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9 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Emulators Built With Web Technologies

August 23, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

This article recommends terminal emulators built with web technologies – JavaScript, HTML, CSS.

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Terminal Multiplexer

14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal Multiplexers

August 17, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Utilities

Users that want to exploit the full power of the terminal may benefit from using a terminal multiplexer. We feature the best multiplexers.

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Email

20 Best Free and Open Source Linux Console Email Clients

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

Here are our recommended console email clients. All free and open source goodness.

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Emojis

12 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Emoji Tools

August 3, 2026 Erik Karlsson CLI, Other, Roundup, Utilities

An emoji is a pictogram, logogram, ideogram or smiley embedded in text and used in electronic messages and web pages. We recommend terminal based emoji tools.

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Weather image

19 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Weather Tools

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Scientific

This article focuses on terminal-based weather tools for Linux. We only feature free and open source software here.

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KDash – terminal-based Kubernetes dashboard

June 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

KDash offers an interactive Kubernetes terminal dashboard with resource management, live logs, performance metrics and workload troubleshooting.

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draw – simple drawing tool for the terminal

June 5, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

draw lets you sketch in the terminal using a mouse, with coloured characters, rectangular shapes, text insertion and saved files.

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Trophy – terminal-based 3D model viewer

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

Trophy renders OBJ, GLB and STL models directly in the terminal, with interactive navigation, textured rendering and lighting controls.

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ESSH – persistent SSH sessions with terminal health dashboards

May 30, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

ESSH manages persistent SSH shells using OpenSSH and tmux, with reconnection, host health dashboards, themes and multiple sessions.

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Clipboard

ClipTUI – terminal-based clipboard history manager

May 25, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

ClipTUI is a terminal clipboard history manager with fuzzy search, quick-copy shortcuts, preview mode and persistent local SQLite storage.

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Git Clients

Onefetch – terminal overview of Git repository information

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Onefetch displays Git repository details, code statistics, contributor information, and language breakdowns in a configurable terminal view.

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Monitor System

SEE – terminal interface for inspecting systemd service events

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

SEE provides a keyboard-driven terminal interface to systemd service events, with multiple buffers, date filtering and Vim-style navigation.

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Stock Market Investment Tools

Gloomberb – keyboard-driven financial research terminal

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Financial, TUI

Gloomberb provides a keyboard-driven financial terminal for Linux with market research, portfolios, charting, plugins and financial news.

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Podcast

14 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Podcast Tools

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup, TUI

Podcasting lets listeners automatically receive the latest episodes of their chosen programmes as soon as they are released.

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Dictionary Tools

charcoal – command line dictionary

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

charcoal is a Rust command-line dictionary with colourised output, optional speech and caching of dictionary text and audio

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Git Clients

ec – terminal three-way Git merge tool

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

ec is a terminal Git merge tool with three-way conflict comparison, optional base views, conflicted-file selection, and scripted operation.

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voxcii – terminal-based ASCII 3D model viewer

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

voxcii renders OBJ and STL models as interactive terminal ASCII art, with depth buffering, lighting-based shading and optional colours.

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Guitar

tTune – customisable terminal guitar tuner

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, TUI

tTune is a keyboard-driven terminal guitar tuner with YIN pitch detection, custom tunings, colour themes and configurable ASCII art.

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Monitor System

LogLens – interactive terminal interface for Linux events

February 28, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

LogLens is a terminal-based Linux event viewer with severity filters, keyword searches, structured details and keyboard navigation.

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Wallpaper Setter

awtwall – fast terminal wallpaper picker for Wayland

February 28, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

awtwall is a terminal wallpaper picker for Wayland with image previews, monitor selection, GIF support and video wallpaper backends.

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