abrauchli/usbee
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A GNOME-native, glanceable answer to "is this the fast port?" and "why is my laptop charging slowly?" — Quick Settings indicator powered by the usbeehive D-Bus daemon.
3 mentions on Hacker News by 2 people: 0 stories, 3 comments · first 2026-05-14 · latest 2026-08-07
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And two linux ports: https://github.com/Zetaphor/whatcable-linux https://github.com/abrauchli/usbee
comment by psittacus · 2026-08-07 · in I stopped trusting USB-C cable labels and started testing them -
Seems so. --> GnomeShell/js --(claude) https://github.com/abrauchli/usbee - it uses the rust port so I feel it's a legit addition to the centipede ;)
comment by _blk · 2026-05-14 · in Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables -
https://github.com/abrauchli/usbee - still missing some features but it's a start. Happy to take PRs.
comment by _blk · 2026-05-14 · in Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables