Mellow is an open source Linux music player with adaptive colours, gapless playback, queue editing, and removable-drive support.
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Beelink EQi 304 Mini PC Review – Noise
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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Xilem – cross-platform Rust UI framework
Xilem is an experimental, next-generation cross-platform Rust UI framework. It provides a high-level reactive architecture.
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fpdf2 – PDF creation library written in Python
fpdf2 is a PDF creation library written in Python. It is designed to be fast, versatile and easy to learn, while keeping external dependencies to a minimum. fpdf2 is the successor to PyFPDF and supports Python 3.10 and later. The
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Ansis – small and fast JavaScript library
Ansis is a small and fast JavaScript library for adding ANSI colours and text styles to terminal output.
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HoopoeLinux – billed as a light distribution
HoopoeLinux is a privacy-focused Linux distribution based on Ubuntu Cinnamon Crest.
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Worf – fast and configurable application launcher
Worf is a fast and configurable application launcher designed for Wayland. Written in Rust with GTK4.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI Application Launchers
Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.
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Carmenta – minimal, fast emoji picker
Carmenta is a minimal, fast emoji picker for Linux desktops built with Rust, GTK4 and libadwaita.
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13 Best Free and Open Source CSS Front-End Frameworks
This article recommends the finest free and open source software that lets you dive into responsive design using CSS.
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hey – command-line load generator
hey is a command-line load generator for benchmarking web applications and HTTP services.
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Sherlock – lightweight, highly configurable application launcher
Sherlock is a lightweight, highly configurable application launcher built with Rust and GTK4.
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13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Speed Reading Tools
The software featured in here is based on spritzing. Read text without moving your eyes, and therefore rapidly increase your reading speed.
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CodeWorld – web-based educational programming environment
CodeWorld is a web-based educational programming environment built around Haskell.
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22 Best Free and Open Source GUI Matrix Clients
Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over IP. Here’s our recommended free and open source GUI Matrix clients.
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Dupe Clear – find and remove duplicate files
Dupe Clear is a graphical utility for finding and removing duplicate files.
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Emojify – lightweight, native emoji picker
Emojify is a lightweight, native emoji picker for the Linux desktop.
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Hedy – gradual textual programming language
Hedy is a gradual textual programming language designed to teach programming concepts and prepare learners for Python.
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Zyphor OS – Linux distribution
Zyphor OS is a Debian and Kali-based Linux distribution focused on simplicity, performance, and learning.
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jsPDF – JavaScript library for generating PDF documents
jsPDF is a JavaScript library for generating PDF documents in web browsers and Node.js.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Syntax Highlighters
We explore specialised open source tools that offer syntax highlighting for a whole raft of programming languages.
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