What inspired it: I saw Lucky Dangle, a Mac app that hangs a charm from your menu bar, and wanted one on Linux. SudoCharm is my own implementation for GNOME. The idea is theirs; the code and the art are mine. If you're on a Mac, buy theirs. What problem it solves: none. It does nothing useful, and that's the point. It's a small bit of good luck hanging over your desktop. What it does: it's a real pendulum, not a looping animation. The swing, the stretch of the cord and the charm lagging behind the cord are all simulated every frame. So a flick makes it whip, and a longer cord really does swing slower. It draws over every window but only takes clicks on the charm itself. It also hides when you share your screen, so it stays out of your meetings. There are seven charms from seven traditions: nazar, hamsa, nimbu-mirchi, daruma, maneki-neko, horseshoe and scarab. Each has its own small ritual. The daruma paints one eye when you make a wish and the other when the wish comes true, and it remembers across reboots.

SudoCharm

A lucky charm that swings from your Linux top bar

A lucky charm that swings from your Linux top bar