Skip to content
LinuxLinks

LinuxLinks

Best Free Linux Software & Open Source Reviews

  • Home
  • Software
  • Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Series
  • Search

Category: Graphics

14 Useful Free and Open Source 3D Model Viewers

June 5, 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.

Read more
Art

draw – simple drawing tool for the terminal

June 5, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

draw is a simple drawing tool for the terminal. It lets you sketch directly inside a terminal window

Read more
Graphics

Trophy – terminal 3D model viewer

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

Trophy is a terminal 3D model viewer that displays OBJ, GLB, and STL files directly inside a terminal window.

Read more
Photo Gallery

19 Best Free and Open Source Web Photo Gallery Solutions

June 3, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Web Apps

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 15 of the most useful open source web photo gallery software.

Read more
Family History

Fussel – photo gallery generator

June 1, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Web Apps

Fussel is a photo gallery generator for people who want to publish folders of images as a polished web gallery.

Read more
Photo Gallery

Ente – privacy-focused platform for storing personal data

June 1, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Web Apps

Ente is a privacy-focused platform for storing personal data in the cloud with end-to-end encryption.

Read more
Photo Gallery

Memories – self-hosted photo and video management application

May 31, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Web Apps

Memories is a self-hosted photo and video management application for Nextcloud.

Read more
Family History

PiGallery2 – self-hosted web application for publishing photo collections

May 31, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Web Apps

PiGallery2 is a self-hosted web application for publishing photo collections directly from a filesystem.

Read more
Screen Capture

Command-Line Screen Capture Tools: 11 Free and Open Source Linux Apps

May 31, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup

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

Read more
Screen Capture

wayshot – screenshot tool for wayland compositors

May 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

wayshot is a native screenshot utility for Wayland systems that target wlroots-based compositors such as sway and river.

Read more
GNOME Extensions

nsxiv – fork of sxiv

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

nsxiv is a minimalist X11 image viewer written in C. It began as a fork of the now-unmaintained sxiv

Read more
Mixer

14 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Volume Mixers

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Multimedia, Roundup

A volume mixer is a tool that adjusts the individual volume levels of different applications and audio devices running on a computer.

Read more
Fractals

17 Best Free and Open Source Linux Fractal Tools

May 25, 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.

Read more
Fractals

Fractals Generator – render and explore fractals in real time

May 24, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Fractals Generator is a lightweight C/C++ application for rendering and exploring fractals in real time.

Read more
Fractals

Fractalshades – create static and interactive fractal visualizations

May 24, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Fractalshades is a Python package for creating static and interactive fractal visualizations.

Read more
Fractals

rsfrac – terminal-based fractal explorer

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, TUI

rsfrac lets you explore Mandelbrot, Burning Ship, and Julia fractals from a text user interface.

Read more
Image showing an example of pixel artwork

16 Best Free and Open Source Pixel Art Editors

May 18, 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.

Read more
Machine Learning

9 Best Free and Open Source Image Upscaling Tools

May 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.

Read more
Image showing an example of pixel artwork

Tilf – simple yet powerful pixel art editor

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Tilf is a pixel art editor built with PySide6 for creating sprites, icons, and other small 2D assets.

Read more
Machine Learning

waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan – upscaler and denoiser

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan is a command-line image upscaler and denoiser built on the ncnn inference framework.

Read more

Posts pagination

1 2 3 … 30 Next Posts»

Best Free Software

Document Management Systems
Documents
Web Browsers
Internet
Education
Education
Internet Radio
Audio
YouTube Tools
Video
Paint Palette
Graphics
System Administration
Admin
Docks
Desktop
Productivity
Productivity
Genome Browsers - Web Based
Science
Games
Games
Vulnerability detection
Security
Replacements for du
Utilities
Object Relational Mapping
Coding
Stockmarket
Finance
Web Delivery
Web Apps
Crafting
Other
Programming Books
Books

Data Science

Data ScienceTake our free interactive courses in data science. There are courses for Python using pandas and plotnine and R using ggplot2.

Get up to speed in 20 minutes. No programming knowledge is required.

Recent Comments

  • Mark Ellwood on Best Free and Open Source Software: May 2026 Updates
  • Mark Ellwood on vbl – terminal-based hexadecimal viewer for Linux
  • gunny on vbl – terminal-based hexadecimal viewer for Linux
  • rig.fm on 18 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Internet Radio Apps
  • nitepa3990 on Review: Asus Tinker Board S – Single-Board Computer
  • David on Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Cores
  • David on MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: BIOS
  • Steve Emms on diff-so-fancy – attractive diffs with diff-highlight and more
  • Steve Emms on 28 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Diff Tools
  • BobsYourUncle on 28 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Diff Tools

Programming Books

Read our curated lists of great free programming books. Learn Java, C, Python, C++, C#, JavaScript, PHP, and many more languages.

Alternatively, check out our series of great free programming tutorials.

Feedback

Help expand our coverage of Linux software by completing our:

  • Open-source software form
  • Linux distro form

Your feedback is very much appreciated. Complete our contact form.

Support Us


Donate
to LinuxLinks

Thank you for supporting LinuxLinks. If you like our site, the best way to ensure it remains available is to make a donation.

Small Devices

We’re publishing a series of articles for each of these Linux-based phones, Mini PCs, SBCs, and NAS devices.

Minisforum M2 Panther Lake Mini PC – Intel
Minisforum MS-02 Mini Workstation
BOSGAME M7 285H – Intel
Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation
Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus laptop
BOSGAME M6 HX370 – AMD
BOSGAME M4 Plus – AMD
Minisforum AI X1 Pro – AMD
Minisforum UM890 Pro – AMD
PELADN WO4 5600H – AMD
Volla Phone Quintus with UT (ARM)
HP ProBook 440 G8 Refurb – Intel
ASRock NUC BOX-255H – Intel

SBC series are available on our Series landing page.

Replace Proprietary Software

Migrate from large multinational software companies and embrace free and open source solutions.

Google
Google
Microsoft
Microsoft
Apple
Apple
Adobe
Adobe
IBM
IBM
Autodesk
Autodesk
Oracle
Oracle
Atlassian
Atlassian
Corel
Corel
Cisco
Cisco
Intuit
Intuit
SAS
SAS
Progress
Progress
Salesforce
Salesforce
Citrix
Citrix

Reviews

ReviewsWe’ve written tons of in-depth and completely impartial reviews of open source software. Read our reviews.

New to Linux?

NewbieBegin your Linux journey with our easy-to-understand guide designed for newcomers.

Mega Compilations

100 GUI Apps
100 TUI Apps
100 CLI Apps

Recent Posts

  • Bleach – terminal-based Linux maintenance utility
  • MOKKA Budget – desktop household budgeting application
  • Dynamic Music Pill – GNOME Shell extension
  • 14 Useful Free and Open Source 3D Model Viewers
  • draw – simple drawing tool for the terminal
  • 13 Best Free and Open Source GUI Electronic Circuit Simulators
  • Kapytal – desktop personal finance manager
  • Linux Cleaner – make routine Linux maintenance easier
  • Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Cores
  • FinanzPilot – self-hosted personal finance web application

Desktops

9 Best Desktops
24 KDE Themes
33 KDE Widgets
42 GNOME Extensions
Pantheon, Trinity, LXDE

Archives

Related

Contact us
Link us
FAQ
Comment FAQ
ForFOSS.com
OSSBlog.org
Privacy Policy

© LinuxLinks 1998-2026: Designed by LinuxLinks.