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Backup software

10 Best Free and Open Source BorgBackup Front-Ends

March 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Roundup, System Software

BorgBackup (Borg) is a deduplicating backup program. We recommend the best front-ends for Borg.

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Art

31 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools

March 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

ASCII art is a graphic design technique that relies primarily on computers for presentation and consists of pictures.

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Earth Science

MetPy – read, visualize and perform calculations with weather data

March 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

MetPy is a Python library that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for working with meteorological data.

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Earth Science

OpenDrift – framework for ocean trajectory modelling

March 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Scientific

OpenDrift is a Python-based framework for modelling the trajectories and behaviour of particles, objects, or substances drifting in the ocean and atmosphere.

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Perspec – perspective correction of images

March 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

Perspec is a desktop app and command-line workflow for perspective correction of images.

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strf – satellite tracking toolkit for radio observations

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

strf is designed to track satellites from radio observations by using Doppler curves to identify satellites and determine their orbits.

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Radiotrope – AI agent-enabled internet radio player

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Multimedia, Reviews

Radiotrope is a GUI and TUI internet radio player for Linux. It’s an AI agent-enabled player built with Rust, Slint, and MCP.

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GNSS-SDR – software-defined receiver for Global Navigation Satellite System signals

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

GNSS-SDR processes satellite signals to perform detection, synchronization, demodulation, navigation message decoding, and position fixing.

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Web Browsers

8 Best Free and Open Source Console Web Browsers

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

A web browser is the quintessential desktop application. We recommend the finest free and open source console based web browsers.

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Podcast

14 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Podcast Tools

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup, TUI

Podcasting lets listeners automatically receive the latest episodes of their chosen programmes as soon as they are released.

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File Managers

17 Best Free and Open Source Linux File Managers

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

A file manager is software which provides a user interface to assist in the organisation of files. It helps users manage their files.

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Video

19 Best Free and Open Source Media Players

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Desktop, Multimedia, Roundup

A media player is software that lets you watch video and listen to music on your computer. We cover the best free and open source options.

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Backup software

9 Best Free and Open Source Restic Wrappers

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software

restic is a backup program that is fast, efficient and secure. We recommend the best free and open source wrapper tools for restic.

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Tetrotime – terminal clock, timer, and stopwatch

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

Tetrotime is a terminal clock, timer, and stopwatch that renders time using falling tetromino shapes.

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Find Duplicates

19 Best Free and Open Source CLI Tools to Find and Delete Duplicate Files

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

This roundup focuses on free and open source command-line tools that help you find and remove duplicate files.

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Backup software

Resticara – simplify routine backup jobs

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Resticara is a wrapper around Restic designed to simplify routine backup jobs such as website data, maildirs, and SQL database backups.

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Find Duplicates

Periscope – organize storage and safely remove redundant files

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Periscope is a command-line duplicate file finder that helps you organize storage and safely remove redundant files without losing data.

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Find Duplicates

Go Find Duplicates – scans directories for duplicate files and directories

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Go Find Duplicates is a command-line utility that scans directories for duplicate files and directories.

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Go IMAP notify – monitors IMAP mailboxes

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

goimapnotify is a utility that monitors IMAP mailboxes and executes scripts when messages are created, deleted, or updated.

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svnsearch – search through SVN log diffs

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

svnsearch is a command-line utility for searching through Subversion repository history using exact text or regular expressions.

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