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ZFeedback

The Z catalogue, and a way to report bugs.

A fast, local-first desktop app for Windows and Linux that puts 50 privacy-focused tools in one place — and lets you file a bug report, feature request or app request without an account, an email address, or a browser tab.

License: GPL v3 Built with Tauri Rust React 19 Platforms

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What it is

Fifty tools spread across fifty repositories, release pages and issue trackers is fifty places to look. ZFeedback is all of it in one window — one catalogue, one place to report something, one place to see what happened next.

It's two things at once:

  • A storefront. Browse all 50 tools by category, search them, read what each one does, and open the download in your real browser.
  • A feedback client. File bugs, feature requests and app requests, follow their status, and answer follow-up questions when a developer needs more detail.

It is not a web app in a window. It is a native Rust binary with a webview interface, it starts fast, it works offline from a local cache, and it collects nothing about you.

Features

  • 50 tools, 7 categories — Tools, Security, Gaming, Discord, System, AI, SSH/SFTP
  • Works offline — the catalogue is cached on disk and browsable with no network
  • No account to browse — sign-in is only needed to file or track a ticket
  • Discord sign-in with 2FA — a six-digit code sent by bot DM, no password anywhere
  • See exactly what you send — version, OS, architecture and locale are shown in plain text on the submit form, editable before you send them
  • Duplicate detection — near-matching tickets are offered for upvote as you type, so you don't file the forty-first copy of a known request
  • Reply tracking — a tray count and an in-app badge when a developer is waiting on you
  • Attachments — screenshots and logs, up to 4 MB each
  • Keyboard-firstCtrl/Cmd+K or / to search, arrow keys throughout
  • Respects prefers-reduced-motion — decorative animation is removed, not slowed

Privacy

No telemetry. No analytics. No crash reporting. No account required to browse.

The only data that ever leaves your machine is a ticket you deliberately submit, and the app shows you its full contents — app version, OS, architecture, locale — before you send it.

Your API token never enters the JavaScript layer. Every network call is made from Rust; the token is stored in the OS keychain (Credential Manager on Windows, Secret Service on Linux) and the webview can only ask Rust to make requests on its behalf. A scripting flaw in the interface cannot leak your session.

Install

Windows and Linux. There is no macOS build.

Download from zsync.eu — this repository holds the source, not the binaries.

Platform Package
Windows 10/11 .exe (NSIS, installs per-user — no admin needed) or .msi
Debian / Ubuntu .deb
Fedora / RHEL .rpm
Any Linux .AppImage

Checksums for every build are at /releases/zfeedback/SHA256SUMS.

On Linux you'll also want xdg-utils installed so the app can open links in your browser — it's a recommended dependency of the .deb and .rpm, but AppImage users may need it separately.

Reporting a bug

Use the app — that's what it's for. Open ZFeedback, pick the tool, and choose Report a bug. You'll get a reply from a human.

For bugs in ZFeedback itself you can also open an issue. Include the contents of About → This machine; it has everything needed to reproduce.

Built with

Shell Tauri v2
Core Rust — HTTP, keychain, disk cache, auth
Interface React 19 · TypeScript · Motion
Type Inter · JetBrains Mono
Build Vite · pnpm

Building from source

pnpm install
pnpm tauri dev      # run it
pnpm tauri build    # produce installers for the current platform

Requires Rust (stable) and the Tauri v2 prerequisites for your platform.

Licence

ZFeedback is free software under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. You may use, study, share and modify it; a distributed modified version must stay free software. See LICENSE.

The ZFeedback name and the Z mark are trademarks and are not covered by that licence. Fork it freely, but please rename your fork.

The server this app talks to is a separate, closed-source component. Third-party components and the bundled fonts are listed in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md.

Copyright © 2026 TheHolyOneZ


Keywords: desktop bug tracker · feedback client · issue tracker · feature request tool · Tauri app · Rust desktop app · React desktop app · privacy-first software · no telemetry · offline-first · Windows · Linux · AppImage · open source

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One window for all 50 Z tools — browse, search and install without an account — plus one place to report a bug, request a feature or ask for something that doesn't exist yet, and actually get a reply. Cross-platform desktop app for Windows and Linux. Rust, Tauri v2, React. No telemetry, works offline.

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