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Notes

clin – terminal note management application inspired by Obsidian

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

clin provides a compact TUI environment for creating, editing, browsing, searching, and organising Markdown notes.

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Clipboard

15 Best Free and Open Source GUI Clipboard Managers

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

Linux has a number of proficient clipboard managers. We make our recommendations – all free and open source.

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HTTP

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: curl

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

We spotlight alternatives tools to curl, a utility for transferring data from or to a server, supporting many protocols.

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Accountancy

16 Best Free and Open Source Accountancy Software

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup

Accountancy is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities.

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Database

FerretDB – database proxy

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents

FerretDB is a database proxy that offers an open-source alternative to MongoDB.

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Clipboard

10 Best Free and Open Source Clipboard Sync Tools

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

Best free clipboard synchronisation tools to copy text, links, commands, code and files across devices and systems.

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Web Content Management Systems

11 Best Free and Open Source Flat File Content Management Systems

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Blog, Roundup, Web Apps

A flat file CMS stores content as flat files, instead of storing in a database. We capture our recommendations.

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Laboratory

OpenSpecimen – biobank and biospecimen management platform

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

OpenSpecimen is a biobank and biospecimen management platform for biorepositories and research organisations.

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11 Useful Free and Open Source Linux WhatsApp Clients

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet, Roundup

WhatsApp is a popular, free messaging, social media, and voice-over-IP service that lets users send text, voice messages, and video messages

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Phan – static analyzer for PHP

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Phan is a static analyzer for PHP designed to find problems in code without executing it.

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Cloud

ku – terminal-based interface for working with Kubernetes clusters

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

ku is a terminal-based interface for working with Kubernetes clusters. It’s a fast, keyboard-driven application.

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gistui – terminal UI for managing GitHub Gists

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

gistui is a terminal user interface for managing GitHub Gists.

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Brython – Python 3 designed for client-side web programming in the browser

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Brython is an implementation of Python 3 designed for client-side web programming in the browser.

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Best Free and Open Source System Profilers

40 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Linux System Profilers

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software, TUI

A system profiler is a utility that presents information about the hardware attached to a computer.

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Monitor System

SysWatch – single-host system diagnostics in your terminal

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

SysWatch is a terminal-based system diagnostics application for Linux and macOS.

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Text Editor

Croft – VS Code inspired terminal user interface text editor

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Croft is a VS Code inspired terminal user interface text editor designed for developers who want a familiar project editing environment.

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9 Best Free and Open Source Serial Port and Telemetry Visualization Tools

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

This roundup looks at software designed for working with serial data, telemetry streams, and time series information.

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Find Duplicates

dskDitto – parallel duplicate-file detector with interactive menus

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

dskDitto is a duplicate file finder that scans directories for redundant files and presents the results in an interactive terminal interface.

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Invoices

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Personal Finance Trackers

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Financial, GUI, Roundup

Managing personal finances does not have to mean handing over bank details to a hosted service or wrestling with a complex accounting suite.

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Sticky Notes

redthread – sticky-note pegboard for your terminal

June 20, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

redthread is a terminal-based sticky-note pegboard designed to live in a tmux pane or other terminal workspace.

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