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Sound Systems

Carla – modular audio plugin host

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Carla is a modular audio plugin host designed for loading, routing, and controlling a wide range of audio plugins and sound banks.

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Easy NATS – graphical desktop application for managing NATS messaging

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Easy NATS is a graphical desktop application for managing NATS messaging in a single workspace.

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Science

ROS 2 – software framework for building robot applications

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

ROS 2 is a software framework for building robot applications, offering libraries, tools, and core infrastructure.

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Merkaartor – OpenStreetMap mapping program

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Merkaartor is a native desktop editor for OpenStreetMap written in C++ and Qt.

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Musical instruments

SkyMPC – simple MPD client

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

SkyMPC is a Qt-based client for MPD (Music Player Daemon) with a deliberately simple design.

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Programming

Ohcount – source code line counter and analysis library

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Ohcount is a source code line counter and analysis library originally developed for Ohloh and used to generate code statistics reports.

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Configuring music

Pipeweaver – audio management tool

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Pipeweaver is an audio management tool for Linux built on top of PipeWire, designed specifically for streaming and broadcasting workflows.

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uMap – web application for creating and publishing custom interactive maps

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

uMap is a web application for creating and publishing custom interactive maps based on OpenStreetMap layers.

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Coding

dwarview – graphical utility for inspecting DWARF debugging information

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

dwarview is a graphical utility for inspecting DWARF debugging information stored in executable files and other objects.

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Pure Maps – native map and navigation application for Linux

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

Pure Maps is a native map and navigation application for Linux that’s aimed particularly at mobile Linux platforms.

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Sound Systems

Pulsemeeter – Linux audio routing and mixer application

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia

Pulsemeeter is an audio routing and mixer application that provides a GUI for PulseAudio’s routing capabilities and PipeWire setups.

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Network

lldap – light LDAP implementation

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

lldap is a authentication server for self-hosted environments that need LDAP-backed login without the complexity.

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UML

Mermaid – generate diagrams from markdown-like text

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Mermaid is a JavaScript-based diagramming and charting tool that lets you create and maintain visualisations using Markdown-inspired syntax.

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Mixer

Sonusmix – GTK4 audio routing and device management application

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Sonusmix is a GTK4 audio routing and device management application for PipeWire.

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Internet radio

PMRP-NG – terminal internet radio player

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

PMRP-NG is a lightweight terminal internet radio player for Linux and macOS that uses Radio-Browser to provide searchable access.

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Typing

toofan – minimal, lightning-fast typing TUI

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms Education, TUI

toofan is a terminal typing practice tool built around a lightweight text user interface.

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Circuit board

ufetch – system profiler

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ufetch is a small system information utility for Unix-like operating systems.

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Selection of utilities

Quran Reader – native GNOME application

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

Quran Reader is a native GNOME application for reading the Quran. Built with Python, GTK4, and libadwaita.

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ocloc – Rust command-line utility that counts lines of code

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

ocloc is a command-line utility that counts lines of code across a codebase and presents the results in a clear, high-performance report.

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Git Clients

gitpane – multi-repo Git workspace dashboard

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

gitpane is a terminal application that gives developers a workspace-level view of multiple Git repositories from a single interface.

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