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Category: TUI

Task Manager

30 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Task Managers

June 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, TUI

A task manager is software which enables users to compile a list of tasks to be completed. This list is also known as a to-do list.

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Chemistry

asciiMol – terminal-based molecule viewer

June 12, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

asciiMol is a terminal-based molecule viewer written in Python.

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Watching World Cup

Terminal Eleven – terminal user interface for following the FIFA World Cup 2026

June 12, 2026 Steve Emms Games, TUI

Terminal Eleven is a terminal user interface for following the FIFA World Cup 2026 from the command line.

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World Cup

Golazo – follow football games

June 12, 2026 Steve Emms Games, TUI

Golazo is a minimalist terminal user interface (TUI) for following football matches in real-time.

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Cloud

KDash – terminal-based Kubernetes dashboard

June 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

KDash is a terminal-based Kubernetes dashboard. Inspect cluster resources, view logs, follow metrics, switch contexts, and more.

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Selection of utilities

DigiSurf – TUI signal waveform viewer

June 10, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

DigiSurf is designed for viewing and analyzing digital signal waveforms from Value Change Dump files, with interactive navigation.

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Selection of utilities

Fnf – interactive fuzzy finder for the terminal

June 10, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Fnf is a fork of fzy, adding features such as 256 and 24-bit color support, configurable padding, and multi-selection.

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Selection of utilities

csvlens – command-line CSV file viewer

June 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

csvlens is a command-line CSV file viewer that works like less, but is designed specifically for tabular data.

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Screenwriting

lottie – Fountain screenplay editor

June 8, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

Lottie is a terminal-based screenplay editor for writers working with the Fountain markup format.

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Personal finance

11 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Personal Finance Tools

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup, TUI

Track expenses, budgets, income, and account balances with free terminal-based personal finance tools for Linux.

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Desktop-TUI – desktop environment without graphics

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, TUI

Desktop-TUI works in a tmux-like way, letting users launch and display terminal applications or commands in movable and resizable windows.

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System Cleaning

Bleach – terminal-based Linux maintenance utility

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Bleach provides a text user interface with a live system dashboard and menu-driven housekeeping tools.

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Art

draw – simple drawing tool for the terminal

June 5, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

draw is a simple drawing tool for the terminal. It lets you sketch directly inside a terminal window

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Audio Analyzers

asak – terminal audio tool

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, TUI

asak is a terminal audio tool that provides a keyboard-driven interface for working with audio files.

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Graphics

Trophy – terminal 3D model viewer

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

Trophy is a terminal 3D model viewer that displays OBJ, GLB, and STL files directly inside a terminal window.

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System Cleaning

CrunchyCleaner – lightweight cache cleanup tool

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

CrunchyCleaner provides a simple TUI for removing temporary files and software caches from common system locations and applications.

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Personal Finance

Ledge – terminal-based personal finance tracker

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, TUI

Ledge is designed for keyboard-driven use, letting you record transactions, monitor budgets, export reports, and review spending insights.

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Finance

moneyflow – track your money from the terminal

June 3, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, TUI

Moneyflow is a keyboard-driven terminal application for managing personal finance transactions.

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Manga

ani-l – terminal-based anime library and streamer

June 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Other, TUI

ani-l lets users browse, search, and stream anime directly from the terminal, with a TUI or command-line options.

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Finance

SmartWallet – offline-first TUI application for managing personal finances

June 3, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, TUI

SmartWallet provides an offline-first text user interface for managing income and expenses using a hierarchical budget structure.

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