How quiet is the Beelink EQi Core 3 304 under Linux? We assess idle, load and fan noise, plus its unusually flexible BIOS fan controls.
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Review: MusiQt – simple music player
MusiQt is a lightweight Qt audio player with gapless playback, directory browsing, compact views and broad format support.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Process Managers
Process management software helps users launch, supervise and control long-running applications and background services.
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MinisCloud OS Review – customised Linux NAS operating system
MinisCloud OS is a customised Linux NAS operating system developed for Minisforum. I take a detailed look at the OS.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: July 2026 Updates
July 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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fooyin v0.12.0 adds audio conversion and new visualisations
fooyin v0.12.0 adds audio conversion, new visualisations and playback improvements.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Anti-Spam Tools
There are a number of techniques that help fight the tide of spam. These include whitelisting, spam buckets, Bayesian filtering, fuzzy logic techniques, and attachment scanning.
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OSV-Scanner – finds known vulnerabilities
OSV-Scanner finds known vulnerabilities affecting your project’s dependencies.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Console Audio Grabbers
CD audio grabbers are designed to extract (“rip”) the raw digital audio (in a format commonly called CDDA) from a compact disc to a file or other output.
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Speeedy – local-first speed reading progressive web app
Speeedy is a local-first speed reading progressive web app. It uses Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP).
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8 Best Free and Open Source Network Intrusion Detection Systems
An intrusion detection system is a device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations.
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Slips – intrusion detection and prevention system
Slips (Stratosphere Linux IPS) is an endpoint behavioural intrusion detection and prevention system.
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rdircd – Reliable Discord-client IRC Daemon
rdircd (Reliable Discord-client IRC Daemon) lets you access a personal Discord account using a conventional IRC client.
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testssl.sh – tests TLS/SSL ciphers, protocols and cryptographic flaws
testssl.sh is a command-line tool that checks a server’s service on any port for support of TLS/SSL ciphers and protocols as well as cryptographic flaws.
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Ledor – speed-reading application
Ledor is a speed-reading application for EPUB books and web articles. It uses rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP).
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Vuls – agentless vulnerability scanner
Vuls is an agentless vulnerability scanner that identifies security vulnerabilities affecting Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, macOS
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RSVP Reader – local-first speed-reading web app
RSVP Reader is a local-first speed-reading web app that presents text one word at a time.
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JRescue – Linux environment for maintenance
JRescue is a bootable Linux environment designed for computer maintenance, troubleshooting and recovery.
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Rebar3 – build tool
Rebar3 is a build tool for creating, developing and releasing Erlang libraries, applications and systems.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Solutions for Home Automation
Home automation software lets you control and monitor common home and office appliances using a computer.
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mxr – local-first email client
mxr is a local-first email client that synchronises Gmail and IMAP accounts with a SQLite database on your machine.
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25 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI File Explorers
A terminal UI based (TUI) file explorer is software which lets you explore the file system. We recommend the best open source options.
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Tsunami – general-purpose network security scanner
Tsunami is a general-purpose network security scanner with an extensible plugin system.
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16 Best Free and Open Source TypeScript-Based Web Content Management Systems
Here are our favorite TypeScript-based web content management systems. They are all free and open source software.
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Chatty – messaging application
Chatty is a messaging application designed for one-to-one conversations and small groups.
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StudioCMS – server-side rendered headless content management system
StudioCMS is a server-side rendered headless content management system built specifically for the Astro ecosystem.
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