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Author: Steve Emms

Easy-RSA – command-line PKI management utility

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Easy-RSA is a command-line PKI utility for creating certificate authorities, signing certificates and managing revocation with OpenSSL.

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Dictionary Tools

dictd – dictionary database server for the DICT protocol

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

dictd is a DICT protocol dictionary server for Linux providing access to multiple databases, configurable search strategies and access controls.

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Encrypted Files

sigtool – file signing and encryption utility

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

sigtool is a command-line tool for signing, verifying, encrypting and decrypting files with Ed25519, X25519, AES-GCM and OpenSSH keys.

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ScanCode Toolkit – scan code for licenses and software components

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

ScanCode Toolkit detects licenses, copyrights, packages, dependencies and vulnerabilities in source and binary code with extensive outputs.

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Chess

Focalors – offline chess engine and learning application

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms Games

Focalors is an offline chess engine and learning app with game reviews, readable explanations, personal puzzles and statistics.

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tuidict – fast FreeDict dictionary TUI

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

tuidict is a fast FreeDict TUI with live prefix search, multiple language pairs, local dictionaries and integrated downloads and management.

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CDK – cheminformatics and bioinformatics toolkit

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

CDK is a Java toolkit providing algorithms and data structures for cheminformatics, molecular processing and chemical informatics.

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XCA – graphical certificate and key management

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

XCA is a graphical certificate and key management tool for creating certificate authorities, requests, keys and X.509 certificates.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Authenticator

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms Android, Internet

Best free and open source alternatives to Microsoft Authenticator for TOTP and HOTP two-factor authentication on Android, iOS and desktop.

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IQmol3 – molecular editor and visualization package

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

IQmol3 is a molecular editor and visualization package for building molecules, analysing Q-Chem results and displaying molecular properties.

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Images

cavif – convert PNG and JPEG images to AVIF

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

cavif is a pure-Rust command-line tool that converts PNG and JPEG images to AVIF with quality, speed and colour controls.

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Security

REDasm – cross-platform disassembler and binary analysis tool

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

REDasm is a cross-platform disassembler and binary analysis tool with graphs, cross-references, type handling, patching and project support.

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Dogtag PKI – enterprise certificate authority suite

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms Security, Web Apps

Dogtag PKI is an enterprise certificate authority suite providing lifecycle management, key recovery, OCSP, ACME and EST services.

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Anti-Malware Tools

Cuckoo3 – automated malware analysis sandbox

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms Security, Web Apps

Cuckoo3 is an automated malware analysis sandbox for testing suspicious files and links in isolated Windows environments from a Linux host.

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Email

6 Best Free and Open Source Lightweight GUI Email Clients

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Email remains the killer information and communications technology. Email volume shows no sign of diminishing, despite the increasing popularity of collaborative messaging tools.

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Dictionary Tools

Slob Dictionary – flexible GTK dictionary application

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Slob Dictionary is a GTK 4 dictionary app for Linux with broad format support, simultaneous lookup, history, bookmarks and GNOME integration.

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Painting tools

Top 12 Free and Open Source Linux Painting Tools

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

We have the selected the finest painting tools for Linux.

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OpenXPKI – enterprise-grade PKI management platform

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms Security

OpenXPKI is an enterprise PKI platform offering certificate lifecycle management, workflows, multiple CAs, SCEP and EST.

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Encryption

agevault – directory encryption using age

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

agevault is a simple command-line directory encryption tool built around age, using passphrase-protected identities to lock and unlock vaults.

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Security

IPED – digital evidence processor and analysis tool

September 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Security

IPED processes and analyses digital evidence with high-performance indexing, data carving, searching, timelines, viewers and reporting tools.

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