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Log Analyzers

lazyjournal – terminal viewer for system and container logs

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI, Utilities

lazyjournal is a terminal viewer for journald, auditd, files, containers and Kubernetes logs with highlighting and flexible filters.

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multimon-ng – digital transmission mode decoder

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

multimon-ng is a command-line decoder for paging, signalling and digital radio modes, with live pipelines, file input and structured output.

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Static Site Generator

PHPSSG – component-based PHP static site generator

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Web Apps

PHPSSG builds static sites from composable PHP components and plain PHP templates with hooks, incremental builds and disk caching.

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Aether – visual theming application

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Aether is a visual Linux theming application that builds coordinated colour schemes from wallpapers with extensive customisation.

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Best Free and Open Source Compact Editors

Lite XL – lightweight extensible text editor

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Lite XL is a fast extensible text editor with multiple cursors, fuzzy commands, project search, regex find and replace, plugins and themes.

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Diff Tools

biodiff – terminal-based binary diff viewer

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

biodiff compares two files side by side in a hex view and uses alignment algorithms to keep similar regions lined up.

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Static Site Generator

Crossroads – PHP static site generator

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Web Apps

Crossroads builds static sites from Markdown content using Latte templates, taxonomies, responsive images, plugins and SEO tools.

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matugen – Material You and Base16 colour generation tool

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

matugen generates Material You and Base16 colour schemes from images or colours with flexible templates and extensive customisation.

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Radio

inspectrum – radio signal analyser for examining captured signals

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

inspectrum is a radio signal analyser for examining captured signals, with a particular focus on recordings from software-defined radio receivers.

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Linux Distributions

LiaisonOS – distribution designed for amateur radio emergency communications

May 2, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

LiaisonOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for amateur radio emergency communications.

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Static Site Generator

StaticForge – extensible PHP static site generator

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Web Apps

StaticForge processes Markdown and HTML through an event-driven PHP pipeline with Twig templates, search, feeds and deployment tools.

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Best Free and Open Source Compact Editors

Notepad Next – cross-platform Notepad++-style editor

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Notepad Next brings a Notepad++-style workflow to Linux with workspaces, session recovery, search tools and custom keyboard shortcuts.

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SigDigger – digital signal analyzer and graphical front end for Suscan

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

SigDigger is a Qt-based digital signal analyzer and graphical front end for Suscan that’s designed to help investigate and extract information.

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Radio

AetherSDR – native SDR workstation for amateur radio

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

AetherSDR is a native SDR workstation for Linux with FlexRadio support, advanced DSP, packet radio, digital voice and station-control tools.

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Terminal Session Recording

rec – records terminal sessions

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

rec is a command-line utility that records terminal sessions and turns them into reusable workflows.

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Mixer

pwvucontrol – PipeWire Volume Control

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

pwvucontrol is a graphical PipeWire volume control for streams and devices, with routing, profiles, ports, and real-time peak meters.

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Radio

rtl_433 – receives and decodes radio transmissions

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

rtl_433 is a command-line utility that receives and decodes radio transmissions from low-power devices operating on common ISM bands.

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Linux Distributions

Evernight Vista – Fedora-based Linux distribution

May 2, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Evernight Vista Operating System is a Fedora-based Linux distribution that aims to make Fedora more approachable for desktop users.

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mprisence – bridges MPRIS-compatible media players

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

mprisence bridges MPRIS media players with Discord Rich Presence using custom templates, artwork, player presets, and browser support.

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Selection of utilities

fdf – high performance command line file finder

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

fdf is a high performance command line file finder written in Rust.

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