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WebRTC

22 Best Free and Open Source Linux WebRTC Tools

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

WebRTC is real-time communication for the web, enabling video, voice, and data transfer between peers using an open standard.

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FreeDV GUI – desktop application for amateur radio operators

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

FreeDV GUI is a desktop application for amateur radio operators that brings the FreeDV digital voice system to Linux, Windows, and macOS.

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Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation

Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: BIOS

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article in the series I’ll show you many of the BIOS options that are available with the Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation.

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WebRTC

Selkies – Linux-native remote desktop and application streaming platform

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia

Selkies is a Linux-native remote desktop and application streaming platform that uses WebRTC

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Pulsar – yt-dlp GUI

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Multimedia

Pulsar is a desktop media utility for Linux, macOS, and Windows that wraps yt-dlp and ffmpeg in a polished graphical interface.

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Selection of utilities

hist-rs – high-throughput CLI to count unique lines

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

hist-rs is a Rust command-line utility built for high-throughput line-oriented text processing.

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17 Best Free and Open Source Linux GPS Tools

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation satellite system consisting of a network of satellites.

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CME Tracker – tracks Continuing Medical Education credits

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

CMETracker is a desktop application that helps a physician keep a local record of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.

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Encryption

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Disk Encryption Tools

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security, System Software

Keep your data safe. There are many different useful tools that offer disk encryption. We recommend the best free and open source solutions.

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WebRTC

SRS – real-time media server

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia

SRS (Simple Realtime Server) is a real-time media server built to receive, convert, and distribute audio and video streams.

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pygount – count source lines of code

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

pygount is a command line tool for counting source lines of code in software projects.

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Xastir – X11 graphical APRS client

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

Xastir is an X11 graphical APRS client developed for amateur radio operators.

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Selection of utilities

cuniq – count unique lines in text input

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cuniq is a command-line utility written in Rust for counting unique lines in text input.

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WebRTC

MiroTalk P2P – self-hosted WebRTC video conferencing application

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia

MiroTalk P2P is a self-hosted WebRTC video conferencing application that runs entirely in the browser.

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nv-monitor – lightweight terminal-based monitoring application

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI, Utilities

nv-monitor is a lightweight terminal-based monitoring application for Linux systems with NVIDIA GPUs.

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Photo Metadata

Metamorphosis – inspect and change embedded metadata

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Metamorphosis is a desktop utility for inspecting and changing embedded metadata across media and document files.

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Log Analyzers

VictoriaLogs – high-performance log database

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, Web Apps

VictoriaLogs is a high-performance log database designed to ingest, store, and query log data efficiently

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Encryption

fscrypt – Go tool for managing Linux filesystem encryption

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

fscrypt is a high-level command-line utility for managing Linux native filesystem encryption on supported filesystems.

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Monitor System

TWSLA – TWSNMP’s Simple Log Analyzer)

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

TWSLA is built for administrators and operators who want to work directly with large log sets without deploying a heavier log management stack.

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7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Web-Based Ham Radio Tools

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms Other, Roundup, Web Apps

Ham radio is a popular hobby and service bringing people, electronics and communication together. We pick our favorite ham radio tools.

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