Status on #privacy enhancing #FOSS app LibreMailCal: email, calendaring, contacts, chat, files, ERP, Notifications, Project Management, Social Media & Videos, video conferencing, all-in-one, self-hostable, cross-platform #libremailcal https://techtalkhawke.com/news/libremailcal-five-months-on-one-app-for-email-calendar-contacts-and-a-lot-more

I'm in the process of bringing a brand to launch on social media, but need some help in creating a logo, and putting text in to social media post ready formats. I know there is a free tier of Canva, Adobe Express, Figma etc but I would like to own my content outside of their infra. Any suggestions?

Hi, does anyone have any lists/tables with various FOSS alternatives? Maybe even divided into categories, for example (messaging / social / graphics / music / ...)?

Any OS will do. I need to develop a poster with various alternatives for a hack event. Thanks a lot.

I'll throw my hat in the ring because it happens to be both GPL-3.0 and it's been made with the user in mind.

Functionality: compresses video, audio, images, and PDFs down to a size you specify (a hard limit — it's designed to stay below it, not exceed it). Made with limits in mind (such as the Discord caps of 10/25MB), but can be used in any situation where hitting a certain size is needed. Uses an objective measure (VMAF) to select the best codec instead of estimating and optimizes for the hardest-to-compress part of the file, rather than the average.

Why this community may be interested:
- GPL-3.0 license — fork it, host it, use it however you please.
- Totally offline at core level. No registration, no telemetry, no server queries. Your files aren't transferred outside of your computer during the compression process — it all works locally. The only network interactions happen voluntarily and explicitly — an update check upon initial launch and an optional webhook to Discord which you configure yourself.
- Not locking you in. It's a Python script with a launcher — no installer which will install its files throughout your system. Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Privacy-first design — there's even an "export sanitized logs" functionality which removes your home directory and any saved webhook from the logs before uploading an issue.

Repository: https://github.com/AzureShores/BitCrusher

As a disclaimer: I'm 15 years old and this is my first project of this nature released publicly, feedback is appreciated.

Hello everyone! I've just released an update to my free tool (MPL-2.0) TilBuci, focused on creating interactive content. The big news in this version is the inclusion of the "showtime" feature, a simplified way to manage exhibitions, such as museums and events, delivering the created content to totems, kiosks, projections, and the like.

I've prepared a video explaining these features here: https://youtu.be/-vYDmaokqbY

The project repository can be found at https://github.com/lucasjunqueira-var/tilbuci

I hope you like it ;-)

For background, the website is a directory of open-source you can use instantly in your browser. No signups, no downloads, no installs, no nothing! Just click a link and use a tool.

The website gathered a decent bit of attention because of its former name (fcksignups / fucksignups) and its idea, which made it blow up, yielding multiple videos & posts from different people across X (formerly twitter), Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.

I noticed that one of the users outlined that searching the former name separated by space (fuck signups) showed some not-so-savory content. The worst part is: my website wasn't even remotely close to the first 10 pages of search.

It made sense since search engines have decades worth of content associated with the word "fuck" or "fck" also when someone says "just go to fuck signups" they'd search "fuck signups" on Google.

I probably should've had the foresight to see this coming.

So, I changed the name to something similar. I had changed it to https://NoSignups.net . I did setup 301 permanent redirects from the previous two domains (https://fcksignups.com and https://fucksignups.com). What advice would y'all give me on this matter?

GitHub repo for the curious: https://github.com/BraveOPotato/FckSignups

Hey there, I came here ask if Libre Office is the recommended alternative to MSO?

I'm not a techie, but I do a lot on MS Excel.

I've been using MS Office (easy because I was most familiar with it). But, Excel just gave me the: "your changes will be lost if you don't save them. Click cancel and then activate your subscription to save your changes"

I bought the MS suite a few years ago, so it appears that I'm now being forced into a subscription. Not cool.

I'm posting here to just do a sanity check before I fully dive into Libre (again) and say F-U to MS forever.

Thanks for any tips or suggestions!

Hello there ! 👋

A couple of friends and I have been building an open-source proxy that anonymizes data sent to LLMs, so that personal and confidential information isn't exposed or used for AI training.
It also do some token optimization to help you consume less. 😎

The project is still in its very early stages, but we'd love any kind of support or feedback ! 🙏

I trust the Reddit community to give us a few ⭐ and, more importantly, honest feedback. 🥲

Feel free to share your thoughts: good or bad. We'd love feedback on the codebase, the architecture, potential features, or anything else you think could make the project better.

If you got some features ideas, don't hesitate ! 🙏🏼

We're planning to update the repository regularly. At the moment, we only support the Claude VS Code extension, but our goal is to support all major AI clients and IDE extensions over time.

Github link: https://github.com/Korbicorp/klovys99/

Can't wait to read your feedbacks ! 🤓

Here is an update post for RendScroll because I havent got much feedback from last one :(

Now it looks more simplistic. I also added scene mapping where you can select what scene comes after what.

Im still looking for Feedbacks. Not many DnD fans around so Im lacking that. If you like to try and give me some feedbacks here is the link:

https://github.com/yagizdkurt/RendScroll

Hi everyone,

I'd like to share the latest release of eXo Platform, a fully open-source digital workplace that organizations can deploy and operate themselves.

Some highlights of this release from a free software perspective:

• Community Edition remains fully open source.
• Self-hosted deployment with no requirement to use a SaaS service.
• Deployable on-premises, in private cloud, or public cloud.
• Designed to give organizations full control over their infrastructure and data.
• Open architecture intended to integrate with existing systems rather than locking users into a proprietary ecosystem.

One of our goals is to provide an alternative for organizations looking for collaborative workplace software that respects software freedom and infrastructure sovereignty.

I'm interested in hearing feedback from the free software community on the project, our architecture, and areas where we could improve.

• Docker hub
• Github
• AGPL license

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on called Open3DInspection. It’s a completely free and open-source, browser-based viewer designed for leaving comments and annotations anchored directly in 3D (and 2D) space.

How it works:

• You drag and drop a 3D model or asset.
• Switch to Annotate mode, click anywhere to drop a pin, and type your comment.
• Your annotations are saved automatically in your browser.

Why I think it fits here:

• 100% Client-Side & Private: Your models and data never leave your machine or get uploaded to a third-party server.
• No Lock-in: Annotations can be easily exported and imported as standard JSON files.
• No Accounts Required: Just open it and start inspecting/annotating.

The source code is available on GitHub under a free software license. I’d love to hear your feedback, feature requests, or if anyone wants to contribute!

Check out the repository here:https://github.com/zawawiAI/Open3DInspection

Hello everyone,

I am sharing the latest update for Axon, a free and open-source tool that turns your Android phone into a low-latency remote mouse and keyboard for your PC.

Many remote control applications are bloated or rely on external servers. Axon is designed to respect user privacy by operating strictly over your local network or, as of this week's update, completely offline via direct Bluetooth connections (currently supported on macOS and Windows).

Recent improvements also include a completely rewritten gesture system. You can now use your phone's physical volume buttons to control your PC's audio, and use real mouse gestures like tap-and-drag and two-finger zooming. To make onboarding easier, there are now three simple installation methods available.

The project is fully open-source and licensed under GPL v3 to ensure it remains free for the community. You can find the repository under kaia-alenia/axon on GitHub.

I have grown increasingly frustrated with the state of modern creative software. In a category where almost every "AI background remover" or photo editor demands an email registration, a monthly subscription, and forces you to upload your private files to a corporate server.

To solve this for myself and others who value privacy, I built Refloow Photo Studio. It is a completely free, open-source desktop application designed to deliver professional-looking photo editing and rapid 1-click background removal without compromising, watermarking or data harvesting.

• Fully Offline Architecture: Everything runs locally on own hardware. Images never touch the internet, and no data leaves the machine.
• Zero Barriers: No accounts, no signups, no logins, and absolutely no telemetry or data collection.
• Completely Free: No paywalls, no watermarks, no "premium tiers," and zero advertisements.

Core Editing Features:

• Local AI 1-Click Background Removal: Cleanly strip backgrounds from images entirely offline while preserving 100% of the original file quality. It uses bundled local lightweight ai model everyone can run on CPU!
• Layering & Compositions: Drag-and-drop support to overlay photos, handle complex visual arrangements, and add resizable text layers.
• Built-in Professional Filters: Includes over 40 local color correction & fun filters (ranging from Cinematic and Noir to Cyberpunk and Vintage).
• Essential Utilities: Quick cropping, mirroring, and granular manual adjustments for brightness, contrast, saturation, and warmth.
• Workflow Controls: Canvas manipulation with scroll-wheel zooming, middle-mouse panning, and a 15-action undo/redo history

Source Code & Downloads:

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/Refloow/Refloow-Photo-Studio
• Direct Releases: https://github.com/Refloow/Refloow-Photo-Studio/releases
• Microsoft Store Build: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nflpq45j84v
• Linux (Snap Store): https://snapcraft.io/refloow-photo-studio

Torollo is an open-source visual lab for learning and teaching cloud infrastructure, networking, and system design.

Instead of spending hours setting up cloud accounts, configuring permissions, or downloading heavy virtual machines, you can simply drag and drop components, build complete architectures, connect services, and experiment locally in a safe environment.

Whether you're a student, instructor, bootcamp, or backend developer, Torollo is designed to make learning distributed systems more visual and hands-on.

I'd love to hear your feedback, ideas, or feature requests!

⭐ GitHub: https://github.com/Derssa/Torollo

📦 npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/torollo

I built a small open-source browser extension called KeepTrack because I got tired of my Downloads folder turning into a pile of forgotten installers, PDFs, and ZIP files.

The idea is simple: when you download a file, you usually already know whether you'll want to keep it or if it's just temporary. A few weeks later, you've forgotten what half the files are.

KeepTrack makes that decision at download time.

It looks at things like the file type, filename, and download source, then classifies each download as Keep, Temporary, or Needs Review. If it isn't confident, it'll ask you instead of guessing.

A few things I thought this community might appreciate:

• Everything runs locally.
• No telemetry or analytics.
• No network requests after installation.
• No accounts or cloud services.
• Works completely offline.
• Data is stored locally using chrome.storage.local.
• MIT licensed.
• Around 2K lines of plain JavaScript with no dependencies or build step, so it's easy to audit and hack on.

Right now it's built for Chromium-based browsers because it uses the Chrome Extensions API, but there's nothing particularly Chrome-specific about the logic itself. I'd be happy to see someone port it to Firefox.

Website: https://priyanshu-byte-coder.github.io/keeptrack/

Source: https://github.com/Priyanshu-byte-coder/keeptrack

I'd love any feedback—especially on the classification rules. They're intentionally simple and transparent, so improving them is pretty straightforward.

A 100% Debian Linux, free, privacy focused, open-source operating system for touch devices, designed to liberate users from any kind of Google or third party surveilance, data collection and security concerns. Only official Debian sources are used, meaning no third party repositories, packages or code of any kind, while granting users complete control over every single package that is installed. The native implementation of custom kernels with the included build recipes enables support for almost any brand/model of x86-x64 tablet or lap-top, such as Surface Pro 3-10, Zenbook, Thinkpad, Chromebook etc. and a range of ARM phones. Additionally, custom or deb packages and files of any kind can also be included. The mobian build-script produces personalized images, with unlimited customization of any available setting and device behavior.

Source: https://github.com/tabletseeker/mobian

Hello everyone. I want to share a Free Software project I have been working on that respects user freedoms and operates entirely offline.

Alenia Porter is a multi-format media optimizer. It allows you to drag and drop entire folders of images, video, and audio to optimize their file sizes while retaining high quality.

While advanced users can easily achieve this with FFmpeg via the command line, Alenia Porter is designed to bridge the gap for non-technical users who need that same power but through an accessible graphical interface.

It was initially built to handle game development assets, but it is now structured as a universal utility for anyone dealing with heavy media. More importantly, it is highly resource-efficient. I developed it to run smoothly on very limited hardware, so it will not consume all your RAM while processing large batches.

I am currently looking for people to test the tool, review the code, and provide feedback on the performance.