top is a small, venerable utility that offers a dynamic real-time view of a running system. We identify alternatives to top that offer more control in managing processes on a running system.
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Category: Utilities
treex – fast, and customizable CLI directory viewer
Treex (Tree Explorer) is a lightweight and modern command-line utility that lets you explore your file system visually.
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sot – system observation tool
sot is a Command-line System Observation Tool in the spirit of top. It’s free and open source software written in Python.
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hypr-cycle – cycle through workspaces on the currently focused monitor in Hyprland
hypr-cycle is a fast, minimal Rust utility to cycle through workspaces on the currently focused monitor in Hyprland.
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InstantCLI – consolidating lots of instantOS stuff into a single CLI
InstantCLI is a powerful, Rust-based command-line tool for managing dotfiles, game saves, system diagnostics, and instantOS configurations.
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regname – mass renamer TUI
regname is a mass renamer utility with a text user-interface.
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OneKeePass – password manager
OneKeePass is a cross-platform,open source and secure password manager. It supports the KeePass-compatible database (Kdbx 4.x).
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yadm – yet another dotfiles manager
yadm is like having a version of Git, that only operates on your dotfiles. If you know how to use Git, you already know how to use yadm.
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Rustow – modern Stow implementation
Rustow is Stow rewritten in Rust. While writing Rustow, Stow only used as a starting idea not as an objective.
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osgrep – natural-language search that works like grep
osgrep is a tool for natural-language search that works like grep. Fast, local, and built for coding agents.
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CrossMacro – modern mouse macro recording and playback
CrossMacro is a modern mouse macro recording and playback application for Linux Wayland compositors.
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rapidgzip – parallelized decompression of gzip files
rapidgzip can be used for parallel decompression of almost any gzip file.
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Kerminal – modern terminal emulator and SSH manager
Kerminal is a modern terminal emulator that combines the power of a full-featured local terminal with advanced SSH connection management.
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wl-kbptr – move the mouse pointer with the keyboard
wl-kbptr — short for Wayland Keyboard Pointer — is a utility to help move the mouse pointer with the keyboard.
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CapacityTester – checks for fake USB flash drives
CapacityTester is a tool to test your new USB flash drive to find out if its full capacity can be used or if it’s fake.
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grok – tool like UNIX grep on steroids
grok is a tool like UNIX grep on steroids. Often regular expressions become huge and vague.
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Aurynk – Android device manager for Linux
Aurynk (Aura + Sync, pronounced “aw-rink”) makes managing your Android devices from Linux simple and wireless.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Process Memory Tools
In this roundup we focus on useful tools that help you work out the amount of memory used by programs.
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goup – Go version manager
goup is an elegant Go version manager.
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Parm – cross-platform binary installer
Parm is a cross-platform binary installer with a package manager-esque workflow. Install any program from GitHub via their REST API.
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