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Catima - a FOSS loyalty card and ticket wallet for Android, which isn't tied to an Apple or Google account, and doesn't share data - is superb.
When we visited a museum yesterday, I bought a ticket online first, and their ticketing system offered me a ticket for an Apple device, in .pkpass format.
I downloaded it and opened it in Catima. And it worked perfectly, scanning the QR code to get in.
Thanks @SylvieLorxu!
@neil @SylvieLorxu any clues how to import from Google?
@neil thanks for sharing, I was still looking for this type of app for my Graphene phone (but hadn't really started looking). Catima is exactly what I needed.
@neil @SylvieLorxu what can it be used for irl? like, is it a subtitute for google wallet?
@melocopon
I don't know, I'm afraid, as I don't know what Google Wallet does.
@neil @melocopon Google Wallet does more than Catima (it also does ID documents, NFC payment, etc.) but if you only care about things with barcodes (concert/event/plane tickets and supermarket discount cards) it works as a simple fully-offline replacement with no tracking.
@neil And with the power of open source, if it ever becomes enshittified like every other loyalty card app storage / program, you can just fork it ❤️
@neil @SylvieLorxu one trick BTW, is that if a site isn't giving an apple wallet file, is to just fake an iOS/MacOS user agent and reload the ticket page.
Had this happen a few times, a site would only offer me a Google Wallet file on Firefox Desktop and or android, but faking a UA gave me an apple wallet button.
@neil I got into the cinema with it yesterday. I scanned the QR code from my email so it was in a convenient, offline place next to all my loyalty and membership cards. Extremely handy app 💚
Yes, I've been using it for quite some time now as a result of your recommendation.
Can catima run on a e-reader?
I came accross catima as I was looking for a way to conveniently upload traveling and event tickets on an ereader, leveraging their endless battery on journeys.
@neil I casually stumbled on Catima and it's been great! I scanned my library, gym, and other cards into there and it just *works*. I had a hunch that a card with a barcode should be something I can add to my phone, if I can with QR codes or proprietary wallets. I'm glad I found this.
@neil
I use catima since several years. It works great. One of the most valued features for me besides local storage is the export and import function.
@SylvieLorxu
Got a couple of cards added and away to try them shortly when shopping. Now I wonder if there are apps for Linux mobile too like this ?
CC: @SylvieLorxu@chaos.social
@justine @neil I'm sure they must exist but I don't really know.
I try to keep Catima system requirements as low as reasonably possible though, so I would expect it to run fine in Wayland even if that's not really native of course. If you run into any problems with that please let me know, although I understand if you only want a native app 😅
Thank you not only for this amazing app but for the info too.
CC: @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
@neil @SylvieLorxu Thanks for this, Neil. Just downloaded from f-droid and added a card.
I’ve been using fWallet for a while, but it doesn’t associate itself as the pkpass files so I always have to save them from emails and then open them: if I try to open them directly Google Wallet pops up and needs reminding that I don’t want it. Does Catima do this better?
Here's what it looked like opening a PDF containing multiple tickets directly from a Signal conversion. Did have to open it 4 times to add all tickets
@neil @SylvieLorxu yep, it's great, been using it for a few years now.
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