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JSON Tools

jsonrepair – repair invalid JSON documents

September 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

jsonrepair repairs invalid JSON documents. It can correct many common syntax problems automatically

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monobit – collection of tools for working with bitmap fonts

August 31, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

monobit is a free and open source toolkit for converting, modifying and working with bitmap fonts from the command line or Python.

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JSON Tools

Dasel – query, modify and transform structured data

August 31, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Dasel is a command-line tool for querying, modifying and transforming structured data. It provides a unified syntax.

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Image of Files

Duplito – command-line file lister and duplicate-file finder

August 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Duplito is a command-line file lister and duplicate-file finder. It builds a persistent database of file hashes and then uses that index

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TwinHunter – find and clean up duplicate files

August 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

TwinHunter is a command-line utility for finding and cleaning up duplicate files.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Snippet Tools

August 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, Roundup, Utilities

A snippet tool is utility software that can boost your productivity. They are especially useful to save complex commands

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SnipKit – command-line snippet manager

August 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

SnipKit is a command-line snippet manager that lets you search for and execute scripts without leaving the terminal.

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Start up

sbctl – create, enroll and manage Secure Boot keys

August 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

sbctl is a command-line utility for creating, enrolling and managing Secure Boot keys.

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Tools that help you

8 Best Free and Open Source Cheatsheet Tools

August 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

A cheatsheet is a concise set of notes used for quick reference. We recommend the best cheatsheet tools for Linux.

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Batch Renamers

22 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Batch Renamers

August 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

This article showcases terminal based batch renamers. We only feature free and open source software.

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Application Launchers

33 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Application Launchers

August 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Desktop, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.

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Files

edmv – bulk rename files

August 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

edmv is a command-line utility that lets you bulk rename files using your preferred text editor.

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Files

pipe-rename – command-line batch renamer

August 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

pipe-rename is a command-line batch renamer that lets you edit filenames using your preferred text editor.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Process Managers

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, TUI, Utilities

Process management software helps users launch, supervise and control long-running applications and background services.

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Emojis

12 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Emoji Tools

August 3, 2026 Erik Karlsson CLI, Other, Roundup, Utilities

An emoji is a pictogram, logogram, ideogram or smiley embedded in text and used in electronic messages and web pages. We recommend terminal based emoji tools.

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Rink – unit-aware calculator

August 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities, Web Apps

Rink is a unit-aware calculator for unit conversion and dimensional analysis.

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process

Pueue – command-line task manager

August 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Pueue is a command-line task manager for sequential and parallel execution of long-running shell commands.

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process

PM2 – production process manager

July 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

PM2 is a production process manager designed primarily for Node.js and Bun applications.

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Documents

21 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. We recommend some great replacements.

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Selection of utilities

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal-Based Archive Managers

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

Useful terminal-based archive managers.

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