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Author: Steve Emms

SQL

12 Excellent Free and Open Source Linux Relational Databases

January 4, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Office, Roundup

A relational database matches data using common characteristics found within the data set. The resulting groups of data are organized and are much easier for people to understand.

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Backup software

OtoClone – automatic backup and sync utility

January 4, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

OtoClone is an automatic backup and sync utility that watches directories.

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Alaska

simagef – find similar images

January 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

simagef finds similar images. It takes a list of image paths and returns either groups or pairs of images that are similar.

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TuiView – lightweight raster GIS

January 4, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

TuiView is a lightweight raster GIS with powerful raster attribute table manipulation abilities.

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Audio Editors

unflac – audio image and cue sheet splitting

January 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

unflac is a command line tool for fast frame accurate audio image and cue sheet splitting. You need Go and ffmpeg installed.

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Application Launchers

MRunner – keyboard-first application runner

January 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

MRunner is a fast, keyboard-driven application runner designed for Linux users who prefer speed, simplicity, and minimalism.

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Command Schedulers

sdtop – systemd TUI Manager

January 3, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

sdtop is a terminal-based interactive dashboard for managing and debugging systemd services on Linux.

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Task Manager

chop – CLI todo manager

January 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

chop is a stream filter for todo lists. Like sed or sort, but for todos.

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044-time management

pomo – simple customizable Pomodoro timer

January 3, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

pomo is a simple, customizable Pomodoro timer for your terminal, built with Bubble Tea.

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SQL

sqlit – lazygit of SQL databases

January 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Database, Documents, TUI

sqlit supports all major databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MariaDB, FirebirdSQL, Oracle, DuckDB, CockroachDB, and more.

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Images of shells by the sea

gsh – POSIX-compatible, Generative Shell

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

gsh is a modern, POSIX-compatible, generative shell that’s in an early stage of development.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

SoS – data collection tool

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

SoS is an extensible, portable, support data collection tool primarily aimed at Linux distributions and other UNIX-like operating systems.

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cpx – CLI for C++ that unifies the fragmented C++ ecosystem

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

cpx provides a cohesive, Cargo-like experience for managing projects, dependencies, and builds, regardless of your underlying build system.

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Laboratory

Increasing Lab Efficiency with an Open Source LIMS

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

A Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is a software-based laboratory and information management system that provides streamlined workflow automation and management.

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Text Editor

16 Best Free and Open Source Vim-Like Text Editors

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Utilities

Text editors remain a controversial area. Here are our recommended Vim-like text editors. They are all released under an open source license.

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Best Free IRC

zuse – terminal IRC client

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

ZUSE is a sleek, minimal IRC client for your terminal. Built with Go and powered by the elegant Bubble Tea framework.

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SSH

OpenSSH GUI – graphical frontend

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

OpenSSH GUI is a frontend for managing your SSH Keys – on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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Git Clients

Garden – command runner and multi-repo Git configuration tool

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Garden helps you create development workflows over collections of self-contained, loosely-coupled and inter-dependent Git worktrees.

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Game Tools

Robocode – educational programming game

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms Games

Robocode is an engaging and educational programming game that allows you to code, test, and improve robot battle tanks.

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Circuit board

Metetch – system information display utility

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Metetch is a fast system information tool with a minimal aesthetic inspired by KDE Plasma and Wayland.

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