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Category: Utilities

Selection of utilities

APTUI – TUI package manager for APT-based distros

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

APTUI is a terminal user interface (TUI) written in Go for managing APT packages.

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Monitor System

Usage – analyse your system

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Usage is a lightweight system monitoring application designed to provide a simple and accessible overview of system resource consumption.

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File Managers

17 Best Free and Open Source Linux File Managers

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

A file manager is software which provides a user interface to assist in the organisation of files. It helps users manage their files.

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30 Best Free and Open Source Linux Shells

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

The shell is a program that takes commands from the keyboard and gives them to the operating system to perform. We recommend the finest free and open source shells.

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Find Duplicates

19 Best Free and Open Source CLI Tools to Find and Delete Duplicate Files

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

This roundup focuses on free and open source command-line tools that help you find and remove duplicate files.

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Mail Notification

Mail Notification Tools: 8 Best Free and Open Source Software

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Utilities

Email is arguably one of the most popular and useful functions of a Linux system. Keep abreast of new emails without interruption.

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Find Duplicates

Periscope – organize storage and safely remove redundant files

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Periscope is a command-line duplicate file finder that helps you organize storage and safely remove redundant files without losing data.

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Find Duplicates

Go Find Duplicates – scans directories for duplicate files and directories

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Go Find Duplicates is a command-line utility that scans directories for duplicate files and directories.

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4 Best Free and Open Source Linux Magnifying Tools

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Roundup, Utilities

This roundup focuses on screen magnification accessibility tools.

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Emacs Software

10 Best Free and Open Source Emacs-Like Text Editors

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Utilities

The original program was written in 1976 as a set of macros for an existing text editor called TECO.

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PowerShell – cross-platform automation and configuration framework

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

PowerShell is a cross-platform automation and configuration framework that combines an interactive command-line shell, a scripting language, and more.

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taws – terminal user interface for Amazon Web Services

March 21, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI, Utilities

taws is a terminal user interface for Amazon Web Services that lets you browse, inspect, and manage cloud resources from inside the terminal.

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Images

Image Compare – comparing images side by side

March 21, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Image Compare is a Linux desktop application for comparing images side by side with tools that help inspect differences in layout, colour handling, and scaling.

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process

OxMgr – Rust process manager and PM2 alternative

March 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

OxMgr is a lightweight process manager for supervising long-running services across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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Tiling Window Managers

8 Best Free and Open Source X11 Tiling Window Managers

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Utilities

There are a few different types of window managers. This article recommends the best X11 tiling window managers.

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Subtitles

12 Best Free and Open Source Subtitle Editors

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

A subtitle editor is software that lets users create and edit subtitles. We pick the finest open source software.

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strace-tui – explore strace output

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

strace-tui is a terminal user interface (TUI) for visualizing and exploring strace output.

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Wallpaper Setter

Icebg – Wayland wallpaper setter

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Icebg is a lightweight wallpaper setter for Wayland compositors.

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Network

assh – make your ssh client smarter

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

assh is a transparent wrapper for SSH that makes client configuration more powerful and easier to manage.

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Proprietary App of the Week

Warp – modern terminal with an IDE-like interface and AI assistance

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Reviews, Utilities

Warp is a Rust-based terminal for developers and teams. It’s proprietary software.

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