Apps

TickerLens

Stock and news widgets for the KDE Plasma desktop — open source.

Client
Open source
Role
Maintainer
Year
2026

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The challenge

The goal: a quick look at your stocks without opening a browser or paying for an API.

The solution

Two frosted‑glass widgets with prices, sparklines, earnings dates, price alerts and news with sentiment analysis.

How it was built

The technology at every layer, from the screen down to the infrastructure.

  1. WebsitesNot needed
  2. Apps
    • QML
    • Python helper
  3. Hosting & cloud
    • GitHub Actions releases
  4. Networks & IT
    • KDE Plasma 6

What it includes

  • Live prices and sparklines
  • Distance from all‑time high
  • Portfolio and alerts
  • News with sentiment analysis

The result

Open source on GitHub under GPLv3, with automated releases.

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