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10 Best Free and Open Source eBook Web Apps

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Web Apps

This article selects our pick of the available eBook web apps. We only explore free and open source software here.

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PaaS

SwiftWave – self-hosted, lightweight platform-as-a-service solution

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

SwiftWave is a self-hosted, lightweight platform-as-a-service solution for deploying and managing applications on your own server.

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Web Browsers

11 Best Free Graphical Web Browsers

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

A web browser is the quintessential desktop application. Everyone needs one, and there is not a desktop Linux distribution around that does not make a web browser available.

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Clipboard

Copyous – modern clipboard manager for GNOME

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

Copyous is a clipboard manager extension for GNOME Shell. It keeps a history of copied content inside the desktop environment.

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Stacking Window Managers

26 Best Free and Open Source Stacking Window Managers

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Utilities

Stacking window managers (also known as floating window managers) draw all windows in a specific order, allowing them to overlap.

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Convox – multicloud Platform as a Service based on Kubernetes

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Convox is a multicloud Platform as a Service based on Kubernetes.

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Personal finance

13 Best Free and Open Source Desktop Personal Finance Tools

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup

We focus on the best desktop personal finance software for Linux. We only feature open source goodness.

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PHP CSS Parser – parse and modify CSS stylesheets

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

PHP CSS Parser converts stylesheets into mutable objects, enabling rule inspection, declaration editing and formatted CSS output.

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Ace by DAISY – EPUB accessibility checker

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents, GUI

Ace by DAISY checks EPUB publications for accessibility issues and produces reports on images, document outlines and accessibility metadata.

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Keyboard

Das Keyboard 5QS Mark II Review – Smart RGB mechanical keyboard

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

Das Keyboard 5QS Mark II reviewed on Linux: full-size design, Cherry MX2A Brown switches, RGB Q software, Linux support, and value verdict.

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PaaS

Epinio – application development platform

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Epinio is an application development platform that runs on Kubernetes.

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Personal Finance

17 Best Free and Open Source Self-Hosted Personal Finance Tools

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup, Web Apps

This roundup highlights personal finance tools that help bring clarity, structure, and accountability to everyday money management.

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Stacking Window Managers

CTWM – twm-derived window manager

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, GUI

CTWM is an X11 stacking window manager based on twm, with virtual workspaces, custom menus, window decorations and workspace navigation.

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SQL

18 Excellent Free and Open Source Linux Relational Databases

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Documents, Office, Roundup

A relational database matches data using common characteristics found within the data set. The resulting groups of data are organized and are much easier for people to understand.

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Calibre-Web Automated – ebook library automation

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Calibre-Web Automated manages ebook libraries with automatic importing, metadata lookup, format conversion, backups and device sync.

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Text Editor

22 Best Free and Open Source Vim-Like Text Editors

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Utilities

Text editors remain a controversial area. Here are our recommended Vim-like text editors. They are all released under an open source license.

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Database

Apache Cloudberry – massively parallel SQL database

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents

Apache Cloudberry is a massively parallel SQL database with distributed query execution, columnar storage and analytical capabilities.

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Email

Herald – terminal-native email and calendar application

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Herald is a terminal-native email and calendar application that provides a GUI-like workspace inside a modern terminal.

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Internet Radio

27 Best Free and Open Source GUI Internet Radio Software

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

Here’s our verdict on the finest free and open source GUI internet radio tools.

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Text Editor

Wig – Vim-like terminal code editor

June 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents, TUI

Wig is a Vim-like terminal editor with language-server integration, Tree-sitter highlighting, split windows, macros and file search.

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