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Anime4KCPP – high performance anime upscaler

October 9, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Anime4KCPP is a high performance anime image and video upscaler using a CNN-based algorithm with CPU and GPU acceleration.

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RAW Tools

RAWmakase – fast non-destructive RAW photo developer

October 8, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

RAWmakase is a fast non-destructive RAW photo developer with GPU previews, Lightroom catalogue import, masking and command-line tools.

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18 Best Free and Open Source Color Scheme Generators

October 7, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

Let’s explore the color scheme generators at hand.

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Camera Tools

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Camera Tools

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Linux offers excellent software for dealing with RAW files, for remotely operating cameras, importing and processing raw data, as well as software to read, write and edit camera metadata.

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Images

20 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line Image Compression Tools

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup

This article recommends the best command-line image compression tools. They are all free and open source.

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image_to_console – high-performance image viewer

September 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

image_to_console is a Rust terminal image viewer supporting files, URLs, directories, GIFs, Sixel, Kitty, iTerm2 and WezTerm graphics.

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Graphics

gifski – high-quality animated GIF encoder

September 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

gifski is a high-quality animated GIF encoder using pngquant techniques, temporal dithering, resizing and quality controls.

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vv – image viewer with HDR and colour management

September 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

vv is a terminal image viewer with HDR tone mapping, colour management, transparency, vector graphics and Kitty protocol support.

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Ratio – WCAG colour contrast checker

September 29, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Ratio is a colour-contrast checker that validates foreground and background combinations against key WCAG accessibility requirements.

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pywal16 – generate and change colour schemes on the fly

September 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

pywal16 generates 16-colour palettes from images and applies them across Linux desktops, terminals and applications using flexible templates.

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28 Best Free and Open Source Linux Color Pickers

September 27, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

A color picker is a software tool used to select colors and, in some cases, to create color schemes.

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CAD

20 Best Free and Open Source Linux CAD Software

September 23, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer technology for the design of objects, real or virtual.

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Photo Metadata

12 Best Free and Open Source Photo Metadata Editors

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

A metadata editor is computer software which allows users to view and edit metadata tags interactively and save them in the graphics file.

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Images

Flaca – losslessly compress GIF, JPEG and PNG images

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

Flaca is a Rust command-line tool for maximally and losslessly compressing GIF, JPEG and PNG images for production web use.

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Images

cavif – convert PNG and JPEG images to AVIF

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

cavif is a pure-Rust command-line tool that converts PNG and JPEG images to AVIF with quality, speed and colour controls.

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Painting tools

Top 12 Free and Open Source Linux Painting Tools

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

We have the selected the finest painting tools for Linux.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Raster Image Editors

September 18, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI, Roundup

Discover the best free and open source raster image editors for creating, enhancing, retouching and manipulating bitmap images.

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Vector Graphics

Create Vector Graphics with Open Source Software

September 18, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

Vector editors are ideal for technical illustrations, diagramming, flowcharting, artistic illustrations, promotional posters, banners, signage, logos, typography, vehicle wraps and layout.

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paint.software – Paint.NET-style raster image editor for Linux

September 15, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

paint.software is a native Qt 6 raster image editor for Linux with layers, effects, selections, plugins and a familiar Paint.NET workflow.

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CAD

Chili3D – browser-based 3D CAD application

September 15, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Web Apps

Chili3D is a browser-based 3D CAD application with sketching, solid modelling, STEP/IGES import and export, snapping, plugins and undo/redo.

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