Sadhana

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: themes and dark mode, keyboard shortcuts.

File formats mentioned: MP3, FLAC, OGG, WAV, M4A and PDF.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

At a glance

All of Sadhana is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

About

Sadhana is a cross-platform desktop application designed to support and enhance your daily spiritual practice. It provides a structured, customizable environment for working with traditional liturgies, mantras, and deity visualizations, while helping you track your progress over time. Deity Practice Modules: Pre-loaded modules for Chenrezig, Green Tara, Guru Rinpoche, and Manjushri Four-stage practice structure: About, Opening, Main Practice, and Closing Traditional Tibetan liturgy with phonetic and English translations Beautiful deity imagery with fullscreen zoomable view Custom Modules: Create unlimited custom practice modules with any number of stages Add custom liturgy text, mantras, images, audio, and PDFs per stage Load liturgy from text files or edit directly in the application Right-click modules to change grid images or delete Practice Tracking: Lifetime and session-based mantra counters for consistent accumulation Integrated journal with date-based entry browsing Automatic logging of sessions with module, stage, and repetition counts JSON data storage for easy backup and portability Tibetan Calendar: Display of Tibetan lunar dates alongside Gregorian calendar Highlighted special observance days (Düchen) with karmic multipliers Pre-loaded with data from 2025 through 2049 Audio and Media: Built-in audio player with play/pause, stop, and progress seeking Volume control and optional repeat mode for continuous mantra playback Support for MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG, and other common formats PDF viewer with zoom, fit-to-width, and multi-page display User Interface: Dark theme with gold accents designed for focused practice Grid view for easy module selection with customizable images Keyboard shortcuts for all major functions (navigation, fullscreen, zoom) Integrated Reader with tabs for text files, PDFs, and plain-text editing Resizable panels and scrollable text areas for extended liturgy

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)