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mldonkey-next – modern client for mldonkey

September 27, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

mldonkey-next is a modern GUI for the multi-protocol p2p filesharing application mldonkey.

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cwal – generates dynamic color schemes from images

September 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

cwal extracts dominant colors from your chosen image and applies them to your terminal, applications, and other system components.

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Content Control Software

Sandstorm – self-hostable web productivity suite

September 27, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

Sandstorm is a self-hostable web productivity suite. It’s implemented as a security-hardened web app package manager.

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Log Analyzers

7 Best Free and Open Source Console Log File Analyzers

September 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software

Almost everything that happens on a Linux system is logged in some way. We feature the finest open source console-based log file analyzers.

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Chameleon Ultra GUI – frontend for the Chameleon Ultra/Chameleon Lite

September 27, 2025 Steve Emms Security

Chameleon Ultra GUI is a GUI for the Chameleon Ultra/Chameleon Lite written in Flutter for cross platform operation.

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KoboldCpp – AI text-generation software

September 26, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

KoboldCpp is an easy-to-use AI text-generation software for GGML and GGUF models, inspired by the original KoboldAI.

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Game Tools

Pentobi – computer opponent for the board game Blokus

September 26, 2025 Steve Emms Games, GUI

Pentobi is a computer opponent for the board game Blokus. It has a strong Blokus engine with different playing levels.

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Mixer

wmsmixer – hack to wmmixer

September 26, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

wmsmixer is a hack to wmmixer which makes some changes to the display and adds a few new features, most notably scrollwheel support.

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Game Tools

Glerm – puzzle game

September 26, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Glerm is a puzzle game. You’re under attack by encroaching shapes. Zap shapes of the same color to make them vanish

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Terminal Multiplexer

Decker – multimedia sketchpad

September 26, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Decker is a multimedia platform for creating and sharing interactive documents, with sound, images, hypertext, and scripted behavior.

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System

pacbro – package browser for Arch

September 26, 2025 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

pacbro is a terminal based package browser for Arch Linux with extensive filtering capabilities.

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Mixer

wmmixer – mixer application designed for WindowMaker

September 25, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

wmmixer is a mixer application designed for WindowMaker. wmmixer displays the mixer status of your computer in a small icon.

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PTUI – terminal-based image viewer

September 25, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

PTUI is a terminal-based image viewer written in Rust that provides a file browser interface with real-time image preview capabilities.

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opencode – AI coding agent

September 25, 2025 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

opencode is an AI coding agent built for the terminal. This is free and open source software written in Go and JavaScript.

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TCPreen – TCP network re-engineering tool

September 25, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

TCPreen is a tool to monitor and analyze data transmitted between clients and servers through connection-oriented streams data.

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Eye Care Software

Sane Break – gentle break reminder

September 25, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Sane Break is a cross-platform break reminder designed to help you take meaningful breaks without disrupting your workflow.

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Game Tools

Kubrick – 3D Game based on Rubik’s Cube

September 25, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Kubrick is a game based on the Rubik’s Cube puzzle. The cube sizes range from 2x2x2 up to 6x6x6, or you can play with irregular “bricks”.

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Security

OpenBao – manage, store, and distribute sensitive data

September 24, 2025 Steve Emms Security

OpenBao is an open source, community-driven fork of Vault managed by the Linux Foundation. Manage, store, and distribute sensitive data.

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JADX – Dex to Java decompiler

September 24, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, GUI, Programming

JADX is command line and GUI tools for producing Java source code from Android Dex and Apk files.

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Mixer

hyprmixer – volume mixer and media controller

September 24, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Hypermixer is billed as a stylish volume mixer and media controller for your hyprland rice.

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