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Author: Steve Emms

Game Engines

Vassal – game engine

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Games

Vassal is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. It’s written in Java.

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lo – very small low-level JavaScript runtime

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

lo is a low-level JavaScript runtime.

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Database

Vi Mongo – streamlines managing MongoDB databases

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Database, TUI

Vi Mongo is an intuitive Terminal User Interface (TUI) application designed to streamline and simplify the management of MongoDB databases.

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Selection of utilities

termshot – generate screenshots of your terminal

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

termshot reads the console output and renders an output image that resembles a user interface window.

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Selection of utilities

dotool – simulate input

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

dotool reads actions from stdin and simulates keyboard/mouse input. It works systemwide and supports keyboard layouts.

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CNC Software

Kiri – browser-based CAM and slicer

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

Kiri is a browser-based slicer and toolpath generator for CNC milling, laser cutting, 3D printing and other fabrication workflows.

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Image of Files

S3QL – file system that stores all its data online

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

S3QL is a file system that stores all its data online using storage services like Google Storage, Amazon S3, or OpenStack.

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Task Manager

RonDO – terminal productivity app

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

RonDO is a modern terminal productivity app that combines task management with a daily journal.

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RustConn – manage remote connections

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

RustConn is a graphical connection manager for SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, SFTP, tunnels, remote desktops, and system administration.

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Music Player

CLIAMP – retro terminal music player inspired by Winamp

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

CLIAMP is billed as a retro-inspired terminal music player influenced by the classic Winamp 2.x era. It’s really cool!

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Web Browsers

Brow6el – terminal web browser with graphics support

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Brow6el is a full-featured web browser for the terminal using Chromium (CEF) with support for Sixel and Kitty graphics protocols.

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MicroPie – ultra-micro ASGI Python web framework

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

MicroPie is a fast, lightweight, modern Python web framework built on ASGI for asynchronous web applications.

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Wi-Fi Internet

nmrs – Rust API for NetworkManager over D-Bus

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

nmrs is Rust API for NetworkManager over D-Bus. The goal is to provide a safe and simple high-level API for managing Wi-Fi connections

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Musical instruments

mufetch – neofetch-style CLI for music

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

mufetch displays beautiful music information with cover art in your terminal. Search for tracks, albums, or artists.

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WiFi

nmtui-go – TUI to manage NetworkManager Wi-Fi connections

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Go Network Manager TUI (nmtui-go) is a Terminal User Interface (TUI) for managing NetworkManager Wi-Fi connections on Linux systems

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Machine Learning in Linux

models – CLI and TUI to browse AI models and coding agents

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

models is a CLI and TUI for browsing AI models and coding agents.

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Git Clients

ftdv – interactive interface for viewing git diffs

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

ftdv (File Tree Diff Viewer) is a terminal-based diff viewer inspired by diffnav and lazygit, built with ratatui.

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Revision Control

Game of Trees – version control system

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Game of Trees (Got) is a version control system which prioritizes ease of use and simplicity over flexibility.

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Image of Files

Jumper – files/directories jumper

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Jumper is a CLI program that helps you jumping to the directories and files that you frequently visit, with minimal number of keystrokes.

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WiFi

Orbit – WiFi and Bluetooth manager for Wayland

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Orbit is a native WiFi/Bluetooth manager for Wayland using Rust, GTK4, and layer-shell with a high-contrast glassmorphism UI.

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