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Category: GUI

UML

OpenPonk – metamodeling platform and modeling workbench

September 23, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

OpenPonk is a Pharo-based metamodeling platform and modeling workbench supporting UML, BPMN, Petri nets, ER diagrams and other notations.

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Selection of utilities

Select Default Application – graphical MIME association manager

September 23, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Select Default Application is a Qt GUI for managing XDG MIME associations, defaults and conflicts across Linux desktop environments.

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PCM Transport – lightweight audio player

September 22, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia, Reviews

PCM Transport is a lightweight audio player with direct ALSA output, gapless playback, DSP tools, CUE support and very low memory use.

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How to Download YouTube Videos, Playlists, and Channels on Linux with 4K Video Downloader Plus

September 22, 2026 John O'Donnell GUI, Multimedia, Software

Download YouTube videos, playlists, channels, subtitles and audio on Linux with 4K Video Downloader Plus and its graphical interface.

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Guitar

ruxguitar – Guitar Pro tablature player

September 22, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

ruxguitar is a free and open source Guitar Pro tablature player with MIDI playback, tempo control, track selection and SoundFont support.

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Butlerov – 2D chemical structure editor

September 22, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Butlerov is a 2D chemical structure editor for drawing molecules, editing bonds and atoms, and working with MOL and SDF files.

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Navigation

PyGPSClient – graphical GNSS and GPS testing tool

September 22, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

PyGPSClient is a graphical GNSS and GPS testing, configuration and diagnostic tool with NTRIP, logging, mapping and receiver support.

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Coot – macromolecular model-building and crystallography toolkit

September 21, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Coot is an interactive molecular graphics application for macromolecular model building, refinement, validation and cryo-EM workflows.

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Selection of utilities

Mimic – manage default applications and file associations

September 21, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Mimic is a GTK4 application for managing default applications and MIME file associations through a clean graphical interface on Linux.

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Chess

Python Easy Chess GUI – graphical frontend for UCI chess engines

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms Games, GUI

Python Easy Chess GUI lets you play UCI engines, review PGN games, analyse positions and maintain chess repertoires.

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Chaski – modern RSS and Atom feed reader

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet, Reviews

Chaski is an RSS and Atom feed reader with offline reading, search, filters and feed synchronization support.

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Equilipy – multicomponent multiphase equilibrium software

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Equilipy performs multicomponent, multiphase equilibrium calculations using CALPHAD thermodynamic models and database sources.

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Patinae – programmable molecular visualization toolkit

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Patinae is a GPU-first molecular visualization toolkit for structural analysis, scripting, publication images, notebooks and web embedding.

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XCA – graphical certificate and key management

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

XCA is a graphical certificate and key management tool for creating certificate authorities, requests, keys and X.509 certificates.

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IQmol3 – molecular editor and visualization package

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

IQmol3 is a molecular editor and visualization package for building molecules, analysing Q-Chem results and displaying molecular properties.

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Security

REDasm – cross-platform disassembler and binary analysis tool

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

REDasm is a cross-platform disassembler and binary analysis tool with graphs, cross-references, type handling, patching and project support.

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Dictionary Tools

Slob Dictionary – flexible GTK dictionary application

September 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Slob Dictionary is a GTK 4 dictionary app for Linux with broad format support, simultaneous lookup, history, bookmarks and GNOME integration.

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Security

IPED – digital evidence processor and analysis tool

September 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Security

IPED processes and analyses digital evidence with high-performance indexing, data carving, searching, timelines, viewers and reporting tools.

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Chess

Pawn Appétit – modern chess analysis and training application

September 18, 2026 Steve Emms Games, GUI

Pawn Appétit is a modern chess GUI with engine analysis, game management, opening repertoires, puzzles and position search.

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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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