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Author: Steve Emms

Git Clients

MeGit – standalone graphical Git client

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

MeGit is a standalone graphical Git client built around EGit, the Git tooling from the Eclipse ecosystem.

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Hex Editor

XVI – hex editor using ncurses

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

xvi is a hex editor that uses an ncurses-based interface and is designed for interactive binary file editing from the console.

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Chemistry

DFTB+ – fast quantum mechanical atomistic simulations

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

DFTB+ performs fast electronic-structure calculations for molecules and periodic materials, including dynamics, transport and solvation.

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Git Clients

RelaGit – modern graphical Git client

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

RelaGit is a modern graphical Git client that focuses on making routine version control tasks easier to manage.

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Log Analyzers

15 Best Free and Open Source Log Analyzers

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

Making sense of logs helps organisations make better customer-focused decisions. We recommend the finest open source log analyzers.

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Wombat – high-precision scientific calculator

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Wombat is a high-precision scientific calculator for Linux powered by the Numbat programming language.

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Chemistry

PySCF – Python framework for quantum chemistry

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

PySCF combines Python scripting with quantum chemistry methods for molecules and solids, including DFT, coupled cluster and multireference.

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Selection of utilities

FilesFinder – search for files within a given repository

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

FilesFinder is a command-line utility that searches for files within a repository while respecting ignore rules.

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Chemistry

Indigo – universal cheminformatics toolkit

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

Indigo is a cheminformatics toolkit for molecular rendering, structure matching, fingerprinting, reactions and chemical data processing.

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Git Clients

Kommit – graphical Git client

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Kommit is a graphical Git client from KDE that gives Linux users a desktop interface for working with Git repositories.

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Selection of utilities

pff – Pretty Fast Find

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Pretty Fast Find (pff) is a command-line file search utility written in Rust.

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Chemistry

RDKit – cheminformatics and machine-learning software

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

RDKit is a cheminformatics toolkit for molecular manipulation, descriptors, fingerprints, searching, database work and machine learning.

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YARD-Lint – linter for Ruby YARD documentation

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

YARD-Lint checks Ruby YARD documentation for completeness, correctness and consistency, with diff workflows, and coverage checks.

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Hex Editor

hexcurse-ng – ncurses-based console hex editor

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

hexcurse-ng is an ncurses-based console hex editor for working with binary data in a terminal.

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Slim-Lint – configurable linter for Slim templates

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Slim-Lint checks Slim templates for style and common problems, with configurable linters, and RuboCop integration.

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Chemistry

Ketcher – web-based chemical structure editor

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

Ketcher is a web-based chemical structure editor for drawing small molecules, biomolecules, and chemical reactions in a browser.

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Hex Editor

Hexit – minimalistic hex editor

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

Hexit is a terminal-based hex editor written in C++ for inspecting and editing binary data from a text user interface.

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Performance

FlameGet – GTK4 download manager

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

FlameGet is a GTK4 download manager for the Linux desktop.

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HAML-Lint – Ruby-based linter for HAML templates

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

HAML-Lint is a Ruby-based linter for HAML templates. It’s designed to keep HAML files clean, readable, and stylistically consistent.

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Hellwal – fast and extensible color palette generator

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

Hellwal is designed to create terminal and desktop color schemes from wallpaper images or predefined theme files.

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