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Pyink – Python code formatter

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Pyink formats Python code with Black-compatible workflows, flexible indentation, quote-style inference and tailored wrapping rules.

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Audio Analyzers

asak – terminal audio tool

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, TUI

asak is a terminal audio tool that provides a keyboard-driven interface for working with audio files.

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System Cleaning

CrunchyCleaner – terminal-based application cache cleaner

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

CrunchyCleaner removes application caches and temporary files through a terminal interface, with dry-run and automated cleaning modes.

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Manga

ani-l – terminal-based anime library and streamer

June 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Other, TUI

ani-l lets users browse, search, and stream anime directly from the terminal, with a TUI or command-line options.

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Security

Sealed Secrets – one-way encrypted secrets

June 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Sealed Secrets is a Kubernetes security tool that lets you encrypt Secret manifests into SealedSecret resources.

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Personal Finance

Helius Personal Finance Tracker – terminal finance manager

June 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Financial, TUI

Helius Personal Finance Tracker manages bank imports, budgets, recurring bills, reconciliations and cash-flow forecasts in a terminal.

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19 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based SSH Frontends

June 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, TUI

This roundup focuses on terminal-based apps that help you manage and create SSH connections.

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Security

Dalfox – command-line security tool

May 31, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Dalfox tests web applications for cross-site scripting, with parameter discovery, XSS verification, WAF detection and scan reports.

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Monitor System

26 Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to the Top Utility

May 31, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

top is a small, venerable utility that offers a dynamic real-time view of a running system. We identify alternatives to top that offer more control in managing processes on a running system.

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Selection of utilities

diffyml – structural YAML diff tool

May 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

diffyml is a structural YAML diff tool with Kubernetes-aware matching, directory comparison, CI annotations, filtering and Git integration.

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Selection of utilities

bmaptool – dd for embedded projects

May 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

bmaptool is a command-line utility for creating block map files and using them to copy or flash raw disk images efficiently.

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Selection of utilities

dtg – date/time CLI utility and library

May 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

dtg is a date and time command line utility with a companion library.

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Clipboard

Stash – Wayland clipboard manager with encryption and TUI

May 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

Stash manages Wayland clipboard history with a terminal interface, persistent storage, optional encryption, sensitive filters and expiry.

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Screen Capture

wayshot – screenshot utility for Wayland compositors

May 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

wayshot captures Wayland screens, windows, outputs, and selected regions, with clipboard integration, color picking, and image formats.

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Git Clients

CaptainHook – flexible Git hook manager

May 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

CaptainHook manages Git hooks through JSON configuration, running checks, commit-message validation and conditional actions for PHP teams.

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Essential System Utils

Smemstat – reports the physical memory usage

May 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

smemstat is a command-line tool for examining Linux process memory usage with shared memory divided proportionally.

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Finance

Treeline – local-first personal finance app

May 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Financial, GUI

Treeline is a local-first personal finance app that stores financial data on the user’s own computer in a DuckDB database.

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Git Clients

Githooks – platform-independent Git hooks manager

May 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Githooks manages repository and shared Git hooks with parallel execution, trust checks, container support and team-wide configuration.

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Essential System Utils

smem2 – reports on memory usage on Linux systems

May 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

smem2 is a command line utility for Linux that reports process and system memory usage with a focus on proportional set size (PSS).

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: whois

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

whois searches for an object in a RFC 3912 database. We spotlight alternative tools to whois.

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