Software Harvest (8/5/2024): Scan QR Codes and Text-to-Speech

CoBang

An application that allows you to easily scan QR codes on your Linux device. What’s interesting about this tiny app is that it allows you to scan QR codes from two sources: a computer/laptop webcam or a static image.

In the case of scanning QR codes from images, they can be added by dragging, from the clipboard, and even using the browse menu.

github.com/hongquan/CoBang, 0.12.0

VoiceGen

A simple text-to-speech application for Linux. The main advantage of VoiceGen is that it gives you access to different types of voice engines like Streamlabs (Amazon Polly) and other offline and online engines like svox pico.

The app provides different speed and voice options and is even able to save output files in case you need to export them for your projects.

gitlab.com/PersianGolf/voicegen, 2.1.0

Xilinota

A cross-platform (Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS) note-taking and project-taking app, it can handle large amounts of notes organized in notebooks and sync notes across platforms in a variety of ways.

It is a fork of Joplin that aims to extend and improve features in various directions while maintaining compatibility with Joplin in most aspects.

github.com/XilinJia/Xilinota, 2.15.1

Lime3DS

Nintendo 3DS game console emulator. Lime3DS is a fork of Citra written in C++. This means that it has much of its DNA, including the portability, compatibility options and features that have made Citra the best and most popular open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator.

It currently boasts firmware emulation, Amiibo loading, as well as partial support for “homebrew” apps.

lime3ds.github.io, 2111

A fool

Remember that joke about the two policemen, one of whom can read and the other can write? In the case of AI, one can write and the other can draw pictures.