Mezzotone is a TUI application that converts images and animated GIFs into ASCII or Unicode art directly from the command line.
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23 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI File Explorers
A terminal UI based (TUI) file explorer is software which lets you explore the file system. We recommend the best open source options.
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squix – manage and execute SQL queries across multiple databases
Squix is a minimal command-line database manager that allows users to manage connections and execute SQL queries across multiple databases.
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Top 10 Programming Tools for Kids
The art of programming is often perceived as being a difficult activity. Here’s great free and open source tools to help kids start coding.
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Vykar – fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups in Rust
Vykar is a backup utility that creates encrypted, deduplicated snapshots of data and stores them in local or remote repositories.
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Top 13 Web Server Performance Testing Tools
Web server benchmarking is a way of determining the performance of a web server. Here’s our recommended open source solutions.
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xdgctl – TUI to manage XDG default applications
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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29 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Application Launchers
Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.
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WorkTUImer – keyboard-driven TUI for time-tracking
WorkTUImer is a simple, keyboard-driven TUI for time-tracking that allows you to quickly add time blocks.
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GoPlaying – TUI showing what’s playing
GoPlaying is a Now Playing TUI written in Go. Display currently playing music with album artwork and auto-extracted colors in your terminal.
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4 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI Application Launchers
Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.
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RustLock – Wayland screen locker
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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14 Best Free and Open Source Image Processing Libraries
In this article we recommend the finest image processing libraries. All free and open source goodness.
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MRunner – fast, keyboard-first application runner for Linux
MRunner is a lightweight command runner that provides a simple way to execute and manage frequently used commands.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Syntax Highlighters
We explore specialised open source tools that offer syntax highlighting for a whole raft of programming languages.
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vm-curator – manage desktop QEMU/KVM virtual machines
vm-curator is a fast and friendly Rust TUI for managing desktop QEMU/KVM virtual machines with 3D acceleration.
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11 Best Free and Open Source CSS Front-End Frameworks
This article recommends the finest free and open source software that lets you dive into responsive design using CSS.
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Recaf – Java bytecode editor
Recaf is an easy to use modern Java bytecode editor that abstracts away the complexities of Java programs.
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mimetype – command-line utility that determines the MIME type of files
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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PMG – package manager guard
Package Manager Guard (PMG) protects developers from getting compromised by malicious packages.
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