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hashcards – plain text-based spaced repetition system for flashcards

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Education, Web Apps

Hashcards is a plain-text spaced repetition flashcard application designed for users who prefer a lightweight, flexible study workflow

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Flashcards

Lapse – cross-platform flashcard app

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

Lapse uses spaced repetition to help users review and retain information more effectively, and offers a modern interface.

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Typing

Mecalin – learn touch typing

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

Mecalin is a typing tutor application built with GTK4, Rust, and Adwaita.

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Library Tools

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Library Management Systems

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Roundup

We have compiled a list of 9 useful library management systems. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

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Music Education

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Educational Music Software

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Multimedia, Roundup

Music education is a field of study connected with the learning and teaching of music. We recommend the best open source educational apps.

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Programming Tools for Kids

Top 10 Programming Tools for Kids

March 8, 2026 Eilidih Parris Education, Programming, Roundup

The art of programming is often perceived as being a difficult activity. Here’s great free and open source tools to help kids start coding.

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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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