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Typing

typtea – terminal-based typing speed tester

February 20, 2026 Steve Emms Education, TUI

typtea is a minimal terminal-based typing speed tester with support for dozens of programming languages.

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Typing

Couik – terminal-based typing test

February 18, 2026 Steve Emms Education, TUI

Couik is a terminal-based typing test designed for speed, aesthetics, and simplicity. Built with Bubble Tea.

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Student Information Systems

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Student Information Systems

February 8, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Roundup

A student information system (also known as a student management system or school management system) is computer software for educational institutions to manage student data.

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Interactive Whiteboard

pad.ws – whiteboard as an IDE

February 3, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Web Apps

pad.ws is a whiteboard app that acts as a dev environment in your browser. It uses Excalidraw for the whiteboard interface

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Interactive Whiteboard

9 Best Free and Open Interactive Whiteboard Software

January 31, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Roundup

An interactive whiteboard is an instructional tool consisting of a large interactive display in the form factor of a whiteboard.

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Classroom Tools

Drawy – brainstorming tool

January 31, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Graphics, GUI

Drawy is a work-in-progress infinite whiteboard tool which aims to be a native-desktop alternative to the web-based Excalidraw.

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Education

Relational – educational tool for relational algebra

January 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Education, GUI

Relational is an educational tool to provide a workspace for experimenting with relational algebra, an offshoot of first-order logic.

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Typing

GitType – turn your source code into typing challenges

January 24, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Productivity, TUI

GitType turns your own source code into typing challenges.

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Education

Lixplore-cli – Academic literature search & export CLI tool

January 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Education, TUI

Lixplore-cli is a Unix-inspired command-line tool for searching scientific literature, built for terminal enthusiasts

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Typing

retype – typing practice

January 23, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

retype is a typing practice application. Type along to epub books.

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Flashcards

repeater – CLI flashcard program

January 21, 2026 Steve Emms Education, TUI

repeater is a command-line flashcard program that uses spaced repetition to boost your memory retention.

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Typing

typomat – command-line typing practice tool

January 18, 2026 Steve Emms Education, TUI

typomat is a command-line typing practice tool that creates exercises from the contents of your repository.

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Library Tools

7 Tools to Empower Librarians

January 4, 2026 Steve Emms Books, Education, Roundup

Open source software is a popular choice for libraries and librarians. We recommend the finest tools for librarians.

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e-Learning

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux e-Learning Tools

December 30, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Roundup

Linux has a wide range of e-Learning software available. This article focuses on software which is user friendly for students and instructors.

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Screenwriting

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Script Writing Tools

December 19, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Education, Roundup, Utilities

Script writing is the art and craft of writing scripts for the general public. The script can take the form of musicals, plays, novels, films, television programmes, and more.

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Reference Management

6 Best Free and Open Source Linux Reference Management Tools

December 19, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Roundup, Scientific

Reference management software is software for academics and authors to use to record and use bibliographic citations.

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e-Learning

Frappe Learning – Learning Management System

December 18, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Web Apps

Frappe Learning is an easy-to-use learning system that helps you bring structure to your content.

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e-Learning

Omeka S – web publication system for universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums

December 18, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Web Apps

Omeka S consists of a local network of independently curated exhibits sharing a collaboratively built pool of items, media, and their metadata.

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Classroom Tools

8 Essential Free and Open Source Linux Classroom Tools

December 16, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Roundup

The software featured in this article offers indispensable ways to help manage a computer-based classroom.

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Family History

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Family History Software

December 13, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Other, Roundup

This article highlights the best genealogy software that runs under Linux.

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