Valent
A GTK desktop app that connects your computer and phone over the KDE Connect protocol.
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About Valent
Valent is a GTK application for the Linux desktop that uses the KDE Connect protocol to connect with other devices, such as a phone running KDE Connect. It opens files and links on whichever device you need them, and shows notifications from connected devices on the desktop.
It is developed in the open on GitHub and suits people who want KDE Connect features in a GTK-based desktop without the KDE Plasma stack.
Strengths
- Works with the widely used KDE Connect protocol
- Native GTK interface for GNOME-style desktops
- Shares files and links and mirrors notifications between devices
Limitations
- Linux desktop only
- Needs a KDE Connect app on the other device
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to use; source code is published on GitHub.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Andy Holmes
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- GTK desktop users who want to connect their phone to their Linux computer
- Categories
- System utilities, File sync
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Valent
Compare allSoftware that can replace Valent for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
GSConnect
A GNOME Shell extension that implements KDE Connect to link your phone with the desktop.
GSConnect implements KDE Connect as a GNOME Shell extension with Nautilus and browser integration, so it only works on the GNOME desktop.
KDE Connect
Links a phone and a computer to share files, links, notifications and remote controls.
KDE Connect is the original project, offering Linux and Android apps with a Qt interface built around the KDE desktop instead of GTK.
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