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Docker

oxker – TUI to view and control Docker containers

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

oxker is a simple TUI to view and control docker containers. It’s built in Rust, making heavy use of ratatui and Bollard.

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Blightmud – terminal client designed for playing Multi-User Dungeon (MUD) games

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Games, TUI

Blightmud provides a fast and flexible text interface that allows players to connect to MUD servers and interact with game worlds.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: catspeak – like cowsay but catty

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Utilities

catspeak is a command-line tool that generates an ASCII picture with a message. It’s a cowsay like program of a speaking cat.

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Command Schedulers

lsu – view systemd service units

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

lsu is a terminal user interface for viewing systemd service units and their associated journal logs.

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Selection of utilities

Subscribi – keep tabs on your subscriptions

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Subscribi keeps tabs on your subs. This program helps you organize and overview your subscriptions.

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Notes

Lockbook – encrypted notebook

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Lockbook lets you write notes, sketch ideas, and store files in one secure place. Share seamlessly, keep data synced, and access it.

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Termy – minimal terminal emulator

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Termy is a modern terminal emulator that focuses on minimalism, performance, and GPU-accelerated rendering.

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RustConn – manage remote connections

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

RustConn is a connection orchestrator for Linux with a GTK4/Wayland-native interface.

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Wi-Fi Internet

nmrs – Rust API for NetworkManager over D-Bus

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

nmrs is Rust API for NetworkManager over D-Bus. The goal is to provide a safe and simple high-level API for managing Wi-Fi connections

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Machine Learning in Linux

models – CLI and TUI to browse AI models and coding agents

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

models is a CLI and TUI for browsing AI models and coding agents.

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Git Clients

ftdv – interactive interface for viewing git diffs

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

ftdv (File Tree Diff Viewer) is a terminal-based diff viewer inspired by diffnav and lazygit, built with ratatui.

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WiFi

Orbit – WiFi and Bluetooth manager for Wayland

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Orbit is a native WiFi/Bluetooth manager for Wayland using Rust, GTK4, and layer-shell with a high-contrast glassmorphism UI.

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domain-check – check domain availability

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

domain-check is a CLI tool for checking domain availability using RDAP and WHOIS protocols.

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Coding

MCP Probe – MCP protocol debugger and interactive client

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

MCP Probe is a powerful Terminal User Interface (TUI) for debugging, testing, and interacting with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

fre – track your most-used directories and files

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

fre is a CLI tool for tracking your most-used directories and files.

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Mastodon

Perch – terminal social client for Mastodon and Bluesky

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Perch is billed as a beautiful terminal social client for Mastodon and Bluesky.

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Documentation

ring – ping rewritten in Rust

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

ring is a simple ping too that’s been written in Rust.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

zerobrew – fast Homebrew-compatible package manager

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

zerobrew is a fast Homebrew-compatible package manager.

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Linux Candy

TheaTTYr – terminal theater for playing VT100 art and animations

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms TUI

TheaTTYr is a terminal theater for playing VT100 art and animations. It’s written in the Rust language.

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Monitor System

ecscope – monitor AWS ECS resources from the terminal

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI, Utilities

ecscope lets you monitor AWS ECS resources from the terminal. It provides a TUI which shows services, tasks and containers in a single view.

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