The Callisto Protocol tested on the BOSGAME VTA-439 under CachyOS, with Radeon 890M benchmarks and comparisons with Windows 11.
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Defuse – remove image backgrounds locally
My Defuse review explores this Linux background removal app on CachyOS, covering installation, local processing and ease of use.
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Meet ONLYOFFICE Docs 10.0: new AI tools, modular apps, better PDF editing and security updates
ONLYOFFICE Docs 10.0 adds context-aware AI tools, improved PDF editing, modular apps, security fixes and updated Linux desktop editors.
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BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC Running Linux: Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands on the BOSGAME VTA-439 under CachyOS, testing Radeon 890M performance at 1080p across five quality presets.
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LinuxLinks Is Changing – A Fresh Look and Updated Content
Discover what’s changing and share your feedback.
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Linux Will Never Succeed on the Desktop Until It Stops Expecting Users to Be Experts
Linux can be easy to use, yet newcomers are still expected to master terminal commands. Is the desktop held back by its own community?
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Best Free and Open Source Software: September 2026 Updates
September 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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LinuxLinks Policy on AI-Heavy Software Projects
We explain why AI-heavy open source projects rarely feature on LinuxLinks and the standards software must meet before we recommend it.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Food and Drink Software
To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 15 high quality food and drink software.
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sdrtop – terminal monitor for software-defined radio hardware
sdrtop monitors software-defined radios in the terminal with live spectrum, waterfall, RF measurements, signal decoding and IQ recording.
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Afterlogic WebMail Lite – self-hosted webmail client
Afterlogic WebMail Lite is a self-hosted browser email client for IMAP servers with contacts, security controls and extensible web modules.
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26 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Password Managers
A password manager is a utility which helps users store and retrieve passwords and other data. Here’s our open source recommendations.
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Querybook – collaborative big data IDE
Querybook is a collaborative big data IDE for exploring datasets, writing SQL, documenting tables, building charts and sharing analyses.
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comhad – terminal file manager for S3 object storage
comhad is a terminal file manager for S3 storage with local and remote panes, previews, background transfers, fuzzy search and safe syncing.
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JatayuOS – Debian-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma
JatayuOS combines Debian and KDE Plasma with image and PDF utilities, a welcome app, wallpaper management and Indian cultural services.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Flashcard Tools
This roundup focuses on the finest terminal-based flashcard tools.
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EveryDocs – simple self-hosted document management system
EveryDocs is a simple self-hosted document management system with PDF storage, folders, full-text search, encryption and a REST API.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Web Based Genome Browsers
A Genome browser provides a graphical interface for users to browse, search, retrieve and analyze genomic sequence and annotation data.
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Beskope – music visualizer for Linux and PipeWire
Beskope is a PipeWire music visualizer for Linux with waveform and spectrogram views, MPRIS controls, and Wayland desktop integration.
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Taline – eye-care break reminder
Taline is an eye-care application with configurable break reminders, countdowns, notifications and support for the 20-20-20 rule.
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Tenka – Debian-based Linux distribution with Japanese-inspired desktop
Tenka is a Debian 13-based Linux distribution featuring Hyprland, XFCE Lite and two switchable Japanese- and Chinese-inspired themes.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Chemical Engineering, Kinetics & Thermodynamics Tools
Explore free and open source chemical engineering software for Linux, including thermodynamics, chemical kinetics and process simulation.
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sofka – Kubernetes terminal user interface
sofka is a Kubernetes TUI for resources, logs, health diagnostics, Flux CD and Argo CD operations, Helm inspection and workload management.
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17 Best Free and Open Source Linux GPS Tools
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation satellite system consisting of a network of satellites.
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Frappe Insights – open source business intelligence platform
Frappe Insights is a business intelligence platform with visual query building, dashboards, charts and support for multiple databases.
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20 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Image Viewers
Want to view 24-bit high definition images in your terminal? We recommend our favourite terminal-based image viewers.
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kumaOS – declarative Fedora-based Linux distribution
kumaOS is a Fedora-based Linux distribution combining declarative configuration, atomic system images, Niri and automatic rollback.
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