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Caprine

by Sindre Sorhus

Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app

Dangerous permissions Flathub reviewed MIT v2.61.0
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About

Caprine is an unofficial and privacy-focused Facebook Messenger app with many useful features.

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • network
    --share=network
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • access to your documents folder
    --filesystem=xdg-documents:ro
  • access to your pictures folder
    --filesystem=xdg-pictures:ro
  • access to your videos folder
    --filesystem=xdg-videos:ro
  • system tray
    --talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher
  • notifications
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications

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.

  • on Flathub: manifest reviewed and built by Flathub; the developer has not verified the app id
    publisher:flathub

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