Pin shortcuts for portable apps like raw executable files, AppImage files, etc. to the app launcher on your desktop.
Other features include:
- Edit or delete created app entries without opening the file manager
- Automatically add execution permission to the file you select
You can install Pin It! from Flathub:
You should install Pin It! from AppCenter if you're on elementary OS. This build is optimized for elementary OS:
You'll need flatpak and flatpak-builder commands installed on your system.
Run flatpak remote-add to add Flathub remote for dependencies:
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
To build and install, use flatpak-builder, then execute with flatpak run:
flatpak-builder builddir --user --install --force-clean --install-deps-from=flathub build-aux/flathub/com.github.ryonakano.pinit.Devel.yml
flatpak run com.github.ryonakano.pinit.Devel
You'll need the following dependencies to build:
- blueprint-compiler
- libadwaita-1-dev (>= 1.5.0)
- libgee-0.8-dev
- libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.74)
- libgranite-7-dev (>= 7.2.0, required only when you build with
granitefeature enabled) - libgtk-4-dev (>= 4.10)
- meson (>= 0.58.0)
- valac
Run meson setup to configure the build environment and run meson compile to build:
meson setup builddir --prefix=/usr
meson compile -C builddirTo install, use meson install, then execute with com.github.ryonakano.pinit:
meson install -C builddir
com.github.ryonakano.pinitPlease refer to the contribution guideline if you would like to:
- submit bug reports / feature requests
- propose coding changes
- translate the project
Need help in use of the app? Refer to the discussions page to search for existing discussions or start a new discussion if none is relevant.
The original idea of the app is inspired from Desktopius by Alex K.