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ZGrab – application-layer network scanner

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

ZGrab is a fast, modular application-layer network scanner designed for completing large Internet-wide surveys.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft

OneDriveGUI – simple Linux GUI for OneDrive

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

OneDriveGUI is a simple GUI for OneDrive Linux client with multi-account support.

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Linux software

Best Free and Open Source Software: February 2026 Updates

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms Software

February 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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XMPP

Chisel – fast TCP/UDP tunnel

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Chisel is a fast TCP/UDP tunnel, transported over HTTP, secured via SSH. Single executable including both client and server.

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Batch Renamers

11 Best Free and Open Source GUI Batch Renamers

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

A batch renamer lets you renames files and folders without having to click on every single file individually. Here’s some open source goodies.

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ssm – SSH connection manager

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

ssm is an SSH connection manager designed to connect, filter, tag, and much more from a simple terminal interface.

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Weather image

15 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Weather Tools

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Scientific

This article focuses on terminal-based weather tools for Linux. We only feature free and open source software here.

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HDR

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux HDR Imaging Software

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

High dynamic range imaging (HDR) is an important technology for photographers. We pick the best HDR software for Linux.

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outside – multi-purpose weather client

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

outside is a multi-purpose weather client for your terminal.

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Best Free and Open Source Drum Machines

7 Best Free and Open Source Drum Machines

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns. We feature our recommended free and open source drum machines.

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Wi-Fi Internet

iwmenu – launcher-driven Wi-Fi manager for Linux

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

iwmenu (iNet Wireless Menu) manages Wi-Fi through your launcher of choice.

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8 Best Free and Open Source Incident Response Tools

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms Office, Roundup, System Software

Incident response tools enable you to respond to critical issues before they impact your business. We recommend open source solutions.

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WiFi

wlctl – TUI for managing WiFi using NetworkManager

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

wlctl is a TUI for managing WiFi using NetworkManager. It’s a fork of impala that uses NetworkManager instead of iwd.

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Selection of utilities

taproom – TUI for Homebrew

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

taproom is a terminal user interface (TUI) for Homebrew. It provides a way to explore formulae and casks directly in your terminal.

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gotip – select and run Go tests

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

gotip is a TUI application for interactively selecting and running Go tests.

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rainy – neofetch-like, minimalistic, and customizable weather-fetching tool

February 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

rainy is a neofetch-like, minimalistic, and customizable weather-fetching tool.

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Artistic Style – source code indenter, formatter, and beautifier

February 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Artistic Style is a source code indenter, formatter, and beautifier for the C, C++, C++/CLI, Objective‑C, C# and Java programming languages.

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Musical instruments

Audiveris – optical music recognition

February 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Audiveris is an optical music recognition application that’s written in the Java language.

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Monitor System

LogLens – log viewer

February 28, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

LogLens is a powerful log processing engine with an interactive Terminal UI for viewing and analyzing system logs.

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Wavelog – log amateur radio contacts

February 28, 2026 Steve Emms Other, Web Apps

Wavelog is a self-hosted PHP application to log your amateur radio contacts. All you need is a web browser and active internet connection.

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