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Email

Herald – terminal-native email and calendar application

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Herald is a terminal-native email and calendar application that provides a GUI-like workspace inside a modern terminal.

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Text Editor

Wig – modal, Vim-like text editor

June 23, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

Wig is a modal, Vim-like text editor written in Go that’s designed for source code editing.

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Notes

6 Useful Free and Open Source TUI Notes Apps

June 23, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, TUI

There is a wide range of competent note taking software for Linux. This article focuses on apps that have a Text User Interface (TUI).

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Text Editor

Hat – hackable modal text editor

June 23, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

Hat is a hackable modal text editor for modern terminals aimed at users who prefer software they can inspect, modify, and compile from source.

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memtui – terminal user interface client for Memcached

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms TUI

memtui is designed to make browsing, inspecting, editing, and managing Memcached data easier.

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Git Clients

Oyui – modern TUI merge tool and staging interface for Jujutsu and Git

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Oyui is a terminal user interface for reviewing, editing, and staging diffs in Jujutsu and Git.

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Notes

clin – terminal note management application inspired by Obsidian

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

clin provides a compact TUI environment for creating, editing, browsing, searching, and organising Markdown notes.

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Cloud

ku – terminal-based interface for working with Kubernetes clusters

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

ku is a terminal-based interface for working with Kubernetes clusters. It’s a fast, keyboard-driven application.

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gistui – terminal UI for managing GitHub Gists

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

gistui is a terminal user interface for managing GitHub Gists.

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Best Free and Open Source System Profilers

40 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Linux System Profilers

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software, TUI

A system profiler is a utility that presents information about the hardware attached to a computer.

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Monitor System

SysWatch – single-host system diagnostics in your terminal

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

SysWatch is a terminal-based system diagnostics application for Linux and macOS.

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Text Editor

Croft – VS Code inspired terminal user interface text editor

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Croft is a VS Code inspired terminal user interface text editor designed for developers who want a familiar project editing environment.

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Find Duplicates

dskDitto – parallel duplicate-file detector with interactive menus

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

dskDitto is a duplicate file finder that scans directories for redundant files and presents the results in an interactive terminal interface.

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Sticky Notes

redthread – sticky-note pegboard for your terminal

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

redthread is a terminal-based sticky-note pegboard designed to live in a tmux pane or other terminal workspace.

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Issue Tracking

Epiq – self-hosted issue tracker

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Epiq is a self-hosted issue tracker that keeps project management close to a developer’s normal workflow.

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Herdr – terminal-based agent multiplexer

June 19, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Herdr is a terminal-based agent multiplexer designed for managing coding agents and terminal processes in one persistent workspace.

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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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