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Category: Productivity

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Dentry – keyboard-driven file manager

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Dentry is a minimal, keyboard-driven file manager for Linux built with Qt6.

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9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Desktop Wiki GUI Notes Apps

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Roundup

Desktop wiki applications offer a different approach to note taking from conventional note apps.

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Notes

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Handwritten GUI Notes Apps

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Roundup

Handwritten note-taking applications bring pen-and-paper workflow to the Linux desktop. We pick the best tools for the job.

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Write – application for handwritten notes

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Write is a cross-platform handwriting application designed for note-taking, brainstorming, and sketching.

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Writing Tools

30 Best Free and Open Source Linux General Purpose GUI Note Apps

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Roundup

General-purpose note-taking applications are the digital equivalent of notebooks, but with far greater flexibility.

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Beaver Notes – notes app that respects your privacy

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Beaver Notes is a privacy-first note-taking application that helps users capture ideas, organise knowledge, and connect related notes.

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Warp – modern terminal with an IDE-like interface and AI assistance

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Reviews, Utilities

Warp is a Rust-based terminal for developers and teams. It’s proprietary software.

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vimalender – terminal calendar application with vim-style keybindings

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

vimalender is a terminal calendar application with vim-style keybindings. Written in Go with the Bubble Tea and Lip Gloss frameworks.

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File Managers

23 Best Free and Open Source Console Linux File Managers

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

We recommend the finest free and open source console-based file managers for Linux and other operating systems.

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Time tracking

Pomotroid – simple and visually-pleasing Pomodoro timer

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Pomotroid is a simple and configurable Pomodoro timer. It aims to provide a visually-pleasing and reliable way to track productivity.

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File Managers

FCD – text based file manager

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

The FCD File Manager (FranCommanDer) is a text based file manager for Linux.

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8 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Emulators Built With Web Technologies

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

This article recommends terminal emulators built with web technologies – JavaScript, HTML, CSS.

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Automation

Best Free and Open Source Visual Automation Tools

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup

This article looks at software which provides a graphical user interface for automating desktop tasks.

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Terminal Multiplexer

Dimensions – organize your terminal workflows

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

Dimensions is a TUI (Terminal User Interface) for managing tmux sessions and windows.

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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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CRT’s a ridiculous terminal emulator

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

CRT is a visually expressive terminal emulator written in Rust that focuses on aesthetic customisation and GPU-accelerated rendering.

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File Managers

11 Best Free and Open Source GTK File Managers

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup

GTK is a very popular toolkit. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small tools to comprehensive application suites.

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File Managers

11 Best Free and Open Source non-GTK non-Qt File Managers

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup

There are many graphical non-Qt and non-Gtk file managers available. This article examines 11 such file managers.

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Clipboard

ClusterCut – cross-platform clipboard sync

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

ClusterCut keeps your clipboard in sync across Linux, macOS, and Windows without your data ever leaving your local network.

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Calculators

25 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Linux Calculators

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup

One of the basic utilities supplied with any operating system is the calculator. We recommend the finest terminal-based calculators.

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