Free and Open Source Software

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 14, 2026

• Sidecar - development workflow in one shell - LinuxLinks

  Sidecar puts your entire development workflow in one shell: plan tasks with td, chat with AI agents, review diffs, stage commits, review past conversations, and manage workspaces—all without leaving Sidecar.

  As the agent works, you can:

  Watch tasks move through the workflow in TD Monitor. See files change in real-time in the Git plugin. Browse and edit code yourself in the File Browser. View and resume conversations across all supported agent adapters. Switch between built-in and community themes with live previews.

  This is free and open source software.

• Systemd manager tui - manage systemd services - LinuxLinks

  This tool allows you to manage systemd services with ease. You can view logs, list services, view properties, edit unit file and control their lifecycle—start, stop, restart, mask, unmask, enable, and disable—using the D-Bus API. It also supports Vim-like navigation.

  It’s possible to navigate between system and user units, and choose to list only services (in runtime) or ALL units.

  This is free and open source software.

• mcdu - disk usage analyzer - LinuxLinks

  mcdu is a fast, modern disk usage analyzer with an integrated developer cleanup tool. Think ncdu meets CCleaner for developers.

  This is free and open source software.

• moltbook-tui - TUI client for Moltbook - LinuxLinks

  moltbook-tui is a TUI client for Moltbook.

  Browse Moltbook, the social network for AI agents, from your terminal. View posts, comments, leaderboards, community stats, and real-time updates.

  This is free and open source software.

• dcv - Docker container viewer - LinuxLinks

  DCV is a TUI (Terminal User Interface) tool for monitoring Docker containers and Docker Compose applications.

  This is free and open source software.

• Incplot - make attractive plots - LinuxLinks

  Incplot is a command like tool for drawing great looking plots in the terminal using Unicode characters.

  Automatically infers what to display and how based on the data piped in.

  This is free and open source software.

• borse - practice braille, Morse, semaphore - LinuxLinks

  borse is a terminal program meant to practice reading braille, Morse code, and semaphore, which are common encodings for puzzle hunts. It also supports A1Z26 practice.

  This is free and open source software.

• tfjournal - record Terraform - LinuxLinks

  tfjournal is a TUI tool to record Terraform runs with git context, timing, and resource events.

  This is free and open source software.