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Photo Gallery

24 Best Free and Open Source Web Photo Gallery Solutions

November 13, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Web Apps

Linux software that helps to host, organize, describe and share your collection by using a number of different techniques.

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Art

34 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools

November 12, 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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Image Viewers

46 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Image Viewers

November 7, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Images are part of every day internet usage. We recommend the finest free and open source graphical image viewers available for Linux.

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Manage creative assets

Koko – image gallery for desktop and touch devices

November 3, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Koko is KDE’s image gallery for Linux desktops and touch devices, with album browsing, full-screen slideshows and basic image editing.

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16 Useful Free and Open Source 3D Model Viewers

November 3, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

This article focuses on software tools which let you view 3D models. There are a wide range of formats available.

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Art

charmascii – generate decorative ASCII art from text

November 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

charmascii creates colourful ASCII art from text, with FIGlet fonts, decorative borders, image export and a command-line interface.

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Photo Metadata

Xviewer – simple image viewer

November 2, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics

Xviewer is Linux Mint’s image viewer with large-image handling, slideshows, automatic orientation, plugins and photo browsing.

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Screen Capture

Command-Line Screen Capture Tools: 13 Free and Open Source Linux Apps

October 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup

Linux has a good selection of versatile open source screenshot programs. This roundup focuses on command-line tools.

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j3d – 3D mesh and point cloud viewer

October 29, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

j3d is a graphical viewer for 3D meshes and point clouds with software rendering, large-model handling and mesh format conversion.

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rasterminal – terminal-based 3D model viewer

October 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

rasterminal is a terminal-based 3D model viewer with CPU rendering, multiple shading modes, mouse controls and broad file format support.

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grimshot – command-line screenshots for Sway

October 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

grimshot helps Sway users capture windows, displays and screen regions, with command-line controls for saving images and clipboard copying.

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Camera Tools

CalibRaw – GPU-accelerated RAW photo editor

October 24, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

CalibRaw is a GPU-accelerated RAW photo editor for Linux with non-destructive editing, colour grading, masking, HDR merging and local AI.

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Fractals

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Fractal Tools

October 21, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

Fractals are rooted in chaos theory, and because of their nature they are perfect for organic looking artwork and landscapes. We recommend the best Linux fractal tools.

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Fractals

FractGen – extensible fractal generator

October 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, GUI

FractGen is a Qt/KDE fractal generator suite with graphical tools and a command-line renderer for large images and automated batch jobs.

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Fractals

Par Fractal – GPU-accelerated 2D and 3D fractal renderer

October 18, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Par Fractal is a GPU-accelerated Rust fractal renderer with 2D and 3D views, deep zooming, effects, presets and video capture.

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Machine Learning

11 Best Free and Open Source Image Upscaling Tools

October 18, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

Image upscaling brings the power of AI upscaling to your fingertips, allowing you to turn low-resolution images into high-quality outputs.

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Image showing an example of pixel artwork

18 Best Free and Open Source Pixel Art Editors

October 16, 2026 Luke Baker Graphics, Roundup

Pixel art is a form of digital art drawn with graphical software where images are built using pixels as the only building block. We recommend the best free and open source pixel art editors.

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Albania

20 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Image Viewers

October 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup

Want to view 24-bit high definition images in your terminal? We recommend our favourite terminal-based image viewers.

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Photo Metadata

Defuse – remove image backgrounds locally

October 14, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI, Reviews

My Defuse review explores this Linux background removal app on CachyOS, covering installation, local processing and ease of use.

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Image showing an example of pixel artwork

Pixcil – pixel art editor with an almost infinite canvas

October 11, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics

Pixcil is a pixel art editor with an almost infinite canvas, PNG editing, animation frames, and web and VS Code interfaces.

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