Building a Windows Tray App by combining Microsoft.UI.Reactor and a Worker Project xaml.dev/post/winui-t... #WinUI #dotnet

Is this is a common memory leak issue lately on Windows? Frequent issues with: Service Host: Connected Devices Platform User Service_15e32d Service Host: Cloud Backup and Restore Service_15e32d cc @jenmsft.bsky.social

Text Grab is about making it easy to get the text you need quickly, now as a browser extension!! joefinapps.com/2026/06/22/g... #indiedev #productivity

Does this mean Android apps could come back to Windows without the limited app availability?? That would be awesome!

Nothing makes my Surface hiss like building PowerToys

The latest Text Grab release brings Paragraph Detection and new modes: Spreadsheet and Markdown! I've got some great things cooking too... joefinapps.com/2026/06/16/s... #windev #windows #native #winapp #dotnet #indiedev

@blunderchief.blather.ing 👋

Text Grab has evolved into quite the powerful little tool! I need to spend more time showing off how the different features can work together for even more power!!

It is insane to me that Copilot is unable to accomplish tasks like basic calendar integration. Note: I am using Microsoft's email/calendar service so there is zero integration excuse

Pretty cool app from Joe, draw the icon that you can't remember the name/enum and it will find the closest match(es). github.com/TheJoeFin/Wi...

Windows App SDK v2.2.0 Stable Channel Release Notes buff.ly/IBvTKa7 #windowsdev #windowsappsdk #winui #dotnet #cpp #csharp #xaml #windev

Hot of the press - the new #winappsdk v2.2.0 was just released. New APIs and a bunch of fixes. github.com/microsoft/Wi... #winui #windowsappsdk #winappsdk #windev

Windows App SDK 2.2 just landed: www.nuget.org/packages/Mic... OMD Diff: omds.xaml.dev/WinAppSDK_2.... Release notes: github.com/microsoft/Wi... I'm liking the new ApplicationData API for unpackaged apps. That will make life a lot simpler.

Use local OCR to clean data and move faster with the new spreadsheet mode in Text Grab! OCR + Tables + Auto-RegEx + Spreadsheet mode = FAST and Accurate! youtu.be/-SoYxXmm3Ew apps.microsoft.com/store/detail... #windev #windows #native #winapp #dotnet #indiedev

If you're frequently wrangling text in your job you'll love the latest version of Text Grab!! github.com/TheJoeFin/Te... #windev #windows #native #winapp #dotnet #indiedev

How Logo Images on QR Codes Work If you've ever seen a QR code with a logo or icon in the middle and wondered how it still scans, the answer is more interesting than you might expect. I assumed for a long time that the generator was doing something clever, maybe shifting bits away from the center…

Love the new Windows show! Especially the part where Pavan is a coffee nerd! I wonder what brew method they used ☕️👀 Also new goal to get one of my WinUI apps mentioned on the show at some point youtu.be/NJcYLlDP4tI?...

Breaking news: There's a new way to create #WinUI desktop apps without xaml using declarative, component-based C# framework! Check out the repo: github.com/microsoft/mi...

Building Fluent Icon Finder with the WinUI Copilot Skill | by Joseph Finney buff.ly/VayEtPn #winui #ai #skills #agents #fluentui #windowsdev #windev #ux

Building Fluent Icon Finder with the WinUI Copilot Skill The original idea was pretty simple: I wanted a Windows app where I could sketch a rough shape and have it find the closest match in the Fluent System Icons font. The set has around 1,600 glyphs, and scrolling through them to find the right…

An initial release as been published on GitHub! Draw or click around a similarity map to find the icon you're looking for! github.com/TheJoeFin/Wi... #windev #windows #native #winapp #dotnet #indiedev

New app for finding Fluent Icons by drawing! Blog post on how I built this with the WinApp Skill coming soon! #WinDev #Windows #IndieDev #WinUI

Just a heads up to the other Windows Ink nerds out there, no InkToolbar, just an InkCanvas so I'd expect it to be the same as was released long ago in an experimental

Is it a bug or a 'feature' that the Windows Sandbox being enabled consumes over a gig of RAM just being enabled, not open?

SVG and PNG in Simple QR Code Maker: The Interesting Format Combinations Simple QR Code Maker supports both SVG and PNG output formats. When you throw logos into the mix, the four possible combinations each need a different technical approach; here's how it all works under the hood.

Starting simple, but customizing QR Codes with a center logo, colors, and removing the background from the logo PNG using local Windows AI! apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nch5... #WinDev #Windows #IndieDev #WinUI #QrCode

Trdo Reviews: "Perfect It does exactly what it promises: the radio stations I set up are super convenient to use with a click." apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nxt4... github.com/TheJoeFin/Trdo #TinyTool #Windows #WinDev #IndieDev

New #WinUI “dotnet new” templates with built-in support for “dotnet run”: devblogs.microsoft.com/ifdef-window...

WinUI 3 Performance: A Leap Forward: github.com/microsoft/mi...

Simple QR Code Maker Version 2 is Here and It’s Free Forever Simple QR Code Maker v2 is live on the Microsoft Store — completely free, as always. A massive update covering batch creation, brand presets, spreadsheet import, advanced decoding, image recovery, and much more. More detailed posts…

I'm adding .cur file support to Simple Icon File Maker, so of course I had to test it out... #unicornCursor #WinDev #Windows #indieDev apps.microsoft.com/store/detail...

Test of generating 10k QR Codes was successful, it was a little laggy at first, but churned through all 10k no issue!

Keeping the "simple" in Simple QR Code Maker even when version 2 introduces a ton of new features. I worked to keep it as simple as possible. #WinDev #WindowsApp #LocalFirst #IndieDev #productivity #opensource #FOSS

Why Local-First Apps Matter; And How Simple QR Code Maker Lives the Philosophy There's a quiet but growing backlash against the cloud-everything model that dominated the last decade of software. Not a rejection of the internet but a recognition that not every tool needs a server, an account, or a…

FYI if you're using Claude Code on Windows in Powershell, you might want to enable this: code.claude.com/docs/en/tool...

I think all of the dev work on Simple QR Code Maker v2 is done, the release should be coming soon. Now the marketing and communication part

Version 2 of Simple QR Code Maker has so many more features, but to a current user it would looks remarkably similar. Not only is every control and detail improved, but the underlying code is also much better!

Looking forward to a more modern Run Dialog! devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/...

Coffee and Open Source Conversation - Joe Finney | with host Isaac Levin buff.ly/gIk52QN #podcast #devcommunity #dotnet #windowsdev #mvpbuzz #devtools

What Actually Happens When You Port a WPF App to a Modern .NET UI using Agents | by Matt Mattei buff.ly/cS0XXxl #unoplatform #dotnet #migration #wpf #xaml #csharp #appdev #ai #agents

I've been cooking up Simple QR Code Maker 2.0 and it is an epic release! If you're interested in trying out the preview flight let me know and I'll add you! #dotnet #indiedev #WinDev #OpenSource

Can anyone explain the GitHub traffic graphs, like how can there be more clones than visitors? 🤔

PoweToys v99 is out now with 2 new utilities! I’m personally loving Grab and Move! github.com/microsoft/Po...

When using copilot —remote I’m not able to approve any request on the GitHub app, is that how it is supposed to work? I can only see what is happening, can’t even see the question being asked when the model is awaiting user input cc @kaylacinnamon.bsky.social

@bdsams.com I'd recommend a CLI & Skill instead of an MCP for Connection Explorer. MCP can be context hungry where Skills and CLIs are more efficient, robust, and easier to make and maintain

While Microsoft is focusing on quality and craft of Windows, maybe they can finally add country flag emojis. Every other platform, major and minor has country flags except Windows!

Spend hundreds of dollars on Sonos, get pestered that your music misses you?? Sooooo annoying!!!

Simple Icon File Maker v1.16 can extract icons from DLL and EXEs! apps.microsoft.com/store/detail...

I just released version 4.13 of Text Grab. This release is packed full of new features! github.com/TheJoeFin/Te...

v1.9 updates for my mini tray internet radio player Trdo. If you listen to music while you work you'll love this little app! apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nxt4... #windev #windowsdeveloper #native