Friday, October 23, 2026Vol. 1 · No. 236 · 70 stories on fileCollected from around the web
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Apps & Productivity
4 stories · Apps / open source, Native apps / Rust, Product tools / Linear agents, Productivity tools / Google Workspace
Apps / open source
Apps / open source — via @feliperabeloep
(Portuguese) Someone recreated Microsoft Office as open source with no subscription
By Felipe Rabelo · @feliperabeloep · Oct. 11, 2026
(Portuguese) Someone recreated Microsoft Office as open source with no subscription: WordCraft (Word), DeckCraft (PowerPoint), GridCraft (Excel), all v0.5.0 dated Oct 10-11, 2026, each linking to GitHub. Felipe installed them and is testing this week. The post doesn't name the creator or give a link.
Google is making Markdown files native across Drive and Docs
By Chandu Thota · @ChanduThota · Oct. 6, 2026
Google is making Markdown files native across Drive and Docs: preview .md files in Drive, open them in Docs, edit, comment, and collaborate without converting them into a Google Doc.
Spotifast 0.12: a native Spotify client in Rust + egui (no browser engine) using librespot for playback/Spotify Connect and the Spotify Web API for library/search. ~100–250 MB RAM vs 600 MB–1 GB+ for the official Electron-style desktop app, opens in under a second, 0% CPU when idle (backend on its own tokio thread, UI only repaints when woken). Linux/macOS/Windows; Premium needed for playback; up to 320 kbps, no lossless or offline. Extras: Omarchy theme sync, Winamp skins, MilkDrop visuals. Sibling app ZapFast does the same for WhatsApp on the shared fastframe base. Site: https://spotifast.rocks/ Repo: https://github.com/crmne/spotifast
Linear manifesto (linear.app/next, dated 24 Mar 2026)
By Karri Saarinen · @linear · Mar. 24, 2026
Linear manifesto (linear.app/next, dated 24 Mar 2026): issue tracking was built for handoffs; the next system is context + agents. Stats: coding agents in >75% of enterprise workspaces; agent-completed work up 5x in 3 months; agents authored ~25% of new issues. Launching: Linear Agent (native agent in product context), Skills (reusable workflows via slash or auto), Automations (start with Triage). Coming soon: Code Intelligence, Code Diffs, Coding Sessions.