Linux Candy is a series of articles covering interesting eye candy software. We only feature open source software in this series.
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Category: Utilities
Linux Candy: eDEX-UI – sci-fi computer terminal emulator and system monitor
eDEX-UI is a fullscreen, cross-platform terminal emulator and system monitor that looks and feels like a sci-fi computer interface.
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BpyTOP – resource monitor tool
BpyTOP is a resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes. It’s a Python port of bashtop. Here’s our review.
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Linux Candy: Variety – wallpaper changer software
Variety is a wallpaper manager for Linux systems. It supports numerous desktops and wallpaper sources, including local files and online services: Flickr, Wallhaven, Unsplash, and more.
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Annie – video downloader built with Go
Annie is an open source video downloader. It’s written in the Go programming language. Here’s our verdict on this tool.
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Linux Candy: pipes.sh – animated pipes terminal screensaver
pipes.sh is a bash script which draws randomly pathed pipes over the terminal. pipes.sh is free and open source software. Harmless fun, and a screensaver.
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Vooki – lightweight image viewer offering fast image preview
One of our favorite adages is “A picture is worth a thousand words”. It refers to the notion that a still image can convey a complex idea. Images can portray a lot of information quickly and more efficiently than text.
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cointop – monitor cryptocurrencies in the terminal
cointop is a fast and lightweight interactive terminal based UI application for tracking and monitoring cryptocurrency coin stats in real-time.
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Termgraph – draw basic graphs in the terminal
Termgraph is a command-line tool which draws basic graphs in the terminal. Termgraph is free and open source software and written in Python.
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Stretchly – reminder to take breaks
Stretchly is a cross-platform Electron program that reminds you to take breaks when working on your computer. Stretchly is free and open source software.
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