Xplorer is a modern take on the navigational file manager. It’s free and open source software written in TypeScript and Rust.
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Author: Steve Emms
Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction To The Series
This is a weekly blog looking at an Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC running Linux. In this article, we examine its design and specifications.
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Best Free and Open Source Software September 2023 Updates
September 2023 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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4 Best Free and Open Source Noise Suppression Tools
This article selects our pick of the available noise suppression tools. We only explore free and open source software here.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Adobe Fresco
Adobe Fresco is a vector and raster drawing and painting app. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Linux Reference Management Tools
Reference management software is software for academics and authors to use to record and use bibliographic citations.
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Linux Candy: pscircle visualizes Linux processes in a form of radial tree
pscircle is a different take on the venerable ps command. It visualizes Linux processes in a form of radial tree.
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4 Best Free and Open Source Native XML Databases for Big Data
Big Data is an all-inclusive term that refers to data sets so large and complex that they need to be processed by specially designed hardware and software tools.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Geometry Software
Typically geometry software covers a wide range of application areas, including pure Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, computer-aided design, and computational kinematics.
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USBImager – cross-platform disk image writer
USBImager is a very simple GUI application that writes compressed disk images to USB drives.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Shortcuts
Apple Shortcuts is a visual scripting application which It allows users to create macros for executing specific tasks on their device(s). We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office, or simply Office, is a family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft. What are the best free and open source alternatives?
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s-tui is a terminal-based stress test and monitoring tool
Stress-Terminal UI, s-tui, is a monitoring tool for your CPU’s temperature, frequency, power and utilization
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5 Best Free and Open Source CardDAV Servers
CardDAV (“Card Distributed Authoring and Versioning”) is a standardized address book client/server protocol.
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Bulky is a simple tool to bulk rename files and directories
Bulky is GUI software that lets you rename files and directories. While it’s developed by Mint it’s not tied to any Linux distro or desktop.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Cleaning Tools
There are a number of open source applications for Linux which help to keep the operating system working like new.
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girouette – terminal-based weather app
girouette is terminal-based software which displays the current weather. It sources its data from OpenWeather.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers
We showcase the finest open source tools to diagnose the health of a hard disk and improve its performance.
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tstock – generate stock charts in the terminal
tstock is a command-line tool which generates stock charts in the terminal. It’s written in Python and published under an open source license.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Distraction-Free Tools for Writers
Here are the finest distraction-free applications to help you focus on writing without interruption.
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