Corbin Davenport

Nexus Tools 5.0 is now available!

Nexus Tools is a simple installer for the Android SDK Platform Tools package, which includes ADB, Fastboot, Systrace, and other applications. It’s one of my longest-running software projects, since I published the first version in December 2013, and it remains one of the most popular ways to get started with Android development and debugging (especially on Mac). Now I’ve finished the biggest update yet.

Nexus Tools v4.7 now available!

Nexus Tools is a simple installer for the Android SDK Platform Tools package, which includes ADB, Fastboot, Systrace, and other applications. It’s one of my oldest software projects, and still one of the most popular — almost 200 people have used it in just the past week. Since Nexus Tools is just a bash script, it works on macOS, most Linux distros, Chrome OS, and even Windows (through the Linux subsystem).

Wikipedia Search 10.1 is out!

Wikipedia Search is my extension for Chrome (and previously Opera) that adds advanced Wikipedia search capabilities to the browser. It’s my longest-running software project, now over 10 years old, and it’s been over a year since the last update. I’ve now finished Wikipedia Search v10.1, which is now rolling out to Chrome (and soon Firefox).

Peek 4.0 is now available!

Peek is a browser extension of mine that shows previews for links when you hover over them. It has been over a year since the last update, so I’m excited to finally roll out Peek 4.0!

I’m done with Opera

I develop several browser extensions in my spare time, which I’ve generally published across three browsers: Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. These browsers generally support enough of the same APIs that the actual software development isn’t difficult. However, each browser has its own add-ons repository with different requirements and review guidelines, which does eat up my time.

Introducing NoPlugin 7.0

’ve been developing a browser extension called NoPlugin for a few years now. It acts as a compatibility layer for modern browsers, allowing content from many plugin embeds (Adobe Flash, QuickTime, Windows Media Player, etc.) to be viewed without said plugins. In recent updates, it has added support for upgrading old Flash players for popular video sites (like Twitch, YouTube, and Vimeo) to their newer HTML5 versions.

NoPlugin 7.0 is now rolling out to Chrome, Firefox, and Opera, and it’s a big update. It includes many of the features I’ve wanted to implement for years, along with some much-needed design updates.

Moving Google Photos data with Linux

Now that Google Photos is getting rid of its free cloud storage backup, I decided to move my 6+ years of photos and videos to Dropbox. I already pay for Dropbox because it’s the only major service that supports Linux, and the mobile app backs up photos in the same manner as Google Photos. I decided to document my process here, in case it becomes useful for anyone else.

My new Wii Shop Channel Music extension

I just released a new browser extension, called Wii Shop Channel Music! It plays the iconic Wii Shop Channel theme in the background when you visit a shopping website. Some supported sites include Amazon, eBay, Best Buy, and Google Shopping. The music also only plays when the site is in the currently-active tab.

PhotoStack 2 (and PhotoStack Classic) is now available!

I finished the first version of PhotoStack back in May 2019, after a few months of development. It’s a batch photo editor with the ability to make changes to many images at once, including adding watermarks, changing the file name and image format, removing EXIF data, and more.

Wikipedia Search 10 is out!

Wikipedia Search is a browser extension that adds a search function for Wikipedia to your browser’s address bar and right-click menu. It’s one of my oldest-running software projects, as it’s over eight years old at this point.

It has been over two years since the last major update, so I’m super happy to finally release Wikipedia Search 10!