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Mixtapes – modern, Linux-first YouTube Music player

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Mixtapes (formerly Muse) is a modern, Linux-first YouTube Music player.

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Database

pspg – Postgres pager

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents, TUI

pspg is a pager (with very rich functionality) designed for work with tables. The tool is designed for PostgreSQL, but MySQL is supported too.

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Selection of utilities

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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Comic Books

ComiGo – web-based comic book reader

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Other, Web Apps

ComiGo is a cross-platform comic and manga reader that runs locally and provides a browser-based interface

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Task Manager

omm – keyboard-driven task manager

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms TUI

omm (short for “on-my-mind”) is a keyboard-driven task manager designed for the command line.

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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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todlog – task and log manager

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

todlog is a terminal-based task and log manager with a focus on simplicity and UX.

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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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NPS – intranet tunneling proxy server

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

NPS is a lightweight and efficient intranet tunneling proxy server that supports forwarding multiple protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5, etc.).

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Ethernet

wakey – manage and wake devices using Wake-on-Lan

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

wakey is a TUI built for managing and waking your devices using Wake-on-LAN.

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xml-formatter – pretty print XML

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

xml-formatter converts XML into a human readable format (pretty print) while respecting the xml:space attribute.

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System Administration

System-Tools – basic system management tools

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

System-Tools is a collection of helpful tools for basic system management of Linux and FreeBSD systems.

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Selection of utilities

vice – air traffic control simulator

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

vice is an air traffic control simulator, focused on TRACON. It presents a STARS-like interface, but with simulated traffic and other controllers.

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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 – manage systemd service units

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

lsu is a Rust TUI for browsing and controlling systemd services, filtering units and inspecting their journal logs.

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Linux Distributions

PimersusOS – Debian-based Linux distribution

March 6, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

PimersusOS is a lightweight Linux environment created primarily as a base for Pimersus Browser. It’s based on Debian.

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ColorSmith – color picker tool

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

ColorSmith is billed as a professional color management suite for designers, developers, and digital artists. Built with Qt for Linux.

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Linux Distributions

RengeOS is a minimal, Arch Linux–based operating system

March 6, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

RengeOS is a minimal, Arch Linux–based operating system focused on performance, maintainability, and a hackable design.

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Video Editing

EasyPlayer – simple video and audio player

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

EasyPlayer is a lightweight multimedia player for Linux. It originated as a small spin-off component of the VideoCut project

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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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