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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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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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Typing

OctoType – TUI typing trainer

December 6, 2025 Steve Emms Education, TUI

OctoType is a TUI typing trainer made with Ratatui, and powered by Gladius – Heavily inspired by Monkeytype, with a focus on customizability.

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Reference Management

QuickBib – fetch BibTeX for DOIs and arXiv identifiers

November 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Education, GUI

QuickBib fetches BibTeX entries from DOIs, arXiv IDs, and known journal URLs. Quickly convert identifiers into usable BibTeX records.

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Reference Managers

Citations – manage your bibliography

November 5, 2025 Steve Emms Education, GUI

Citations is software designed to manage your bibliographies using the BibTeX format. It’s written in Rust.

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Reference Managers

bibiman – TUI for fast and simple interaction with a BibLaTeX database

October 31, 2025 Steve Emms Education, TUI

bibiman is a simple terminal user interface for handling your BibLaTeX database as part of a terminal-based scientific workflow.

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Reference Managers

bibman – CLI/TUI bibliography manager

October 30, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Education, GUI

bibman is a CLI/TUI bibliography manager. It does not use a database but stores every bibliographic entry as a separate text file.

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Reference Managers

Xapers – personal journal article management system

October 29, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Education, TUI

Xapers is a personal document indexing system, geared towards academic journal articles. It’s written in Python.

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Reference Managers

BibMan – TUI bibliography manager

October 28, 2025 Steve Emms Education, TUI

BibMan is a TUI bibliography manager. Its goal is to support basis features as a general bibliography manager.

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Reference Managers

Bibman – BIBliography MANager

October 27, 2025 Steve Emms Education, TUI

Bibman (BIBliography MANager) is a small console tool for managing BibTeX files. It’s written in Perl .

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Typesetting Tools

Hayagriva – bibliography management

October 12, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Education

Hayagriva is a tool that can help you or your apps deal with literature and other media. Use as a library or as a Command Line Interface.

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Flashcards

Flashdown – terminal-based spaced repetition using flashcards in Markdown

October 1, 2025 Steve Emms Education, TUI

Flashdown is a minimalist flashcard app for seamless studying and note-taking in Markdown.

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Flashcards

Essentialist – simple, private, and cross-platform flashcard app

September 21, 2025 Steve Emms Education, GUI

Essentialist is a minimalist flashcard app for seamless studying and note-taking in Markdown.

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