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Author: Steve Emms

Diary

Mini Diarium – encrypted local-first journaling application

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Mini Diarium is a private desktop journal with encrypted entries, multiple diaries, rich-text editing, tags, backups and import/export.

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Git Clients

git-history – analyse structured data history with SQLite

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-history loads the history of JSON, CSV, and TSV files into SQLite so changes to individual records can be analysed with SQL queries.

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Audio Editors

Open Sound Meter – real-time sound system measurement

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Open Sound Meter provides real-time spectrum, phase, impulse response, coherence, delay and SPL measurements for sound system tuning.

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Fusion – lightweight RSS and Atom reader

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Web Apps

Fusion is a lightweight RSS and Atom reader with search, bookmarks, unread tracking, keyboard shortcuts, Fever integration and OIDC.

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Stan – Haskell STatic ANalyser

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Stan uses GHC-generated HIE files to inspect source code, identify code that could be improved, and offer guidance.

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Git Clients

git-who – repository-wide Git authorship analysis

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-who analyses repository authorship across branches, directories, and revisions, with contribution rankings, history views, and filters.

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Manga

Tanoshi – self-hosted manga reader

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other, Web Apps

Tanoshi is a self-hosted manga reader with source searches, chapter downloads, reading progress, mobile web reading and tracker integration.

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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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Manga

Suwayomi Server – manga reader server

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms Other, Web Apps

Suwayomi Server hosts manga from compatible extensions, with automated chapter downloads, tracking, OPDS feeds and library synchronisation.

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Weeder – perform whole-program dead-code analysis

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Weeder is a command-line utility for Haskell that performs whole-program dead-code analysis.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Benchmarking

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.

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Diary

Daily You – privacy-focused diary and journaling application

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Daily You is a private offline diary with mood tracking, tags, Markdown notes, encrypted backups, reminders and journal organisation.

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Comic Books

Issued – personal comic library server

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms Other, Web Apps

Issued manages personal comic collections with folder-based browsing, an online reader, OPDS page streaming, thumbnails and reading history.

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Git Clients

BFG Repo-Cleaner – remove unwanted data from Git history

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

BFG Repo-Cleaner removes secrets, unwanted files, and large blobs from Git repository history using a focused bulk-cleanup workflow.

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Compression

ZXC – lossless compression library and command-line tool

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ZXC is a high-performance lossless compression library and command-line tool written primarily in C.

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crash – Linux kernel crash analysis utility

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

crash examines Linux kernel dumps and live systems with backtraces, memory inspection, kernel symbols and extensible analysis commands.

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Compression

lrzip-next – Long Range ZIP

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lrzip-next is a long-range compression utility. The project builds on the original design with a large number of enhancements.

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Documentation

RCP Tools- manage large filesets

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

RCP Tools is a Rust-based collection of command-line utilities for managing large filesets on Linux systems and across remote hosts.

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18 Best Free and Open Source File Synchronization Tools

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

File synchronization (often know as syncing) is the process which ensures that files stored on different devices are kept up-to-date.

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Eye Care Software

wlsunset – adjust display colour temperature on Wayland

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

wlsunset changes screen colour temperature on compatible Wayland desktops using sunrise, sunset, twilight settings and manual controls.

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