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File Managers

elio – terminal file manager

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

elio is a terminal file manager that combines fast file browsing with rich previews in a three-pane text user interface.

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Eye Care Software

sunsetr – automatic blue-light filter

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

sunsetr is a blue-light filter for Wayland to reduce eye strain by shifting displays from neutral daylight tones to warmer evening settings.

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Documentation

cpx – modern replacement for the traditional cp command

May 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cpx is a command-line utility for Linux that rethinks the classic cp command with an emphasis on speed, resilience.

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Linux Chess Apps

Obsidian Chess Studio – chess analysis platform

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms Games, GUI

Obsidian Chess Studio is a modern chess analysis application designed for players who want to study games, explore positions.

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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 – renders web content as desktop wallpaper

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Wewa is a cross-platform command line tool written in Rust that renders web content as desktop wallpaper.

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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 – wallpaper daemon for Wayland

May 6, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

awww is a wallpaper daemon for Wayland that lets you change wallpapers at runtime without restarting the daemon.

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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 – desktop Git client for GNOME

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Gitte is a desktop Git client for GNOME built with GTK4 and libadwaita.

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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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