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Category: TUI

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gptop – cross-platform GPU monitor

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, TUI

gptop is a terminal-based GPU monitoring utility designed to provide real-time insights into GPU activity in a text user interface

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Subtitles

lssub – search and download subtitles

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, TUI

lssub is a terminal user interface application written in Rust for searching and downloading subtitles through the OpenSubtitles API.

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Task Manager

Taskdog – task management system

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, TUI

Taskdog is a terminal-based task management system designed for users who prefer a keyboard-centric workflow.

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voxcii – terminal-based ASCII 3D model viewer

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

voxcii is a terminal-based ASCII 3D model viewer written in C++.

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Wallpaper Setter

Walt – wallpaper manager for Hyprland

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, TUI

Walt is a wallpaper manager for Hyprland with both a terminal UI and a native desktop GUI.

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Security

Nibble – local network scanning tool

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security, TUI

Nibble is a CLI tool for local network scanning that focuses on speed and ease of use.

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Selection of utilities

Arf – fzf Pacman wrapper and AUR helper

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Arf is an fzf Pacman wrapper and AUR helper written in Python.

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Files

Deletor – file deletion tool

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

Deletor is a file deletion tool that combines a powerful text interface with visual directory navigation, and classic command line mode.

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Home Automation

micasa – modal TUI for tracking home projects

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

micasa is a modal TUI for tracking home projects, maintenance schedules and vendor quotes.

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Batch Renamers

brn2 – bulk renamer with swapping

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

brn2 is a fork of brn, a command line tool used to easily mass-rename files in your preferred text editor.

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WiFi

Netpala – Golang based Wi-Fi manager

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Netpala is a lightweight (hopefully) terminal-friendly NetworkManager wrapper written in Go. It’s a clone of Impala.

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Art

Mezzotone – convert images into ASCII art

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

Mezzotone is a TUI application that converts images and animated GIFs into ASCII or Unicode art directly from the command line.

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SQL

squix – manage and execute SQL queries across multiple databases

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Database, Documents, TUI

Squix is a minimal command-line database manager that allows users to manage connections and execute SQL queries across multiple databases.

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Selection of utilities

xdgctl – TUI to manage XDG default applications

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

xdgctl is a terminal user interface that lets users view and manage XDG default applications and MIME associations on Linux systems.

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WorkTUImer – keyboard-driven TUI for time-tracking

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

WorkTUImer is a simple, keyboard-driven TUI for time-tracking that allows you to quickly add time blocks.

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Music player

GoPlaying – TUI showing what’s playing

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, TUI

GoPlaying is a Now Playing TUI written in Go. Display currently playing music with album artwork and auto-extracted colors in your terminal.

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Application Launchers

4 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI Application Launchers

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, TUI

Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.

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Hypervisors

vm-curator – manage desktop QEMU/KVM virtual machines

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

vm-curator is a fast and friendly Rust TUI for managing desktop QEMU/KVM virtual machines with 3D acceleration.

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Docker

oxker – TUI to view and control Docker containers

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

oxker is a simple TUI to view and control docker containers. It’s built in Rust, making heavy use of ratatui and Bollard.

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Blightmud – terminal client designed for playing Multi-User Dungeon (MUD) games

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Games, TUI

Blightmud provides a fast and flexible text interface that allows players to connect to MUD servers and interact with game worlds.

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