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Fractals

rsfrac – terminal-based fractal explorer

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

rsfrac lets you explore Mandelbrot, Burning Ship, and Julia fractals from a text user interface.

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Email

Mailu – self-hosted mail server stack

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Mailu is a self-hosted mail server stack delivered as a set of Docker images.

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Saving Money with Linux

LACT – Linux GPU Control Application

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

LACT is a Linux GPU control application for AMD, Nvidia, and Intel graphics hardware.

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CNC Software

CAMotics – 3-axis CNC GCode simulator

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Scientific

CAMotics is a CNC simulation and computer-aided machining application that lets you load 3-axis GCode programs.

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SQL

usql – command-line database client

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Database, Documents

usql is a command-line database client that gives a single, consistent interface for working with many different database systems.

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Emacs

minimal-emacs.d – minimal Emacs starter kit

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

minimal-emacs.d is a minimal Emacs starter kit that provides a ready-made early-init.el and init.el for users.

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SQL

Skeema – manage MySQL and MariaDB schema changes

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents

Skeema is a declarative schema management system for MySQL and MariaDB.

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Email

Nextcloud Mail – email client application for the Nextcloud platform

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Web Apps

Nextcloud Mail lets users access and manage email from within their self-hosted cloud environment.

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VoIP

continuwuity – community-driven Matrix homeserver

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Continuwuity is a community-driven Matrix homeserver written in Rust.

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cut command

cuts – Perl command-line utility

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cuts is a Perl command-line utility that enhances the traditional Unix/POSIX cut tool for extracting columns from text files.

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Git Clients

wrkflw – validate and run GitHub Actions workflows locally

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

wrkflw is a command-line tool for validating and running GitHub Actions workflows locally.

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Emacs

MinEmacs – complete and fast Emacs configuration framework

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

MinEmacs is a complete and fast Emacs configuration framework designed for daily use.

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TimeTagger – web-based time-tracking solution

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

TimeTagger is a web-based time tracker for individuals and freelancers. It can be used a the hosted service or self-hosted locally.

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Business Intelligence

Shaper – SQL-first analytics and dashboard platform

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

Shaper is a SQL-first analytics and dashboard platform built on DuckDB.

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Task Manager

TaskLite – CLI task manager

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

TaskLite is a task manager built with Haskell and SQLite.

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Document Management Systems

OpenDocMan – web-based document management system

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Web Apps

OpenDocMan is a web-based document management system written in PHP.

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Selection of utilities

FlatSync – synchronize flatpak applications between devices

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

FlatSync is a Bash-based command-line tool for Linux that helps keep Flatpak software selections consistent across multiple machines.

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Reference Management

Paperlib – academic paper management tool

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

Paperlib is an academic paper manager aimed at researchers who want a modern way to handle scholarly literature and references.

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Task Manager

taskbook – tasks, boards & notes for the command-line

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

taskbook is a keyboard-driven terminal application for managing tasks and notes.

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Business Intelligence

Briefer – collaborative data workspace for teams

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

Briefer is a collaborative data workspace for teams that want to analyse, present, and share data from a single web application.

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