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Password manager

cruxpass – minimal CLI password manager

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

cruxpass is designed to stay simple and dependency-light using SQLCipher for encrypted database storage and libsodium for cryptography.

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Writing Tools

WareWoolf – minimalist novel-writing system

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

WareWoolf is a minimalist novel-writing system and rich text editor built specifically for fiction writing.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Introduction

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

The Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX targets users who want a compact but highly expandable workstation or mini server.

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Flashcards

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Flashcard Software

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Flashcards are one of the best tools for memorizing information. This is partly because of their versatility.

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ByteSync – file synchronization, backup, and deduplication

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

ByteSync is an application for synchronizing datasets, consolidating storage, and cleaning up duplicate files across local and remote systems.

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File Managers

20 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based Linux File Managers

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Web Apps

A file manager is software which provides a user interface to assist in the organisation of files. It helps users manage their files.

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Git Clients

octoscope – terminal dashboard for GitHub accounts

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

octoscope is a Go-based terminal dashboard for GitHub accounts, built with Bubble Tea.

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Compression

Lzip – lossless data compressor

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

Lzip is a lossless data compressor aimed at Unix-like systems.

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Wallpaper Setter

Wewa – renders web content as desktop wallpaper

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Wewa is a cross-platform command line tool written in Rust that renders web content as desktop wallpaper.

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Password manager

pago – command-line password manager

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

pago is a Go-based command-line password manager for Linux and other Unix-like systems.

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Wallpaper Setter

Waypaper – lightweight graphical wallpaper manager for Linux

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

Waypaper is a lightweight graphical wallpaper manager for Linux to browse wallpaper directories and apply backgrounds.

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Mado – fast Markdown linter

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Mado is a command-line Markdown linter written in Rust. It is designed to check Markdown documents for style and formatting issues.

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Cloud

LFK – TUI to navigate and manage Kubernetes clusters

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

LFK is a terminal user interface for navigating and managing Kubernetes clusters.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cksum

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to cksum, a tool to compute and verify file checksums.

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Best Free and Open Source System Profilers

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI System Profilers

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

A system profiler is a utility that presents information about the hardware attached to a computer. Here’s our verdict.

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Selection of utilities

steamfetch – display your Steam stats

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

steamfetch is a terminal utility inspired by neofetch that presents Steam profile and library statistics in a styled command-line display.

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Albania

20 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Image Viewers

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup

Want to view 24-bit high definition images in your terminal? We recommend our favourite terminal-based image viewers.

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gomarklint – command-line Markdown linter

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

gomarklint is a command-line Markdown linter written in Go for engineering teams that want to keep documentation quality under control.

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Wallpaper Setter

Hyprpaper – wallpaper utility designed for Hyprland

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

Hyprpaper is a wallpaper utility designed for Hyprland, a Wayland compositor. It’s built to manage desktop backgrounds efficiently.

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godot – linter tool

May 6, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

godot is a Go linter that helps keep source code comments consistent by checking whether comments end with a period when needed.

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