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ytm – terminal-based YouTube Music player

October 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, TUI

ytm is a terminal YouTube Music player with interactive search, queues, lyrics, radio, playlists and mpv-powered audio playback.

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YouTube

ytdl-sub – automate media downloads and metadata generation

October 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

ytdl-sub automates media downloads and metadata preparation for Kodi, Jellyfin and Plex with configurable subscriptions and presets.

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Web Browsers

Proxelar – HTTP and HTTPS traffic inspection proxy

October 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security, TUI

Proxelar is a scriptable HTTP, HTTPS and WebSocket debugging proxy with interception, traffic replay, Lua scripting and a web interface.

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Screen Capture

Command-Line Screen Capture Tools: 13 Free and Open Source Linux Apps

October 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup

Linux has a good selection of versatile open source screenshot programs. This roundup focuses on command-line tools.

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MeowPDF – PDF viewer for the Kitty terminal

October 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents

MeowPDF displays PDF documents inside the Kitty terminal with scrolling, zoom controls, configurable Vim-style keys and mouse support.

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Typing

clavirio – terminal-based touch typing tutor

October 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Education

clavirio is a terminal typing tutor with structured lessons, QWERTY, Dvorak and Colemak layouts, timed tests and progress tracking.

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rasterminal – terminal-based 3D model viewer

October 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

rasterminal is a terminal-based 3D model viewer with CPU rendering, multiple shading modes, mouse controls and broad file format support.

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Manage creative assets

Sigal – static photo gallery generator

October 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Web Apps

Sigal generates static photo and video galleries with image resizing, thumbnails, themes, metadata, plugins and portable HTML output.

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File Managers

27 Best Free and Open Source Console Linux File Managers

October 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

We recommend the finest free and open source console-based file managers for Linux and other operating systems.

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Composing Music

PMW – high-quality music typesetting program

October 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

Philip’s Music Writer converts text-based music notation into polished PDF and PostScript scores with precise engraving and layout controls.

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Git Clients

13 Best Free and Open Source Git Hooks Managers

October 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, Roundup

Git Hooks are a built-in feature of Git that allow developers to automate tasks and enforce policies throughout the Git workflow.

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Git Clients

git-remote-s3 – use Amazon S3 as a Git remote

October 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-remote-s3 turns Amazon S3 buckets into Git remotes, supporting pushes, cloning, Git LFS, access controls and AWS CodePipeline.

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Cloud

Nitric – cloud application framework with infrastructure from code

October 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Nitric simplifies cloud application development with infrastructure from code, local testing and deployment to AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

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Git Clients

git-remote-gcrypt – encrypt Git repositories with GnuPG

October 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-remote-gcrypt lets you store encrypted Git repositories on remote servers using GnuPG, with support for collaboration and Git workflows.

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Chat

20 Top Free and Open Source Terminal Based IRC Clients

October 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. We recommend the finest console-based IRC clients.

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Cloud

wasmCloud – cloud-native platform for WebAssembly workloads

October 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

wasmCloud runs WebAssembly components across cloud, Kubernetes and edge infrastructure with secure capabilities and a developer CLI.

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Audio Analyzers

SoX_ng – command-line audio converter and effects processor

October 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

SoX_ng is a command-line audio converter and processor with format conversion, recording, audio effects, resampling and analysis tools.

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Reference Management

liber – local-first reference manager for academic research

October 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Education, Web Apps

liber organises academic papers locally with BibTeX references, PDF attachments, Markdown notes, searchable tags and bibliography exports.

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Stockmarket

PKScreener – stock screening and technical analysis tool

October 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Financial, TUI

PKScreener scans Indian stocks for breakouts, reversals, technical patterns and momentum using configurable command-line tools.

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grimshot – command-line screenshots for Sway

October 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

grimshot helps Sway users capture windows, displays and screen regions, with command-line controls for saving images and clipboard copying.

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