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Batch Renamers

22 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Batch Renamers

August 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

This article showcases terminal based batch renamers. We only feature free and open source software.

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Application Launchers

33 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Application Launchers

August 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Desktop, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.

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Security

XMap – fast network scanner

August 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

XMap is a fast network scanner for large-scale IPv4 and IPv6 research.

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Files

edmv – bulk rename files

August 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

edmv is a command-line utility that lets you bulk rename files using your preferred text editor.

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Files

pipe-rename – command-line batch renamer

August 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

pipe-rename is a command-line batch renamer that lets you edit filenames using your preferred text editor.

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Security

sx – command-line network scanner

August 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

sx is a command-line network scanner designed to follow the UNIX philosophy.

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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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Email

20 Best Free and Open Source Linux Console Email Clients

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

Here are our recommended console email clients. All free and open source goodness.

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CDROM

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Console Audio Grabbers

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

CD audio grabbers are designed to extract (“rip”) the raw digital audio (in a format commonly called CDDA) from a compact disc to a file or other output.

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Security

testssl.sh – tests TLS/SSL ciphers, protocols and cryptographic flaws

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

testssl.sh is a command-line tool that checks a server’s service on any port for support of TLS/SSL ciphers and protocols as well as cryptographic flaws.

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Email

mxr – local-first email client

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

mxr is a local-first email client that synchronises Gmail and IMAP accounts with a SQLite database on your machine.

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Files

25 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI File Explorers

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup

A terminal UI based (TUI) file explorer is software which lets you explore the file system. We recommend the best open source options.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Process Managers

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, TUI, Utilities

Process management software helps users launch, supervise and control long-running applications and background services.

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VoIP

7 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Matrix Clients

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

This roundup features the finest terminal-based Matrix clients. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

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Emojis

12 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Emoji Tools

August 3, 2026 Erik Karlsson CLI, Other, Roundup, Utilities

An emoji is a pictogram, logogram, ideogram or smiley embedded in text and used in electronic messages and web pages. We recommend terminal based emoji tools.

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Weather image

19 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Weather Tools

August 3, 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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Matrix Clients

matrix-commander-rs – command-line Matrix client

August 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

matrix-commander-rs supports sending and receiving messages, encrypted communication, room administration, device management and more.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: bc

August 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to bc, an arbitrary precision calculator language.

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Rink – unit-aware calculator

August 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities, Web Apps

Rink is a unit-aware calculator for unit conversion and dimensional analysis.

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Emoji

em – command-line utility for finding emoji by name

August 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Other

em is a command-line utility for finding emoji by name and copying them to the clipboard.

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