Flatsonar

Sidewing

by Sander van Dragt

Translucent xbar-style desktop bar for X11

Extensive permissions
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About

Sidewing is a small GTK4 desktop bar for X11 multi-monitor Linux desktops. It runs local executable scripts as plugins, parses xbar-style stdout, and renders a translucent bar with per-plugin popover menus. Features: - xbar-compatible plugin format with refresh intervals encoded in filenames - Generated form to edit plugin variables declared via xbar.var metadata - terminal=true menu items launch in a detected terminal emulator - Optional autostart via a systemd user unit

Permissions

3 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • full access to your entire file system
    --filesystem=host
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • systemd: can manage services
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.systemd1
  • network
    --share=network
  • access to ~/.config/systemd/user
    --filesystem=~/.config/systemd/user:create

Who publishes this

Nobody has confirmed that the publisher controls this app id. Flatsonar warns before installing.

  • com.vandragt.sidewing claims the domain vandragt.com; only its owner can prove that
    publisher:namespace

Maintenance

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

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