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Hex Editor

Hexit – minimalistic hex editor

May 4, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

Hexit is a terminal-based hex editor written in C++ for inspecting and editing binary data from a text user interface.

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Best Free and Open Source Compact Editors

21 Free and Open Source Simple GUI Based Linux Text Editors

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

A text editor is software used for editing plain text files. This type of software has many different uses.

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Best Free and Open Source Compact Editors

Lite XL – lightweight text editor

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Lite XL is a lightweight cross-platform text editor derived from lite.

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Best Free and Open Source Compact Editors

Notepad Next – cross-platform text and source code editor

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Notepad Next is a cross-platform text and source code editor that reimplements the familiar Notepad++ workflow.

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ebook reader

3 Free and Open Source CLI ebook Readers

April 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents, Productivity, Roundup, Software

This article showcases CLI ebook readers for Linux. We only feature free and open source software here.

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Files

Cedilla – Markdown text editor for the COSMIC desktop

April 16, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Cedilla provides a writing environment for plain text and Markdown, aimed at note-taking, drafting documentation, and writing blog posts

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Foreign Languages

11 Best Free and Open Source Translators

April 13, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

Translation is the process of reworking text from one language into another to maintain the original message and communication.

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Foreign Languages

LocalTranslate – machine translation locally using Firefox translation models

April 13, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI, Scientific

LocalTranslate is a desktop application for Linux that performs machine translation locally using Firefox translation models.

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PDF

21 Useful Free and Open Source PDF Tools

April 10, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Utilities

This article focuses on useful PDF tools which can help you create PDFs as well as small utilities/libraries that help you work with PDF.

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Document Management Systems

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Document Processors

April 10, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Education, Productivity, Roundup, Scientific

A document processor is a document preparation system. We recommend the best document processors.

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Typesetting Tools

25 Essential Free and Open Source LaTeX Tools – typeset beautifully

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Scientific

LaTeX is a document preparation system and document markup language for high-quality typesetting. We feature the best LaTeX tools.

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Hex Editor

HexMe – hex editor

April 7, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

HexMe is a terminal-based hex editor written in C++ that uses the Curses library for its text user interface.

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11 Best Free and Open Source OCR Tools

April 7, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is the conversion of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into searchable, editable documents.

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Gem of the Week

PaddleOCR – OCR and document-parsing toolkit

April 6, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Reviews

PaddleOCR is an open-source OCR and document-parsing toolkit. It’s used to extract text and document structure from images and PDFs.

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Typesetting Tools

TexLab – cross-platform implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX

April 5, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Scientific

TexLab is a cross-platform implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX.

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Typesetting Tools

Tectonic – modernised, self-contained TeX and LaTeX engine

April 5, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Scientific

Tectonic is a modernised, self-contained TeX and LaTeX engine powered by XeTeX and TeX Live.

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Project Management

7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Project Management Software

April 3, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Office, Roundup

Project management tools encompass many different types of software such as scheduling, resource allocation, collaboration software, quality management, and cost control / budget management.

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Database

16 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Column-Oriented Databases

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents, Roundup

A column-oriented database is a type of database management system that stores data on disk in columns rather than rows.

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Typesetting Tools

SILE – typesetting system for Linux

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents

SILE (Simon’s Improved Layout Engine) is a modern typesetting system designed for producing high-quality printed documents.

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Database

QuestDB – high-performance time-series database

March 28, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents

QuestDB is a high-performance time-series database designed for handling large volumes of timestamped data with extremely low latency.

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