# NGI Zero

**URL:** https://discourse.nixos.org/c/dev/ngi-zero/45.md

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## [About the NGI Zero category](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/about-the-ngi-zero-category/20302)

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**Author:** [@ryantm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ryantm)\
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Summer of Nix is a large coordinated effort to reproducibly package Open Source software, making it readily available and usable by anyone. The program brings together independent developers and community enthusiasts for…

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## [Summer of Nix 2026: call for participants and mentors](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/summer-of-nix-2026-call-for-participants-and-mentors/77261)

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**Author:** [@wamirez](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/wamirez)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/summer-of-nix-2026-call-for-participants-and-mentors/77261 "2026-11-11T10:39:27Z")

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We are happy to announce Summer of Nix 2026, the sixth edition of our paid contribution program advancing the Next Generation Internet (NGI) and the Nix ecosystem. From August 3rd to August 28th, selected participants w…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] DocSpec packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-docspec-packaged-for-ngi-forge/80000)

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**Author:** [@eljamm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/eljamm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-docspec-packaged-for-ngi-forge/80000 "2026-09-09T08:30:03Z")

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DocSpec is a document-conversion SDK for rich text formats. Try it out Visit the application page, launch DocSpec in a shell environment, container, or NixOS VM and follow the usage instructions. Links Project Details…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] VACASK packaged for NGI Forge and NixOS](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-vacask-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixos/79998)

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**Author:** [@eljamm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/eljamm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-vacask-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixos/79998 "2026-09-09T07:38:18Z")

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VACASK (Verilog-A Circuit Analysis Kernel) is an analog circuit simulator with a device library built from Verilog-A modules. Try it out Visit the application page, launch VACASK in a shell environment and follow the us…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Superbol Studio packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-superbol-studio-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79970)

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**Author:** [@sempiternal-aurora](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/sempiternal-aurora)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-superbol-studio-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79970 "2026-09-07T15:27:06Z")

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Superbol Studio is a modern development environment for COBOL in VSCode. It integrates an intelligent code analysis server (LSP) providing navigation, auto-completion and error diagnostics, as well as code coverage visu…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Reflection packaged for NGI Forge, Nixpkgs](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-reflection-packaged-for-ngi-forge-nixpkgs/79904)

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**Author:** [@phanirithvij](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/phanirithvij)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-reflection-packaged-for-ngi-forge-nixpkgs/79904 "2026-09-03T08:52:07Z")

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Reflection is a collaborative, p2p, local-first GTK text editor. It is a native GTK note taking app with local-first collaboration built on p2panda, part of a broader initiative to make local-first sync a standard featu…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Snix packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-snix-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79878)

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**Author:** [@AhmedAmrNabil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/AhmedAmrNabil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-snix-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79878 "2026-09-01T12:20:53Z")

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Snix is a modern Rust re-implementation of the components of the Nix package manager. Snix modularity & composability allows recombining its parts in novel ways. It also provides library access to Nix data formats and c…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Mustang packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-mustang-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79877)

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**Author:** [@AhmedAmrNabil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/AhmedAmrNabil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-mustang-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79877 "2026-09-01T12:15:12Z")

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Mustang is a full-featured desktop email, chat, video conference, calendar and contacts client. Try it out Visit the application page, launch Mustang in a shell environment and follow the usage instructions. Links P…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Ties packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-ties-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79784)

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**Author:** [@AhmedAmrNabil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/AhmedAmrNabil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-ties-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79784 "2026-08-27T15:56:33Z")

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Ties is a a federated network to bookmark, organize, share and discover good web pages. Try it out Visit the application page, launch Ties in a shell environment, container, or NixOS VM and follow the usage instructions…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] BeaconDB packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-beacondb-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79783)

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**Author:** [@AhmedAmrNabil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/AhmedAmrNabil)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-beacondb-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79783 "2026-08-27T15:51:33Z")

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BeaconDB is a a privacy focused assisted GPS service written in Rust. Try it out Visit the application page, launch BeaconDB in a shell environment, container, or NixOS VM and follow the usage instructions. Links Proj…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] PrismaFS packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-prismafs-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79722)

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**Author:** [@AhmedAmrNabil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/AhmedAmrNabil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-prismafs-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79722 "2026-08-24T15:48:43Z")

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PrismaFS is a lightweight, portable userspace filesystem with isolated session layer. Try it out Visit the application page, launch PrismaFS in a shell environment and follow the usage instructions. Links Project Det…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Texlyre packaged for NGI Forge and NixOS](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-texlyre-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixos/79545)

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**Author:** [@AhmedAmrNabil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/AhmedAmrNabil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-texlyre-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixos/79545 "2026-08-12T13:16:06Z")

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Texlyre is a local-first real-time LaTeX and Typst collaboration platform with offline editing capabilities. Try it out Visit the application page, launch Texlyre in a container, or NixOS VM and follow the usage instruc…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Padne packaged for NGI Forge and NixOS](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-padne-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixos/79543)

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**Author:** [@eljamm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/eljamm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-padne-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixos/79543 "2026-08-12T07:36:11Z")

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Padne is a KiCad-focused Power Delivery Network Simulator. It uses the finite element method in order to simulate the voltage drop induced by DC currents on printed circuit boards. This allows easy identification of re…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] EMerge packaged for NGI Forge and NixOS](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-emerge-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixos/79541)

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**Author:** [@eljamm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/eljamm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-emerge-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixos/79541 "2026-08-12T07:14:10Z")

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EMerge is a Python based all-in-one finite element simulator for high frequency electromagnetic simulations. You can use it to simulate: RF Filters Signal propagation through PCBs Antennas Optycal systems Arrays and p…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] MWOffliner packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-mwoffliner-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79511)

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**Author:** [@AhmedAmrNabil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/AhmedAmrNabil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-mwoffliner-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79511 "2026-08-10T21:37:51Z")

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MWOffliner is a tool that crawls any recent MediaWiki wiki and packages it into an offline ZIM snapshot for local browsing. Features Scrape with or without image thumbnails Scrape with or without audio/video multim…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] BIDS packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-bids-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79411)

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**Author:** [@AhmedAmrNabil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/AhmedAmrNabil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-bids-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79411 "2026-08-08T09:42:32Z")

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BIDS is a tool to analyse ELF binaries and extract key features for indexing and searching. Try it out Visit the application page, launch BIDS in a shell environment and follow the usage instructions. Links Project D…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Vivliostyle packaged for NGI Forge and NixOS](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-vivliostyle-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixos/79309)

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**Author:** [@eljamm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/eljamm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-vivliostyle-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixos/79309 "2026-08-03T09:23:53Z")

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Vivliostyle is a CSS typesetting ecosystem for creating beautifully formatted documents using web technologies. Try it out Visit the application page, launch Vivliostyle in a shell environment and follow the usage in…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Alps updated for Nixpkgs and packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-alps-updated-for-nixpkgs-and-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79188)

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**Author:** [@wamirez](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/wamirez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-alps-updated-for-nixpkgs-and-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79188 "2026-07-27T08:18:51Z")

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Alps is a simple, extensible webmail client. This project has been reworked from the ground up. The frontend switched to Lit.js web components, replacing the old server-side rendering approach. The backend was rebuilt a…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Pnut and RPKI Client packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-pnut-and-rpki-client-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79186)

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**Author:** [@wamirez](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/wamirez)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-pnut-and-rpki-client-packaged-for-ngi-forge/79186 "2026-07-27T07:13:58Z")

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Pnut is a C to POSIX shell transpiler for reproducible and auditable bootstrapping of GCC from a minimal seed. RPKI Client is a relying party software for validating internet routing security data. RPKI offers a way to …

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Zenroom packaged for NGI Forge and Nixpkgs](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-zenroom-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixpkgs/79064)

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**Author:** [@eljamm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/eljamm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-zenroom-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixpkgs/79064 "2026-07-20T08:17:35Z")

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Zenroom is a tiny and portable virtual machine that integrates in any application to authenticate and restrict access to data and execute human-readable smart contracts. Try it out Visit the application page, launch Zen…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] DataLab packaged for NGI Forge and Nixpkgs](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-datalab-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixpkgs/78951)

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**Author:** [@eljamm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/eljamm)\
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**Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-datalab-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixpkgs/78951 "2026-07-15T11:03:11Z")

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DataLab is an open-source platform for scientific and technical data-processing and visualization. Try it out Visit the application page, launch DataLab in a shell environment, and follow the usage instructions. Lin…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Ziplinter packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-ziplinter-packaged-for-ngi-forge/78218)

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**Author:** [@imincik](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/imincik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-ziplinter-packaged-for-ngi-forge/78218 "2026-06-11T12:53:23Z")

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Ziplinter is a zIP file analyzer that outputs detailed archive metadata as JSON. Try it out Visit the application page, launch Ziplinter in a shell environment and follow the usage instructions. Links Project Details …

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] SocksTrace packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-sockstrace-packaged-for-ngi-forge/78216)

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**Author:** [@imincik](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/imincik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-sockstrace-packaged-for-ngi-forge/78216 "2026-06-11T12:44:59Z")

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SocksTrace is a ptrace-based proxy leak detector that identifies network connections bypassing configured proxies. Try it out Visit the application page, launch SocksTrace in a shell environment and follow the usage ins…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Sequoia PGP packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-sequoia-pgp-packaged-for-ngi-forge/78215)

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**Author:** [@imincik](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/imincik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-sequoia-pgp-packaged-for-ngi-forge/78215 "2026-06-11T12:06:44Z")

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Sequoia PGP is a command-line OpenPGP tool with post-quantum cryptography support. Try it out Visit the application page, launch Sequoia PGP in a shell environment and follow the usage instructions. Links Project Deta…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Himalaya packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-himalaya-packaged-for-ngi-forge/78212)

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**Author:** [@imincik](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/imincik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-himalaya-packaged-for-ngi-forge/78212 "2026-06-11T11:51:09Z")

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Himalaya is a command-line email client supporting IMAP, Maildir, and SMTP. Try it out Visit the application page, launch Himalaya in a shell environment and follow the usage instructions. Links Project Details Sourc…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] IronCalc packaged for NGI Forge and Nixpkgs](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-ironcalc-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixpkgs/78137)

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**Author:** [@phanirithvij](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/phanirithvij)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-ironcalc-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixpkgs/78137 "2026-06-08T17:07:14Z")

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IronCalc is a open source self-hosted spreadsheet engine and library. It is written in rust, has minimal dependencies, and is very lightweight. The engine runs in WebAssembly in your browser, providing high-speed calcula…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] DUT Control packaged for NGI Forge and Nixpkgs](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-dut-control-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixpkgs/77975)

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**Author:** [@eljamm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/eljamm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-dut-control-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixpkgs/77975 "2026-06-01T09:55:21Z")

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DUT Control is a unified device management tool for open firmware development. ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ Client │ │ Agent │ │ Device- │ │ (e.g. │ Network│ …

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Variation Graphs packaged for NGI Forge (and soon Nixpkgs)](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-variation-graphs-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-soon-nixpkgs/77774)

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**Author:** [@eljamm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/eljamm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-variation-graphs-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-soon-nixpkgs/77774 "2026-05-22T21:23:37Z")

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Variation Graphs is a toolkit for working with genome variation graphs. It provides tools for mapping, calling, and manipulating variation graph representations of genomes. Try it out Visit the application page, lau…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Arwen packaged for NGI Forge and Nixpkgs](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-arwen-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixpkgs/77769)

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**Author:** [@eljamm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/eljamm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-arwen-packaged-for-ngi-forge-and-nixpkgs/77769 "2026-05-22T07:49:07Z")

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Arwen is a command-line utility for patching ELF files (Linux) and Mach-O files (macOS), as an alternative to patchelf and install\_name\_tool. Try it out Visit the application page, launch Arwen in a shell environment: n…

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## [\[Nix@NGI\] Mox packaged for NGI Forge](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-mox-packaged-for-ngi-forge/77749)

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**Author:** [@imincik](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/imincik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ngi-mox-packaged-for-ngi-forge/77749 "2026-05-21T13:17:12Z")

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Mox is a modern full-featured open source secure mail server for low-maintenance self-hosted email. This project is funded by the NGI0 Core, Entrust, Review grant(s). This app was packaged by Ivan Mincik (@imincik). T…

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