Episode 248: Apps: Hidden Gems

Join us to discuss our favorite Linux applications that you might have missed. We are breaking down our top software picks.

Tonight, we are back for another podcast session to talk about the tools we use daily. While we might fall short of our goal of 40 episodes this year, we are still pushing to hit 37 by the time the year wraps up. This discussion focuses on various Linux applications that deserve more attention from the community.

Whether you are a long-time user or just starting your journey, these software picks offer unique functionality for your desktop setup. We go over what makes these programs stand out and why they earn a spot in our workflow.

Subscribe for weekly Linux podcast episodes and let us know in the comments which apps you think we should check out next.

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[show notes]
https://git.thelinuxcast.org/notes/s10/1031.md

[time stamps]
0:00 Intro
0:44 Meet Greg, the new co-host
2:13 Mini topic: email, messaging and social media
15:15 Main topic: Hidden Gems
16:30 Greg: FFmpeg
18:03 Drew: FFmpeg scripts - merge MKVs, clip MKV, strip EXIF
19:49 Matt: Capy Reader
21:52 Greg: Obsidian.rs
25:01 Drew: Grist
26:18 Matt: Futon
28:11 Greg: Caligula
29:15 Drew: NocoBase
31:08 Matt: Enhancer for YouTube and PocketTube
33:02 Greg: MPD and rmpc
35:20 Drew: Anubis
39:29 Matt: pulsemixer
40:43 Greg: bandwhich
44:02 Drew: mise
47:00 Matt: nh
48:57 Greg: Sanoid and Syncoid
50:13 Drew: ghee
51:37 Matt: trash-cli
53:09 Greg: VoxType
55:19 Drew: Geany
58:22 Matt's lightning round: Clipse, ListenBrainz, zoxide, beets, Navidrome, mpv, AntennaPod, Quillpad, vidIQ, LocalSend
60:10 Greg's lightning round: gping, trippy, ncdu, Syncthing, Control Panel for YouTube
62:29 What are you doing this week? Drew: ButterBox
64:32 Greg: building his own email client
66:14 Matt: editing videos with Claude
69:15 Outro