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Log Analyzers

Gonzo – Go based TUI for log analysis

August 27, 2025 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

Gonzo is a powerful, real-time log analysis terminal UI inspired by k9s.

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Data Science

LG4X-V2 – GUI for X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) curve fitting

August 27, 2025 Steve Emms Scientific

LG4X-V2 is a GUI for X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) curve fitting based on the python lmfit package.

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Icon Explorer – preview and pick icons

August 27, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics

Icon Explorer allows artists and developers to preview and pick icons.

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System

Zoi – universal package manager and environment setup tool

August 27, 2025 Steve Emms System Software

Zoi is a universal package manager and environment setup tool, designed to simplify package management and environment configuration.

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Game Tools

Serial Loops – editing suite for Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokuretsu

August 26, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Serial Loops is a full-fledged editor for the Nintendo DS game Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokuretsu (The Series of Haruhi Suzumiya).

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Monitor System

Updo – website monitoring tool

August 25, 2025 Steve Emms System Software

Updo is a command-line tool for monitoring website uptime and performance. It provides real-time metrics on website status, response time…

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texel – Command line interface for reading spreadsheets

August 25, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Office

Texel is a useful CLI for quickly reading spreadsheets and copying their contents to clipboard in CSV format.

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Gamer Utilities

Spelloff – multiplayer first-person shooter

August 24, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Spelloff is a (kinda bare-bones) multiplayer first-person shooter in the tradition of arena-shooters such as Quake.

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Ruffle – Adobe Flash Player emulator

August 24, 2025 Steve Emms Multimedia

Ruffle is an Adobe Flash Player emulator written in the Rust programming language.

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Selene – Tor-based p2p chat and file sharing manager

August 24, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

Selene is a comprehensive peer-to-peer chat and file sharing application built on the Tor network.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

Word2IPA – turn words into their true sounds

August 23, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Word2IPA converts English words into the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), providing a clear representation of pronunciation.

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Video-Emulators

Eden – Nintendo Switch emulator

August 23, 2025 Steve Emms Emulators, Games, GUI

Eden is an experimental emulator for the Nintendo Switch, built with performance and stability in mind.

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Documentation

peep – CLI text viewer tool

August 22, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

peep is the CLI text viewer tool which runs on Linux and macOS. This tool works interactively like the less command.

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Documentation Generators

ls-lint – fast file and directory name linter

August 22, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ls-lint is an extremely fast directory and filename linter. Bring some structure to your project filesystem.

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Files

doxx – terminal-native document viewer for Word files

August 22, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

doxx is a fast, terminal-native document viewer for Word files. View, search, and export .docx documents without leaving your command line.

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Security

Kingfisher – secret‑scanning and live validation tool

August 21, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Kingfisher is a secret‑scanning and live validation tool combining Hyperscan regex engine with language‑aware parsing.

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Documentation

Krafna – Obsidion dataview plugin-like tool for command line

August 20, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Documents

Krafna is a terminal-based alternative to Obsidian’s Dataview plugin, allowing you to query your Markdown files using standard SQL syntax.

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Sports Games

99Managers Futsal Edition – futsal team-management game

August 20, 2025 Steve Emms Games

99Managers Futsal Edition is an open-source sports management game, where you control every aspect of a Futsal team

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Files

render – command line reader offering better readability of web pages

August 19, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Documents

reader is a lightweight tool offering better readability of web pages on the CLI. It’s written in the Go language.

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Selection of utilities

kplay – inspect messages in a Kafka topic

August 19, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

kplay (short for “kafka-playground”) lets you inspect messages in a Kafka topic in a simple and deliberate manner.

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