Sophie

Unapologetically lesbian, trans, ace, autistic, disabled.

Struggling with society, ME/CFS, and my inner demons.

Open Source: Currently maintaining Pika Backup, Loupe, Key Rack, Glycin, and apps.gnome.org. Part of the GNOME Circle Committee, and the Release Team. 

Please don't send DMs for software support.

Pronouns: she/her
GitLab: https://gitlab.gnome.org/sophie-h
Personal: [@sophie@weirder.earth](https://weirder.earth/@sophie )
Projects: https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/projects/

Last Notes

2026-03-31 17:33:04 UTC

It's not only Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ but also World Backup Day! Therefore, Pika Backup 0.8 is available as of today. After two years of work, this release not only brings many small improvements, but also a rework of the code base that dates back to 2018. This will greatly help to keep Pika Backup stable and maintainable for another eight years.
Learn more on https://apps.gnome.org/PikaBackup/ and help Pika Backup via a donation on https://opencollective.com/pika-backup or to me directly https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/projects/

2026-03-27 12:27:14 UTC

As you may already have learned from the @npub1dug…kxeq 50 release notes, Sessions has been accepted into #GnomeCircle ✨
Sessions is a simple visual timer application designed specifically for the pomodoro technique and maintained by @npub10hd…faqp.
https://apps.gnome.org/Sessions/
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/116/301/123/533/696/275/original/6e061a0252d91e64.png

2025-07-08 22:03:22 UTC

People can't tell me that it's not possible to make the world accessible for disabled people, after the whole world has been made accessible to cars.

2025-07-01 10:19:50 UTC

#JulyIsDisabilityPrideMonth, also for @npub1dug…kxeq
As a small gesture against ableism and for disability rights, the GNOME accounts have changed their avatars to include the disability pride flag. Like the years before, apps.gnome.org has also changed its design.
GNOME is a political project that wants to make computers accessible for as many people as possible. That naturally means that GNOME supports it's disabled users and contributors and fights for disability rights.
#DisabilityPrideMonth

2025-06-29 19:57:01 UTC

July is #DisabilityPrideMonth
Wait, disability ... pride? Why would someone be proud to be disabled?
One of the most important aspects of disability pride for me is to counter the shame. The shame of “being different,” the shame of “needing help,” the shame of “being a burden,” the shame from the humiliation and abuse I have experienced.
Disability pride gives me the chance to counter the shame by saying, “I am disabled, and I am proud to exist and be who I am.”
#JulyIsDisabilityPrideMonth

2025-03-01 19:57:22 UTC

I would love to hear what other projects have in place to prohibit AI contributions.
If you don't have anything yet, feel free to use my text as a starting point. Thanks to @npub1zng…fgsk for pointing out the missing license.
https://discourse.gnome.org/t/loupe-no-longer-allows-generative-ai-contributions/27327

2025-03-01 14:24:07 UTC

GNOME's default Image Viewer (Loupe) no longer accepts AI generated contributions. You can read more about the reasons for my decisions in my discourse post.
I'm planning to adopt the same policy for the rest of the projects I maintain. And I think others should as well.
https://discourse.gnome.org/t/loupe-no-longer-allows-generative-ai-contributions/27327

2024-09-24 00:00:34 UTC

If cropping and rotation are available already: What are to most important image editing features to you in an Image Viewer?
Let me know in the comments what I forgot!
#LoupeApp #GNOME #photography

2024-09-08 20:35:18 UTC

More updates on the image editing UI and backend for GNOME's Image Viewer Loupe this week! You can read my weekly updates with a monthly subscription to my Ko-fi (new!) or Patreon page. You can also sponsor my work on GitHub.
Thanks to everyone who supports my work or has done so in the past!
https://ko-fi.com/sophieherold
https://www.patreon.com/sophieh
https://github.com/sponsors/sophie-h
#GNOME #LoupeApp #FLOSS

2024-09-02 10:46:50 UTC

In this weeks update I cover the very first UI work for image editing in Image Viewer aka Loupe.
If you want to get weekly behind the scenes updates or just want to support my work, consider joining my Patreon.
https://www.patreon.com/sophieh

2024-03-09 22:42:11 UTC

Did you know that writing a review in your Software app is a great way to support an app you like?