Take Back the Car Thing

Upcycle your discontinued Car Thing into a versatile desktop assistant that enhances your flow. Reduce e-waste and boost your productivity in the process. Everyone wins.

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DeskThing Apps

Explore core and community-built applications that expand your Car Thing's functionality. From current weather to song lyrics, there's an app for almost every need. And if you want, it's easy to create your own.

Local Audio

v0.11.1 by Riprod

A cross-platform audio app that lets you control any locally playing music

2.6K Downloads

9/2/2025

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Spotify App

v0.11.1 by Riprod

The primary way to interact with spotify

28.3K Downloads

9/2/2025

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Weather Waves

v0.11.2 by Dammit Jeff

A redesigned weather and spotify at a glance. For best experience,assign your 2 of your top buttons to rewind/skip using the desktop app

8.3K Downloads

9/2/2025

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DeskThing-GMP

by RandomDebugGuy

GMP (Global Media Player) is a DeskThing app that locally controls playback of your selected streaming platform.

DeskThing-GitHub

by dakota-kallas

The GitHub app for DeskThing offers seamless management of repositories, pull requests, and issues, helping you stay organized and focused with real-time updates.

pomodoro-thing

by grahamplace

Pomodoro Timer App for DeskThing

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What began as a simple hobby has evolved into a true passion project. We’re committed to making the DeskThing an essential part of our users’ lives by continuously enhancing its features and refining the user experience. Our goal is to keep improving and innovating, ensuring the DeskThing becomes even more valuable for everyone. Take back the Car Thing.