Independent Open Source Developer · Linux & Windows · Privacy Advocate
Crafting clean, fast, offline-first desktop & CLI tools that solve real problems.
Building the Forge Suite — 11 developer productivity tools for Linux & Windows.

Self-taught developer. I turn complex, painful workflows into simple, beautiful tools.

My philosophy: software should be lightweight, offline-first, and respect user privacy. No telemetry. No bloat. No cloud lock-in.

Every project starts as a solution to my own frustration with existing tools on Linux — once it works well enough for me, I open-source it.

• 🔒 Privacy-first — your data stays on your machine
• ⚡ Performance — startup in milliseconds, not seconds
• 🎯 Minimal dependencies — ship as AppImage or single binary whenever possible
• 🐧 Linux as a first-class platform — not an afterthought
• 🤝 Open source by default — MIT-licensed and contribution-friendly

"The best tool is the one you actually use."

11 privacy-first, offline-first tools — targeting Debian Linux, Windows, ARM64, and proot-Termux.

Powerful local AI desktop app — fully offline, fully yours.

Feature-rich PyQt5 GUI for Ollama. Full LLM power without sending a byte to the cloud. Includes a Chainlit + terminal REPL dev-assist component for AI-powered DevOps workflows.

Key Features: Multi-turn chat · RAG knowledge base · Multi-agent Crew system · Model Manager · dev-assist AI DevOps REPL · SQLite schema migration · AppImage packaging

Tech: Python · PyQt5 · Ollama REST API · Chainlit · PyInstaller

Self-hosted Forgejo — fully managed from CLI or GUI.

Go CLI + PyQt6 GUI suite for managing a self-hosted Forgejo instance. Supports both systemd and proot-Termux modes. Includes Forge Drive — a Flask frontend proxying the Forgejo REST API with a GitHub-style dark UI.

Key Features: Full lifecycle control (start/stop/logs) · Forgejo REST API proxy (Forge Drive) · proot + systemd dual-mode · Runtime-configurable settings · Package registry management · Windows support (Gitea fallback)

Tech: Go · Python · PyQt6 · Flask · Forgejo REST API

🪟 Windows supported — routes to Gitea when Forgejo binary is unavailable

Mount any cloud storage as SFTP in one click.

Turn Google Drive, Dropbox, S3, Mega — any rclone remote — into a scriptable SFTP endpoint. Go CLI backend with PyQt5 GUI and system tray integration. Modular 8-file architecture with fixed OAuth flows.

Key Features: OAuth2 flow · Remote creation wizard · System tray · 8-module GUI · ARM64/Termux support

Tech: Go · Python · PyQt5 · rclone · PyInstaller

Cloudflared tunnel management — clean, modular, reliable.

Modular 13-file PyQt6 GUI manager for Cloudflared tunnels. QThread signal-based worker decoupling, retry-with-backoff, persistent config, and platform-safe process termination.

Key Features: Modular 13-file architecture · QThread signal workers · Retry-with-backoff · One-click tunnel start/stop · Persistent config

Tech: Python · PyQt6 · cloudflared

Modern QEMU VM manager for power users.

Full-featured VM manager on QEMU/KVM with PyQt6 GUI and Go CLI. No overhead of GNOME Boxes or Virt-Manager. Supports live migration, snapshots, and multi-arch targets.

Key Features: Disk snapshots · Live migration · VNC/SPICE display · Multi-arch (x86_64, ARM64, RISC-V)

Tech: Go · Python · PyQt6 · QEMU · Shell

The SFTP client that gets out of your way.

Lightweight SFTP automation toolkit with batch transfers, auto-sync, sshfs mounting, and a single-file PyQt6 dark UI. QThread-safe design throughout.

Key Features: Batch transfers · Auto-sync rules · Named remotes · sshfs mounting · QThread-safe design

Tech: Python · PyQt6 · sshfs · paramiko

qbittorrent-nox — tray-managed, privacy-first.

Single-instance PyQt6 system-tray manager for qbittorrent-nox. PTY-based password capture, fcntl single-instance lock, and a separate GTK WebView launcher. Full ARM64 + proot-Termux support.

Key Features: Single-instance lock (fcntl) · PTY password capture · System tray · qb-webui GTK WebView launcher · proot + ARM64 support

Tech: Go · Python · PyQt6 · GTK

llama.cpp on Linux — with a proper desktop GUI.

Local LLM desktop GUI for llama.cpp. Pure C/C++ engine. Refactored into a Python package with CMake-based PyInstaller build, deadlock-free subprocess streaming, and Linux mouse wheel fixes.

Key Features: Chat · Quantize · Convert · Inference · CMake PyInstaller build · Deadlock-free streaming

Tech: C++ · Python · llama.cpp · CMake · PyInstaller

⚠️ fork of ggerganov/llama.cpp — custom GUI layer

One command to rule all your SSH connections.

Passwordless SSH manager with GTK3 + VTE tabbed terminal GUI. Named profiles, automated key rotation, Catppuccin Mocha theme, Doctor dialog, and structured logging. Full ARM64 + proot-Termux support.

Key Features: Passwordless key setup · Named profiles · GTK3/VTE tabbed GUI · Doctor dialog · ARM64 + proot support

Tech: Go · Python · GTK3 · VTE · Shell

LAN file sharing — one click, any device.

PyQt6 desktop app with a Flask backend for zero-config LAN file sharing. Drag-and-drop upload, forced-download route, dark UI with font fallback, and breadcrumb navigation. Cross-platform: Linux and Windows builds via GitHub Actions.

Key Features: PyQt6 dark UI · Flask file server · Drag-and-drop · Forced-download route · Breadcrumb nav · .gitignore generation · Windows & Linux builds

Tech: Python · PyQt6 · Flask · PyInstaller

🪟 Windows supported — pre-built .exe available via GitHub Actions

Python learning + dev environment — all in one GUI.

PyQt6 desktop app combining a Bengali-language Python typing trainer, a full code editor with syntax highlighting and QProcess run/stop, and a Python Manager tab for OS-aware version detection, PATH management, and installation. Cross-platform: Linux and Windows.

Key Features: 93 learning modes · Full code editor · Python Manager tab · OS-aware Python detection · PATH management · Auto pip install · Windows & Linux builds

Tech: Python · PyQt6 · PyInstaller

🪟 Windows supported — pre-built .exe available via GitHub Actions

Linux user management — even inside Termux.

PyQt6 GUI for Linux user accounts. Works correctly in both standard desktop and proot/Termux environments. Protected primary user detection, lock/unlock accounts, sudo management.

Tech: Python · PyQt6

Flutter SDK on ARM64 Linux — painlessly.

CLI installer that downloads, installs, and manages Flutter SDK on ARM64 Linux via community-maintained GitHub releases.

Tech: Shell · Dart

1. Scratch your own itch first — if I don't need it, I don't build it
2. CLI first, GUI second — the CLI is always fully functional on its own
3. Single binary or AppImage — no complex install steps for end users
4. Safe shell scripting — set -euo pipefail, printf over echo, no bashisms in POSIX scripts
5. Portable by default — ARM64/proot support from day one where feasible
6. Acknowledge upstream — every README credits the open-source tools it depends on

• Release AppImage + .deb packages for every Forge tool
• Add automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions across all projects
• Write contribution guides and open good-first-issue labels
• Launch dev-boffin-io.github.io with full documentation & live demos

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All Forge projects welcome:

• 🐛 Bug reports — found something broken? Open an issue
• 💡 Feature requests — fits the project philosophy? Let's talk
• 🧪 Testing — especially on ARM, RISC-V, or non-x86_64 hardware
• 🎨 UI/UX feedback — honest critique is always welcome
• 🔧 Pull requests — contributions are always appreciated

Ollama · rclone · QEMU · Qt / PyQt · PyInstaller · Forgejo · cloudflared · llama.cpp · OpenSSH · Python · Go · GTK · VTE

• GitHub: @dev-boffin-io
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: dev-boffin-io.vercel.app

Built with 🔨 on Debian · ARM64 · proot-Termux · MIT License