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Author: Steve Emms

anstyle – collection of Rust libraries

August 12, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

anstyle is a collection of Rust libraries for defining, parsing, converting and applying ANSI terminal styles.

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Blades – minimal CSS framework

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Blades is a minimal CSS framework designed for semantic HTML. It is a fully compatible successor to Pico CSS.

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Performance

Nighthawk – Layer 7 performance-characterisation and load-testing tool

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Nighthawk is a Layer 7 performance-characterisation and load-testing tool built on Envoy.

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Hex Editor

Q22 – cross-platform binary file editor

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Q22 is a cross-platform binary file editor and the successor to Catch22 HexEdit.

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Xilem – cross-platform Rust UI framework

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Xilem is an experimental, next-generation cross-platform Rust UI framework. It provides a high-level reactive architecture.

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Review: Mellow – music player

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia, Reviews

Mellow is an open source Linux music player with adaptive colours, gapless playback, queue editing, and removable-drive support.

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fpdf2 – PDF creation library written in Python

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

fpdf2 is a PDF creation library. It’s designed to be fast, versatile and easy to learn, while minimising external dependencies.

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Ansis – small and fast JavaScript library

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Ansis is a small and fast JavaScript library for adding ANSI colours and text styles to terminal output.

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Application Launchers

Worf – fast and configurable application launcher

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop

Worf is a fast and configurable application launcher designed for Wayland. Written in Rust with GTK4.

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Application Launchers

6 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI Application Launchers

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, TUI

Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.

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Emojis

Carmenta – minimal, fast emoji picker

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

Carmenta is a minimal, fast emoji picker for Linux desktops built with Rust, GTK4 and libadwaita.

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Front-end Frameworks

13 Best Free and Open Source CSS Front-End Frameworks

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Programming, Roundup, Web Apps

This article recommends the finest free and open source software that lets you dive into responsive design using CSS.

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hey – command-line load generator

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Web Apps

hey is a command-line load generator for benchmarking web applications and HTTP services.

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Application Launchers

Sherlock – lightweight, highly configurable application launcher

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop

Sherlock is a lightweight, highly configurable application launcher built with Rust and GTK4.

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Reading

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Speed Reading Tools

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Books, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

The software featured in here is based on spritzing. Read text without moving your eyes, and therefore rapidly increase your reading speed.

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Programming Tools for Kids

CodeWorld – web-based educational programming environment

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Web Apps

CodeWorld is a web-based educational programming environment built around Haskell.

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VoIP

22 Best Free and Open Source GUI Matrix Clients

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over IP. Here’s our recommended free and open source GUI Matrix clients.

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Find Duplicates

Dupe Clear – find and remove duplicate files

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Dupe Clear is a graphical utility for finding and removing duplicate files.

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Emoji

Emojify – lightweight, native emoji picker

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

Emojify is a lightweight, native emoji picker for the Linux desktop.

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Programming Tools for Kids

Hedy – gradual textual programming language

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Hedy is a gradual textual programming language designed to teach programming concepts and prepare learners for Python.

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