pipe-viewer is a lightweight YouTube client for Linux, without requiring an API key. It’s free and open source software.
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Category: CLI
peerflix – streaming torrent client
peerflix is a streaming torrent client for node.js.
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rTorrent – BitTorrent Client
rTorrent is a BitTorrent client which provides a terminal-based user interface via the ncurses programming library.
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jdrivesync – sync with Google Drive
jdrivesync is a simple command line tool that synchronizes a local file system structure to your Google Drive (and back).
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Transmission – BitTorrent Client
Transmission is a fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client with an easy-to-use interface on top of a cross-platform backend.
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Deluge – cross-platform ​BitTorrent client
Deluge is a lightweight, cross-platform BitTorrent client. It uses libtorrent at its core to handle the BitTorrent protocol.
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kew – command-line music player
kew is a music player with gapless playback. It’s written in C and published under an open source license. It was previously called cue. I review the latest release.
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ttop – system monitoring tool
ttop is a system monitoring tool with historical snapshots and alerts. It has a top-like TUI. It’s written in Nim.
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screencast – interface to record a X11 desktop
screencast is a command line interface to record a X11 desktop using FFmpeg, having support for offline recording and live streaming.
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UniConvertor – universal vector graphics translator
UniConvertor is a multiplatform universal vector graphics translator. It’s a command line tool which uses sK1 object model to convert one format to another.
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Surfraw – Shell Users’ Revolutionary Front Rage Against the Web
Surfraw (Shell Users’ Revolutionary Front Rage Against the Web) provides a command line interface to a variety of popular Web search engines and sites.
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Newsbeuter – RSS/Atom feed reader
Newsbeuter is an innovative RSS feed reader for the text console.It supports OPML import/exports, HTML rendering, podcast (podbeuter), and more.
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micro – modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor
micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.
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Ytree – a curses-based file manager similar to DOS Xtree
Ytree is a curses-based file manager.The software browses filesystems and archives (RAR/SPM/RPM/TAR/ARC/LHA/ZIP/ZOO).
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ncursesFM – Ncurses File Manager for Linux
ncursesFM is a file manager written in C, with the ncurses library.It aims to be as user friendly and lightweight as possible, while being good looking and simple.
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CLEX – file manager with a full-screen user interface
CLEX (pronounced KLEKS) is a file manager with a full-screen user interface. It displays directory contents.
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Sunrise Commander – Orthodox File Manager for Emacs
Sunrise Commander is a portable file manager for the Emacs text editor. It’s built atop of Dired and takes advantage of all its power.
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lxt (linuXtree) – file manager program inspired by XTreeGold
lxt is a file manager program for Linux (and other Unix variants) that was inspired by the popular DOS program XTreeGold.
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VFU File Manager – VF File Manager for UNIX
VFU is a console (text mode) file manager for UNIX/Linux.VFU covers all file managing needs and offers a large set of behaviour options.
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dired – the first file browser
Dired (for Directory Editor) is a computer program for editing file system directories. It typically runs inside the Emacs text editor.
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