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Processing IDE Open source Software Prototyping Application

Post last modified:October 23, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Processing is a free and open source software sketchbook for Windows, MacOS and Linux. You can use Processing IDE to develop interactive applications using different programming languages. It currently supports Java, Android, Python, and Javascript. It is released under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2.The main goal of this program is to teach non-programmers the fundamentals of computer programming in a visual context. It is best suited for electronic arts, new media art, and visual design students.

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How to Remove Ubuntu Trash Can Icon From Ubuntu Dock Panel

Post last modified:April 30, 2022
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Starting from Ubuntu 21.10 Impish Indri you will get the trash can icon on Ubuntu dock panel. Ubuntu moved trash can from Desktop to Dock. If you are not a fan of this move and want to completely remove the trash can from Ubuntu dock, then follow below tips to remove or hide it from dock.

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Play Multiple Videos side by side with GridPlayer

Post last modified:October 20, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

GridPlayer is a free and open source media player for Linux, Windows and MacOS. Using GridPlayer, you can play multiple video files side by side at the same time without any limit. It is based on vlc media player and written in python. It supports almost all video types. You can add videos by simple drag and drop and save the video settings as playlist to save video position, sound volume, loops, aspect ratio, etc. Some other features are easily configurable gird layout and video aspect, playback speed, zoom and set loops.

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OpenCPN Open Source Chart Plotter and Ship GPS Navigation Application

Post last modified:October 19, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

OpenCPN is a free and open source chart plotter and marine GPS navigation application for Linux, Windows and MacOS. You can download pre-configured charts, create routes, track your ship and it comes with with build-in route and mark manager, collision alerting, weather routing plugin, Waypoint navigation, Autopilot output support. Currently it supports Worldwide standard S57 and encrypted S63 vector chart, BSB v3 and MBTiles chartsets. You can also extend its features via plugins.

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How to Install Official Spotify for Linux on Ubuntu

Post last modified:October 18, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Spotify is a music streaming service and offers digital copyright restricted recorded music and podcasts, including more than 70 million songs. It is available as basic freemium and paid subscriptions model. You can download install the Spotify client on Windows, macOS, and Linux, iOS and Android. In this article we will see how to install it on your Ubuntu Linux distribution.

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AppImagePool AppImageHub Client for Linux

Post last modified:October 16, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

AppImagePool is a free and open source AppImageHub Client for Linux. Using AppImagePool, you can easily download, install, upgrade, downgrade and manage software in portable AppImage file format. AppImageHub is a free AppImage catalog website and not providing any AppImage hosting. So without any extra-server involvement you can download AppImages files directly from author’s source. You can search software by using categories, view version history and it supports multi download support. It is written in Dart and using flutter and released under GNU General Public License v3.0.

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Create Fonts with Open Source FontForge Font Editor

Post last modified:October 13, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

FontForge is a free and open source font editor for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X .Using FontForge font editor, you can create, convert and edit fonts. Currently it supports OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master, and many other formats. It is also available in command line mode. You can download FontForge from the below download link. For the Linux installation steps please follow below articles.

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Create Font from Image Letters with Glyphtracer

Post last modified:October 12, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Glyphtracer is a free and open source font creator application for Linux, Windows and MacOS. It is written in python and released under GNU General Public License. Using Glyphtracer you can convert images of letters to a font. Actually it recognizes all letters in a image and lets the user tag each letter to a Unicode code point and converts the images to vector and writes them to a FontForge’s data format. Note that it only processes 1 bit images.

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LibreSprite Animated Sprite Editor and Pixel Art Tool

Post last modified:October 11, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

LibreSprite is a free and open source animated Sprite and pixel editor application for Linux, Windows and MacOS. Using LibreSprite you can create 2D retro style sprite and pixel art graphics for video and games. it comes with real time animation previews, onion skinning and you can edit multiple sprites at once. Some other useful features are build-in palettes editor and layers & frames support, tiled drawing mode and you can also import and export sprite sheets. It is released under GNU General Public License v2.0.

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Rnote Handwritten Note Taking Application

Post last modified:October 9, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Rnote is a free and open source note taking software for Linux. It is written in Rust and released under GNU General Public License v3.0. It is a vector based note taking application for handwritten notes. You can also to annotate documents and pictures. It comes with marker, brush and shaper tools, eraser and selector. You can import images and export files as SVG, set the sheet format, draw with mouse and dark mode support.

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