This article highlights OCR powered screen-capture tools to capture information instead of images.
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Author: Steve Emms
dekl – declarative package and dotfile management for Arch Linux
dekl allows you to define your system’s packages and configuration in YAML files, making your setup reproducible and version-controllable.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Encrypted FUSE-Based File Systems
Here’s our verdict on the popular encrypted FUSE-based file systems.
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DailyDash – head-up display for developers
DailyDash is a terminal-based “Head-Up Display” (HUD) designed for focus-driven developers.
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Libro – terminal based book tracking tool
Libro is a terminal-based tool to track your reading history, with your data stored locally in a SQLite database.
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marchat – terminal chat
marchat is a lightweight terminal chat with real-time messaging over WebSockets, optional E2E encryption, and a flexible plugin ecosystem.
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Fastchess – manage chess games with engines
Fastchess is a command-line tool designed to manage and orchestrate chess games between engines.
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Basalt – TUI program to manage Obsidian notes
Basalt is a TUI application to manage Obsidian vaults and notes directly from the terminal.
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Frogmouth – Markdown browser for the terminal
Frogmouth is a Markdown viewer / browser for your terminal, built with Textual.
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riff – wrapper around diff
Riff is a wrapper around diff that highlights which parts of lines have changed.
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Linux Candy: sigye – terminal clock
sigye is a terminal clock with ASCII art fonts. The name “sigye” (시계) means “clock” in Korean. It also offers Pomodoro functionality
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7 Best Free and Open Source Text-Based Mastodon Clients
Mastodon is a free and open source microblogging platform similar to X, but with user privacy and decentralization in mind.
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Goose – database migration tool
Goose is a database migration tool. Both a CLI and a library. Manage your database schema by creating incremental SQL changes or Go functions.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection Systems
An intrusion detection system is a device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations.
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Mastui – Mastodon client for the terminal
Mastui is a modern Mastodon client. Built with Python and the powerful Textual framework, it provides a highly efficient, multi-column layout.
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grabIT – screenshot and screen recorder script
grabIT is billed as a versatile screenshot, screen recording, and file uploader with OCR support for multiple services.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based Mastodon Clients
Here’s our verdict on the finest web-based Mastodon clients captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-ratings chart.
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PairUX – collaborative screen sharing
PairUX is a collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control. It’s like Screenhero, but open source.
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mnemo – note-taking app
mnemo is a local-first, cross-platform note-taking app leveraging the Typst ecosystem. It’s designed to minimize distractions
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T – text processing language and utility
t is a concise language for manipulating text, replacing common usage patterns of Unix utilities like grep, sed, cut, awk, sort, and uniq.
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