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authorAlexis Hildebrandt <afh@surryhill.net>2024-06-07 09:46:46 +0200
committerAlexis Hildebrandt <afh@surryhill.net>2024-06-09 23:07:45 +0200
commit755b915a158c9d588f08e9b08da9f7f3422070cc (patch)
treeed9d7ce9b076a21bc5893e366341188c26281e6c /pkgs/applications/office
parentbf995e3641950f4183c1dd9010349263dfa0123b (diff)
treewide: Remove indefinite article from meta.description
nix run nixpkgs#silver-searcher -- -G '\.nix$' -0l 'description.*"[Aa]n?' pkgs \
  | xargs -0 nix run nixpkgs#gnused -- -i '' -Ee 's/(description.*")[Aa]n? (.)/\1\U\2/'
Diffstat (limited to 'pkgs/applications/office')
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/activitywatch/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/agenda/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/atlassian-cli/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/beancount/beancount_share.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/bookworm/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/calligra/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/cutemarked-ng/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/docear/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/foliate/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/gnote/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/grisbi/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/kexi/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/kitsas/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/ledger-web/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/mendeley/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/notes/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/osmo/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/paperwork/paperwork-gtk.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/pdfmixtool/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/pinpoint/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/portfolio/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/qpdfview/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/rime-cli/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/roam-research/darwin.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/roam-research/linux.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/semantik/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/skrooge/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/softmaker/generic.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/tagainijisho/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/ticktick/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/timetrap/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/vnote/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/watson/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/zim/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/office/zk/default.nix2
35 files changed, 35 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/activitywatch/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/activitywatch/default.nix
index 32c490b0af3dc..54105e7c71017 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/activitywatch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/activitywatch/default.nix
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ rec {
     '';
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "A web-based UI for ActivityWatch, built with Vue.js";
+      description = "Web-based UI for ActivityWatch, built with Vue.js";
       homepage = "https://github.com/ActivityWatch/aw-webui/";
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ huantian ];
       license = licenses.mpl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/agenda/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/agenda/default.nix
index 8957df0bad194..8d06589cb4166 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/agenda/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/agenda/default.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple, fast, no-nonsense to-do (task) list designed for elementary OS";
+    description = "Simple, fast, no-nonsense to-do (task) list designed for elementary OS";
     homepage = "https://github.com/dahenson/agenda";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ xiorcale ] ++ teams.pantheon.members;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/atlassian-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/atlassian-cli/default.nix
index 54a070596dc6e..d6c4db65c1504 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/atlassian-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/atlassian-cli/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An integrated family of CLI’s for various Atlassian applications";
+    description = "Integrated family of CLI’s for various Atlassian applications";
     homepage = "https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ACLI/overview";
     license = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryBytecode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/beancount/beancount_share.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/beancount/beancount_share.nix
index 3b2ae6c4ddf02..19b49a2697ccf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/beancount/beancount_share.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/beancount/beancount_share.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/akuukis/beancount_share";
-    description = "A beancount plugin to share expenses with external partners within one ledger";
+    description = "Beancount plugin to share expenses with external partners within one ledger";
     license = licenses.agpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ matthiasbeyer ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/bookworm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/bookworm/default.nix
index c64c3389d95d8..f35a0e515897a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/bookworm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/bookworm/default.nix
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple, focused eBook reader";
+    description = "Simple, focused eBook reader";
     mainProgram = "com.github.babluboy.bookworm";
     longDescription = ''
       Read the books you love without having to worry about different format complexities like epub, pdf, mobi, cbr, etc.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/calligra/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/calligra/default.nix
index 302419fdcefcf..611336b8a908e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/calligra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/calligra/default.nix
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A suite of productivity applications";
+    description = "Suite of productivity applications";
     longDescription = ''
       Calligra Suite is a set of applications written to help
       you to accomplish your work. Calligra includes efficient
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/cutemarked-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/cutemarked-ng/default.nix
index 79555fc2f1133..cd564199b0169 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/cutemarked-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/cutemarked-ng/default.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Qt-based, free and open source markdown editor";
+    description = "Qt-based, free and open source markdown editor";
     mainProgram = "cutemarked";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Waqar144/CuteMarkEd-NG";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/docear/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/docear/default.nix
index f8cd25ad78435..3f0544d56f6e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/docear/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/docear/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A unique solution to academic literature management";
+    description = "Unique solution to academic literature management";
     homepage = "http://www.docear.org/";
     # Licenses at: http://www.docear.org/software/download/
     license = with licenses; [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/foliate/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/foliate/default.nix
index e1f915075b970..4cd888468eaf6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/foliate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/foliate/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple and modern GTK eBook reader";
+    description = "Simple and modern GTK eBook reader";
     homepage = "https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate";
     changelog = "https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/gnote/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/gnote/default.nix
index a4262de9937f7..6a77eb0534a66 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/gnote/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/gnote/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnote";
-    description = "A note taking application";
+    description = "Note taking application";
     mainProgram = "gnote";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jfvillablanca ];
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/grisbi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/grisbi/default.nix
index 586777ccf41e0..846b4180625ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/grisbi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/grisbi/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A personnal accounting application";
+    description = "Personnal accounting application";
     mainProgram = "grisbi";
     longDescription = ''
       Grisbi is an application written by French developers, so it perfectly
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/kexi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/kexi/default.nix
index 37240b8ac5691..132194d0c7824 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/kexi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/kexi/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A open source visual database applications creator, a long-awaited competitor for programs like MS Access or Filemaker";
+    description = "Open source visual database applications creator, a long-awaited competitor for programs like MS Access or Filemaker";
     longDescription = ''
       Kexi is a visual database applications creator.
       It can be used for creating database schemas,
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/kitsas/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/kitsas/default.nix
index e1b3a2b1a7292..28064da7fe4cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/kitsas/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/kitsas/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/artoh/kitupiikki";
-    description = "An accounting tool suitable for Finnish associations and small business";
+    description = "Accounting tool suitable for Finnish associations and small business";
     mainProgram = "kitsas";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ gspia ];
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/ledger-web/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/ledger-web/default.nix
index e19d4492ac918..00e3636fc3971 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/ledger-web/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/ledger-web/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ bundlerApp {
   passthru.updateScript = bundlerUpdateScript "ledger-web";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A web frontend to the Ledger CLI tool";
+    description = "Web frontend to the Ledger CLI tool";
     homepage = "https://github.com/peterkeen/ledger-web";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg manveru nicknovitski ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/mendeley/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/mendeley/default.nix
index aa31b5f55f2e1..acfa14dabb7de 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/mendeley/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/mendeley/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ in appimageTools.wrapType2 {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.mendeley.com";
-    description = "A reference manager and academic social network";
+    description = "Reference manager and academic social network";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = licenses.unfree;
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/notes/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/notes/default.nix
index dda8ddb5beacf..7f41ca33e3dcf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/notes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/notes/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A fast and beautiful note-taking app";
+    description = "Fast and beautiful note-taking app";
     mainProgram = "notes";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/nuttyartist/notes";
     homepage = "https://www.get-notes.com";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/osmo/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/osmo/default.nix
index 7dc7444379cc7..c49d9bc2c4259 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/osmo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/osmo/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gspell webkitgtk libgringotts ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A handy personal organizer";
+    description = "Handy personal organizer";
     mainProgram = "osmo";
     homepage = "https://clayo.org/osmo/";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/paperwork/paperwork-gtk.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/paperwork/paperwork-gtk.nix
index 9e6beb5053a40..2393ac0ece553 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/paperwork/paperwork-gtk.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/paperwork/paperwork-gtk.nix
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A personal document manager for scanned documents";
+    description = "Personal document manager for scanned documents";
     homepage = "https://openpaper.work/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ aszlig symphorien ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/pdfmixtool/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/pdfmixtool/default.nix
index 2aeca54c1e966..73a5b54cb4424 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/pdfmixtool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/pdfmixtool/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An application to split, merge, rotate and mix PDF files";
+    description = "Application to split, merge, rotate and mix PDF files";
     mainProgram = "pdfmixtool";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.com/scarpetta/pdfmixtool";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/pinpoint/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/pinpoint/default.nix
index ca91b33ecae6e..d0b682e9b9663 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/pinpoint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/pinpoint/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/pinpoint";
-    description = "A tool for making hackers do excellent presentations";
+    description = "Tool for making hackers do excellent presentations";
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/portfolio/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/portfolio/default.nix
index c320729ee9ee6..760a72e77497a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/portfolio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/portfolio/default.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple tool to calculate the overall performance of an investment portfolio";
+    description = "Simple tool to calculate the overall performance of an investment portfolio";
     homepage = "https://www.portfolio-performance.info/";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = licenses.epl10;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/qpdfview/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/qpdfview/default.nix
index 9b0bb09df9044..56bd5f126afae 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/qpdfview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/qpdfview/default.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tabbed document viewer";
+    description = "Tabbed document viewer";
     mainProgram = "qpdfview";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ raskin ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/rime-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/rime-cli/default.nix
index a5b989528459d..9c89db2125958 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/rime-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/rime-cli/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/puddinging/rime-cli";
     changelog = "https://github.com/puddinging/rime-cli/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    description = "A command line tool to add customized vocabulary for Rime IME";
+    description = "Command line tool to add customized vocabulary for Rime IME";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ urandom ];
     mainProgram = "rime-cli";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/roam-research/darwin.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/roam-research/darwin.nix
index 1369a2352b585..372186f551f1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/roam-research/darwin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/roam-research/darwin.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A note-taking tool for networked thought";
+    description = "Note-taking tool for networked thought";
     homepage = "https://roamresearch.com/";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dbalan ];
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/roam-research/linux.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/roam-research/linux.nix
index 8733ce33026a8..04a05d95ffc2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/roam-research/linux.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/roam-research/linux.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   dontPatchELF = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A note-taking tool for networked thought";
+    description = "Note-taking tool for networked thought";
     homepage = "https://roamresearch.com/";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dbalan ];
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/semantik/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/semantik/default.nix
index f7533adb62c58..f4cc1670383bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/semantik/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/semantik/default.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A mind-mapping application for KDE";
+    description = "Mind-mapping application for KDE";
     license = licenses.mit;
     homepage = "https://waf.io/semantik.html";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.shamilton ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/skrooge/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/skrooge/default.nix
index b3c1c39379552..851f53039dd4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/skrooge/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/skrooge/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A personal finances manager, powered by KDE";
+    description = "Personal finances manager, powered by KDE";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl3 ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ joko ];
     homepage = "https://skrooge.org/";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/softmaker/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/softmaker/generic.nix
index 6162aa2326062..fed47d637f266 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/softmaker/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/softmaker/generic.nix
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   desktopItems = builtins.attrValues desktopItems;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An office suite with a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation program";
+    description = "Office suite with a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation program";
     homepage = "https://www.softmaker.com/";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = licenses.unfree;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/tagainijisho/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/tagainijisho/default.nix
index 6ec176393e3e6..cc2522ffa7282 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/tagainijisho/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/tagainijisho/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A free, open-source Japanese dictionary and kanji lookup tool";
+    description = "Free, open-source Japanese dictionary and kanji lookup tool";
     mainProgram = "tagainijisho";
     homepage = "https://www.tagaini.net/";
     license = with licenses; [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/ticktick/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/ticktick/default.nix
index a7b88321a82d6..746a46e2d4a13 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/ticktick/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/ticktick/default.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A powerful to-do & task management app with seamless cloud synchronization across all your devices";
+    description = "Powerful to-do & task management app with seamless cloud synchronization across all your devices";
     homepage = "https://ticktick.com/home/";
     license = licenses.unfree;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hbjydev ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/timetrap/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/timetrap/default.nix
index 7ece5e9b4b030..4ec8101db0e58 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/timetrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/timetrap/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple command line time tracker written in ruby";
+    description = "Simple command line time tracker written in ruby";
     homepage    = "https://github.com/samg/timetrap";
     license     = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jerith666 manveru nicknovitski ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/vnote/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/vnote/default.nix
index 4394a58bdb3e9..1b815228ac2d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/vnote/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/vnote/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://vnotex.github.io/vnote";
-    description = "A pleasant note-taking platform";
+    description = "Pleasant note-taking platform";
     mainProgram = "vnote";
     changelog = "https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.rev}";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/watson/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/watson/default.nix
index 0c04b0ddd52ec..8cf348020c437 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/watson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/watson/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://tailordev.github.io/Watson/";
-    description = "A wonderful CLI to track your time!";
+    description = "Wonderful CLI to track your time!";
     mainProgram = "watson";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mguentner nathyong oxzi ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/zim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/zim/default.nix
index 9680748287b9b..98d83f53f2d33 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/zim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/zim/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A desktop wiki";
+    description = "Desktop wiki";
     homepage = "https://zim-wiki.org/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/zk/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/zk/default.nix
index 96429770662a1..f9e318a657b7a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/zk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/zk/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pinpox ];
     license = licenses.gpl3;
-    description = "A zettelkasten plain text note-taking assistant";
+    description = "Zettelkasten plain text note-taking assistant";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mickael-menu/zk";
     mainProgram = "zk";
   };