Two services from PC do Manual, our FOSS apps server, have gotten some cool new features in recent weeks. These versions are already active on our server.
BentoPDF, a Swiss Army knife for file actions *.pdf, has received its "biggest update" yet.
The flagship feature of version 1.15.1 is support for Office files. And not just Microsoft 365; it also converts to *.pdf files in OpenDocument Format (LibreOffice), *.pages (Apple Pages), *.pub, *.vsd, *.psd (Photoshop), *.rtf and csv. Phew!
In the opposite direction (*.pdf to Office), for now there is only support for Word and Excel files.
Other file formats have been added, notably e-bo…
Two services from PC do Manual, our FOSS apps server, have gotten some cool new features in recent weeks. These versions are already active on our server.
BentoPDF, a Swiss Army knife for file actions *.pdf, has received its "biggest update" yet.
The flagship feature of version 1.15.1 is support for Office files. And not just Microsoft 365; it also converts to *.pdf files in OpenDocument Format (LibreOffice), *.pages (Apple Pages), *.pub, *.vsd, *.psd (Photoshop), *.rtf and csv. Phew!
In the opposite direction (*.pdf to Office), for now there is only support for Word and Excel files.
Other file formats have been added, notably e-books and images.
BentoPDF processes files locally, on the device of the person accessing it. This ensures the privacy of the files processed by the tool.
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Another piece of good news comes from Miniflux, an RSS feed aggregator exclusively for paying subscribers.
Version 2.2.15 has improved support for YouTube subscriptions. Now, when registering a channel feed there, Miniflux offers four options:
- Channel: All videos.
- Videos: Only long videos, no Shorts or live videos.
- Short videos: Only short videos/Shorts.
- Live streams: Only live videos.
Goodbye, Shorts!
It is possible to do this in other ways, by directly editing the feed URL. Thiago showed how to do this on Órbita last year (pt_BR). However, Miniflux’s one-click option is much more intuitive and expands the option to get rid of Shorts to a larger/less technical audience.