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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Boot Utilities

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

Here’s 8 useful boot utility tools. They are all free and open source software.

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Git Clients

ec – terminal Git mergetool

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

ec (easy-conflict) is a terminal Git mergetool with a 3-way TUI and Neovim integration.

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14 Useful Free and Open Source JavaScript Web Frameworks

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, Web Apps

Our recommended free and open source JavaScript web frameworks.

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3D Animation

tortuise – terminal-native 3D Gaussian splatting viewer

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, TUI

Tortuise is a terminal-based 3D Gaussian splatting viewer that renders complex 3D scenes directly inside a text terminal.

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Text Editor

9 Best Free and Open Source Self-Hosted Pastebin Alternatives

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

A pastebin or text storage site is a type of online content-hosting service where users can store plain text (e.g. source code snippets for code review).

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Database

Dgraph – horizontally scalable and distributed GraphQL database

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Database

Dgraph is a distributed graph database designed to store and query highly connected data efficiently.

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Application Launchers

7 Best Free and Open Source AppImage Package Managers

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

This article looks at software which helps you manage AppImages on your system.

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Mastodon

Tooters – Rust TUI-based Mastodon App

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Tooters is a Rust-based TUI Mastodon app.The project was created as a means to learn Rust and scratch a personal itch.

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Archium – wrapper for AUR helpers

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Archium is a CLI tool for managing packages on Arch Linux. It provides a simple and intuitive interface for common package management tasks

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Security

Bao – verified streaming tool

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Bao is an implementation of BLAKE3 verified streaming, as described in Section 6.4 of the BLAKE3 spec.

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Rivulet – terminal RSS reader

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Rivulet is a terminal-based RSS feed reader designed to provide a clean and efficient way to follow news and blog feeds.

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DNA

Cryfa – encryption tool for genomic data

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific, Security

Cryfa is an encryption tool specifically designed for genomic data.

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Terminal Multiplexer

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal Multiplexers

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Utilities

Users that want to exploit the full power of the terminal may benefit from using a terminal multiplexer. We feature the best multiplexers.

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gptop – cross-platform GPU monitor

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, TUI

gptop is a terminal-based GPU monitoring utility designed to provide real-time insights into GPU activity in a text user interface

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Gaming Chat

7 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Discord Clients

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms Games, GUI, Internet, Roundup

Discord is an instant messaging and VoIP platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media.

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Clipboard

ClusterCut – cross-platform clipboard sync

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

ClusterCut keeps your clipboard in sync across Linux, macOS, and Windows without your data ever leaving your local network.

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RAW Tools

DNGLab – camera RAW utility and DNG converter

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

DNGLab is a command line tool to convert camera RAW files to Digital Negative Format (DNG).

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Television

KokoVP – cross-platform mpv frontend

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

KokoVP aims to reimplement the core functionality of SMPlayer from scratch using a cleaner modular architecture .

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Git Clients

GitY – simple and fast Git repository browser

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

GitY is a simple and fast Git repository browser. View branches, commit diffs, and search through all commit messages.

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firemark – flexible Linux watermarking tool for images and PDFs

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms Applications, CLI, Graphics, News

firemark is a command-line tool that adds watermarks to images and PDF documents before sharing them with third parties.

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