u/Strict-Tie-7521

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm a Linux VRChat player and always envied the Windows folks with their fancy chatbox tools like MagicChatbox. Nothing really worked well on Linux – so I built my own. After weeks of tinkering, here's the first public release of **OSC-DreamChatbox**:

im using https://claude.ai (opus 4.8 and fabel 5)

**What it does:**

🎵 **Now Playing** – shows your current song (Spotify, YT Music, browser, VLC – anything, via MPRIS) with artist, title, timestamp and a live progress bar

📝 **Rotating status texts** – up to 10 texts that cycle on a timer, with a built-in emoji picker

🖥️ **Hardware stats** – GPU/CPU usage & temps, VRAM and RAM, works with AMD (kernel sysfs) and NVIDIA. Show temps as °C or 🔥, your choice

🎤 **Speech-to-Text** – talk into your mic, it appears in your chatbox in realtime. Supports 15 languages and can even **live-translate** what you say (speak German → chatbox shows English). Optional DeepL API support for better quality

🎛️ **OSC Router** – other OSC apps (OSC Leash, face tracking, …) send through it, it forwards everything bundled to VRChat. No more port conflicts. You can even launch and monitor those apps from inside the tool

🧩 **Fully customizable** – custom string templates with placeholders, drag & drop card ordering, everything you see is toggleable

🥚 And yes – the **slim chatbox mode** (the hidden "BlankEgg" trick from MagicChatbox) is a normal setting here, enabled by default. No easter egg hunting required.

**Tech:** Python + PyQt6, MIT licensed, config lives in `~/.config`. Install with one command:

```

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yakuda-stack/OSC-DreamChatbox/main/install.sh | bash

```

Or grab the AppImage from the releases page.

**GitHub:** https://github.com/yakuda-stack/OSC-DreamChatbox

**Discord:** https://discord.gg/X5TaN4A47h

It's an early alpha, so expect rough edges – bug reports and feature ideas are very welcome (here, on GitHub, or on the Discord). If you like it, a ⭐ on GitHub helps a lot!

*(Reminder: you need to enable OSC in VRChat – Action Menu → Options → OSC → Enabled)*

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VR setup!

Hey everyone,

im using claude ai and gemini

I got tired of seeing people migrate back to Windows just because setting up a stable VR environment on Linux can be a massive headache. If your core drivers or runtimes (WiVRn, Monado, OpenComposite) act up or feel too tedious to manage daily, I might have something for you.

I've been developing Yakuda-Connect, a GUI management tool specifically designed to take the pain out of Linux VR (currently tailored for Arch-based systems).

What it does:

One-Click Dependency Check & Installation: Installs missing core components (WiVRn, Monado, xrizer, OpenComposite) directly via your AUR helper.
Server & Network Management: Start/stop servers, pair your headset (Quest/Pico), and fix firewall ports (9757) with a single click.
Runtime & Stream Toggles: Easily switch between WiVRn and SteamVR OpenXR runtimes, and configure hardware encoders (Vulkan/VAAPI).
Built-in App Hub: Install and manage companion apps directly from the interface (WayVR, VRCX, SlimeVR FBT, OSC Tools, Unity Hub, Alcom).
Quality-of-Life Fixes: Includes an automated symlink fix for VRChat photo folders so your screenshots actually land in your Linux Pictures folder.

The app is currently in v1.0.0-alpha. Since the official AUR registration is currently giving me trouble, you can grab the code directly from GitHub, clone it, and run it locally.

🌐 Check out the repo here:https://github.com/yakuda-stack/yakuda-connect

I'd love to get some feedback from fellow VR enthusiasts. Let’s make Linux VR usable for everyone so we can finally ditch Windows for good!

im speak english and german

OSC-DreamChatbox – a MagicChatbox alternative built for Linux (open source, first release)

Tired of fighting WiVRn / Monado configs on Arch? I built a tool to automate Linux VR setup!