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Selection of utilities

Splashboard – Rust-based command-line utility

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

Splashboard is a Rust-based command-line utility that replaces an empty shell prompt with a configurable terminal dashboard.

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Holo – terminal user interface for Android developers

May 9, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Holo is a TUI for Android developers who prefer to inspect, debug, and control devices without switching away from the command line.

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Diff Tools

diffsitter – semantic diff tool

May 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

diffsitter is a semantic diff tool for source code

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Password manager

pasejo – command line password manager

May 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

pasejo is a password manager that’s a reimplementation of passage designed for teams.

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Network Security

ThreatDeck – monitor threat intelligence feeds

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Security, TUI

ThreatDeck is a Rust-based terminal application for monitoring threat intelligence feeds and generating alerts from matched content.

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Password manager

Steelsafe – TUI password manager

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

SteelSafe is a small personal password manager for the terminal.

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Password manager

seniorpw – password manager using age

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

seniorpw is a command-line password manager that uses age as its encryption backend and is inspired by pass.

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Wallpaper Setter

Wewa – render web content as desktop wallpaper

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Wewa turns webpages, local HTML, videos and ShaderToy shaders into dynamic desktop wallpapers across Linux, macOS and Windows.

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Mado – fast Markdown linter

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Mado is a command-line Markdown linter written in Rust. It is designed to check Markdown documents for style and formatting issues.

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Selection of utilities

steamfetch – display your Steam stats

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

steamfetch is a terminal utility inspired by neofetch that presents Steam profile and library statistics in a styled command-line display.

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Wallpaper Setter

awww – animated wallpaper daemon for Wayland

May 6, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

awww is an animated wallpaper daemon for Wayland, offering image transitions, per-output selection, restoration and runtime controls.

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Diff Tools

RCompare – file and directory comparison toolkit

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Utilities

RCompare is a file and directory comparison toolkit with a Rust core, PySide6 GUI, specialised file diffing, sync tools and CLI support.

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Hex Editor

XVI – hex editor using ncurses

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

xvi is a hex editor that uses an ncurses-based interface and is designed for interactive binary file editing from the console.

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Selection of utilities

FilesFinder – search for files within a given repository

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

FilesFinder is a command-line utility that searches for files within a repository while respecting ignore rules.

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Git Clients

Gitte – native GNOME desktop Git client

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Gitte is a native GNOME Git client built with Rust, GTK and libadwaita, with commit graphs, history editing, stashes, diffs, and remotes.

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Log Analyzers

tailspin – terminal log file highlighter

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, Utilities

tailspin is a terminal log file highlighter designed for inspecting log output in the shell.

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Log Analyzers

hl – command-line tool for inspecting structured logs

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, Utilities

hl is designed for fast analysis of large log files and streams, helping users search, sort, and navigate log output.

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Diff Tools

biodiff – terminal-based binary diff viewer

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

biodiff compares two files side by side in a hex view and uses alignment algorithms to keep similar regions lined up.

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matugen – Material You and Base16 colour generation tool

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

matugen generates Material You and Base16 colour schemes from images or colours with flexible templates and extensive customisation.

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Terminal Session Recording

rec – records terminal sessions

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

rec is a command-line utility that records terminal sessions and turns them into reusable workflows.

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