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12 Best Free and Open Source Subtitle Editors

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

A subtitle editor is software that lets users create and edit subtitles. We pick the finest open source software.

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strace-tui – explore strace output

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

strace-tui is a terminal user interface (TUI) for visualizing and exploring strace output.

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Wallpaper Setter

Icebg – Wayland wallpaper setter

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Icebg is a lightweight wallpaper setter for Wayland compositors.

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Network

assh – make your ssh client smarter

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

assh is a transparent wrapper for SSH that makes client configuration more powerful and easier to manage.

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Proprietary App of the Week

Warp – modern terminal with an IDE-like interface and AI assistance

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Reviews, Utilities

Warp is a Rust-based terminal for developers and teams. It’s proprietary software.

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Podcast

16 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Podcast Tools

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 16 high quality open source GUI podcast tools. They offer an excellent way to manage and download podcasts.

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Selection of utilities

rgx – terminal regex tester

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

rgx is a terminal application for building, testing, and debugging regular expressions.

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Selection of utilities

t2sz – compresses a file into a seekable zstd

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

t2sz compresses a file into a seekable zstd, splitting the file into multiple frames.

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Bluetooth

btlescan – terminal UI for scanning Bluetooth Low Energy devices

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

btlescan is a cross-platform terminal UI for scanning Bluetooth Low Energy devices, inspecting GATT services and characteristics.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: file

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

file determines the type of data contained in a file by examining its contents rather than relying on filename extensions.

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batctl – battery charge threshold manager for Linux laptops

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, TUI, Utilities

batctl is a terminal UI and CLI tool that lets you control battery charge thresholds on Linux.

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Diff Tools

dead-ringer – binary diff utility

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

dead-ringer is a Rust-based command-line utility designed to compare two binary files.

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SSD

diskard – TUI disk analyser

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

diskard is a developer-focused CLI utility that scans a system for reclaimable disk space created by development tools and environments.

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Password manager

kyp – keep your passwords

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

kyp is a terminal password manager that stores credentials in an encrypted SQLite database on the local machine.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Font Viewers

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

This article highlights useful tools to view your fonts. We only feature free and open source software in this article.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

ccase – convert between string cases

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ccase is a command-line utility for converting strings between many naming and word-separation styles.

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wooz – zoom / magnifier utility for Wayland compositors

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

wooz is a Wayland magnifier utility that provides a zoomed view of the screen with mouse and keyboard controls.

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Selection of utilities

Trolley – run terminal apps anywhere

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Trolley lets you bundle any TUI executable together with a terminal emulator runtime. Distribute TUI applications to non-technical users.

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Dictionary Tools

charcoal – command line dictionary

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

charcoal is a command lien dictionary that’s an alternative to wudao-dict.

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Selection of utilities

TRCC Linux – port of the Thermalright LCD Control Center

March 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Utilities

TRCC Linux is a Linux application for controlling and customizing supported Thermalright LCD displays and LED segment displays

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