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3D Printer

preFlight – advanced 3D printing slicer

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

preFlight is an advanced 3D printing slicer built for precision and performance.

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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus

Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Power Consumption

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Laptops, Reviews

For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux.

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HTTP

10 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line HTTP Clients

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

These clients let you download files over the internet from the command line. But they can also be used for many more interesting purposes.

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Notes

Lockbook – encrypted notebook

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Lockbook lets you write notes, sketch ideas, and store files in one secure place. Share seamlessly, keep data synced, and access it.

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Wi-Fi Internet

nm-tray – simple NetworkManager front end

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

nm-tray is a simple NetworkManager front end with information icon residing in system tray (like e.g. nm-applet).

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Network Security

ddgst – hashing and checksum utility

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

ddgst is a cross-platform command-line hashing and checksum utility written in the D programming language.

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Linux

Termy – minimal terminal emulator

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Termy is a modern terminal emulator that focuses on minimalism, performance, and GPU-accelerated rendering.

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Network Analyzers

18 Best Free and Open Source Network Analyzers

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security

A network analyzer (also known as a packet analyzer, packet sniffer, or protocol analyzer) is software that intercepts and logs traffic that passes over a computer network or part of a network.

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Email

Aerion – graphical email client

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Aerion is a standalone lightweight e-mail client inspired by Geary.

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Game Engines

Vassal – game engine

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Games

Vassal is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. It’s written in Java.

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Network simulator

5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Network Simulators

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Network simulation is a technique whereby a software program replicates the behavior of a real network. We make our picks.

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Na_Nov_02

lo – very small low-level JavaScript runtime

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

lo is a low-level JavaScript runtime.

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Web Content Management Systems

12 Best Free and Open Source TypeScript-Based Web Content Management Systems

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Here are our favorite TypeScript-based web content management systems. They are all free and open source software.

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Database

Vi Mongo – streamlines managing MongoDB databases

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms Database, TUI

Vi Mongo is an intuitive Terminal User Interface (TUI) application designed to streamline and simplify the management of MongoDB databases.

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Selection of utilities

termshot – generate screenshots of your terminal

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

termshot reads the console output and renders an output image that resembles a user interface window.

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Selection of utilities

dotool – simulate input

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

dotool reads actions from stdin and simulates keyboard/mouse input. It works systemwide and supports keyboard layouts.

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CNC Software

Kiri:Moto – browser-based Slicer for 3D printers, CNC mills, and Laser cutters

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

Kiri:Moto is a unique browser-based slicer for 3D printing and a tool-path generator for CNC mills and laser cutters.

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Image of Files

S3QL – file system that stores all its data online

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

S3QL is a file system that stores all its data online using storage services like Google Storage, Amazon S3, or OpenStack.

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Task Manager

RonDO – terminal productivity app

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

RonDO is a modern terminal productivity app that combines task management with a daily journal.

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RustConn – manage remote connections

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

RustConn is a connection orchestrator for Linux with a GTK4/Wayland-native interface.

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