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Category: Productivity

PIM-Software

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Personal Information Managers

March 29, 2026 Steve Emms Office, Productivity, Roundup

A personal information manager (often known as a PIM tool) is a type of collaborative software that can help you manage your life.

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Hyprclock – customisable clock application for the Hyprland window manager

March 28, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Hyprclock is a highly customisable clock application designed for the Hyprland window manager on Linux.

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Stamps

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Collection Managers

March 27, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

There is a wide range of collection manager software available for Linux. We recommend the best free and open source options.

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Stamps

HomeBox – self-hosted inventory and organisation system

March 27, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

Homebox is a self-hosted inventory and organisation system built for home users.

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Stamps

Koillection – self-hosted collection manager

March 26, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

Koillection is a self-hosted collection manager for tracking physical collections of different kinds, such as books, DVDs, stamps, and games.

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File Managers

17 Best Free and Open Source Linux File Managers

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

A file manager is software which provides a user interface to assist in the organisation of files. It helps users manage their files.

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Tetrotime – terminal clock, timer, and stopwatch

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

Tetrotime is a terminal clock, timer, and stopwatch that renders time using falling tetromino shapes.

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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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Proprietary App of the Week

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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