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musicfetch-ng – download and tag music from YouTube

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

With Musicfetch you can use the power of yt-dlp to search for Albums, Songs or Playlists, download them.

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Selection of utilities

Arf – fzf Pacman wrapper and AUR helper

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Arf is an fzf Pacman wrapper and AUR helper written in Python.

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Files

Deletor – file deletion tool

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

Deletor is a file deletion tool that combines a powerful text interface with visual directory navigation, and classic command line mode.

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Launcher Studio – create and manage .desktop files

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Launcher Studio is a GTK4 desktop application for creating and managing .desktop files on Linux.

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pj – project finder CLI

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

pj is a fast project directory finder that searches your filesystem for git repositories and project directories.

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Hard disk

Vykar – fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups in Rust

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, System Software, Web Apps

Vykar is a backup utility that creates encrypted, deduplicated snapshots of data and stores them in local or remote repositories.

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vm-curator – manage desktop QEMU/KVM virtual machines

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

vm-curator is a fast and friendly Rust TUI for managing desktop QEMU/KVM virtual machines with 3D acceleration.

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Recaf – Java bytecode editor

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Recaf is an easy to use modern Java bytecode editor that abstracts away the complexities of Java programs.

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Security

PMG – package manager guard

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Package Manager Guard (PMG) protects developers from getting compromised by malicious packages.

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Go XML Formatter – format XML

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

The Go XML Formatter, xmlfmt, will format the XML string in a readable way.

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Conan – distributed C and C++ package manager

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Conan is specifically designed and optimized for accelerating the development and Continuous Integration of C and C++ projects.

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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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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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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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Git Clients

meteor – tool to help write conventional commits with git

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Meteor is a simple, highly customisable CLI tool that helps you to write conventional commits with git.

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Subscribi – keep tabs on your subscriptions

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Subscribi keeps tabs on your subs. This program helps you organize and overview your subscriptions.

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Linux

Termy – minimal terminal emulator

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Termy is a modern terminal emulator that focuses on minimalism, performance, and GPU-accelerated rendering.

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Network Analyzers

18 Best Free and Open Source Network Analyzers

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security

A network analyzer (also known as a packet analyzer, packet sniffer, or protocol analyzer) is software that intercepts and logs traffic that passes over a computer network or part of a network.

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Game Engines

Vassal – game engine

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Games

Vassal is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. It’s written in Java.

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