Skip to content
LinuxLinks

LinuxLinks

Best Free Linux Software & Open Source Reviews

  • Software
  • Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Series
  • Search

Category: CLI

ZDNS – high-speed DNS resolver and command line utility

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

ZDNS is a high-speed DNS resolver for large-scale domain measurements with recursive lookups, DNSSEC validation and structured JSON output.

Read more
Programming

Ohcount – source code line counter and analysis library

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Ohcount is a source code line counter and analysis library originally developed for Ohloh and used to generate code statistics reports.

Read more
Internet Radio

18 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Internet Radio Apps

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

This article recommends our favourite terminal-based internet radio apps. Free and open source software only.

Read more
Circuit board

ufetch – tiny system information scripts for Unix-like systems

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ufetch uses platform-specific shell scripts to show system information with distro artwork, configurable colours and compact output.

Read more

ocloc – Rust command-line utility that counts lines of code

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

ocloc is a command-line utility that counts lines of code across a codebase and presents the results in a clear, high-performance report.

Read more
Selection of utilities

hist-rs – high-throughput CLI to count unique lines

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

hist-rs is a Rust command-line utility built for high-throughput line-oriented text processing.

Read more

pygount – count source lines of code

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

pygount is a command line tool for counting source lines of code in software projects.

Read more
Selection of utilities

cuniq – count unique lines in text input

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cuniq is a command-line utility written in Rust for counting unique lines in text input.

Read more
Encryption

fscrypt – Go tool for managing Linux filesystem encryption

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

fscrypt is a high-level command-line utility for managing Linux native filesystem encryption on supported filesystems.

Read more
Monitor System

TWSLA – command-line log analysis tool

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

TWSLA imports and analyzes large log collections, with field extraction, statistical summaries, time heatmaps and anomaly detection.

Read more
Console MPD Clients

11 Best Free and Open Source Console MPD Clients

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 8 best console-based MPD clients.

Read more
Selection of utilities

hashit – generate file hashes quickly

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

hashit is a cross-platform command-line utility for generating file hashes quickly.

Read more
Alaska

SVGO – Node.js tool for optimizing SVG files

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

SVGO is a Node.js tool for optimising SVG files by removing redundant data often added by vector editors

Read more
DevOps

RetDec – machine-code decompiler

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

RetDec decompiles machine-code binaries into higher-level representations, recovering functions, classes and control-flow information.

Read more
Documentation

Rizin – reverse engineering framework

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Rizin is a command-line reverse engineering framework for disassembly, debugging, binary inspection, scripting and forensic analysis.

Read more
Selection of utilities

uniqs – alternative to uniq

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

uniqs is a Rust command-line utility that serves as an alternative to uniq with streaming support.

Read more
Selection of utilities

xuniq – line deduplicator

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

xuniq is a high-performance and stable line deduplicator. Unlike the standard uniq utility, xuniq does not require your input to be sorted.

Read more
Vulnerability Detection

unblob – binary extraction suite

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

unblob recursively extracts embedded archives and file systems from firmware images, reports recognised chunks and carves unknown data.

Read more
Selection of utilities

hashdeep – generate and verify file hashes

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

hashdeep is a command line tool for generating and verifying file hashes across large collections of files.

Read more
Anti-Malware Tools

FLOSS – malware analysis utility

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

FLOSS extracts static, decoded and stack strings from malware binaries, helping analysts recover configuration data and hidden indicators.

Read more

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 25 26 27 28 29 … 143 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

  • Chris James on Linux’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Microsoft. It’s Linux Users.
  • Dave 'Frog' Hurst on Linux’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Microsoft. It’s Linux Users.
  • Chris James on Linux’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Microsoft. It’s Linux Users.
  • Max Ballard on Linux’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Microsoft. It’s Linux Users.
  • Steve Emms on Relaticle – self-hosted CRM
  • Manuk Minasyan on Relaticle – self-hosted CRM
  • Chris James on Linux’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Microsoft. It’s Linux Users.
  • Max Ballard on Linux’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Microsoft. It’s Linux Users.
  • Gérard on Linux’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Microsoft. It’s Linux Users.
  • etc on 14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal Multiplexers

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

  • 3proxy – lightweight multi-protocol proxy server
  • Electron Cash – Bitcoin Cash cryptocurrency wallet
  • 12 Best Free and Open Source IDEs for Kubernetes
  • Linux’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Microsoft. It’s Linux Users.
  • Compiz Reloaded – OpenGL compositing window manager for X11
  • slsa-verifier – verify software build provenance
  • 34 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools
  • FastHTML – HTML-first Python web framework
  • 9 Best Free and Open Source IaaS Software
  • LiteDB – embedded BSON database

Archives

Related

Contact us
Link us
FAQ
Comment FAQ
Privacy Policy

© LinuxLinks 1998-2026: Designed by LinuxLinks.