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Category: Utilities

Virtual Keyboard

squeekboard – Wayland on-screen keyboard

November 6, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

squeekboard is an on-screen-keyboard input method for Wayland. It squeaks because some Rust got inside.

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Universal Access

Florence Virtual Keyboard

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Florence is an open source extensible scalable virtual keyboard for GNOME. You need this software if you are unable to use a real hardware keyboard.

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Universal Access

Onboard – onscreen keyboard useful for tablet PC users and for mobility impaired users

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Onboard is an onscreen keyboard useful for tablet PC users and for mobility impaired users.

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Universal Access

Easystroke Gesture Recognition

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Easystroke is an open source gesture-recognition application. Gestures or strokes are movements that you make with you mouse (or your pen, finger etc.).

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Universal Access

Dasher – information-efficient text-entry interface

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Dasher is an open source information-efficient text-entry interface, driven by natural continuous pointing gestures.

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Monitor System

htop – interactive process viewer

October 30, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

htop is an interactive and real time process monitoring application similar to the venerable top utility. This application is written in C.

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Monitor System

bottom – cross-platform graphical process/system monitor

October 30, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

bottom is customizable cross-platform graphical process/system monitor for the terminal. The tool is inspired by gtop, gotop, and htop.

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Monitor System

Conky – system monitor

October 30, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Conky is an open source system monitor that can display just about anything, either on your root desktop or in its own window.

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Monitor System

atop – ASCII full-screen performance monitor

October 30, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

atop is an ASCII full-screen performance monitor, similar to the top command, but atop only shows the active system-resources and processes.

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Monitor System

gotop – terminal based graphical activity monitor

October 30, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

gotop is a terminal base graphical activity monitor which seeks inspiration from gtop and vtop.

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