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Selection of utilities

RustDiff – semantic JSON, XML and SQL diff tool

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

RustDiff is a GTK4 semantic diff tool for JSON, XML and SQL with side-by-side editors, search, graph view, history and export.

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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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Configuring music

Pipeweaver – PipeWire Audio Management and Routing

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Pipeweaver is a PipeWire audio management tool for building virtual channels, routing signals, mixing sources, and external control.

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Network

lldap – lightweight LDAP authentication server

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

lldap is a lightweight LDAP authentication server with a web interface, GraphQL API, multiple databases and simple self-hosted user management.

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Mixer

Sonusmix – PipeWire Audio Routing and Device Management

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Sonusmix is a graphical PipeWire audio router for creating virtual devices, managing applications, and preserving routing setups.

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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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WebRTC

Selkies – Linux remote desktop and application streaming platform

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia

Selkies is a low-latency Linux remote desktop and application streaming platform with WebSockets, optional WebRTC and GPU acceleration.

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YouTube

Pulsar – yt-dlp GUI

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Multimedia

Pulsar is a desktop media utility for Linux, macOS, and Windows that wraps yt-dlp and ffmpeg in a polished graphical interface.

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Selection of utilities

hist-rs – high-throughput CLI to count unique lines

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

hist-rs is a Rust command-line utility built for high-throughput line-oriented text processing.

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Selection of utilities

cuniq – count unique lines in text input

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cuniq is a command-line utility written in Rust for counting unique lines in text input.

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Photo Metadata

Metamorphosis – inspect and change embedded metadata

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Metamorphosis is a desktop utility for inspecting and changing embedded metadata across media and document files.

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Monitor System

SEE – inspect logs from systemd services

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

SEE is a terminal user interface for inspecting logs from systemd services.

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Map – Linux Wardley map editor

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Map is a Linux Wardley map editor that turns a compact plain text notation into visual strategy maps.

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Vulnerability Detection

LIEF – work with executable and binary formats

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms Security

LIEF is a cross-platform library for working with executable and binary formats.

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Kotoba – Japanese – English dictionary

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI, Utilities

Kotoba is a Japanese-English dictionary application for GNOME.

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Selection of utilities

uniqs – alternative to uniq

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

uniqs is a Rust command-line utility that serves as an alternative to uniq with streaming support.

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Selection of utilities

xuniq – line deduplicator

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

xuniq is a high-performance and stable line deduplicator. Unlike the standard uniq utility, xuniq does not require your input to be sorted.

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Selection of utilities

cksfv.rs – reimplements the classic cksfv tool

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cksfv.rs is a command-line utility written in Rust that reimplements the classic cksfv tool for working with SFV checksum files.

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Security

Chainsaw – fast forensic triage and threat hunting tool for Windows artefacts

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms Security

Chainsaw helps investigators search and analyse data such as Windows Event Logs, the MFT, Shimcache, SRUM, registry hives, and ESE databases.

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