Which missing apps and features do you want in Nextcloud?

[just]

@GreenWater if it helps, I could increase the bounty or pay something to the developers / team directly to get this Syncthing integration going…

That might be what we have to do to move this forward.

@Nextcloudable What’s needed most urgently is rock solid no non-sense sync, preferably by using syncthing as the backend

Syncthing could also solve the massive desire for LAN Sync in Nextcloud.
This is also being actively discussed here on the Syncthing Discourse Forum.
Also discussed in this thread on Syncthing + Owncloud
Related threads found all over google or duckduckgo searches.

Syncthing can currently sync Nextcloud folders, but:

• must be set as www-data
• requires mounting folders as Local External Storage, strongly discouraged as a significant security risk in official documentation. See related discussion on local storage here.
• Breaks the Activity App via Local Storage
• Breaks the disc space indicator and quota warning app via Local Storage
• Requires manually running the occ command (strongly not recommended in documentation) via cron and very slow to scan files.

Here is my feature wishlist:

• Hopefully adopt Syncthing as a fully supported method for Lan Sync between Nextcloud instances
• Allow Nextcloud apps to communicate with Syncthing apps as p2p, such as between mobile devices. No server available, no problem!
• Encourage Syncthing to adopt Nextcloud e2e encryption standard
• Activity app picks up Syncthing changes natively
• Nextcloud is able to track changes and additions of Syncthing files without lulls.
• Total disk space and quota warnings in Nextcloud include Syncthing directories.

Integration is probably not that easy. Is it possible that the Nextcloud server can directly talk this syncthing protocol? It would have to be implemented in php, opening ports and such stuff is probably difficult…

Could Syncthing implement a webdav api and could be used via federated sharing?

Or you run a special client software of syncthing on the Nextcloud server that can directly talk to the Nextcloud server (push notifications, update database, …).

[necrevistonnezr]

• Integrated full text search

• Integrated OnlyOffice or similar

[Thomas_Stein]

I need a calendar app with support for managing ressources like meeting rooms. That would be really cool.

[Frankenstein]

Hi Devs,

Only two features i would really like:

1, A chat platform for Mobile and PC (like Talk with chat )
2, A doodle like plattform (hosted in own server)

Thanks.

[dugite-code]

For chat you could use ojsxc. It dosn’t actually need a XMPP server installed for it to work as it has it’s own inbuilt. Downside is it has no external connectivity, without a XMPP server so no mobile apps.

With the drawio app you can actually host the draw.io instance yourself it will just be missing a couple of components. I haven’t tried it myself but I agree a fully integrated option would be nicer. [ Realized you meant a doodle.com replacement, @alfred is correct the polls app is what you want ]

[GreenWater]

@just

That might be what we have to do to move this forward.

Yes, think so as well. And I very like your feature wishlist.

Any idea which a good bounty size would be to attract enough interest to get the Nextcloud-Syncthing integration going? There seems to be some interest among users on both sides, so maybe several people will chip in and we’ll reach that number.

And the work needed would be mainly on the Nextcloud side rather than on Syncthing’s, wouldn’t it?

[mlsxlist]

@just My posting was unclear. I was talking about the Android Nextcloud app.

[alfred]

@Frankenstein

2, A doodle like plattform (hosted in own server)

You could try the Polls app: https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/polls

[Kugeleis]

Bring back Google drive as external storage.

[mjjzf]

@dugite-code

Timesheets - A very simple timesheets app would be amazing. Something simple like:

Wallabag - Ages ago there was talk about some collaboration between nextcloud and wallabag. I would love to see a wallabag app one day.

Wallabag integration would be extremely lovely.

As for the timesheet function, it might be interesting to extend that to a project timetracker in the style of Kimai. I have just been getting into Nextcloud Deck which I am somewhat in love with, trying to tame it to do what I wish. It would be great to log into the Nextcloud instance, enter the project overview, start the time tracker, switch to Decks to see what is necessary, switch to an editor to start working on things, and end the tracker when I am done. That would be a powertool for bureaucratic road warriors like myself.

[mjjzf]

@Thomas_Stein

I need a calendar app with support for managing ressources like meeting rooms. That would be really cool.

Extending the calendar app to resources would be great!

[mjjzf]

@mlsxlist

Would like to see notes integrated in the Android Nextcloud app. Notes are a core functionality that should be part of the app.

While I agree it would be nice… did you ever look into Joplin? You use the app to work, but it can use Nextcloud as a backend. It is not very pretty, but very efficient.

[Frankenstein]

Hi @alfred

Thank you for the hint it is what I wanted.

[STrike]

Working with a paperless home to sort documents, letters, bills and so on…

1. OCR the PDF´s to make them searchable
2. Easy tagging even in Android and windows client (now its only possible on Web).
3. Easy sorting and naming files (maybe a pickup from OCR, so the OCR should be editable, if the scanning goes wrong or isn´t good enough)
4. Automaticly sorting in directories from a pickup folder.
   More about this here:
   Paperless Home (Letters, Bills)

Would also like to see Wallabag features in the bookmark apps (with archive), because I like to read arcticles when I´m on the move and I want to archive already cooked receipts ( that I can see uncooked and cooked receipts )

Best regards

[aproposnix]

@dugite-code

News - The nextcloud news app feels unfinished and unloved, specifically the Android app just isn’t comfortable to use. I ended up switching back to Tiny Tiny RSS even if I don’t have an auto login working yet mainly because it’s more feature rich and the android app is light years ahead of the nextcloud news app.

Sadly, I don’t think the developer of News is maintaining it any more. On the github page he says he’s looking for a new maintainer. This is definitely something I hope Nextcloud will provide some resources for.

[alfred]

@aproposnix

he says he’s looking for a new maintainer.

That is sadly a problem. New features would be cool, but first you would need “developers, developers, developers…”

[JimmyKater]

dunno if it was already mentioned… if yes, please just tell me and i’m gonna remove it

• an app to edit email templates
• an app to set some more adjustments (like: icons on header-row, hide contact details from external, hiding several topics from users, etc)
• an app to edit the look of your frontpage (right now it’s just a mess with several apps)

[just]

Would you mind adding some screenshots for additional context.

[JimmyKater]

@JimmyKater

an app to edit the look of your frontpage (right now it’s just a mess with several apps)

that looks like a mess - especially “login without chat” - that’s completely out of bounds.
plus: some guys want to hide “passwort vergessen” etc.

[Django]

An app or a configuration option where I can “set up” “enable/disable” all the email-stuff, like:

• HTML or PLAIN TEXT mails
• content of emails, like status-mails, password-reset, or first-login
• own color schematas for HTML mails

An app or a configuration option where I can change all color schamatas for the website. Today I can change the color i.e. from blue to organge, but the maintenance-page ist still blue.