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Download | Linux & macOS | Windows | Dependencies | Build system | Source -------- | ------------- | ------- | ------------ | ------------ | ------ [![Release Badge](https://badgen.net/github/release/GitSquared/edex-ui)](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/releases) | [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/GitSquared/edex-ui.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/GitSquared/edex-ui) | [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/leb069bro8gwocu7/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/GitSquared/edex-ui/branch/master) | [![Dependabot Status](https://api.dependabot.com/badges/status?host=github&repo=GitSquared/edex-ui)](https://dependabot.com) | [![Known Vulnerabilities](https://snyk.io/test/github/GitSquared/edex-ui/badge.svg?targetFile=package.json)](https://snyk.io/test/github/GitSquared/edex-ui?targetFile=package.json) | [![Known Vulnerabilities](https://snyk.io/test/github/GitSquared/edex-ui/badge.svg?targetFile=src%2Fpackage.json)](https://snyk.io/test/github/GitSquared/edex-ui?targetFile=src%2Fpackage.json) Download 1.0.1: [for Windows](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/releases/download/v1.1.0/eDEX-UI.Windows.Installer.exe) | [for macOS](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/releases/download/v1.1.0/eDEX-UI.MacOS.Image.dmg) | [for Linux x32](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/releases/download/v1.1.0/eDEX-UI.Linux.i386.AppImage) | [for Linux x64](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/releases/download/v1.1.0/eDEX-UI.Linux.x86_64.AppImage) eDEX-UI is a fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface, heavily inspired from [DEX-UI](https://github.com/seenaburns/dex-ui) and the [TRON Legacy movie effects](https://web.archive.org/web/20170511000410/http://jtnimoy.com/blogs/projects/14881671). It runs the shell of your choice in a real terminal, and displays live information about your system. It was made to be used on large touchscreens but will work nicely on a regular desktop computer or perhaps a tablet PC or one of those funky 360° laptops with touchscreens. I had no ideas for a name so i took DEX-UI and added a "e" for Electron. Deal with it. ([Official ArchLinux AUR package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/edex-ui/) maintained by [@JesusCrie](https://github.com/JesusCrie)) ## Screenshots ![Default screenshot](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/raw/master/media/screenshot_default.png) _([neofetch](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch) on eDEX-UI 1.0 with the default "tron" theme & QWERTY keyboard)_ ![Blade screenshot](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/raw/master/media/screenshot_blade.png) _([browsh](https://github.com/browsh-org/browsh) showing the results of a DuckDuckGo image search on eDEX-UI 1.0 with the "blade" theme & AZERTY keyboard)_ ![Disrupted screenshot](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/raw/master/media/screenshot_disrupted.png) _([fx](https://github.com/antonmedv/fx) showing the results of a [ipapi](https://github.com/GitSquared/ipapi) query on eDEX-UI 1.0 with the experimental "tron-disrupted" theme, and the French AZERTY keyboard)_ ## Q&A #### What OS can this thing run on? Currently Windows, the latest macOS and any Linux distro that can run Chromium (AppImage package). #### Is this a real terminal? Yes. By default, eDEX runs bash on Linux and Powershell on Windows, but you can change that to any command in the settings.json file. #### I don't like the colors/the keyboard layout is not right for me! We got you covered! Check the [repo's Wiki](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/wiki) for in-depth information about customizing eDEX. #### Why is there a keyboard? eDEX-UI is meant to be used on touchscreens, even if it works well on regular displays! If you have a physical keyboard wired to your computer, pressing keys IRL will illuminate the virtual keyboard: *please remember to not type any passwords if you are recording your screen!* #### What's the difference between this and the original DEX-UI? Seenaburns' DEX-UI was created _"as an experiment or an art piece, not distributable software"_. The goal of this project is to push Seena's vision forward by making such an interface usable in real-life scenarios. #### Will using this make me insanely badass? Yes. ## Featured in... - [Linux Uprising Blog](https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/11/edex-ui-fully-functioning-sci-fi.html) - [My post on r/unixporn](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/9ysbx7/oc_a_little_project_that_ive_been_working_on/) - [Korben article (in french)](https://korben.info/une-interface-futuriste-pour-vos-ecrans-tactiles.html) - [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18509828) - [This tweet that made me smile](https://twitter.com/mikemaccana/status/1065615451940667396) - [BoingBoing article](https://boingboing.net/2018/11/23/simulacrum-sf.html) - Apparently i'm a "French hacker" lol - [OReilly 4 short links](https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/four-short-links-23-november-2018) ## Useful commands for the nerds #### Starting from source: **IMPORTANT NOTE:** the following instructions are meant **for DEVELOPERS ONLY**. If you're just a casual user please download the precompiled binaries available on the [Releases tab](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/releases). on *nix systems (You'll need the Xcode command line tools on macOS): - clone the repository - `npm run install-linux` - `npm start` on Windows: - start cmd or powershell **as administrator** - clone the repository - `npm run install-windows` - `npm start` #### Building Note: Due to native modules, you can only compile binaries for the OS you are compiling from. Note²: It is recommended to start building from a fresh clone to prevent the code minifier script from parsing an entire `node_modules` folder. - make a fresh clone (recommended) - `npm install` (NOT `install-linux` or `install-windows`) - `npm run build-linux` or `build-windows` or `build-darwin` Resulting binaries and assets will be in the `dist` folder. ## Credits eDEX-UI's source code was primarily written by me, [Squared](https://github.com/GitSquared). If you want to get in touch with me or find other projects I'm involved in, check out [my website](https://squared.codebrew.fr). [PixelyIon](https://github.com/PixelyIon) helped me get started with Windows compatibility and offered some precious advice when I started to work on this project seriously. ## Thanks Of course, eDEX would never have existed if I hadn't stumbled upon the amazing work of [Seena](https://github.com/seenaburns) on [r/unixporn](https://reddit.com/r/unixporn). This project uses a bunch of open-source libraries, frameworks and tools, see [the full dependency graph](https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/network/dependencies). I want to namely thank the developers behind [xterm.js](https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js), [systeminformation](https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation) and [SmoothieCharts](https://github.com/joewalnes/smoothie). Huge thanks to [Rob "Arscan" Scanlon](https://github.com/arscan) for making the fantastic [ENCOM Globe](https://github.com/arscan/encom-globe), also inspired by the TRON: Legacy movie, and distributing it freely. His work really puts the icing on the cake.