xi72yow - Creating from the shadows

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Creating from the shadows

Lurking between embedded systems and web apps, between security tooling and Linux infrastructure. I build what's needed.

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Open-source work and side projects

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klotzkoepfe

Klotzkoepfe is a 2D top-down zombie survival shooter for up to two players on a single keyboard, featuring waves of increasingly stronger zombies and unlockable weapons like shotguns, grenades, and mines. Players must coordinate tactics and weapon usage to survive and achieve the highest combo multiplier.

Klotzkoepfe Klotzkoepfe ist ein rasanter 2D-Top-Down-Zombie-Survival-Shooter fuer bis zu zwei Spieler an einer Tastatur. Welle um Welle stuermen immer staerkere Zombies auf euch ein, waehrend ihr durch das Zerstoeren von Kisten neue Waffen wie Schrotflinten, Granaten, Raketen und Minen freischaltet.

Rust WGSL Shell

Recent commits

Apr 7, 2026 feat: dynamic game field scaling, HUD margin, wall impact particles a...
Apr 7, 2026 feat: per-level reload_time in debug UI and fixed pistol level defini...
Apr 7, 2026 feat: intensify bullet trails and apply spread to all weapon types

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ScreenChaser

ScreenChaser is a Linux app that syncs your screen colors with WLED devices using Rust. It grabs your screen via Wayland, processes the colors on the GPU, and lets you tweak settings or preview the lights through a built-in web interface.

ScreenChaser What is ScreenChaser ScreenChaser is a Rust bias lighting daemon for Linux. It captures your screen through the Wayland XDG Desktop Portal, extracts zone colors on the GPU via wgpu compute shaders, and streams them to WLED devices over UDP. The embedded webview frontend lets you configu

Rust TypeScript JavaScript

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Apr 18, 2026 fix: make APP_VERSION declaration global for tsc
Apr 18, 2026 docs: fix binary vs deb size claim in readme
Apr 18, 2026 ci: bump frontend package.json version during release

sei

Manages environment variables securely by storing them in GNOME Keyring instead of plaintext .env files. Provides a TUI for editing and a CLI for injecting secrets into applications.

sei - Save Env Inject > You don't leave your front door open just because you'll need to get back in tomorrow. Manages environment secrets in GNOME Keyring instead of .env files. TUI for editing, CLI for injection. Why? .env files sit in the project directory — any tool with file access can read t

Rust Shell Dockerfile

Recent commits

Apr 27, 2026 fix: strip surrounding quotes from .env values on parse
Apr 18, 2026 build(deps): Bump actions/upload-pages-artifact from 4 to 5
Apr 18, 2026 build(deps): Bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2 to 3

input-remapper-rs

A Rust-based tool for remapping input device events at the kernel level using evdev and uinput. Supports multi-device mapping, terminal-based configuration, and integration with systemd on Linux systems.

input-remapper-rs Remap input device events on kernel level (evdev/uinput). Works on Wayland and X11. Rust rewrite of , focusing on performance and simplicity. Compatible with existing input-remapper preset files. Features - Key-to-key and key-to-combination remapping (e.g. mouse button -> Ctrl+C) -

Rust Shell Dockerfile

Recent commits

May 1, 2026 chore(deps): bump the all-cargo group with 2 updates
May 1, 2026 chore(deps): bump the all-actions group with 2 updates
Mar 30, 2026 chore(deps): bump the all-actions group with 4 updates

desktop-drac fork

A Linux-specific fork of GitHub Desktop, synchronized with the official upstream repository and adapted for compatibility with a custom Linux distribution.

- The Linux Fork (desktop-drac) is an open-source -based GitHub app. It is written in and uses . desktop-drac is a community-maintained Linux fork, originally based on (no longer actively maintained), now synced directly with the official upstream. <source src="https://github.com/user-attachments/as

TypeScript SCSS JavaScript

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Jun 1, 2026 fix: filter raw argv (not the parsed minimist object) in linux protoc...
Apr 9, 2026 fix: adapt upstream tests for linux fork
Apr 9, 2026 Use pathToFileURL for Windows import path

blechblender

It's a web app where you can edit license plates in photos. Just mark the plate, and you can blur it, cover it, or even replace it with a fake plate—all without uploading your image.

Blechblender Browser-based license plate retouching. Drop in a photo, mark the four corners of a plate and replace it with a black bar, a blur or a realistic dummy plate, all client-side, the image never leaves your machine. Live demo: Features - Three effects: solid black bar, adjustable blur, or a

JavaScript CSS HTML

Recent commits

Jul 6, 2026 style: drop em-dashes and make hint bar responsive
Jul 6, 2026 feat: interactive onboarding tour with animated demo
Jul 6, 2026 feat: mobile zoom/pan and portrait layout

About

Background and stats

xi72yow is one of those devs who seems to have a knack for solving niche but super practical problems. Their projects are all over the place in the best way—tools for Linux power users, creative web apps, and even a zombie survival game. They've built stuff like a license plate editor that works entirely in the browser, a Linux app to sync screen colors with smart lights, and a secure way to manage environment variables using GNOME Keyring. They also seem to enjoy tinkering with input devices and kernel-level stuff, judging by their input remapping tool written in Rust.

When it comes to tech, xi72yow keeps things pretty modern and efficient. They lean on Rust for a lot of their heavier, performance-focused projects, while TypeScript, JavaScript, and SCSS show up in their web-based work. They’re clearly comfortable with Linux, using tools like systemd and evdev, and even maintaining a custom fork of GitHub Desktop for a specific Linux distro. Dockerfiles and shell scripts pop up here and there too, so they’re no stranger to automation and containerization. Overall, their repos have a practical, no-frills vibe, with a clear focus on making things that just work.

Code

Rust

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JavaScript

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HTML

18.8%

TypeScript

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Shell

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Astro

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CSS

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WGSL

1.2%

1.1%

C++

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Makefile

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0.4%

Dockerfile

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TeX

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Python

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EJS

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