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Front-end Frameworks

13 Best Free and Open Source CSS Front-End Frameworks

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Programming, Roundup, Web Apps

This article recommends the finest free and open source software that lets you dive into responsive design using CSS.

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Static Site Generator

hey – command-line load generator

August 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Web Apps

hey is a command-line load generator for benchmarking web applications and HTTP services.

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Application Launchers

Sherlock – lightweight, highly configurable application launcher

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop

Sherlock is a lightweight, highly configurable application launcher built with Rust and GTK4.

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Reading

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Speed Reading Tools

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Books, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

The software featured in here is based on spritzing. Read text without moving your eyes, and therefore rapidly increase your reading speed.

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Programming Tools for Kids

CodeWorld – web-based educational programming environment

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Web Apps

CodeWorld is a web-based educational programming environment built around Haskell.

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VoIP

22 Best Free and Open Source GUI Matrix Clients

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over IP. Here’s our recommended free and open source GUI Matrix clients.

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Find Duplicates

Dupe Clear – find and remove duplicate files

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Dupe Clear is a graphical utility for finding and removing duplicate files.

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Emoji

Emojify – lightweight, native emoji picker

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

Emojify is a lightweight, native emoji picker for the Linux desktop.

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Programming Tools for Kids

Hedy – gradual textual programming language

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Hedy is a gradual textual programming language designed to teach programming concepts and prepare learners for Python.

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PDF-Manipulation-Tools

jsPDF – JavaScript library for generating PDF documents

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

jsPDF is a JavaScript library for generating PDF documents in web browsers and Node.js.

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Basecoat – component library

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Basecoat is a component library that brings shadcn/ui-style interfaces to web stacks. It uses semantic HTML, Tailwind CSS and JavaScript.

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DevOps

25 Best Free and Open Source Build Systems

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Build automation is the process of automating the creation of a software build and the associated processes.

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Performance

oha – command-line HTTP load generator

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

oha is a command-line HTTP load generator with a real-time terminal user interface that’s written in the Rust language.

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Application Launchers

nwg-drawer – GTK-based application launcher

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop

nwg-drawer is a GTK-based application launcher designed for Sway, Hyprland and other wlroots-based Wayland compositors.

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Beer CSS – lightweight CSS framework

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Beer CSS is a lightweight CSS framework for building Material Design 3 interfaces with semantic HTML.

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Menu

sklauncher – terminal-based application launcher

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

sklauncher uses the skim fuzzy finder to locate and launch desktop applications, executable files and commands.

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Application Launchers

Anyrun – Wayland-native application launcher

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop

Anyrun is a Wayland-native application launcher inspired by KRunner. It offers a highly extensible plugin architecture

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Menu

ATMIRAL – accessible text-based menu interface

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

ATMIRAL is an accessible text-based menu interface for launching applications and commands from the Linux shell.

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Manage creative assets

Kornia – differentiable computer vision library

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics

Kornia is a differentiable computer vision library built on PyTorch. It provides image-processing and geometric-vision operations.

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Program code

Highlight – source code converter

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Highlight is a source code converter that produces syntax-highlighted output for web pages, documents and terminals.

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