Flatsonar

Hidamari

by Jeff Shee

Video wallpaper for Linux

Dangerous permissions Verified creator GPL-3.0-or-later v3.7

Support the creators

Flatsonar is just the shop window. The people below made Hidamari.

Screenshot 1 of Hidamari Screenshot 2 of Hidamari Screenshot 3 of Hidamari

About

Video wallpaper for Linux. Written in Python. 🐍

Hidamari 日溜まり【ひだまり】(n) sunny spot; exposure to the sun

Similar functionality to Xwinwrap + mpv or Komorebi, with more features.

Permissions

4 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • sandbox escape: can run commands on the host via flatpak-spawn
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • access to unrecognised path 'xdg-videos/Hidamari:create'
    --filesystem=xdg-videos/Hidamari:create
  • session management (logout, suspend)
    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.login1
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri
  • talks to org.gnome.Shell.Extensions
    --talk-name=org.gnome.Shell.Extensions
  • session inhibit
    --talk-name=org.gnome.SessionManager
  • talks to org.cinnamon.ScreenSaver
    --talk-name=org.cinnamon.ScreenSaver
  • talks to org.gnome.ScreenSaver
    --talk-name=org.gnome.ScreenSaver
  • screensaver inhibit
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver
  • system tray
    --talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this 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.