Guide: Using Apple apps on Linux

[cannikin]

If you're not ready to completely abandon the Apple ecosystem, you can still access many Apple services via icloud.com. Once authenticated, you've got access to a dozen various services/apps, including your files stored in iCloud.

Use web2app to create a .desktop file which can then be found with wofi. Or, to create a SUPER shortcut for quick access, take a look at ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf and copy one of the existing binds that use $webapp= as the exec.

Dashboardicons doesn't have icons for any of the Apple services (besides a single "icloud" icon), but if you pick a random .png as a placeholder, you can then replace it in ~/.local/share/applications/icons with the real icon that you can get from right-clicking on one at icloud.com and "Save image as...".

Example web2app Usage

This will use the generic "iCloud" icon from DashboardIcons. You can then replace it with the real mail icon usingt he technique above.

web2app "Apple Mail" https://www.icloud.com/mail https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/homarr-labs/dashboard-icons/png/icloud.png

The Apps

• Mail - https://www.icloud.com/mail
• Contacts - https://www.icloud.com/contacts
• Calendar - https://www.icloud.com/calendar
• Photos - https://www.icloud.com/photos
• Drive - https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive
• Notes - https://www.icloud.com/notes
• Reminders - https://www.icloud.com/reminders
• Invites - https://www.icloud.com/keynote
• Pages - https://www.icloud.com/pages
• Numbers - https://www.icloud.com/numbers
• Keynote - https://www.icloud.com/keynote
• Find My - https://www.icloud.com/find

Note that if you have Advanced Data Protection enabled you'll need to approve access to these apps from an iPhone/iPad/Mac when you haven't used them in a while.

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You can also access Apple Music and Podcasts via the web interface:

• Apple Music - https://music.apple.com
• Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com

There's also a native app called Cider (paid) which uses Apple Music's API. If you want better integration with notifications (which song is playing) and want to use the media controls on your keyboard to change songs, this is the one to get.

[flexiondotorg]

I'd like to add my project, Sidra, to the list. Sidra is a free and open-source Apple Music desktop client focused on reliability and audio quality.

• An elegant Apple Music desktop client for Linux, macOS and Windows. No frippery, just quality. A better class of Cider 🍎