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Coding

HTMLHint – static code analysis tool

September 13, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

HTMLHint is a static code analysis tool. It’s written in JavaScript and TypeScript.

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Cloud storage

Directory Lister – browse and share folders

September 12, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

Directory Lister lets users expose the contents of any web-accessible folder for browsing and sharing.

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Text Editor

NovProg – graph your progress in writing a novel

September 12, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

NovProg is a tool to graph your progress in writing a novel. You enter your wordcount and it updates a graph showing you how much progress you have made. It also shows you how far you are through your daily

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jinjalint – prototype linter

September 12, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

jinjalint is a prototype linter which checks the indentation and the correctness of Jinja-like/HTML templates.

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trizen – lightweight AUR package manager

September 11, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

trizen is a lightweight AUR package manager that’s written in the Perl programming language.

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Perltidy – indents and reformats Perl scripts

September 11, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Perltidy is a Perl script which indents and reformats Perl scripts to make them easier to read.

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gossa – fast and simple multimedia fileserver

September 11, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity

gossa is a fast and simple webserver for your files, that’s dependency-free and with under 250 lines of code, easy to review.

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Musical instruments

GrandOrgue – pipe organ simulator

September 11, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

GrandOrgue is a virtual pipe organ sample player application supporting a HW1 compatible file format.

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TV

Tunarr – create and configure live TV channels

September 11, 2025 Steve Emms Multimedia, Web Apps

Tunarr lets you create live TV channels from media on your Plex/Jellyfin servers, and more

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Files

IFM – Improved File Manager

September 11, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

The IFM is a web-based filemanager, which comes as a single file solution using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and PHP.

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commitlint – lint commit messages

September 10, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

commitlint checks if your commit messages meet the conventional commit format.

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Software

pikaur – AUR helper with minimal dependencies

September 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

pikaur is an AUR helper with minimal dependencies. Review PKGBUILDs all in once, next build them all without user interaction.

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Google Drawings

Project Graph – next generation node graph drawing tool

September 10, 2025 Steve Emms Scientific

Project Graph is a simple but powerful tool for drawing graphs. Unleash creativity and streamline workflows with AI-powered graph design.

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coala – lint and fix code

September 9, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

coala provides a unified interface for linting and fixing code with a single configuration file

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Selection of utilities

chsrc – change source

September 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI

chsrc is a command-line utility to change source everywhere for every software.

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File Managers

Filestash – Dropbox-like file manager

September 9, 2025 Steve Emms Web Apps

Filestash is a Dropbox-like file manager that let you manage your data anywhere it is located.

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Cloud storage

copyparty – portable file server

September 9, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

copyparty turns almost any device into a file server with resumable uploads/downloads using any web browser.

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Software

Pakku – pacman wrapper with additional features

September 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Pakku is a pacman wrapper with additional features, such as AUR support. It’s written in Nim.

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Encryption

Shufflecake – create multiple hidden volumes

September 8, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Shufflecake is a tool for Linux that allows to create multiple hidden volumes on a storage devic

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Cloud storage

Twake Drive – alternative to Google Drive

September 8, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

Twake Drive offers an encrypted data storage solution written in TypeScript and JavaScript.

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