Linux Desktop Tools Index
Index of repositories for Linux desktop tools, KDE/Plasma widgets, system utilities, desktop applications, and workstation management.
Last updated: 2026-03-25
KDE Plasma Widgets & Actions
Hebrew-Date-KDE-Widget
WIP - KDE Plasmoid for displaying the Hebrew calendar date
KDE-AC-Controller-Widget
Controller widget for AC
Local-UTC-KDE-Widget
WIP - KDE Plasma widget for displaying local and UTC time in 24 hour format
Claude-Dolphin-Konsole-Actions
Dolphin actions for KDE + Claude Code
Open-In-Windsurf-KDE
"Open In Windsurf" (AI IDE) context menu element for KDE Plasma
Quick-RMBG
Dolphin action for KDE Plasma to quickly invoke RMBG for background removal
touchpad-mouse-toggle
Auto-disable laptop touchpad when external mouse is connected (KDE Wayland)
Desktop Applications
Claude-Bug-Catcher
Desktop utility for catching bugs in the moment
Claude-Konsole-Launcher
Launch utility (WIP) for using Claude Code + Konsole in KDE Plasma
Claude-Linux-Desktop-Manager
WIP/Plan: extension of slash commands to an actual GUI/program
Dual-WhatsApp-Linux-Desktop
Dual WA client for the Linux desktop (AI generated)
Homebox-Desktop-Wrapper-AppImage
Linux Electron desktop wrapper for Homebox
Linux-Github-Repo-Launcher
Github repository search and quick launch utility preconfigured for VS Code & Windsurf
Nano-Banana-Desktop
Vibe coded starter for a Nano Banana inpainting utility / image editor (Gemini API)
NFC-Reader-Writer
Desktop NFC reader/writer app for ACS ACR1252U
Ollama-Ideation-UI
Desktop app for running batch "ideation" prompts with a local LLM
Voice & Dictation (Desktop)
deepgram-voice-keyboard
Fork of Deepgram's Linux starter. CLI -> GUI + hotkey support, API key editing, cost tracking
Deepgram-Voice-Keyboard-Ubuntu
WIP to create a good STT utility with cloud STT APIs
hyprvoice
Voice-powered typing for Wayland/Hyprland desktops
parakeet-dictation
On-device voice typing for Linux using Parakeet and NeMo ASR models via sherpa-onnx
speech-notes-with-text-fixes
Speech Note Linux app. Note taking, reading and translating with offline STT, TTS and Machine translation
Thought-Pad
Linux desktop application for creating notes from dictated speech
Voice-Note-Recorder-Ubuntu
GUI for recording voice notes
Wayland-Voice-Typer
Simple GUI around whisper.cpp for voice-to-text on Linux
System Administration & Agents
AI-Sysadmin
Desktop maintenance utility (WIP/planning notes)
Claude-System-Recovery-Mode
Boot target for using an agentic CLI for system recovery on Ubuntu
Ezra
WIP - Computer use agent for routine use of Linux desktop environments (Ubuntu)
Gemini-Ubuntu-Maintenance-Agent
Ubuntu maintenance agent using Gemini
Install-This-Debian
A simple litmus test for assessing whether agentic CLIs are useful for basic desktop admin tasks
Local-Linux-Repair-Bot
Experimentary repo to try use an AI IDE as a local agent workspace for local OS debugging
Ubuntu-AI-Boot-Agent
WIP/Notes for AI post-boot health check
Claude Code & Linux Desktop
Claude-Code-Linux-Desktop-Slash-Commands
Slash commands for Linux desktop sysadmin with Claude Code
Home-Folder-Claude-MD
CLAUDE.md for home directory on an Ubuntu Linux desktop
Linux-Desktop-ClaudeMD-Seeder
Seeds Claude.md files at common places in Linux Desktop filesystems
linux-desktop-plugin
Claude Code plugin for Linux desktop environment management, KDE/Plasma configuration
KDE-Claude-Runner
WIP/Plan for Claude runner in KDE
System Configuration & Utilities
Distro-Tuner
Quick template for creating a local repo with symlinks to key system files on Linux
Ubuntu-Mic-Selector
Utility for switching microphone sources
Ubuntu-Pipx-Toolbox
Bash scripts for installing a few useful tool groups on Ubuntu with pipx
UbuntuBackupStrategy
Various Bash scripts, edited configuration packages, and other resources for a fresh Ubuntu installation
USB-Foot-Mouse-Linux
Documentation for getting a cheap USB HID foot mouse to work on Linux
Reference & Resources
Awesome-Linux-IDEs
IDEs and development tools that work on one or multiple Linux distros
Claude-Code-MCP-List
Short collection of MCPs to install for CC on Linux Desktop
Claude-Code-Notebook
Personal reference notebook for Claude Code (CLI) usage. Context: Linux desktop (Ubuntu)
Desktop-MCP
Local MCP server exposing specialised tools to agents
Linux-Friendly-Voice-Tech
List of resources for voice technology with support for Linux
Linux-MCP-Clients
A very small list of MCP clients that are available to Linux users
Linux-Related-System-Prompts
System prompts for AI assistants for Linux
Voice-Control-Linux
Claude-enhanced research for voice control platforms with Linux support
Workstation & Hardware
Desktop-Backup-Notes-1125
Desktop backup notes
Desktop-Wallpapers
Some desktop wallpapers
Master_Backup_Strategy
A markdown file summarizing current approaches for creating 3-2-1 compliant backups
Workstation-Benchmarks-0226
Desktop benchmarks Feb 20, 2026
Workstation-Specs
Periodically updated spec-sheet for workstation/desktop
Agent-Deploy
Prompt and model for creating agent-specific variants of Bash scripts
Dictation-Macropad
Plan/key allocation for a macropad optimised for heavy daily dictation workflows
Linux-Voice-Typing-App-Notes
Planning notes for a voice typing tool
Local-ASR-STT-Benchmark
Quick evaluation to find the best STT model in Speech Note (Ubuntu) for specific hardware
Github-Repo-Pruner
Helps to discard old repositories from a local filesystem (for Linux)
Voice-Training-Data-Creator
GUI to facilitate capturing voice data for TTS / voice clone training (Ubuntu Linux)