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Category: Utilities

Password manager

spw – generate secure passwords

December 21, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

spw lets you generate secure passwords using multiple algorithms with hardware RNG support.

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Screenwriting

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Script Writing Tools

December 19, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Education, Roundup, Utilities

Script writing is the art and craft of writing scripts for the general public. The script can take the form of musicals, plays, novels, films, television programmes, and more.

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Food and Drink Software

cooklang-chef – CLI to manage cooklang recipes with extensions

December 19, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific, Utilities

cooklang-chef is a CLI to manage cooklang recipes with extensions. Cooklang is a markup language for cooking recipes.

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Software

nfpm – deb, rpm, apk, ipk and arch Linux packager

December 19, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

nfpm is a simple deb, rpm, apk, ipk, and arch linux packager written in Go.

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Selection of utilities

Brioche – package manager

December 19, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

Brioche is a package manager and build tool for building and running your most complex software projects.

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Dictionary Tools

PyGlossary – convert dictionary files

December 18, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

PyGlossary is a tool for converting dictionary files aka glossaries. It supports a wide range of formats.

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Selection of utilities

ferp – grep clone

December 18, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ferp aims to be a clone of grep, but written in modern Fortran.

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AyanDict – basic dictionary app

December 18, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

AyanDict is a simple cross-platform desktop dictionary application based on Qt framework and written in Go.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

cmdcreate – create custom commands

December 18, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cmdcreate allows you to create custom commands for your Linux terminal without needing to enter the same “complex” commands

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Clipboard

bp – cross-platform clipboard tool

December 17, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

bp (“better paste”) is a cross-platform clipboard tool written in Rust, based on cb.

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Selection of utilities

zf – fuzzy finder designed for filtering filepaths

December 17, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

zf is a fuzzy finder that excels at filtering filepaths.

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Hard disk image

9 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers

December 17, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

We showcase the finest open source tools to diagnose the health of a hard disk and improve its performance.

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Selection of utilities

qo – query JSON, CSV, and TSV files using SQL

December 17, 2025 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

qo is a minimalist TUI that lets you query JSON, CSV, and TSV files using SQL.

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Selection of utilities

lx – convert selected files into clean, consistent Markdown-fenced blocks

December 17, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lx converts files into simple Markdown-fenced blocks for easy use in LLM chats.

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System Cleaning

6 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Cleaning Tools

December 16, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

There are a number of open source applications for Linux which help to keep the operating system working like new.

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Documentation

split-ping – see the direction of loss or latency

December 15, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

split-ping is a tool that tells you what direction packet latency or loss is on. This is handy for network debugging and locating congestion.

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3D Printer

OctoPrint – snappy web interface for your 3D printer

December 15, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities, Web Apps

OctoPrint provides a snappy web interface for controlling consumer 3D printers. It’s written in Python and JavaScript.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

TReX – terminal app for RegEx visualization

December 15, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

TReX is a terminal-based tool for writing, visualizing, and testing regular expressions.

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Albania

mcat – extended cat command

December 15, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Utilities

mcat is a terminal image, video and Markdown viewer. It’s written in the Rust programming language.

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Documentation

mping – simple multicast ping

December 14, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

mping aspires to be an easy to use and script friendly program with support for both IPv4 and IPv6.

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