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Episteme Reader – privacy-focused document and e-book reader

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Episteme Reader is a privacy-focused e-book and document reader with broad format support, PDF annotation, library tools and offline use.

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9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Web-Based Ham Radio Tools

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms Other, Roundup, Web Apps

Ham radio is a popular hobby and service bringing people, electronics and communication together. We pick our favorite ham radio tools.

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Video Editors

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Roxio Easy VHS to DVD

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia

Best free and open source alternatives to Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for capturing, converting, editing and authoring analogue video on Linux.

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Chemistry

OpenMD – molecular dynamics simulation engine

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

OpenMD is a molecular dynamics engine for simulating liquids, proteins, nanoparticles, interfaces and systems with orientational degrees of freedom.

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4 Best Free and Open Source Cheminformatics Tools

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Explore the best free and open source cheminformatics tools for analysing chemical structures, compounds, reactions and molecular data.

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gocondense – Condense Go Source Code

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

gocondense reformats Go source by condensing eligible multi-line constructs, removing redundant syntax, and preserving comments.

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Writing Tools

Cheese Paper – text editor for writing long-form prose

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Cheese Paper is a free and open source text editor for long-form prose with scenes, notes, Markdown files, and story export.

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Images

20 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line Image Compression Tools

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup

This article recommends the best command-line image compression tools. They are all free and open source.

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Log Analyzers

deepin Log Viewer – graphical system event viewer

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

deepin Log Viewer makes Linux troubleshooting easier with graphical searches, multiple event categories, automatic refresh and export.

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sloglint – enforce consistent log/slog code style

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

sloglint checks Go code using log/slog for consistent logging style, covering messages, arguments, keys, context use and custom functions.

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Choosing a Journaling File System

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

A journaling file system is a special type of file system that maintains a tracking file, called a journal.

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Flamethrower – DNS performance and functional testing utility

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Flamethrower is a fast DNS testing utility for benchmarking and stress testing servers over UDP, TCP, DoT and DoH on Linux.

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Chemistry

OpenMolcas – multiconfigurational quantum chemistry package

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

OpenMolcas is a quantum chemistry package centred on multiconfigurational electronic-structure methods including CASSCF and CASPT2.

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godoc-lint – linter for consistent Go documentation

October 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

godoc-lint checks Go documentation against consistent comment practices, with configurable rules and integration with Golangci-lint.

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File Managers

Mikochi – minimalist web file manager for servers and NAS

October 1, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

Mikochi is a lightweight web file manager for self-hosted servers and NAS devices with file operations, fuzzy search and VLC or mpv streaming.

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golines – Shorten Long Lines in Go Source Code

October 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

golines is a Go formatter that shortens long source lines, supports configurable limits, dry runs, and custom base formatters.

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Chemistry

MOPAC – semiempirical quantum chemistry package

October 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

MOPAC is a semiempirical quantum chemistry package for fast molecular and materials calculations, geometry optimisation and reaction studies.

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Foreign Languages

19 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Foreign Language Tools

October 1, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Roundup

We have identified the best of breed free and open source Linux foreign language tools. Learn a new language.

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BOSGAME VTA-439

BOSGAME VTA-439: Run VirtualBox on the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470’s Zen 5 Cores

October 1, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Run VirtualBox on the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470’s Zen 5 cores with taskset and a KDE desktop entry, avoiding slower Zen 5c cores.

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SSD

SquirrelDisk – fast and attractive disk usage analyzer

October 1, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Reviews, Utilities

SquirrelDisk is a fast open source disk usage analyzer with sunburst and treemap views, cleanup tools, SSH scanning, cloud storage and themes.

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