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GUI Prototyping

6 Best Free and Open Source GUI Prototyping Tools

July 28, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Programming, Roundup

Whether it is by pure experimentation or transforming a vision into something tangible, prototypes help assist in testing and building while preserving overall design consistency.

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Animation

Eagle Animation – stop-motion animation application

July 28, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Eagle Animation is a stop-motion animation application for capturing, arranging and exporting image sequences.

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Flickr

gallery-dl – download image galleries and collections

July 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Internet

gallery-dl is a command-line utility for downloading image galleries and collections from a wide range of websites.

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Flickr

Rodeo – command-line utility for uploading images to Flickr

July 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

Rodeo is a command-line utility for uploading images to Flickr. It can apply keyword-based rules during an upload and more.

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Famous Landmarks

Save Time and Effort with these Excellent Free and Open Source Batch Image Processors

July 22, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Batch image processors are often underrated and don’t get the attention they deserve. Here’s our verdict.

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Famous Landmarks

Imagine Plus – desktop image optimisation utility

July 21, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Imagine Plus is a desktop image optimisation utility for compressing, converting and resizing images.

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7 Best Free and Open Source Photo Geotagging Tools

July 18, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

This article picks the finest photo geotagging tools. All of the software featured are free and open source goodness.

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Vector graphics

OpenPencil – design editor

July 15, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI, Web Apps

OpenPencil is a design editor that opens and writes Figma .fig files and Pencil .pen documents.

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3D Rendering

14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Renderers

July 14, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

We recommend awesome free and open source software for rendering.

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OCR Tools

OCR4Linux – text extraction tool

July 14, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Graphics

OCR4Linux is a text extraction tool that captures a selected screen area, performs OCR, and copies the extracted text to the clipboard.

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OCR Tools

Mark Shot – screenshot and annotation tool

July 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents, Graphics, GUI

Mark Shot is a high-performance screenshot and annotation tool built with Qt 6. It supports Linux desktops running Wayland or X11.

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Small Image Tools

15 Small Image Tools that Pack a Real Punch

July 13, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Linux offers a vast collection of open source small utilities that perform functions ranging from the obvious to the bizarre.

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Photo Metadata

truss – image transformation toolkit

July 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Web Apps

truss is an image transformation toolkit with a shared Rust core powering a command-line interface, HTTP server, and browser-based.

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Photo Metadata

slimg – fast image optimization tool

July 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, GUI

slimg is a fast image optimization tool. It can convert, compress, resize, crop, and extend images using modern codecs.

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3D Rendering

MoonRay – production path-tracing renderer

July 11, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics

MoonRay is a production path-tracing renderer designed for creating images for animation, visual effects, and other rendering workloads.

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3D Illustration

13 Best Free and Open Source Ray Tracing Software

July 9, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

Ray tracing is a technique for modeling light transport for use in a wide variety of rendering algorithms for generating digital images.

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3D Illustration

OSPRay – scalable and portable ray tracing engine

July 8, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics

OSPRay is a scalable and portable ray tracing engine designed for high-performance, high-fidelity visualisation.

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How to Turn Old SD Videos into HD With Vmake Video Enhancer

How to Turn Old SD Videos into HD With Vmake Video Enhancer

June 24, 2026 John O'Donnell Graphics, Tutorials

Convert old SD videos to HD with Vmake AI Video Enhancer for sharper detail, cleaner upscaling, and better final results.

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Best AI Watermark Remover Tools

5 Best Free AI Watermark Remover Tools

June 22, 2026 John O'Donnell Graphics, Scientific

Compare the best free AI watermark remover tools for your own videos and images, including Zawa, AniEraser, Apowersoft, Vmake and Wink.

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Art

32 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools

June 11, 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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