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Video Conversion

ab-av1 – AV1 encoding with fast quality sampling

September 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

ab-av1 is a video encoding tool that samples VMAF or XPSNR, searches for suitable CRF values, predicts output size, and drives FFmpeg encodes.

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Command Schedulers

sdctl – security-focused TUI for managing systemd services

September 16, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

sdctl is a security-focused TUI for managing systemd services with polkit authentication, fuzzy search, log browsing and unit editing.

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Utility

rdmatop – real-time TUI monitor for RDMA network traffic

September 16, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

rdmatop is a Linux terminal user interface for monitoring Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) network activity in real time.

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Video Conversion

LoMux – lightweight FFmpeg media converter

September 16, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

LoMux is a lightweight media converter with an FFmpeg-powered GUI, presets, batch processing, trimming, subtitles, metadata, and yt-dlp support.

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YouTube

Open Video Downloader – cross-platform yt-dlp GUI

September 15, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet, Multimedia

Open Video Downloader is a cross-platform yt-dlp GUI for downloading videos, audio, subtitles and playlists with queues and quality controls.

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svlint – configurable SystemVerilog linter

September 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

svlint is a configurable SystemVerilog linter with selectable rules, bundled rulesets, TOML configuration and editor integration through svls.

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Piccolo – modern GTK color picker

September 14, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Piccolo is a GTK and Libadwaita color picker with screen sampling, flexible color formats, history, keyboard navigation, and an adaptive interface.

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perl-lsp – language server for Perl

September 14, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

perl-lsp is a Perl language server with type inference, completion, navigation, refactoring, diagnostics and command-line analysis tools.

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Security

paq – fast BLAKE3 file and directory hashing

September 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

paq is a fast BLAKE3 command-line tool for recursively hashing files and directories with deterministic output and parallel processing.

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SSD

Excise – interactive terminal storage navigator

September 12, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Excise is a terminal storage navigator with interactive disk maps, careful space accounting, reporting and safeguards for permanent deletion.

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Character Map

Glyphana – search and discover Unicode glyphs

September 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Glyphana is a graphical Unicode character map for finding, inspecting and collecting individual glyphs.

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Foreign Languages

MoonTranslator – minimalist desktop translation application

September 11, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

MoonTranslator is a desktop translation app with popup translation, clipboard replacement, multiple providers, and X11 and Wayland support.

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File Managers

Wyrmhole – secure peer-to-peer file transfer GUI

September 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Wyrmhole is a lightweight desktop GUI for encrypted peer-to-peer file transfers using magic-wormhole, with history, relay settings and Linux packages.

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File Transfer Tools

Croc GUI – secure cross-platform file transfer

September 10, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Croc GUI is a desktop interface for croc offering encrypted peer-to-peer file transfers, drag-and-drop, QR codes, relay options and LAN mode.

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Podcast

PodFetch – self-hosted podcast manager with gPodder integration

September 10, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Web Apps

PodFetch is a self-hosted podcast manager for downloading, playing and organising podcasts through a web interface with gPodder integration.

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Task Manager

Tasks – simple task manager for the COSMIC desktop

September 9, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Tasks is a simple graphical task manager for the COSMIC desktop with search, reminders, sorting, favourites, trash and Flatpak support.

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Clocks

clock-rs – modern digital clock for your terminal

September 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, TUI

clock-rs is a configurable terminal clock with timer and stopwatch modes, flexible positioning, colours, date formatting and UTC support.

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Typing

typa – minimal terminal typing speed test

September 9, 2026 Steve Emms Education, TUI

typa is a lightweight terminal typing test offering timed, word, quote, and code modes with detailed statistics and custom themes.

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tenki – terminal clock with animated weather effects

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

tenki is a Rust terminal clock with animated rain, snow and meteor effects, configurable wind, colours and animation speed.

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Typing

Termitype – feature-rich terminal typing test

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms Education, TUI

Termitype is a feature-rich terminal typing test with multiple modes, themes, statistics, custom word sets, and local results tracking.

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