My free software and open source activities of March 2026

What has happened this month? In the meantime, to read the previous report, go here. Projects https://daniele.tech/2026/03/musichouse-fix-your-mp3-leadboard-and-artists-suggestions-in-a-pyqt-ui/ https://daniele.tech/2026/03/transcribe-simple-pyqt-ui-to-transcribe-your-multimedia-files/ https://daniele.tech/2026/03/oss-ai-skill-md-to-extend-open-source-projects-or-contribute-to-them/ https://daniele.tech/2026/03/tonecraft-thunderbird-extension-to-write-more-professional-emails-with-ai/ https://github.com/kiwina/glm-tray/pull/1 Kernel Nuggets! We published a  couple of issues for https://kernelnuggets.com/. […]

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MusicHouse – Fix your Mp3, Leadboard and Artists suggestions in a pyQt UI

Another week, another tool—written by AI. The idea behind the project was to optimise my MP3 collection: I wanted to fix corrupted files, generate a leaderboard of the most‑represented artists, and provide an AI‑driven interface for finding similar artists. This was my first attempt at creating a fairly complex, desktop (non‑web) GUI application, and I […]

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Transcribe – simple PyQt UI to transcribe your multimedia files

One of the things I love most about work these days is the ability to record meetings and get automatic transcripts. The possibilities are virtually endless—from drafting proposals to building full‑blown plans, this capability speeds up the workflow dramatically by letting you focus on what really matters. A few months ago I created a Telegram […]

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OSS-AI-Skill(.md) – To extend open source projects or contribute to them

In this article I’m sharing how I’m increasingly relying on AI in my daily work—and even to contribute to OSS projects. AI models are trained on what’s publicly available. They handle React, Django, and Kubernetes just fine. But ask them about a niche open-source tool you actually use at work, and they struggle. Not because […]

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ToneCraft – Thunderbird Extension to write more professional emails with AI

Over the past months, I’ve increasingly integrated AI into my daily workflow, allowing me to tackle projects and tasks that were previously out of reach due to time or resource constraints. This shift has been transformative, enabling me to contribute more effectively to open-source software (OSS) and even address long-standing personal challenges—like improving the professionalism […]

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My free software and open source activities of January 2026

What has happened this month? In the meantime, to read the previous report, go here. Projects goodhosts/vagrant 1.1.9 – 2026/01/26 Mte90/espanso-typofixer 1.0.6 – 2026/01/19 Mte90/plasmoid-kimai 0.0.1 – 2026/01/15 Mte90/Share-Backported v2.1.15 – 2026/01/08 https://github.com/regolo-ai/llamaindex-email-demo/ Kernel Nuggets! We published a issue for https://kernelnuggets.com/. […]

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