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Logfile Viewer

Logalize – extensible log colorizer

September 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Logalize is a fast, extensible log colorizer with configurable formats, patterns, words and themes.

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djLint – HTML template formatter and linter

September 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

djLint is an HTML template formatter and linter for Django, Jinja, Twig and other template languages, with accessibility and style checks

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Network Security

22 Best Free and Open Source CLI Data Hashing Tools

September 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Security

Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula that produces a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value.

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Chemistry

Periodic Table Tools: 10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Tools

September 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Roundup, Scientific

The periodic table, also known as the periodic table of the elements, is a rows and columns arrangement of the chemical elements.

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Network

17 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Gemini Clients

September 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, TUI

Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

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Security

knife – reverse engineering toolkit for binary analysis

September 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security, TUI

knife is a reverse engineering toolkit for static analysis of PE, ELF and Mach-O binaries, with disassembly, triage and auditing.

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sbomnix – generate Software Bills of Materials for Nix

September 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

sbomnix generates CycloneDX and SPDX Software Bills of Materials for Nix flakes and store paths, with dependency and metadata analysis.

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Speech

Kokoro – Open-Weight Text-to-Speech Model

September 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Reviews

Kokoro is a lightweight open-weight text-to-speech model offering local speech synthesis, multiple languages, voices, and speed control.

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Selection of utilities

handlr-regex – manage default applications with regular expressions

September 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

handlr-regex is a fast Rust CLI for managing default applications, MIME handlers and regex-based rules, with scripting and selector support.

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CycloneDX CLI – command-line toolkit for BOM documents

September 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

CycloneDX CLI analyzes, converts, merges, signs, verifies and validates BOM documents, with support for CycloneDX and SPDX formats.

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bom – create, view and transform Software Bills of Materials

September 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

bom is a command-line SBOM multitool for creating, viewing and transforming SPDX documents from files, directories and container images.

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Vulnerability Detection

Pharos – static binary analysis framework

September 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Pharos is a static binary analysis framework with tools for API analysis, C++ object recovery, function hashing and YARA signature generation.

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Encryption

disk-encryption-tool – encrypt existing Linux storage with LUKS

September 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

disk-encryption-tool converts existing Linux storage to LUKS encryption, with Btrfs and swap handling, initrd integration and key management.

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OSS Review Toolkit – automate open source compliance

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

ORT automates dependency analysis, license compliance, vulnerability checks, policy evaluation and Software Bill of Materials generation.

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Images

Flaca – losslessly compress GIF, JPEG and PNG images

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

Flaca is a Rust command-line tool for maximally and losslessly compressing GIF, JPEG and PNG images for production web use.

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Anti-Malware Tools

Kunai Sandbox – QEMU-based malware analysis platform

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Kunai Sandbox isolates malware in QEMU virtual machines and records detailed system and network activity for threat analysis and detection engineering.

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DevOps

Reko – general-purpose machine code decompiler

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Reko is a general-purpose machine code decompiler with broad architecture support, command-line operation and an extensible analysis engine.

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ebook reader

6 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based ebook Readers

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents, Productivity, Roundup, Software

This article showcases CLI ebook readers for Linux. We only feature free and open source software here.

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Easy-RSA – command-line PKI management utility

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Easy-RSA is a command-line PKI utility for creating certificate authorities, signing certificates and managing revocation with OpenSSL.

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Encrypted Files

sigtool – file signing and encryption utility

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

sigtool is a command-line tool for signing, verifying, encrypting and decrypting files with Ed25519, X25519, AES-GCM and OpenSSH keys.

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