Free and Open Source Software

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 30, 2026

• jolt - terminal-based battery and energy monitor - LinuxLinks

  jolt helps laptop users understand what’s draining their battery.

  It provides real-time insights into power consumption, process energy usage, and battery health—all in a clean, themeable TUI.

  This is free and open source software.

• gump - smarter cd command - LinuxLinks

  gump is a directory jumper using frecency. Type directory fragments, land where you meant.

  Shell hook records directories on cd. Frecency score = access count × recency multiplier. Query matches terms against paths using fuzzy matching. Unknown commands are intercepted and checked against the database.

  This is free and open source software.

• iocraft - craft CLIs, TUIs, and text-based IO - LinuxLinks

  iocraft is a library for crafting beautiful text output and interfaces for the terminal or logs. It allows you to easily build complex layouts and interactive elements using a declarative API.

  iocraft was inspired by Dioxus and Ink.

  This is free and open source software.

• rovr - post-modern terminal file explorer - LinuxLinks

  rovr is a modern, customizable, and aesthetically pleasing terminal file explorer.

  This is free and open source software.

• tui-input - library supporting multiple backends - LinuxLinks

  tui-input is a TUI input library supporting multiple backends.

  This crate can be used with tui-rs and ratatui.

  This is free and open source software.

• Fint - keyboard-driven GUI file manager - LinuxLinks

  Fint is billed as a high-performance, keyboard-driven GUI file manager for Linux, combining TUI efficiency with GUI media capabilities.

  This is free and open source software.