In this roundup, we focus on terminal-based software only. There’s a separate roundup for GUI-based clients.
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Category: Internet
8 Best Free and Open Source Network Intrusion Detection Systems
An intrusion detection system is a device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations.
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16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Console Email Clients
Here are our recommended console email clients. All free and open source goodness.
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NeoMutt – fork of Mutt with added features
NeoMutt is a command line mail reader. It’s a fork of Mutt with added features. NeoMutt is a project of projects.
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NPS – intranet tunneling proxy server
NPS is a lightweight and efficient intranet tunneling proxy server that supports forwarding multiple protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5, etc.).
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wakey – manage and wake devices using Wake-on-Lan
wakey is a TUI built for managing and waking your devices using Wake-on-LAN.
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17 Best Free and Open Source GUI Matrix Clients
Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over IP. Here’s our recommended free and open source GUI Matrix clients.
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e1s – manage AWS ECS resources
e1s is a terminal application to easily browse and manage AWS ECS resources, supports both Fargate and EC2 ECS launch types.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line HTTP Clients
These clients let you download files over the internet from the command line. But they can also be used for many more interesting purposes.
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nm-tray – simple NetworkManager front end
nm-tray is a simple NetworkManager front end with information icon residing in system tray (like e.g. nm-applet).
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18 Best Free and Open Source Network Analyzers
A network analyzer (also known as a packet analyzer, packet sniffer, or protocol analyzer) is software that intercepts and logs traffic that passes over a computer network or part of a network.
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Aerion – graphical email client
Aerion is a standalone lightweight e-mail client inspired by Geary.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Network Simulators
Network simulation is a technique whereby a software program replicates the behavior of a real network. We make our picks.
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12 Best Free and Open Source TypeScript-Based Web Content Management Systems
Here are our favorite TypeScript-based web content management systems. They are all free and open source software.
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RustConn – manage remote connections
RustConn is a connection orchestrator for Linux with a GTK4/Wayland-native interface.
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Brow6el – terminal web browser with graphics support
Brow6el is a full-featured web browser for the terminal using Chromium (CEF) with support for Sixel and Kitty graphics protocols.
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nmrs – Rust API for NetworkManager over D-Bus
nmrs is Rust API for NetworkManager over D-Bus. The goal is to provide a safe and simple high-level API for managing Wi-Fi connections
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6 Best Free and Open Source JavaScript-Based Web Content Management Systems
Here are our favorite JavaScript-based web content management systems. They are all free and open source software.
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nmtui-go – TUI to manage NetworkManager Wi-Fi connections
Go Network Manager TUI (nmtui-go) is a Terminal User Interface (TUI) for managing NetworkManager Wi-Fi connections on Linux systems
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Orbit – WiFi and Bluetooth manager for Wayland
Orbit is a native WiFi/Bluetooth manager for Wayland using Rust, GTK4, and layer-shell with a high-contrast glassmorphism UI.
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