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Author: Steve Emms

Monitoring

fswatch – reports changes to files and directories

April 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

fswatch is a cross-platform command-line utility and frontend to libfswatch that reports changes to files and directories as they happen.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cat

April 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

cat derives its name from concatenation and provides other nifty options too. This article spotlights alternative tools to cat.

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CAD Software

KLayout – viewer and editor for integrated circuit and mask design

April 20, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

KLayout is a Qt-based layout viewer and editor for integrated circuit and mask design work.

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Foreign Languages

VocabSieve – Anki companion for language learning

April 20, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

VocabSieve is a desktop companion for Anki designed to help language learners build vocabulary through sentence mining.

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Selection of utilities

chmod-cli – generate chmod commands

April 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

chmod-cli makes it easier to build chmod commands without having to remember octal values or symbolic permission syntax.

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Inventory Management

TeemIp – manage network addressing data and related infrastructure records

April 20, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Web Apps

TeemIp is a web-based platform for managing network addressing data and related infrastructure records.

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CAD Software

build123d – Python CAD programming library

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics

build123d is a Python-based parametric modeling framework for 2D and 3D CAD.

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Education

LinguaCafe – helps language learners acquire vocabulary by reading

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Web Apps

LinguaCafe is a self-hosted web application for language learners that helps them read foreign-language texts.

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Network Security

Checksum Checker – simple GUI application

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Checksum Checker helps users verify file checksums against expected values and generate new checksums for local files.

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DNA

SeqMonk – visualise and analyse high throughput mapped sequence data

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

SeqMonk is a Java application for visualising and analysing mapped sequence data.

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DNA

GW – fast browser for genomic sequencing data

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

GW is a terminal-based genome browser designed for inspecting sequencing experiments and reviewing variants.

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Developer of the Week

Developer of the Week: Wim Taymans

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Blog

Wim Taymans is a Belgian Linux multimedia developer.

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Network Security

HashVerifier – checksum generation and verification utility

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

HashVerifier is a cross-platform checksum generation and verification utility for Linux and Windows.

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Benchmarking

vkmark – Vulkan benchmarking suite

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

vkmark is a Vulkan benchmarking suite built around targeted, configurable scenes to measure different aspects of Vulkan performance.

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Network Security

Rust Hash Sum – calculate and verify file checksums

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

rhashsum is a desktop utility for generating and checking file integrity hashes through a graphical interface.

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Benchmarking

iperf3 – active measurement of network performance on IP networks

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

iperf3 is a command-line utility for active measurement of network performance on IP networks.

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Network

rdapper – performs domain registration lookups

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

rdapper is a Node library that performs domain registration lookups and returns the results in a consistent structure.

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Benchmarking

UnixBench – original BYTE UNIX benchmark suite

April 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

UnixBench is a classic system benchmark for Unix-like systems, combining CPU, process, file, shell, system call, and graphics tests.

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Image of Files

Dongle – move around deep directory trees

April 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Dongle is a terminal utility that helps you move around deep directory trees without typing long cd paths by hand.

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Online 3D Viewer – browser-based application for inspecting 3D models

April 18, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Web Apps

Online 3D Viewer is a browser-based application for inspecting 3D models without installing desktop software.

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