Topic: AI Assisted

Articles on Linux software, distros, themes or desktop features which use AI coding tools/agents in their directly development and disclose it.

Linux Mint desktop with arrow pointing to restyled Linux Mint desktop

Give Linux Mint a dramatic makeover with this theme pack

The refrain goes that ‘Linux Mint looks dated’, yet the Cinnamon desktop is highly customisable – something a new transformation pack shows to eye-catching effect. Silent Horizon is a Linux Mint makeover script that installs […]

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TMOG task manager running on Ubuntu

Ex-Microsoft dev builds a new task manager for Linux

TMOG is a cross-platform task manager for Windows, macOS and Linux created by ex-Microsoft developer Dave Plummer, who created Windows' first one.

Wednesday
Convey email client UI and logo

Convey is a GTK4 fork of Linux email app Geary

Convey is a new Linux email client based on the code of Geary, remade with a GTK4/libadwaita UI and support for Microsoft 365 accounts.

20 September 2026

Postcard is a new email client for GNOME, built with AI

Postcard is a new email client for GNOME sporting a modern design reminiscent of Geary. The app is the work of a solo developer, gxanshu on GitHub, who is upfront about using AI coding tools […]

22 August 2026

Starling Linux desktop was built in six months by AI

Some Linux desktop environments were developed over decades, others in just a few years. Starling, which made the rounds online this week, claims to have been built by just one person in six months using […]

31 July 2026