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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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Firm – terminal-based work management system

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Firm is a text-based work management system for technologists.

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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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Graphics card image

GPU-T – graphics card information utility for Linux

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

GPU-T is a modern desktop utility built with .NET and Avalonia UI designed to provide detailed information about your video card and GPU.

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cdhist – Linux shell cd history directory stack

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cdhist is a utility which provides a Linux shell cd history directory stack.

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Launcher Studio – create and manage .desktop files

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Launcher Studio is a GTK4 desktop application for creating and managing .desktop files on Linux.

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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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Font Tools

FontGet – install and manage fonts from the command line

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

FontGet is a command-line utility designed to simplify discovering, installing, and managing fonts directly from the terminal.

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SSD

MX Cleanup – GUI for system cleanup and maintenance

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

MX Cleanup is a graphical system maintenance utility that helps users reclaim disk space by removing unnecessary files from the system.

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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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RustLock – Wayland screen locker

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

RustLock is a command-line tool written in Rust that allows users to quickly lock their Linux session from the terminal.

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Documentation

mimetype – command-line utility that determines the MIME type of files

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

mimetype is a command-line utility that determines the MIME type of files. It uses the freedesktop.org shared MIME-info database.

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Filecraft – automate file management tasks

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Filecraft is a command line utility designed to automate common file organisation tasks. It’s written in Python and Go.

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Font Tools

Sitra – get fonts from online sources

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Sitra lets you get your fonts from online sources with a sleek, friendly user interface.

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Documentation

xdg-mime – query information about file type

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

xdg-mime is a command-line tool used to query and manage MIME type associations on Linux and other Unix-like systems

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: catspeak – like cowsay but catty

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Utilities

catspeak is a command-line tool that generates an ASCII picture with a message. It’s a cowsay like program of a speaking cat.

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Command Schedulers

lsu – view systemd service units

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

lsu is a terminal user interface for viewing systemd service units and their associated journal logs.

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Font Tools

Lipi – install fonts from Google Fonts GitHub Repo

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Lipi is an app for installing fonts from Google Fonts Github Repo written in Python, using GTK4 and Libadwaita.

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Subscribi – keep tabs on your subscriptions

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Subscribi keeps tabs on your subs. This program helps you organize and overview your subscriptions.

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3D Printer

preFlight – advanced 3D printing slicer

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

preFlight is an advanced 3D printing slicer built for precision and performance.

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