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GPS

AAT Activity Tracker – GPS-tracking application

September 18, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

AAT is a GPS-tracking application for tracking sportive activities, with an emphasis on cycling.

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Minisforum AI X1 Pro: ComfyUI – Generate video, images, 3D, audio with AI

September 15, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews, Scientific

Let’s start with ComfyUI, open source node-based software for generative AI. I install ROCm, ComfyUI and a useful model manager.

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Machine Learning in Linux

Gerbil – desktop app to easily run Large Language Models locally

September 13, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Scientific

Gerbil lets you run LLMs locally powered by KoboldCpp which itself is a highly modified fork of llama.cpp.

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Machine Learning

Minisforum AI X1 Pro: Jan – Chat with AI without privacy concerns

September 12, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews, Scientific

A simple real-world test of the performance of the Radeon 890M with Jan, an open source ChatGPT-alternative that runs 100% offline.

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Google Drawings

Project Graph – next generation node graph drawing tool

September 10, 2025 Steve Emms Scientific

Project Graph is a simple but powerful tool for drawing graphs. Unleash creativity and streamline workflows with AI-powered graph design.

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Science

Webots – robot simulator

September 5, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Webots provides a complete development environment to model, program, and simulate robots, vehicles, and mechanical systems.

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Data Science

LG4X-V2 – GUI for X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) curve fitting

August 27, 2025 Steve Emms Scientific

LG4X-V2 is a GUI for X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) curve fitting based on the python lmfit package.

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Chemistry

Cantera – chemical kinetics, thermodynamics and transport toolkit

August 24, 2025 Steve Emms Scientific

Cantera models chemical kinetics, thermodynamics and transport, with reactor networks, flame simulations and sensitivity analysis tools.

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Machine Learning

Holloway’s Upscaler – command-line image and video enlargement

August 16, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Scientific

Holloway’s Upscaler enlarges images and video with Real-ESRGAN models, FFmpeg integration, format choices and resumable workflows.

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Machine Learning

Real-ESRGAN GUI – graphical image enlargement tool

August 15, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI, Scientific

Real-ESRGAN GUI enlarges images and GIFs using Real-ESRGAN or Real-CUGAN, with batch processing, drag and drop, and custom sizing.

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Chemistry

Nucleus – browse the chemical elements

August 14, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Nuclues gives you the ability to view the periodic table of the elements, as well as a variety of properties for each element,

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Machine Learning

jdPixelUpscaler – enlarge images without smoothing pixels

August 14, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI, Scientific

jdPixelUpscaler enlarges pixel art using colour-preserving pixel replication, with a desktop interface, command-line options and D-Bus.

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Machine Learning

Aeternum – minimal Rust image upscaler

August 13, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI, Scientific

Aeternum is a minimal Rust image upscaler using Upscayl-NCNN, with selectable models, output formats, compression and drag-and-drop input.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

Table Habit – establish and track your own micro habit

August 3, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Table Habit is an app that helps you establish and track your own micro habit. It includes a complete set of growth curves and charts

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Machine Learning

codename goose – AI agent

July 31, 2025 Steve Emms Scientific

goose is an on-machine AI agent, capable of automating complex development tasks from start to finish.

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ManageMeals Web – recipe manager frontend

July 30, 2025 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

ManageMeals is a web-based recipe manager for Linux with URL imports, meal plans, shopping lists, recipe search and sharing tools.

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OpenCommit – auto-generate meaningful commits in a second

July 22, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Scientific

OpenCommit lets you auto-generate meaningful commits.There are multiple optional flags that can be used with the oco command.

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Machine Learning

BrickGPT – generates a toy brick structure

July 20, 2025 Steve Emms Scientific

BrickGPT generates a toy brick structure from a user-provided text prompt in an end-to-end manner.

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Data Science

HDF Compass – experimental viewer program for HDF5

July 14, 2025 Steve Emms Scientific

HDF Compass is an experimental viewer program for HDF5 and related formats, designed to complement other more complex applications.

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Network Security

xxHash – non-cryptographic hash algorithm

July 6, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

xxHash is an extremely fast non-cryptographic hash algorithm, working at RAM speed limit.

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