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Encrypted Files

Hideout – simple file encryption and decryption

Updated October 12, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Hideout provides drag-and-drop file encryption and decryption with GnuPG, password-based protection and a lightweight GTK interface.

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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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Linux Distributions

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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Find Duplicates

Periscope – interactive duplicate file management

Updated November 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Periscope indexes duplicate files and lets you inspect, report and safely delete redundant copies using familiar terminal commands.

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Find Duplicates

Go Find Duplicates – duplicate file and directory finder

Updated November 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Go Find Duplicates scans directories for matching files and directories, providing fast comparisons, exclusions and detailed reports.

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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

Updated October 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, TUI, Utilities

batctl is a terminal utility for setting laptop battery charging thresholds, checking battery health and preserving limits across reboots.

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SSD

diskard – interactive terminal disk usage analyzer

Updated November 3, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

diskard is a terminal disk usage analyzer with multithreaded scanning, file-extension breakdowns, file counts and trash support.

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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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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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Game Engines

DOORS – pixel art logic game

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms Games

DOORS is a pixel art logic game that’s written in the JavaScript.

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monitui – TUI for wrangling your hyprland monitors

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, TUI

monitui is a terminal UI that makes Hyprland monitor configuration actually pleasant.

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Selection of utilities

FFF – opinionated fuzzy file picker for neovim

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

FFF is an opinionated fuzzy file picker for neovim. Just for files, but it tries to solve file picking completely.

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Linux

CRT’s a ridiculous terminal emulator

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

CRT is a visually expressive terminal emulator written in Rust that focuses on aesthetic customisation and GPU-accelerated rendering.

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Data Science

Datui – data exploration in the terminal

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

Datui is an interactive terminal user interface (TUI) for exploring and analyzing data files.

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