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WebRTC

Gryt – self-hostable, WebRTC-based voice communication app

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Gryt is a self-hosted, open-source platform for voice, text, and video chat. Own your data. Host your server. Build your client.

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WiFi

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Wi-Fi Terminal Managers

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

NetworkManager is the standard networking stack on many Linux distributions, especially desktop-oriented systems.

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Email

msgvault – archive a lifetime of email and chat

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

msgvault lets you archive a lifetime of email. Analytics and search in milliseconds, entirely offline. Powered by DuckDB.

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Packet Sender – send and receive TCP, UDP, and SSL packets

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Internet

Packet Sender is a network utility for sending and receiving custom network packets across various protocols.

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Anti-Spam Tools

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Anti-Spam Tools

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

There are a number of techniques that help fight the tide of spam. These include whitelisting, spam buckets, Bayesian filtering, fuzzy logic techniques, and attachment scanning.

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47 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal Emulators

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

A terminal emulator is computer software which emulates a dumb video terminal. We make our recommendations.

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blogtato – RSS and Atom feed reader

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

blogtato is a minimalist command line RSS and Atom feed reader designed for users who prefer terminal-based workflows.

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PSSH – parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

PSSH provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools, including pssh, pscp, prsync, pnuke and pslurp.

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Monitor System

NetWatch – htop for your network

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

NetWatch is a lightweight, keyboard-driven TUI application that gives you instant visibility into network traffic.

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HTTP

Axel – command-line download accelerator

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

axel is a lightweight command-line download accelerator that speeds up file transfers by opening multiple connections to a server.

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Download Manager

11 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Download Managers

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

A download manager is a type of software that manages the downloading of files from the Internet.

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Download Manager

gosh-dl-cli – download manager for the terminal

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

gosh-dl-cli is a fast, modern download manager CLI with HTTP/HTTPS multi-connection acceleration.

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Mastodon

Tooters – Rust TUI-based Mastodon App

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Tooters is a Rust-based TUI Mastodon app.The project was created as a means to learn Rust and scratch a personal itch.

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Rivulet – terminal RSS reader

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Rivulet is a terminal-based RSS feed reader designed to provide a clean and efficient way to follow news and blog feeds.

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Terminal Multiplexer

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal Multiplexers

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Utilities

Users that want to exploit the full power of the terminal may benefit from using a terminal multiplexer. We feature the best multiplexers.

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Gaming Chat

7 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Discord Clients

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms Games, GUI, Internet, Roundup

Discord is an instant messaging and VoIP platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media.

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Cloud

6 Valuable Free and Open Source Cloud Management Tools

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Cloud computing is designed to harness the power of networks of computers and communications in a cost effective way. Cloud systems offer cheap access to huge computational, storage, and network resources.

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Network Security

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal-Based Port Scanners

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, Security, System Software

Linux has a good range of port scanners that help administrators identify and rectify weaknesses in a system.

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Front-end Frameworks

11 Best Free and Open Source Lightweight Front-End Frameworks

March 9, 2026 Eilidih Parris Internet, Programming, Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

CSS frameworks represent the building blocks of many diverse web projects. We cover extremely lightweight front-end frameworks and boilerplates.

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WiFi

Netpala – Golang based Wi-Fi manager

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Netpala is a lightweight (hopefully) terminal-friendly NetworkManager wrapper written in Go. It’s a clone of Impala.

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