Flatsonar

Flips

by Alcaro

A patcher for IPS and BPS files

Broad permissions Flathub reviewed GPL-3.0+ v1.3.1
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About

Flips is a patcher for IPS and BPS files, aiming for a simple interface yet plenty of power under the hood.

Permissions

3 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • full access to your home folder
    --filesystem=home
  • read-only access to your entire file system
    --filesystem=host:ro
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri

Who publishes this

On Flathub: the manifest was reviewed and built on Flathub's infrastructure, but the developer has not verified ownership of the app id.

  • git source tracks a moving branch: what gets built can change without the manifest changing
    source:unpinned
  • on Flathub: manifest reviewed and built by Flathub; the developer has not verified the app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.