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SQL

data-peek – SQL client desktop application

December 5, 2025 Steve Emms Documents

Built for developers who want to quickly peek at their data without the bloat. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server.

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PDF

Dangerzone – make PDFs safe

December 4, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Dangerzone takes potentially dangerous PDFs, office documents, or images and convert them to a safe PDF.

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Text Editor

MarkFlowy – modern and intelligent Markdown editor

December 2, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

MarkFlowy is billed as a modern and intelligent Markdown editor.

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PDF

tdf – TUI-based PDF viewer

December 2, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

tdf is a terminal-based PDF viewer. Designed to be performant, very responsive, and work well with even very large PDFs.

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Best Free and Open Source Compact Editors

facsimile – terminal text editor

November 30, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

facsimile is a terminal text editor written in Fortran. It offers VSCode-style keybindings.

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Hex Editor

ddhx – hex editor

November 29, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

ddhx is a simple multi-platform modal Text UI hex editor.

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SQL

lazysql – cross-platform TUI database management tool

November 29, 2025 Steve Emms Database, Documents, TUI

lazysql is a cross-platform TUI database management tool.

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Scimax – Emacs starterkit for scientists and engineers

November 20, 2025 Steve Emms Documents

Scimax is an Emacs starterkit for scientists and engineers offering configuration of Emacs for scientific programming and publishing.

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SQL

litecli – command-line client for SQLite databases

November 17, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Database, Documents

litecli is a command-line client for SQLite databases that has auto-completion and syntax highlighting.

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SQL

dblab – interactive client for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite3, Oracle and SQL Server

November 15, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

dblab is a fast and lightweight interactive terminal based UI application for PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQLite3.

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OCR Tools

Document Scanner – GNOME based tool

October 31, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Document Scanner lets you capture images using image scanners (e.g. flatbed scanners) that have suitable SANE drivers installed.

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PDF

npdfr – command-line PDF reader

October 27, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

npdfr (ncurses PDF reader) is a command-line PDF reader prioritizing fast searches.

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Document viewer

mpls – Markdown Preview Language Server

October 23, 2025 Steve Emms Documents

Markdown Preview Language Server (mpls) is a language server designed to enhance your Markdown editing experience.

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Database

PRQL – modern language for transforming data

October 22, 2025 Steve Emms Documents

PRQL is a modern language for transforming data – a simple, powerful, pipelined SQL replacement. It’s readable, explicit and declarative.

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Files

Jimmy – convert your notes to Markdown

October 20, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Documents, TUI

Jimmy is a tool to convert your notes from different formats to Markdown. It has both a CLI and TUI.

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Business Intelligence

Rill – operational BI tool

October 20, 2025 Steve Emms Documents

For data consumers, Rill ensures reliable, fast-loading dashboards with accurate, real-time metrics.

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Text Editor

Scratchmark – organized Markdown editor

October 19, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Scratchmark is an organized Markdown editor designed for note keeping and writing. It’s intended to become a spiritual successor to ThiefMD. This is free and open source software. Website: github.com/sevonj/scratchmark Support: Developer: Sevonj License: GNU General Public License v3.0 Scratchmark

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Files

Letters – word processor for GNOME

October 16, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Letters is a modern, minimalist word processor for the GNOME desktop, with support for reading and writing DOCX, ODT, MD and HTML

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Database

GreptimeDB – cloud-native database

October 9, 2025 Steve Emms Database, Documents

GreptimeDB is a cloud-native database purpose-built for the unified collection and analysis of observability data (metrics, logs, and traces).

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Document Management Systems

Paperless-ngx – document management system

October 9, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Paperless-ngx is a document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive.

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