NayamAmarshe / DeskCut

👨‍💻 DeskCut - An easy-to-use linux app that lets you create Desktop Shortcuts hassle-free

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DeskCut

An easy to use app that lets you create Desktop Shortcuts (.desktop files) on Linux without requiring to mess with .desktop files!
This lets you add a portable program to your search and system menus with a few simple clicks 😉

How to use

Here's a nice article by Linuxiac on how to use DeskCut (Might not be available in a few countries, sorry😅): https://linuxiac.com/deskcut-create-linux-desktop-shortcuts/

Manual Installation:

Go to the releases section and download DeskCut's latest version, Install and that's it!

• You can download either the .deb or .rpm version or the AppImage.
• Use the .deb file to directly install it using your store app. Please remember that .deb files only work on Debian based distros like Ubuntu, ZorinOS, PopOS, Mint, KDE Neon, etc. DEB file will not work on Fedora/Manjaro/Arch.
• If you use Fedora, you should download the .rpm file instead. RPM packages are similar to DEB packages. Just double click (or open with your store app) and install.
• AppImage is portable and it works almost everywhere. It should be fine for most people but remember that it doesn't integrate by default. You'll have to run the file everytime you want to use the app because AppImages aren't supposed to be installed on a system. So make sure you use something like AppImage Launcher to properly install it on your system.

Download from Snap Store (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)

Snap version will no longer be supported due to several issues that come up because of sandboxing. Please use the DEB or the AppImage version till another alternative is provided.

Build Instructions

You'll need node and npm or yarn.

To install node, you can use fnm:

`curl -fsSL https://fnm.vercel.app/install | bash`   

Add eval "$(fnm env --use-on-cd)" to your .bashrc or .zshrc and then

source .bashrc
OR
source .zshrc`

Then type

fnm install 16.13.2
fnm use 16.13.2

Node is now installed.

OPTIONAL: Install Yarn

Yarn is not necessary, npm can do exactly the same thing but I used yarn to create this project (Totally irrelevant).
But if you still want to use Yarn:

npm install --global yarn

Set up project

Now cd to the location where you cloned this project and run:

npm install
or
yarn install

Run Development Build

npm run start
OR
yarn start

To Package Build

npm run dist
OR
yarn dist

To-Do

• Dark Mode
• Update Dialog for DEBs, RPMs & AppImages
• Auto-Update AppImages?
• Fix bugs (if any left)