A Qt6-based dashboard application providing centralized access to configuration tools in MX Linux. MX Tools offers an intuitive graphical interface for launching various system utilities, organized by categories for easy navigation.
- Categorized Tool Organization: Tools are grouped into logical categories (System, Hardware, etc.)
- Environment-Aware Filtering: Automatically filters tools based on desktop environment and system state
- Multi-Language Support: Comprehensive internationalization with 50+ language translations
- Modern Qt Quick Interface: Responsive card dashboard with adaptive navigation and system dark-theme support
- Live/Installed Detection: Adapts tool availability based on live vs installed system state
MX Tools is built with C++20 and Qt 6. The platform integration stays in C++, while the interface is declarative QML:
- ToolModel: Discovers desktop files, applies environment rules, filters tools, and launches commands
- Qt Quick UI: Responsive navigation, search, tool cards, dialogs, and system-palette adaptation
- Icon provider: Makes desktop theme icons available to QML cards
- Resource management: Embedded QML, application assets, and translation catalogs
- Qt6 Core, QML, Quick, Quick Controls, and LinguistTools
- CMake 3.16 or higher
- Ninja build system
- C++20 compatible compiler (GCC/Clang)
sudo apt install cmake ninja-build qt6-base-dev qt6-base-dev-tools qt6-declarative-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-tools-dev-tools# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/MX-Linux/mx-tools.git
cd mx-tools
# Build using the provided script
./build.sh# Debug build
./build.sh --debug
# Use Clang compiler
./build.sh --clang
# Clean build
./build.sh --clean
# Build Debian package
./build.sh --debianmkdir build
cd build
cmake -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
ninjamx-tools/
├── src/ # C++ entry point and application backend
├── qml/ # Qt Quick window and reusable UI components
├── data/ # Desktop integration files
├── translations/ # Translation files (.ts)
├── icons/ # Application icons
├── help/ # Documentation files
└── debian/ # Debian packaging files
- C++20 standard with strict compiler warnings
- Qt6 naming conventions
- Environment-specific code paths for different desktop environments
- Resource-based asset management
MX Tools is available in MX Linux repositories:
sudo apt install mx-tools- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch
- Follow existing code style and patterns
- Test on different desktop environments
- Submit a pull request
Please join Translation Forum: https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewforum.php?f=96 Please register on Transifex: https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=38671 Choose your language and start translating: https://app.transifex.com/anticapitalista/antix-development
MX Tools is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for details.
- Homepage: https://github.com/MX-Linux/mx-tools
- Bug Reports: https://github.com/MX-Linux/mx-tools/issues
- MX Linux: https://mxlinux.org