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Sound Systems

10 Useful Free and Open Source Audio Effects, Mixers, and PipeWire Routing Tools

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

This type of software is useful for musicians, streamers, podcasters, gamers, and anyone who wants more control over how audio flows.

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Terminal Session Recording

rec – records terminal sessions

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

rec is a command-line utility that records terminal sessions and turns them into reusable workflows.

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Mixer

pwvucontrol – Pipewire volume control

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

pwvucontrol is a PipeWire volume control applet that offers a graphical way to manage audio streams and devices on Linux.

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Radio

rtl_433 – receives and decodes radio transmissions

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

rtl_433 is a command-line utility that receives and decodes radio transmissions from low-power devices operating on common ISM bands.

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OS-Level Virtualization - Containers

12 Useful Free and Open Source Container Managers

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

We focus on container managers, software which make it easy to find, run, build, share and deploy applications using open containers.

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mprisence – bridges MPRIS-compatible media players

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

mprisence is a Linux application that bridges MPRIS-compatible media players with Discord Rich Presence.

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fdf – high performance command line file finder

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

fdf is a high performance command line file finder written in Rust.

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Quizbite – small GNOME app to create and play quizzes

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms Games, GUI

Quizbite is a small GNOME application for creating, managing, and playing quizzes.

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Sadhana – enhance your daily Buddhist practice

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

Sadhana is a cross-platform desktop application for supporting Buddhist practice.

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Mixer

LSP Plugins – audio production suite

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia

Linux Studio Plugins is an audio production suite that provides a broad collection of studio-oriented plug-ins for Linux.

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sdrtrunk – SDR tool

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

sdrtrunk is a Java-based application for decoding, monitoring, recording, and streaming trunked mobile and related radio protocols.

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Diff Tools

VBinDiff – visual binary diff

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

VBinDiff is a text-based visual binary diff and hexadecimal file viewer that displays file contents in hexadecimal alongside ASCII.

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Video Conversion

FrameExtractor – modern video frame extraction utility

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

FrameExtractor is a modern video frame extraction utility built with Flutter.

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HTML ESLint – ESLint plugin for linting HTML files

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

HTML ESLint can lint standalone HTML files as well as HTML embedded inside JavaScript and TypeScript template literals.

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Radio

SDR++ Community Edition – advanced Software-Defined Radio

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

SDR++ Community Edition is a cross-platform software-defined radio application and a community-driven fork of SDR++

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The UPERFECT UColor T6 Review

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

The UPERFECT UColor T6 is a 16-inch 4K portable display with a touchscreen panel and a bright, detailed image.

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Science

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Robotics Software

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Robotics is the branch of artificial intelligence concerned with the study of robots. We recommend the best robotics software for Linux.

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ZDNS – high-speed DNS resolver and command line utility

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

ZDNS is a high-speed DNS resolver and command line utility designed for large-scale DNS measurements.

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14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Mapping Tools

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This roundup includes mapping software which offers quick access to maps all across the world. We also include some specialised tools.

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Science

MoveIt 2 – robotic manipulation platform for ROS 2

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

MoveIt 2 is a robotic manipulation platform for ROS 2 designed for building, prototyping, and benchmarking robot applications.

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