Flatsonar

Whalebird

by h3poteto

Whalebird is a Mastodon, Pleroma, and Misskey client for the desktop

Broad permissions Flathub reviewed MIT v5.0.7
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About

Whalebird is a Mastodon, Pleroma, and Misskey client for the desktop

Features- An interface like slack- Notify to desktop- Streaming- Many keyboard shortcuts- Manage multiple accounts

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • your keyring / saved passwords
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.secrets
  • network
    --share=network
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri
  • system tray
    --talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher
  • notifications
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications
  • talks to org.gtk.vfs.*
    --talk-name=org.gtk.vfs.*
  • talks to com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar
    --talk-name=com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar
  • talks to com.canonical.indicator.application
    --talk-name=com.canonical.indicator.application
  • talks to com.canonical.Unity.LauncherEntry
    --talk-name=com.canonical.Unity.LauncherEntry

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.

  • installs a prebuilt binary instead of building from source
    source:prebuilt
  • 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.