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SafeScript – code snippet manager

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

SafeScript gives developers a dedicated place to store and organize reusable code fragments in a local SQLite database.

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mplay – command-line music player inspired by cplay

April 6, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, TUI

mplay is a command-line music player inspired by cplay, but with a richer terminal interface and a strong emphasis on customization.

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Linux software

Best Free and Open Source Software: March 2026 Updates

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Software

March 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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PluriOS – Bolivian Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS

March 29, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

PluriOS is an open-source project that aims to standardize a Linux desktop environment for Bolivia.

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Data Tools

DDRescue-GUI – frontend for ddrescue

March 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

DDRescue-GUI is a graphical frontend for ddrescue designed to simplify the process of recovering data from failing storage devices.

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GPU Hot – real-time NVIDIA GPU monitoring dashboard

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

GPU Hot is a lightweight, self-hosted web dashboard for monitoring NVIDIA GPUs in real time.

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Find Duplicates

Periscope – organize storage and safely remove redundant files

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Periscope is a command-line duplicate file finder that helps you organize storage and safely remove redundant files without losing data.

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Find Duplicates

Go Find Duplicates – scans directories for duplicate files and directories

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Go Find Duplicates is a command-line utility that scans directories for duplicate files and directories.

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Image of Files

Dentry – keyboard-driven file manager

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Dentry is a minimal, keyboard-driven file manager for Linux built with Qt6.

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Backup software

cecup – GUI backup tool based on rsync

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

cecup is a graphical backup and directory synchronisation tool built around rsync.

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strace-tui – explore strace output

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

strace-tui is a terminal user interface (TUI) for visualizing and exploring strace output.

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batctl – battery charge threshold manager for Linux laptops

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, TUI, Utilities

batctl is a terminal UI and CLI tool that lets you control battery charge thresholds on Linux.

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Flashcards

Lapse – cross-platform flashcard app

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

Lapse uses spaced repetition to help users review and retain information more effectively, and offers a modern interface.

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SSD

diskard – TUI disk analyser

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

diskard is a developer-focused CLI utility that scans a system for reclaimable disk space created by development tools and environments.

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Monitor System

logana – fast terminal log viewer

March 16, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

logana is a fast terminal log viewer and analyzer designed to work efficiently with very large log files, including multi-GB logs

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Selection of utilities

Foondot – very simple dotfile sync utility

March 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Foondot is a utility that manages symlinks from a local repository, linking files and folders according to a configuration file.

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Games

t-story – falling block puzzle game

March 15, 2026 Steve Emms Games

t-story is a falling block puzzle game using using Godot Engine 4.5.1+.

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Monitoring

Logria – log aggregation tool

March 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, TUI

Logria is a terminal-based log aggregation and monitoring tool written in Rust.

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Packémon – generate packets of arbitrary input

March 15, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Packémon is a TUI tool for generating packets of arbitrary input and monitoring packets on any network interfaces

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Flying robot

aim – CLI download/upload tool with resume

March 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

aim is a command line download/upload tool with resume. It’s written in the Rust language.

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