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basedpyright – enhanced Python static type checker

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

basedpyright extends Pyright with stricter diagnostics, additional editor features and baselines for gradually adopting type checks.

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Recaf – Java bytecode editor

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Recaf is an easy to use modern Java bytecode editor that abstracts away the complexities of Java programs.

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Security

PMG – package manager guard

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Package Manager Guard (PMG) protects developers from getting compromised by malicious packages.

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Go XML Formatter – format XML

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

The Go XML Formatter, xmlfmt, will format the XML string in a readable way.

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Conan – distributed C and C++ package manager

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Conan is specifically designed and optimized for accelerating the development and Continuous Integration of C and C++ projects.

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xml-formatter – pretty print XML

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

xml-formatter converts XML into a human readable format (pretty print) while respecting the xml:space attribute.

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Git Clients

meteor – tool to help write conventional commits with git

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Meteor is a simple, highly customisable CLI tool that helps you to write conventional commits with git.

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Notes

Lockbook – encrypted notebook

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Lockbook lets you write notes, sketch ideas, and store files in one secure place. Share seamlessly, keep data synced, and access it.

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Git Clients

ftdv – interactive interface for viewing git diffs

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

ftdv (File Tree Diff Viewer) is a terminal-based diff viewer inspired by diffnav and lazygit, built with ratatui.

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Revision Control

Game of Trees – version control system

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Game of Trees (Got) is a version control system which prioritizes ease of use and simplicity over flexibility.

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Coding

MCP Probe – MCP protocol debugger and interactive client

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

MCP Probe is a powerful Terminal User Interface (TUI) for debugging, testing, and interacting with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.

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gotip – select and run Go tests

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

gotip is a TUI application for interactively selecting and running Go tests.

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Artistic Style – source code indenter, formatter, and beautifier

February 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Artistic Style is a source code indenter, formatter, and beautifier for the C, C++, C++/CLI, Objective‑C, C# and Java programming languages.

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Git Clients

Froggit – minimalist terminal Git client

February 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, TUI

Froggit is a lightweight terminal Git client with interactive file staging, commit creation, branch navigation and remote operations.

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Git Clients

git-igitt – browse and visualize Git history graphs

February 27, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

git-igitt is an interactive Git terminal application to browse and visualize Git history graphs in a comprehensible way.

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Development Tools

Phoenix Framework – web development framework

February 27, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming

Phoenix Framework is a web development framework. Build rich, interactive web applications quickly, with less code and fewer moving parts.

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DevOps

BuildStream – powerful software integration tool

February 26, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

BuildStream is a powerful software integration tool that allows developers to automate the integration of software components

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Coding

Sequelize – promise-based Node.js ORM

February 26, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming

Sequelize is a promise-based Node.js ORM for Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and Microsoft SQL Server.

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ApiSnip – trim OpenAPI specifications

February 26, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

ApiSnip is a terminal user interface (TUI) tool for trimming OpenAPI specifications down to size.

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Sidekiq – simple efficient background jobs for Ruby

February 25, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Sidekiq is a popular, high-performance background job processing framework for Ruby, commonly used in Ruby on Rails applications

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