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Compression

ZXC – lossless compression library and command-line tool

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ZXC is a high-performance lossless compression library and command-line tool written primarily in C.

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crash – Linux kernel crash analysis utility

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

crash is a Linux kernel crash analysis utility for examining live systems and kernel dump files.

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Compression

lrzip-next – Long Range ZIP

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lrzip-next is a long-range compression utility. The project builds on the original design with a large number of enhancements.

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Eye Care Software

wlsunset – adjusts display color temperature on Wayland compositors

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

wlsunset adjusts display color temperature on Wayland compositors that support the wlr-gamma-control-unstable-v1 protocol.

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rr – record-and-replay debugger for Linux

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

rr is a record-and-replay debugger for Linux that captures a program’s execution and lets you replay the exact same run later inside gdb.

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Eye Care Software

Gammastep – adjust the color temperature of your screen

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

Gammastep adjusts the color temperature of your display according to the time of day, your location, or a manually defined schedule.

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drgn – programmable debugger

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

drgn is a programmable debugger that puts scripting at the centre of the debugging workflow.

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Image showing an example of pixel artwork

Pixed – pixel art editor

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Pixed is a touch-friendly pixel art editor written in C# and .NET 9 using the Avalonia UI framework.

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Image showing an example of pixel artwork

PixlPunkt – modern, cross-platform pixel art editor

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

PixlPunkt is a pixel art editor that brings together painting tools, layered editing, animation workflow and tile work.

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Password manager

cruxpass – minimal CLI password manager

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

cruxpass is designed to stay simple and dependency-light using SQLCipher for encrypted database storage and libsodium for cryptography.

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ByteSync – file synchronization, backup, and deduplication

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

ByteSync is an application for synchronizing datasets, consolidating storage, and cleaning up duplicate files across local and remote systems.

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Hex Editor

hexcurse-ng – ncurses-based console hex editor

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

hexcurse-ng is an ncurses-based console hex editor for working with binary data in a terminal.

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multimon-ng – decoder for a broad range of digital transmission modes

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

multimon-ng is a command-line decoder for a broad range of digital transmission modes used in radio and signalling workflows.

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Best Free and Open Source Compact Editors

Lite XL – lightweight text editor

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Lite XL is a lightweight cross-platform text editor derived from lite.

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Radio

rtl_433 – receives and decodes radio transmissions

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

rtl_433 is a command-line utility that receives and decodes radio transmissions from low-power devices operating on common ISM bands.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

UBIFS – file system for raw flash memory used through UBI volumes

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

UBIFS is the Linux kernel’s file system for raw flash memory used through UBI volumes.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

OCFS2 – extent-based cluster file system

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

OCFS2 is an extent-based cluster file system included in the Linux kernel.

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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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UML

crystal-facet-uml – create diagrams

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

crystal-facet-uml is a desktop UML and SysML modeling application designed to document system and software architecture.

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FreeDV GUI – desktop application for amateur radio operators

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

FreeDV GUI is a desktop application for amateur radio operators that brings the FreeDV digital voice system to Linux, Windows, and macOS.

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