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hsh – better shell

December 22, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

hsh is a slightly different take on your shell. It’s closer to a user agent than you standard POSIX shell.

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hys – RSS reader for digital minimalists

December 19, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Hys is a fast, lightweight, and opinionated terminal RSS reader written in Zig that helps you avoid doom-scrolling.

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TigerBeetle – financial transactions database

December 18, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Database

TigerBeetle is a reliable, fast, and highly available database for financial accounting.

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zf – fuzzy finder designed for filtering filepaths

December 17, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

zf is a fuzzy finder that excels at filtering filepaths.

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sneemok – screenshot tool

December 12, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics

sneemok is a Wayland screenshot annotation tool written in Zig.

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zur – AUR helper

December 11, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

zur is just another AUR helper. The AUR is a community-driven repository for Arch Linux users that contains package build scripts.

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fancy-cat – PDF reader for terminal emulators

July 22, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

fancy-cat is a PDF reader for terminal emulators using the Kitty image protocol.

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Ghostty – feature-rich and cross-platform terminal emulator

January 6, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity

Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.

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zpotify – CLI for controlling Spotify playback

December 31, 2024 Luke Baker CLI, Multimedia

zpotify is a CLI for controlling Spotify playback and much more.

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File Managers

fex – command-line file explorer prioritizing quick navigation

December 29, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Utilities

fex is a command-line file explorer inspired by Vim, exa and fzf, built with quick exploration and navigation in mind.

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Bun – fast JavaScript runtime

June 14, 2024 Eilidih Parris Web Apps

Bun is an all-in-one JavaScript runtime and toolkit designed for speed, complete with a bundler, test runner, and package manager.

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river – dynamic tiling Wayland compositor

January 26, 2024 Steve Emms Desktop

river is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor with flexible runtime configuration.

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Linux Candy: linuxwave – generate music from the entropy of Linux

April 18, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews, Software

linuxwave is a small utility that’s designed to generate music from the entropy of Linux. It’s written in Zig.

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