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Seiraiyu /

md-review-plus

CLI tool for reviewing Markdown files with inline comments

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20#055
programmersd21 /

flow

Flow – A terminal dashboard for real-time network throughput

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20#056
DerotLuna /

vpn-kongtrol

Kongtrol – orchestrate multiple VPN clients from one CLI

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20#057
erdaltoprak /

ContainerUtility

ContainerUtility: A macOS app for the container CLI

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20#058
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tsirysndr /

fin

Fin – a TUI Jellyfin client powered by mpv with Chromecast support

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
20#059
selectel /

pyte

Pyte – Python library emulating VTXXX-compatible terminals in memory

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
20#060
lucky7xz /

chromaTUI

Chromatone spectrogram written in Rust for the terminal

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20#061
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gaia-research /

gaia-skill-tree

Open-source CLI for SKILL.md registry and parser lookup

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20#062
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modern-terminal-games /

mtg

Mtg – Arcade games for the terminal, in Rust with Ratatui

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
20#063
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HimitsuShell /

Himitsu

HimitsuShell – DRM for Shell Scripts with Obfuscation

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
20#064
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fran-mora /

foglio

Foglio – macOS Markdown editor: live preview, MIT, 5MB, no vault

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
20#065
aashish-thapa /

wlctl

Wlctl – a Rust TUI for Managing Wi-Fi/ETH/VPN Using NetworkManager

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
20#066
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SinanTang /

poddie

Poddie – A local-first, text-based video and podcast editor

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
20#067
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techno-neighbour /

focal-harvest

Focal Harvest – CLI research pipeline to search, scrape and notify

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
20#068
aymanbagabas /

uncurses

Rust Terminal UI Library

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
20#069
mikewang817 /

TFormula

TFormula: Render LaTeX from any CLI app directly in Kitty-compatible terminals

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
11#070
philmard /

mygrid

Work on multiple projects at once (ONE terminal window for everything)

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
11#071
duguyue100 /

planning.nvim

Planning: A minimal Neovim planning calendar plugin

CLI & editorsLicense unchecked
11#072

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