This is the codebase for our cross-platform (CLI and) GUI app for BusKill. It works in Linux, Windows, and MacOS.
BusKill is a laptop kill cord that can trigger your computer to lock or shutdown when it's physically seperated from you.
For more information on how to buy or build your own BusKill cable, see the BusKill Website:
To read our comprehensive documentation, see:
For instructions on downloading and cryptographically verifying our latest release, see:
BusKill is simple. When armed, a USB removal will trigger the screen to lock (by default).
BusKill runs in Linux, Windows, and MacOS.
For more information on how to use the GUI, see BusKill App: Graphical User Interface
Q: Self-destruct?!? Will this brick my computer?
A: No. The BusKill app does not have the ability to harm your hardware and our app ships with non-destructive triggers only.
For more information, see our Frequently Asked Questions.
BusKill is an open-source project run by volunteers that create and maintain open-source hardware and software. Please see Contributing to BusKill to learn how you can help the BusKill project.
You can also donate with bitcoin, monero, paypal, or credit card.
Contributions of any amount and kind are greatly appreciated <3
Thank you to the countless individuals and other open-source projects that have contributed to to the BusKill project!
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The contents of this repo are dual-licensed. All code is GPLv3 and all other content is CC-BY-SA.
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