Apps and web apps

The catalog, one-click suites, defaults, and the extras around them.

Apps and web apps

The catalog

BxCachy knows about 280 apps and web apps in groups (development, terminal, AI, infrastructure, network, system, desktop, everyday, web apps, media, gaming). Each is default (installed by the wizard's Basic mode) or optional. Sources: official packages first (pacman), then the AUR (yay), Omarchy's packages, vendor installers and web apps.

bxcachy catalog list --group media
bxcachy catalog show strata
bxcachy install vlc heidisql --yes
bxcachy profile-install jvm --yes        # a ready-made set

In the wizard, Basic installs the recommended set; Customize lets you tick apps per category. Some entries only apply to one desktop (they say so).

Web apps

A web app is a frameless window with its own launcher entry.

bxcachy web add Notion https://notion.so --yes
bxcachy web list
bxcachy web install google --yes         # Docs, Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Photos, YouTube...
bxcachy web install microsoft --yes      # Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive
bxcachy web install apple --yes          # iCloud, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Apple Music, Apple TV

The same three are in the wizard (Apps page) and the control center (Web apps).

Defaults

bxcachy default show
bxcachy default browser brave --yes
bxcachy default terminal ghostty --yes
bxcachy default filemanager strata --yes

Files and sharing

The default file manager is Strata; Dolphin is the alternative (bxcachy dolphin doctor checks it works outside Plasma). bxcachy strata integrations adds LocalSend and KDE Connect to Strata's Send to menu. bxcachy quicklook PATH previews a file with Kiview.

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