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Leaf – terminal Markdown previewer

June 28, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

Leaf is a terminal Markdown previewer that aims to provide a polished, GUI-like reading and navigation experience from the command line.

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Cloud storage

RClone Manager – graphical interface for managing Rclone remotes

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

RClone Manager provides a desktop application for browsing cloud storage, transferring files, mounting remotes, serving content.

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Web Content Management Systems

Tendenci – association management system and content management platform

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Tendenci is a management system and content management platform designed for nonprofits, associations, NGOs, and cause-based organizations.

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TorrentTUI – terminal-based BitTorrent client

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

TorrentTUI is a terminal-based BitTorrent client for working with magnet links and .torrent files from a text interface.

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Data Tools

OpenSuperClone – powerful data recovery utility for Linux

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

OpenSuperClone offers advanced drive cloning and extraction features for recovering data from failing storage media.

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Menu

6 Small Free and Open Source Console Menu Utilities

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup

This article looks at six tiny utilities that offer menu facilities.

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Music

FolderPlay – minimalist music player for local music collections

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Built with Rust and GTK4, FolderPlay is designed for listeners who organise their audio by folders.

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7 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Serial Terminals

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, TUI

Best free Linux serial terminal tools for debugging embedded systems, microcontrollers, and hardware consoles.

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Tewi – text-based interface for managing BitTorrent clients

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Tewi is a text-based interface for managing BitTorrent clients from the terminal.

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Coding

6 Useful Free and Open Source R Linters

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix R code.

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Cloud storage

Rclone UI – cross-platform graphical interface for rclone

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Rclone UI acts as a lightweight layer over rclone, with support for connecting to local or remote rclone instances.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Graphical BitTorrent Clients

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

BitTorrent, also referred to as simply torrent, is an internet transfer protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P).

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Music player

Musik – lightweight audio player

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Musik is a lightweight audio player built for the KDE Plasma desktop.

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PaaS

16 Best Free and Open Source PaaS Cloud Computing Stacks

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

Along with Software as a Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), PaaS is a service model of cloud computing.

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Gabut Download Manager – GTK4 download manager for Linux desktops

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Gabut supports normal URL downloads as well as torrents, magnet links, Metalink files, HLS/M3U8 streams, and YouTube downloads via a plugin.

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Text Editor

SoloMD – local-first Markdown editor

June 26, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

SoloMD is a local-first Markdown editor for managing plain Markdown notes and knowledge bases.

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Software

Apache Geode – distributed, in-memory data management platform

June 26, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

Apache Geode is a distributed, in-memory data management platform designed for applications that need low-latency access to data.

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Text Editor

NoteGen – cross-platform Markdown note-taking application

June 26, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

NoteGen is a cross-platform Markdown note-taking application that combines quick capture, structured writing, and AI-assisted organisation.

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Cloud storage

KIO GDrive – KDE KIO worker that lets KDE applications access Google Drive

June 26, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

KIO GDrive is a KDE KIO worker that lets KDE applications access Google Drive as a network location.

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Text Editor

Yank Note – highly extensible Markdown editor

June 26, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Yank Note is a highly extensible Markdown editor designed for productivity-focused writing and note management.

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