analiti.com

MPC

MPC-BE is an open source media player.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpcbe/

https://www.howtogeek.com/replaced-windows-media-player-powerful-open-source-alternative-isnt-vlc/

Windows Repair Toolkit

The Windows Repair Toolkit is a collection of troubleshooting apps.

https://windows-repair-toolbox.com/

https://www.howtogeek.com/this-free-windows-tool-is-perfect-for-diagnosing-your-pc-issues/

Sunday, May 3, 2026

FreeRDP

FreeRDP is a free RDP client for Linux. One issue with other options such as rdesktop is an error is returned if the remote Windows Server was configured to only accept connections with Network Level Authentication. Clients such as rdesktop may return an error upon attempting to connect:

Failed to connect, CredSSP required by server

The FreeRDP client includes support for this configuration. It can be installed via the command below:

sudo apt install freerdp2-x11

An example of a command to connect to a remote server would be:

xfreerdp /u:"username" /dynamic-resolution /v:servername:3389

https://www.freerdp.com

Blip

Blip is an app available for several platforms that allow file transfers.

https://blip.net/

https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-using-the-cloud-to-move-files-this-tool-is-faster-and-has-no-limits/

https://www.howtogeek.com/my-biggest-pc-upgrades-of-2026-were-these-6-apps-not-new-hardware/

Flatseal

Flatseal is an utility to offer a visual overview of the permissions of every Flatpak app within Linux.

https://flathub.org/en/apps/com.github.tchx84.Flatseal

https://www.howtogeek.com/settings-making-your-linux-pc-less-secure/

Stirling PDF

Stirling PDF is an open-source PDF editing platform.

https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF

https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pi-projects-to-try-this-weekend-march-12-15/