Skip to content
LinuxLinks

LinuxLinks

Best Free Linux Software & Open Source Reviews

  • Software
  • Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Series
  • Search

Author: Steve Emms

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.

Read more
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.

Read more
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.

Read more
Tiling Window Managers

10 Best Free and Open Source X11 Tiling Window Managers

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Utilities

There are a few different types of window managers. This article recommends the best X11 tiling window managers.

Read more
Stamps

DVinyl – self-hosted collection manager

August 28, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

DVinyl is a self-hosted collection manager for cataloguing physical media and collectibles.

Read more
Images of shells by the sea

cjsh – POSIX-oriented shell

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

cjsh is a POSIX-oriented shell that combines a standards-focused scripting engine with a modern interactive environment.

Read more
Bioinformatics

29 Best Free and Open Source Linux Bioinformatics Tools

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This article identifies our favourite tools which are extremely useful for anyone interested in sequence analysis, molecular modelling, molecular dynamics, phylogenetic analysis and more.

Read more
Graphics card image

NviWatch – interactive NVIDIA GPU monitoring in the terminal

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

NviWatch displays live NVIDIA GPU and process metrics in a terminal, with graph layouts, process controls and InfluxDB logging.

Read more
Subtitles

14 Best Free and Open Source Subtitle Editors

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

A subtitle editor is software that lets users create and edit subtitles. We pick the finest open source software.

Read more
Audio Editors

AudioMass – browser-based audio and waveform editor

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Web Apps

AudioMass is a browser-based audio and waveform editor that processes files locally

Read more
Graphics card image

all-smi – GPU and NPU monitoring for local and remote systems

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software, TUI

all-smi monitors GPUs and NPUs on Linux, macOS and Windows with live terminal views, remote cluster monitoring and metrics export.

Read more

6 Best Free and Open Source Linux Magnifying Tools

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Roundup, Utilities

This roundup focuses on screen magnification accessibility tools.

Read more
Satellite Tool

OrbitDeck – satellite tracking and orbital analysis software

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

OrbitDeck is a cross-platform desktop application for tracking artificial satellites and analysing their orbits

Read more
Backup software

rustic – fast, encrypted and deduplicated backups

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, System Software

rustic is a secure backup tool with deduplication, encryption, compression, and local and cloud storage support.

Read more
Linux at Home - Creative Writing with Linux

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Desktop Wiki GUI Notes Apps

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Roundup

Desktop wiki applications offer a different approach to note taking from conventional note apps.

Read more
Remote Display

18 Best Free and Open Source Remote Desktop Servers

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

This article examines the best free Linux remote desktop servers.

Read more
Economics

Dynare – software platform for handling economic models

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Financial

Dynare handles DSGE, OLG and heterogeneous-agent economic models with simulation, estimation, forecasting and optimal-policy tools.

Read more
Notes

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Handwritten GUI Notes Apps

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Roundup

Handwritten note-taking applications bring pen-and-paper workflow to the Linux desktop. We pick the best tools for the job.

Read more
Images of shells by the sea

loksh – Linux port of the Korn shell

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

loksh is a Linux port of the Korn shell supplied by OpenBSD. It follows the OpenBSD source closely

Read more
Web Browsers

Carboxyl – community-maintained fork of Carbonyl

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Carboxyl is a community-maintained fork of Carbonyl, a Chromium-based web browser designed to run inside a terminal.

Read more

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 52 53 54 55 56 … 389 Next Posts»
FEATURED RELEASE
ONLYOFFICE
Docs 10.0

Discover what’s new →

Best Free Software

Document Management Systems
Documents
Web Browsers
Internet
Education
Education
Internet Radio
Audio
YouTube Tools
Video
Paint Palette
Graphics
System Administration
Admin
Docks
Desktop
Productivity
Productivity
Genome Browsers - Web Based
Science
Games
Games
Vulnerability detection
Security
Replacements for du
Utilities
Object Relational Mapping
Coding
Stockmarket
Finance
Web Delivery
Web Apps
Crafting
Other
Programming Books
Books

Recent Comments

  • Kop on 23 Best Free and Open Source Web Photo Gallery Solutions
  • Jim Lee on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.
  • Alex Naismith on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.
  • Liam Ryan on 14 Best Free and Open Source Linux IPTV Players
  • Steve Emms on 14 Best Free and Open Source Linux IPTV Players
  • Lars on 14 Best Free and Open Source Linux IPTV Players
  • Liam Ryan on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.
  • Steve Emms on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.
  • Väinö on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.
  • SpotTheZebra on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.

Data Science

Data ScienceTake our free interactive courses in data science. There are courses for Python using pandas and plotnine and R using ggplot2.

Get up to speed in 20 minutes. No programming knowledge is required.

Programming Books

Read our curated lists of great free programming books. Learn Java, C, Python, C++, C#, JavaScript, PHP, and many more languages.

Alternatively, check out our series of great free programming tutorials.

Support Us


Donate
to LinuxLinks

Thank you for supporting LinuxLinks. If you like our site, the best way to ensure it remains available is to make a donation.

Small Devices

We’re publishing a series of articles for each of these Linux-based phones, Mini PCs, SBCs, and NAS devices.

Minisforum M2 Pro – Intel
Minisforum N5 Pro NAS – AMD
Beelink EQi 304 – Intel
BOSGAME VTA-439 – AMD
Minisforum M2 – Intel
Minisforum MS-02 Mini Workstation
BOSGAME M7 285H – Intel
Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation
Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus laptop
BOSGAME M6 HX370 – AMD
BOSGAME M4 Plus – AMD
Minisforum AI X1 Pro – AMD
Minisforum UM890 Pro – AMD
PELADN WO4 5600H – AMD
Volla Phone Quintus with UT (ARM)
HP ProBook 440 G8 Refurb – Intel
ASRock NUC BOX-255H – Intel

Replace Proprietary Software

Migrate from large multinational software companies and embrace free and open source solutions.

Google
Google
Microsoft
Microsoft
Apple
Apple
Adobe
Adobe
IBM
IBM
Autodesk
Autodesk
Oracle
Oracle
Atlassian
Atlassian
Corel
Corel
Cisco
Cisco
Intuit
Intuit
SAS
SAS
Progress
Progress
Salesforce
Salesforce
Citrix
Citrix

Reviews

ReviewsWe’ve written tons of in-depth and completely impartial reviews of open source software. Read our reviews.

New to Linux?

NewbieBegin your Linux journey with our easy-to-understand guide designed for newcomers.

Mega Compilations

100 GUI Apps
100 TUI Apps
100 CLI Apps

Recent Posts

  • Muffin – window manager and compositor for Cinnamon
  • 12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Software for DJs
  • NiceGUI – Python framework for graphical user interfaces
  • Compiling Software on the Minisforum M2, M2 Pro and BOSGAME VTA-439
  • neovim-gtk – GTK4 graphical frontend for Neovim
  • VoidStation – Void Linux-based distribution for home entertainment
  • 9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Script Writing Tools
  • UDPipe – trainable natural language processing pipeline
  • 13 Best Free and Open Source Console Based Network ‘top’ Tools
  • Nitrite – embedded document database

Archives

Related

Contact us
Link us
FAQ
Comment FAQ
Privacy Policy

© LinuxLinks 1998-2026: Designed by LinuxLinks.