systemd is a Linux init system and system manager that’s used by most modern Linux distributions. We pick some useful CLI and TUI tools.
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Category: CLI
goconst – find repeated literals that could be constants
goconst finds repeated string and numeric literals in Go source code that could be replaced by constants, with flexible filtering and output options.
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exhaustive – check exhaustiveness of Go switch statements
exhaustive checks Go switch statements and map literals for missing enum cases, helping developers catch incomplete handling during static analysis.
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image_to_console – high-performance image viewer
image_to_console is a Rust terminal image viewer supporting files, URLs, directories, GIFs, Sixel, Kitty, iTerm2 and WezTerm graphics.
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gifski – high-quality animated GIF encoder
gifski is a high-quality animated GIF encoder using pngquant techniques, temporal dithering, resizing and quality controls.
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vv – image viewer with HDR and colour management
vv is a terminal image viewer with HDR tone mapping, colour management, transparency, vector graphics and Kitty protocol support.
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podcast-dl – Download and Archive Podcasts from the Command Line
podcast-dl is a flexible command-line tool for downloading, filtering, archiving and organising podcast episodes from RSS feeds.
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poke – extensible editor for structured binary data
poke is an extensible editor for structured binary data with a dedicated language, reusable pickles, interactive editing and scripting.
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Matomo Log Analytics – import server logs into Matomo
Matomo Log Analytics imports web server access logs into Matomo for server-side visitor analytics, with broad log format and automation support.
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AIS-catcher – versatile AIS receiver for software-defined radio
AIS-catcher is a lightweight AIS receiver for SDR hardware with NMEA output, network forwarding, filtering, statistics and a built-in web viewer.
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vat – render vector graphics in your terminal
vat renders SVG, Compose ImageVectors and Android Vector Drawables directly in terminals that support the Kitty graphics protocol.
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pywal16 – generate and change colour schemes on the fly
pywal16 generates 16-colour palettes from images and applies them across Linux desktops, terminals and applications using flexible templates.
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Hakoniwa – process isolation using Linux security facilities
Hakoniwa provides Linux process isolation with namespaces, cgroups, resource limits, Landlock, seccomp and configurable filesystem access.
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isolate – secure execution environment for untrusted programs
isolate securely runs untrusted Linux programs in restricted environments with namespaces, cgroups, resource limits and syscall filtering.
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mpdris2-rs – expose MPD playback through MPRIS2
mpdris2-rs is a lightweight Rust bridge exposing MPD playback and queue information through MPRIS2, with remote cover art support.
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Freezed – TYPO3 Fluid Static Site Generator
Freezed is a PHP static site generator using TYPO3 Fluid templates, stackable themes, build hooks, sitemap generation and static output.
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Notation – sign and verify software artifacts
Notation is a command-line tool for signing and verifying container images and other artifacts stored in OCI registries.
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Syd – configurable application sandbox for Linux
Syd is a Linux application sandbox using seccomp, Landlock and namespaces to control filesystem, network and process behaviour.
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in-toto – framework for software supply chain integrity
in-toto protects software supply chains by recording signed metadata for each step and checking the result against a defined layout.
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cosign – sign and verify software artifacts with Sigstore
cosign signs and verifies containers, binaries and other software artifacts using Sigstore, keys, identities and transparency logs.
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