Introducing the Open Source Maintenance Fee for Polly thepollyproject.org/2026/07/14/p...

The latest version of Text Grab v4.15.0 is hot off the presses! So many awesome features to check out! github.com/TheJoeFin/Te... #WinDev #Windows #IndieDev #Productivity #OpenSource

Traydio (previously Trdo) 2.0 is coming along well! I'm adding a new VLC library that can be used along side the native library, changing the UI from a flyout to a window and adding almost all of the open issue requests!

Anthropic released Opus 5 on July 24, it is now 5 days later but I cannot access it in Claude Code, why? Because I installed CC via winget. There are now 5 open PRs to update CC on winget that are waiting approval. This feels like a problem to me. github.com/microsoft/wi...

Pull requests · microsoft/winget-pkgs

The Microsoft community Windows Package Manager manifest repository - Pull requests · microsoft/winget-pkgs

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@denelon.bsky.social FYI new version of ClaudeCode via WinGet has not been approved meaning users are blocked from using Opus 5.0 I feel like there should be more attention on getting packages like ClaudeCode, Codex, etc. approved github.com/microsoft/wi...

Pull requests · microsoft/winget-pkgs

The Microsoft community Windows Package Manager manifest repository - Pull requests · microsoft/winget-pkgs

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What is the deal with the “Future Platforms” ring in the #WindowsInsiders builds? Should I reformat and switch out of that ring so I can test my apps against new shell features? @jenmsft.bsky.social would know 👀

Having fun playing around in @figma.com making a new plugin for accurate gears! Animate just makes it so satisfying to watch. 🤤

Another year of #MVPBuzz!! Looking forward to making several more Windows apps and tools! #WindowsDeveloper #WinDev

I have added a pinned issue to the top of the Text Grab repo for adding the OSMF to the project. Curious if I'll get any user feedback. github.com/TheJoeFin/Te...

Issues · TheJoeFin/Text-Grab

Use OCR in Windows quickly and easily with Text Grab. With optional background process and notifications. - Issues · TheJoeFin/Text-Grab

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.@winfuture.de wrote about Trdo and so far the feedback has been great! Recently just received my 200th review!! If you use Windows and love internet radio then you'll love Trdo winfuture.de/download/pro... #WinDev #IndieDev #Windows #WinUI #WinAppSDK

Trdo Download - Einfacher und eleganter Radioplayer

Moderner Internetradio-Player im Fluent Design. Trdo kostenlos herunterladen!

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This is such a great episode! All #opensource devs should listen to this! #dotnet

Richard Campbell@richcampbell.bsky.social · 4w ago

Open source users often want a simple way to give back. RobMensching.com explains how the Open Source Maintenance Fee creates a sustainable funding model for projects like WiX Toolset—while keeping the source available on GitHub. Listen: www.dotnetrocks.com/details/2010 #OpenSource #Sustainability

Building a Windows Tray App by combining Microsoft.UI.Reactor and a Worker Project xaml.dev/post/winui-t... #WinUI #dotnet

Is this is a common memory leak issue lately on Windows? Frequent issues with: Service Host: Connected Devices Platform User Service_15e32d Service Host: Cloud Backup and Restore Service_15e32d cc @jenmsft.bsky.social

Text Grab is about making it easy to get the text you need quickly, now as a browser extension!! joefinapps.com/2026/06/22/g... #indiedev #productivity

Grab tables and lists from the web, with formatting intact

The new Text Grab browser extension copies tables and lists from any web page with their structure intact, so a single paste lands as a real table in your spreadsheet. Pick exactly the rows and col…

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Does this mean Android apps could come back to Windows without the limited app availability?? That would be awesome!

Nothing makes my Surface hiss like building PowerToys

The latest Text Grab release brings Paragraph Detection and new modes: Spreadsheet and Markdown! I've got some great things cooking too... joefinapps.com/2026/06/16/s... #windev #windows #native #winapp #dotnet #indiedev

@blunderchief.blather.ing 👋

Text Grab has evolved into quite the powerful little tool! I need to spend more time showing off how the different features can work together for even more power!!

Star Wars: Emperor Palpatine's Unlimited Power

ALT: Star Wars: Emperor Palpatine's Unlimited Power

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It is insane to me that Copilot is unable to accomplish tasks like basic calendar integration. Note: I am using Microsoft's email/calendar service so there is zero integration excuse

Pretty cool app from Joe, draw the icon that you can't remember the name/enum and it will find the closest match(es). github.com/TheJoeFin/Wi...

GitHub - TheJoeFin/Win-Icon-Finder: A WinUI 3 desktop application for browsing, sketching, and exporting the full Fluent System Icons library (~1,600 icons). Find the right icon by name or by drawing ...

A WinUI 3 desktop application for browsing, sketching, and exporting the full Fluent System Icons library (~1,600 icons). Find the right icon by name or by drawing it freehand or navigating a simil...

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Windows App SDK v2.2.0 Stable Channel Release Notes buff.ly/IBvTKa7 #windowsdev #windowsappsdk #winui #dotnet #cpp #csharp #xaml #windev

Windows App SDK 2.2.0 · microsoft WindowsAppSDK · Discussion #6554

Windows App SDK 2.2.0 WinAppSDK 2.2.0 is the latest stable servicing release for 2.0, with a new Windows AI video upscaling API, a first-class ApplicationData entry point for unpackaged apps, addit...

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Hot of the press - the new #winappsdk v2.2.0 was just released. New APIs and a bunch of fixes. github.com/microsoft/Wi... #winui #windowsappsdk #winappsdk #windev

Release Windows App SDK 2.2.0 · microsoft/WindowsAppSDK

Windows App SDK 2.2.0 WinAppSDK 2.2.0 is the latest stable servicing release for 2.0, with a new Windows AI video upscaling API, a first-class ApplicationData entry point for unpackaged apps, addit...

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Windows App SDK 2.2 just landed: www.nuget.org/packages/Mic... OMD Diff: omds.xaml.dev/WinAppSDK_2.... Release notes: github.com/microsoft/Wi... I'm liking the new ApplicationData API for unpackaged apps. That will make life a lot simpler.

Use local OCR to clean data and move faster with the new spreadsheet mode in Text Grab! OCR + Tables + Auto-RegEx + Spreadsheet mode = FAST and Accurate! youtu.be/-SoYxXmm3Ew apps.microsoft.com/store/detail... #windev #windows #native #winapp #dotnet #indiedev

Text Grab - OCR and much more - Download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

A quick app to grab any on screen text using the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) built into Windows 10. Text Grab does not need to run in the background and does not require the internet to work. ...

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Joe Finney@thejoefin.com · 2mo ago

If you're frequently wrangling text in your job you'll love the latest version of Text Grab!! github.com/TheJoeFin/Te... #windev #windows #native #winapp #dotnet #indiedev

If you're frequently wrangling text in your job you'll love the latest version of Text Grab!! github.com/TheJoeFin/Te... #windev #windows #native #winapp #dotnet #indiedev

How Logo Images on QR Codes Work If you've ever seen a QR code with a logo or icon in the middle and wondered how it still scans, the answer is more interesting than you might expect. I assumed for a long time that the generator was doing something clever, maybe shifting bits away from the center…

How Logo Images on QR Codes Work

If you've ever seen a QR code with a logo or icon in the middle and wondered how it still scans, the answer is more interesting than you might expect. I assumed for a long time that the generator was doing something clever, maybe shifting bits away from the center so the logo didn't cover anything important. That's not what happens.

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Love the new Windows show! Especially the part where Pavan is a coffee nerd! I wonder what brew method they used ☕️👀 Also new goal to get one of my WinUI apps mentioned on the show at some point youtu.be/NJcYLlDP4tI?...

Real Talk on Design, Updates & What’s Next | Inside Windows with Pavan Davuluri

YouTube video by Windows

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Breaking news: There's a new way to create #WinUI desktop apps without xaml using declarative, component-based C# framework! Check out the repo: github.com/microsoft/mi...

GitHub - microsoft/microsoft-ui-reactor: Reactor is an experimental set of extensions to WinUI

Reactor is an experimental set of extensions to WinUI - microsoft/microsoft-ui-reactor

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Building Fluent Icon Finder with the WinUI Copilot Skill | by Joseph Finney buff.ly/VayEtPn #winui #ai #skills #agents #fluentui #windowsdev #windev #ux

Building Fluent Icon Finder with the WinUI Copilot Skill

The original idea was pretty simple: I wanted a Windows app where I could sketch a rough shape and have it find the closest match in the Fluent System Icons font. The set has around 1,600 glyphs, a…

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