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Calendar

13 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Calendar Tools

February 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup

Here’s our verdict on the finest free and open source terminal-based calendar software.

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HardBore – file manager using web technologies

February 17, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Web Apps

HardBore is a file manager that’s in a very early stage of development. Sub-2ms cold start, native OS integration, full keyboard navigation.

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Notes

Hugvi – code note-taking desktop app

February 16, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Hugvi is a modern, desktop-only note-taking app built with Tauri and React, designed for developers who value simplicity, privacy, and speed.

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Notes

5 Useful Free and Open Source TUI Notes Apps

February 14, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, TUI

There is a wide range of competent note taking software for Linux. This article focuses on apps that have a Text User Interface (TUI).

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Process Automation

6 Best Free and Open Source Robotic Process Automation Tools

February 11, 2026 Steve Emms Office, Productivity, Programming, Roundup

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a business process automation technology that uses attended or unattended software bots.

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Book

6 Best Free and Open Source Address Book Managers

February 10, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup

We recommend the best free and open source address book managers.

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Text Editor

Toney – terminal based note taking app

February 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

Toney is a fast, lightweight, terminal-based note-taking app for the modern developer. Built with Bubbletea, it brings a sleek TUI interface.

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Notes

FuzPad – minimalistic note management solution

February 7, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

FuzPad is a minimalistic note management solution. It’s powered by fzf.

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Notes

Basalt – TUI program to manage Obsidian notes

February 6, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

Basalt is a TUI application to manage Obsidian vaults and notes directly from the terminal.

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Text Editor

Frogmouth – Markdown browser for the terminal

February 6, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

Frogmouth is a Markdown viewer / browser for your terminal, built with Textual.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: sigye – terminal clock

February 6, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Reviews, TUI

sigye is a terminal clock with ASCII art fonts. The name “sigye” (시계) means “clock” in Korean. It also offers Pomodoro functionality

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Notes

mnemo – note-taking app

February 6, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

mnemo is a local-first, cross-platform note-taking app leveraging the Typst ecosystem. It’s designed to minimize distractions

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FTB – terminal-based file browser

February 4, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

FTB is a powerful terminal-based interactive file browser developed using FTXUI library, providing intuitive directory navigation.

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Files

FAT – modern TUI-based file and archive viewer

February 3, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI, Utilities

FAT is designed for developers and power users who want to quickly inspect files and peek inside archives.

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Mind Mapping

tmmpr – terminal mind mapper

February 2, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

tmmpr is a Linux terminal application that lets you create, organize, and connect notes on an infinite canvas.

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rovr – post-modern terminal file explorer

January 29, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

rovr is a modern, customizable, and aesthetically pleasing terminal file explorer.

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Groupware

9 Best Free and Open Source Groupware Software

January 29, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Productivity, Roundup

Groupware software is designed to enable users to collaborate, regardless of location, via the internet or a corporate intranet.

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sdn – simple directory navigator

January 27, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

sdn is a simple directory navigator that you can invoke while editing shell commands.

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Notes

LinNote – keyboard-driven scratchpad

January 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

LinNote is a fast, keyboard-driven scratchpad for Linux. It’s built for KDE Plasma with Qt6.

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Stopwatch

pomoru – minimalist Pomodoro TUI

January 27, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

pomoru is a keyboard-driven TUI application for focused work. It’s written in Rust.

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