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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Loop

May 14, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity

Microsoft Loop is an online collaborative workspace helps users gather, organize, and build notes, ideas, and projects.

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Notes

AppFlowy is an open source alternative to Notion

May 14, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity

Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace without losing control of your data.

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dclock is a digital clock

May 8, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

The dclock program displays the time in digital format only. The time is updated on a per second basis or on a per minute basis.

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xdaliclock is an advanced xclock substitute

May 7, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity

Dali Clock is a digital clock. When a digit changes, it “melts” into its new shape. The date is displayed when the mouse is pressed.

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XPipe is an awesome shell connection hub and remote file manager

May 6, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Productivity, Reviews

XPipe is open source desktop software which lets you create and manage connections to remote system from a central interface.

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Bookmark manager tool

nb is a command line and local note‑taking, bookmarking, archiving, and knowledge base

May 5, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Productivity, Utilities

nb creates notes in text-based formats like Markdown, Org, LaTeX, and AsciiDoc, can work with files in any format

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Automation

Zato offers ESB, SOA, API and cloud integrations

April 30, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity

Zato is a Python-based integration platform that lets you build and deliver enterprise solutions.

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Automation

Actionsflow automates developers’ workflows based on GitHub actions

April 29, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Programming

Actionsflow helps you automate workflows – it’s a free IFTTT/Zapier alternative for developers.

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Free42 is an HP-42S calculator simulator

April 28, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Free42 is a re-implementation of the HP-42S Scientific Programmable Calculator and HP-82240 Printer.

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Automation

Activepieces is business automation software

April 28, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity

Activepieces is business automation software that’s AI-first, no-code and open-source. It can be self-hosted with a simple Docker command.

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Filmstrip

tinyMediaManager is a media management tool

April 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Multimedia, Productivity

tinyMediaManager is a media management tool built with Java and Swing, designed to provide metadata for media centers

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Time tracking

KTeaTime is a timer for steeping tea

April 21, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

KTeaTime is a handy timer for steeping tea. Steeping tea involves infusing tea leaves in hot water to extract flavor and other desirable compounds.

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OpenNumismat is coin collecting software

April 17, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity

OpenNumismat is a handy and reliable application designed for collectors of coins and coin collectors

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Screen Capture

Perl Screenshot Tool

April 16, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI, Productivity

Perl Screenshot Tool is a screenshot utility for Linux that works best on X11. It also supports Gnome Wayland through the gnome-screenshot backend.

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Retro is a customizable clock widget

April 10, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Retro is a retro digital segment clock that can be customized. It can be used in the background, maximized or as an always on top widget.

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Screen Capture

shotgun is a minimal screenshot utility for X11

April 3, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Productivity

shotgun is a minimal screenshot utility for X11 which exports PNG screenshots to file or stdout.

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Time tracking

arttime is an intriguing clock, timer, time manager with text art

April 2, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Reviews

arttime is a combination of art, clock, timer, and a time manager all from a single terminal-based application.

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Screen Capture

maim takes screenshots of your desktop

April 2, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Productivity

maim (Make Image) is a utility that takes screenshots of your desktop.

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Automation

wtype – xdotool type for Wayland

March 12, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

wtype is a Wayland tool that allows you to simulate keyboard input like xdotool type for X11.

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Office

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Salesforce Quip

March 6, 2025 Steve Emms Office, Productivity

Quip is a collaborative productivity software package. It lets groups of people to create and edit documents and spreadsheets collaboratively.

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