Projects
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Open Forms (Dec 2025 – Mar 2026)
An open source kiosk and booth form application built for communities and events. Adopted by Canonical Ubuntu and several open source communities for use at conferences, booths, and kiosk setups. GitHub
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Minimalist AI (Feb 2025)
A native AI client for Linux built with GTK and Python, using OpenAI-compatible API standards. It can answer questions and take actions on the GNOME desktop: creating and manipulating files, opening applications, and adjusting system settings, all through natural language. LinkedIn post
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Minimalistic Browser with AI Sidebar (Mar – Jul 2024)
A browser built with GTK, Python, and WebKit, covering all the basics including the inspector window. Features an AI sidebar powered by Mozilla’s llama file for fully offline LLM inference. The AI can answer questions with page context awareness, summarising whatever site you’re on. GitHub
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Google Summer of Code 2023, Google Chromium (May – Sep 2023)
Enhanced Chromium - the engine behind 74% of the world’s browsers, reaching 3.46 billion users - by resolving bugs and improving the chrome://policy, chrome://policy/logs, and chrome://policy/test pages. Designed a more readable, transparent interface with scalable layout across screen sizes, and fixed issues in the C++ codebase.
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Google Summer of Code 2022, GNOME Pitivi (May – Sep 2022)
Ported the Pitivi video editor from GTK3 to GTK4 under the GNOME Foundation. Rewrote 6,000+ lines of Python and transformed UI XML files to leverage GTK4 elements, modernising one of GNOME’s flagship creative applications.
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Logo Menu (Aug 2021, rolling release)
A GNOME Shell extension that adds a customisable app launcher and swappable distro logo to the top panel. Designed for newcomers and power users alike, it has surpassed 2 million downloads on the GNOME Extensions platform and remains actively maintained. GNOME Extensions
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Modified LBRY (Jun 2021)
A customised fork of the LBRY Android app with targeted UX improvements for the platform.
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NewSur Theme (May 2021)
A GTK theme built on a popular GNOME theme base, customised to a distinct aesthetic. Gained over 12,000 downloads as of May 2022.
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Class App (May 2021)
An Android app giving classmates quick access to the Help Students Website and the college ERP, putting class resources one tap away.
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Help Students Website (October 2020)
A centralised hub for class documents (syllabus, timetable, assignments), keeping students updated without hunting across multiple sources.
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Aryan Linux: Custom Linux OS (Sep – Oct 2020)
Compiled a complete Linux distribution from source: 300+ packages, all required compilers, the Linux kernel itself, and a graphical interface. A ground-up exploration of how Linux works , from package management to system architecture. Read more
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E-Voting Site (July 2020)
A Flask-based online voting system for hosting real elections. Voters can register and cast votes, candidates can sign up, and live results are available instantly.
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Chatbot (June 2020)
A command-line chatbot built with Rasa and Python that responds to natural language queries.
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Android ROM Port for Acer Tablet (November 2019)
Ported a well-known Android custom ROM to an Acer tablet lacking official support, extending the device’s useful life.