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CLI & editors✳

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yeet-src /

sigwire

Sigwire – a live TUI switchboard for every signal on your Linux box

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
30#019
jonoton /

cpp-tui

cpp-tui – A lightweight, single-header C++ TUI (Text User Interface) library

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30#020
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patrick-sharp /

waypoint.nvim

Waypoint.nvim – A Neovim plugin for bookmarking lines of code

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30#021
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tracyspacy /

fli

Fli – 18KB CLI file listing tool in no_std rust and Libc

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30#022
PlummersSoftwareLLC /

TinyRetroPad

TinyRetroPad: A working, Notepad-style Windows text editor in roughly 2.5 KB

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
30#023
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chatcode-lab /

stock-tui

stock-tui – an open-source terminal app inspired by StockTouch

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30#024
encse /

adsb-tui

ADS-B Receiver for the Terminal

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24#025
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u84u /

photu

Photu – a shell pipe CLI for batch image processing, built on libvips

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24#026
Logic-gate /

cleaf

Cleaf – A small text editor for Linux with big ideas

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22#027
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hermetic-code /

labeled-cli

A lightweight CLI tool to track and purge temporary packages in Linux

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22#028
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leonardosalasd /

doc-engine-cli

Markdown to PDF CLI Tool

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
21#029
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primaprashant /

hns

Hns – Local open source speech-to-text CLI

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21#030
uint23 /

cterm

Cterm – The Smallest Terminal Emulator

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21#031
zaydea805 /

term-a11y

I made a term-a11y: accessible spinners and progress bars for CLI tools

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
21#032
iamkaran /

whats

Whats: A CLI command explainer, pure man pages, –help outputs

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
21#033
yuluo-yx /

typo

Typo – New CLI tools, Auto-correct mistyped shell commands

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
21#034
electronicsleep /

rust-vim

Had an idea for a Rust editor with simple Vim mode for learning

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21#035
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not-elm /

orzma

orzma – a terminal emulator that renders webviews inside the terminal

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
21#036

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