Classic Gizmo

Welcome to Classic Gizmo

Practical software, from retro-inspired tools to everyday apps. Pick a tab above, or start with what's new.

Featured: Gizmo Network Manager Now available

Classic Gizmo’s flagship network tool for your home: see every device on a friendly map, mark the ones you trust, check your Internet, share folders and printers, and keep your computers in step.

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Free for 30 days, no sign-up, with every feature. Then a once-off lifetime licence for version 1 with every 1.x.x update: Home Licence US$49.95 once-off (up to 10 installs) or Small Business Licence US$99.95 once-off (up to 30 installs). 14-day refund.

The Network Map: the Internet at the top, your router in the middle and every device on its own glowing pad, grouped into Cameras, Lights, Desktops and more. Green ticks are devices you trust
Devices: one list sorted into groups such as Servers, Desktops, Laptops and Printers & Scanners, each with its name, address, maker and whether it is online
Status: your connection, health and security alerts, network activity and devices at a glance, with one-click checks when something is wrong

Featured: Flatpak Manager v1.0.1

For Flatpak apps on Linux: a freemium tray app that updates, installs, removes and cleans up Flatpaks. Always free on up to 6 installs, and the arrow turns gold when updates are waiting.

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Install with APT, Flatpak, a .deb or a one-line installer.

Monitor: see at a glance which apps have updates waiting
Find and install new apps from Flathub
Automatic checks, start at login, dark mode and more
Maintenance tools, one click away (shown in light mode)
Light or dark, to suit your desktop
Lives quietly in your system tray

Featured: Gizmo App Manager Now available

For the apps already on your Linux desktop: one window and tray icon that manages Flatpak, APT and Pacman packages – see updates, then update, install and remove without the terminal.

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A 30-day free trial, then US$24.95 once, for life, covering version 1 and every 1.x.x update. One key covers 2 computers.

Flatpak: updates sit at the top in gold, your other apps below. Tick what you want and update, or press Update All
Pacman on Arch-based systems looks and works the same way
Search Flathub and install new apps, or remove old ones cleanly
Manage Apps: show your apps, their dependencies, or everything installed
System Information: a read-only scan of your operating system and hardware, kept on your computer