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Author: Steve Emms

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Material Maker – procedural texture authoring and 3D painting tool

August 29, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Material Maker is a node-based procedural texture authoring and 3D painting tool with PBR previews, reusable graphs and flexible exports.

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Bluetooth Tools

15 Useful Bluetooth Tools for Linux

August 29, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

We recommend a variety of different Bluetooth tools besides BlueZ, the official implementation of the Bluetooth protocol stack.

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Git Clients

Commit – editor for Git and Mercurial commit messages

August 29, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Commit is a focused GNOME editor for writing clearer Git and Mercurial commit messages with wrapping, spell checking and syntax highlighting.

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Testing Software

Selenide – Java framework

August 29, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Selenide is a Java framework for writing readable and maintainable automated user-interface tests.

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Marca – GTK 4 bookmark manager

August 29, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Marca is a GTK 4 bookmark manager that helps you find websites and app deep links in a growing collection.

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Supercell Wx – advanced desktop weather radar viewer

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Supercell Wx is an advanced desktop weather radar viewer designed for monitoring current and historical weather events.

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Cloud

BudsLink – monitor and control Bluetooth earbuds

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

BudsLink is a graphical app for monitoring battery levels and controlling noise cancellation and other features on supported Bluetooth earbuds.

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Wallpaper Setter

Waywallen – dynamic wallpaper manager for Linux desktops

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Waywallen is a dynamic wallpaper manager with image and video playback, playlists, multi-monitor layouts and Wallhaven integration.

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Stamps

Ryot – track media consumption, exercise, workouts and body measurements

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

Ryot is a self-hosted platform for tracking media consumption, exercise, workouts and body measurements.

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Mail Notification

Mail Notification Tools: 8 Best Free and Open Source Software

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Utilities

Email is arguably one of the most popular and useful functions of a Linux system. Keep abreast of new emails without interruption.

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bmm – command-line bookmark manager

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

bmm is a command-line bookmark manager designed to provide fast access to a locally stored collection of bookmarks.

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ebook reader

Kepublicity – create Kobo-formatted ebooks

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Kepublicity is a GTK app that converts EPUB files to Kobo KEPUB format, with batch processing, drag-and-drop and direct device transfer.

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Analytics Software

15 Best Free and Open Source Google Analytics Alternatives

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

Web analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of internet data.

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Testing Software

SeleniumBase – all-in-one Python framework

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

SeleniumBase is an all-in-one Python framework for browser automation, end-to-end web testing, crawling and scraping.

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Audio Editors

MorphEdit – browser-based and desktop audio editor

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia, Web Apps

MorphEdit is a browser-based and desktop audio editor designed for preparing samples for hardware instruments.

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Issue Tracking

Qisutu – open source ticket system

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Qisutu is a self-hosted ticket system with customer and agent portals, email processing, automation, CMDB, knowledge base and REST API.

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Geology

6 Best Free and Open Source Geology and Earth-Surface Science Tools

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Discover the best free and open source geology and Earth-surface science tools for mapping, modelling, visualization and surveying.

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Wales

Atmos Weather – cross-platform weather client

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Atmos Weather is a cross-platform weather client for checking forecasts and receiving severe weather alerts across the United States.

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Database

9 Best Free and Open Source No-Code Database Tools

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents, Roundup

This article focuses on no-code hybrid tools that merge spreadsheet functionality with database storage capabilities.

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Audio Analyzers

EKO – graphical sound editor

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia

EKO is a Qt 6 graphical sound editor with waveform editing, recording, effects, session support, and broad audio format compatibility.

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