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In the latest preview/RP builds of Windows 11, the small taskbar has been introduced (after nearly 5yrs, from W10) but it comes with massive inconsistencies. The update pending icon is large and looks off, search box is larger than other icons.

Battery icon is smaller than battery percentage reading text beside it, again looks terrible. Same with "ENG US" text is larger than neighbouring icons and text.

Also feature recommendation, smaller taskar could show date beside time as is shown in macOS top bar/ChromeOS dock. Would be more helpful to get date info at a glance.

Kindly incorporate these changes in upcoming Insider builds.

Running 26340.9482.

I’ve been building TraceDraw, a vector editor for illustration, page layout and print. It runs natively on Windows, macOS and Linux, and the same app also runs in the browser. It’s open source (MIT/Apache-2.0) and written in Rust.

One of the main goals is opening .cdr files, including the fonts embedded in them, so old drawings can be opened without the original program.

It’s an alpha. You can already make real drawings with it: curves and nodes, text in columns, gradient, pattern and mesh fills, effects like blend, contour, extrude and drop shadow, bitmap tracing, and PDF export. But a lot is still missing: some .cdr features (B-splines, some fills, lenses and effects stored in files), CMX import, multiple windows, and speed on heavy documents, especially in the browser. Plus the bugs I haven’t found yet.

I build it with a lot of help from an AI coding assistant (Claude); every change goes through tests and CI.

• Try it in the browser: https://igtoth.github.io/tracedraw/
• Downloads: https://github.com/igtoth/tracedraw/releases
• Code: https://github.com/igtoth/tracedraw

Feedback is welcome, and if you have a .cdr file that doesn’t open right, I’d love to see it.

Hey everyone,

I just finished and released my first small desktop software project, and I'm mainly posting it here because I want feedback.

It's called Batch Renamer.

It's a very simple Windows utility for renaming multiple files at once.

The idea is deliberately boring:

1. Drop/select your files

2. Define a naming pattern

3. Preview the result

4. Rename them

5. The processed files are placed into a separate BR\_results folder

I wanted to keep it extremely lightweight, so it's portable. There's no installer, account system, subscription, ads, or cloud processing.

The application runs locally on the user's computer.

There is also no "AI" component collecting data or secretly sending files somewhere. The files being renamed stay on the local machine.

I built it because I wanted a tool that could just do one thing without turning into a giant application.

I'm not looking for customers or trying to sell anything here. I genuinely want to know whether this is actually useful to other people.

I'd especially appreciate criticism:

\- Is the UI understandable?

\- Is the workflow intuitive?

\- Would you actually use something like this?

\- Is there anything that feels unnecessary?

\- Is there something obvious that I'm missing?

\- Would the portable-folder approach bother you?

\- Is there anything about the way the files are handled that you would change?

If you think it's pointless, that's useful feedback too. I'd rather hear that now than spend another month building something nobody needs.

GitHub release: https://github.com/abdullahMTQ/batchrenamer

It's completely free at the moment.

Windows warning: Because the release is currently unsigned and uses a .bat launcher, Windows may show a security warning saying "Unknown Publisher." This is a Windows trust/signing warning, not an application error. You can inspect the files yourself before running them.

Thanks to anyone who takes a look. I'm genuinely interested in what you think.

Hey, I have been brainstorming this idea, and would enjoy some feedback on it. Now i know the first comment will be "You didn't really do it Claude coded it for you" and yes that is true, however it doesn't take a way the thought of creation. I took some things I liked from other sources, but couldnt get over the pain points and frankly didnt like them. Like roam research, obsidian, notion. And made my own. Would love some feedback and what you guys think about it. Simple Brain Youtube Footage

Hey everyone!

First of all: BetterTrumpet just passed 15,000 downloads. Tbh I didn't see that coming. This started as me fixing a few things that bugged me in EarTrumpet, and now there are thousands of you using it, reporting bugs and even sending PRs. Thank you so much, really.

So, 3.4 is out rn. Here's what's new:

QuickTrumpet, take two

A lot of you expected QuickTrumpet to work like SoundSwitch, and fair enough, it didn't. Now it does:

• presets can switch your default output, mic and communication devices, so "speakers + desk mic" vs "headset + headset mic" is one click or one shortcut
• you choose what goes in a preset: default devices, device volumes, app volumes, or any mix
• presets are editable: tweak a volume, remove an app, or just hit "update with current mix"
• one next / previous preset shortcut instead of one hotkey per preset
• the notification tells you what actually changed, and you can set how long it stays on screen

CPU fix

Someone pointed out that BetterTrumpet was sitting at a few % CPU doing nothing, while EarTrumpet was at 0. Ngl they were right. After you closed the flyout, the volume sliders kept a 60fps render loop running forever 💀

	3.3.1	3.4.0
Idle	10.2 ms/s	1.6 ms/s
Music playing	13.3 ms/s	4.2 ms/s
After using the flyout	19.3 ms/s	4.4 ms/s
CPU wake-ups at idle	~388/s	~10/s

If you're on a laptop, your battery should notice imo

Also in there

• a big polish pass on the new settings window (animations, better layout, full French translation, and a bug where adding an app rule muted the app... sorry about that one)
• community fixes: a theme memory leak, high contrast mode working with custom colors, a cleaner tray menu, and portable updates that finally stay portable
• a bunch of small flyout and tray fixes from your issues

Full changelog: https://github.com/xammen/BetterTrumpet/releases/tag/v3.4.0

Update from the app, or with winget upgrade xmn.BetterTrumpet / choco upgrade bettertrumpet once the packages are approved btw (winget already approve)

As always, lmk if you've got feedback, bugs or ideas, here or on GitHub. It really helps ❤️

Hey everyone,

I've always wanted a file manager that's both blazingly fast and actually pleasant to look at and use every day. Explorer lacks basic power tools, and existing alternatives often feel bloated. So I built Sasha, powered by Tauri v2, Rust, and Svelte 5. AI was used heavily in the process, there's no reason to lie.

My goal was to make it incredibly snappy while bundling all the daily utilities you normally need 10 different background apps for.

Here is the quick rundown of what’s inside:

The Workflow: Dual-pane layout with tabs, 5 view styles, pinned files, smart folders, and color tags. It includes a Stash Queue (pick files from multiple folders and paste them all at once), Folder Sync, word-level File Diff, Flat View, and an Auto-organizer for messy folders. Plus, an integrated drop-down Terminal that automatically cds to the folder you're browsing.

Search & Performance: Sasha installs a dedicated, lightweight background service that indexes over 1M files in ~1 second. It powers the global search modal (Ctrl+F) with instant as-you-type results, accelerates whole-disk space analysis, and calculates folder sizes, while idling at just ~2 MB of RAM.

17 Built-in Viewers (Press Space or Shift+Space to pop out): Preview and edit almost anything natively. It handles images (decodes PSD/TIFF and includes a multi-layer editor), videos (includes a timeline editor to trim/export clips), an audio capsule player in the status bar, Office docs, spreadsheets, PDFs, EPUBs, Comics, Code/MD, 3D models, SQLite DBs, GPS tracks, Fonts, and SSL certs. You can also peek inside archives or 1-click mount disc images.

Power Utilities: Disk space analyzer, on-the-fly SHA-256 checker, batch renamer, batch image resizer, and dedicated batch converters for audio, video, and images.

Customization: Theme selector with 21 built-in presets, a visual Theme Studio (supporting custom image wallpapers, live looping video, and interactive web/shader backgrounds), the community Theme Hub, and 10 languages.

Trial: 7 days unrestricted. Once expired, nothing is disabled; you can keep using it freely with a WinRAR-style pop-up unless you decide to buy a license.

It’s available today for Windows 10/11 (Linux build is coming soon).

The first public build (v0.1.0) is up for download here: Github

I'd love to get your honest feedback, bug reports, or feature requests.