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Desktop

Orbitiny Desktop – modern looking desktop environment

January 8, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop

Orbitiny Desktop is a portable, innovative and traditional but modern looking desktop environment for Linux.

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Coding

Seer – GUI frontend to GDB

January 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Seer aims to provide a simple yet attractive GUI frontend to GDB.

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nchat – terminal-based chat client

January 6, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

nchat is a terminal-based chat client for Linux and macOS with support for Telegram and WhatsApp.

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Musical instruments

idntag – identify and tag audio files

January 6, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

Idntag is a command-line tool that identifies artist and title of specified audio files and updates their ID3-tag meta-data

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Video-Emulators

Amiberry – optimized Amiga emulator

January 5, 2026 Steve Emms Emulators

Amiberry is an optimized Amiga emulator for Intel/AMD, ARM (32bit and 64bit) and RISC-V platforms.

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InfoDash – displays RSS feeds, weather and stock information

January 5, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, GUI, Internet, Scientific

InfoDash is a modern GTK4 dashboard application for Linux that displays RSS feeds, weather, and stock data.

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cpx – CLI for C++ that unifies the fragmented C++ ecosystem

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

cpx provides a cohesive, Cargo-like experience for managing projects, dependencies, and builds, regardless of your underlying build system.

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Circuit board

Metetch – system information display utility

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Metetch is a fast system information tool with a minimal aesthetic inspired by KDE Plasma and Wayland.

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Music player

namp – terminal-based music player

December 30, 2025 Luke Baker Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

namp is a minimalistic terminal-based MP3 player for Linux and macOS, implemented in C++ / Qt.

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Monitoring

Watchman – file watching service

December 30, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Watchman watches files and record when they change. It can also trigger actions (such as rebuilding assets) when matching files change.

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Linux

Bobcat – terminal emulator

December 29, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Utilities

Bobcat is a modern, feature-rich terminal emulator that works across all major operating systems.

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Selection of utilities

Bongo Cat Wayland Overlay – animated bongo cat reacting to your keyboard input

December 28, 2025 Steve Emms GUI

Bongo Cat Wayland Overlay is a cute Wayland overlay that shows an animated bongo cat reacting to your keyboard input.

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Wallpaper Setter

Wallpaper Splitter – apply a single image

December 27, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Wallpaper Splitter allows you to apply a single image as your wallpaper spanning all of your screens on KDE.

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Card Games

Qt Hearts – classic Hearts card game

December 27, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Qt Hearts is a classic card game. Try to avoid taking hearts and especially the Queen of Spades.

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clrsync – color scheme manager

December 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, GUI

clrsync allows to define color palettes once and apply them consistently to all configurable applications.

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Folder

Veretino – folder integrity checker

December 26, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Veretino lets you verify the integrity of both individual files and entire lists. Analyze the contents of folders, calculate checksums, and more.

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Notes

SpeedyNote – simple note app

December 25, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

SpeedyNote is a lightweight, fast, and stylus-optimized note-taking app built for classic tablet PCs, low-resolution screens, and old hardware

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Network

Nekobox – GUI proxy utility

December 24, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Nekobox is a cross-platform GUI proxy utility powered by Sing-box. It supports Linux and Windows.

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Selection of utilities

xLights – sequencer for lights

December 23, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

xLights is a sequencer to design, create and play lighting displays through the use of DMX controllers, E1.31 Ethernet controllers and more.

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Roguelike Games

Shadow of the Wyrm – single player, traditional roguelike

December 20, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Shadow of the Wyrm is a single player, traditional roguelike. You play a shipwrecked adventurer, washed up on the shore of an island far from home.

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