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qalc – command-line interface for Qalculate!

August 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

qalc is the CLI for Qalculate!, a powerful multipurpose calculator designed for both everyday arithmetic and advanced mathematical work.

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Transfer Files

Portfolio – minimalist, touch-friendly file manager

August 17, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Portfolio is a minimalist, touch-friendly file manager designed for Linux mobile devices.

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Transfer Files

COSMIC Files – file manager designed for the COSMIC desktop environment

August 17, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

The software offers grid and list views, tabbed browsing, file previews, archive handling and access to local and network storage.

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val – arbitrary precision calculator language

August 14, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

val is an arbitrary precision calculator language written in Rust.

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Application Launchers

33 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Application Launchers

August 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Desktop, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.

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Termora – Terminal Emulator and SSH Client

August 12, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet, Productivity, Reviews

Termora is an open source terminal emulator and SSH client with host management, SFTP transfers, remote editing, plugins and more.

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Reading

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Speed Reading Tools

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Books, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

The software featured in here is based on spritzing. Read text without moving your eyes, and therefore rapidly increase your reading speed.

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sklauncher – terminal-based application launcher

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

sklauncher uses the skim fuzzy finder to locate and launch desktop applications, executable files and commands.

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ATMIRAL – accessible text-based menu interface

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

ATMIRAL is an accessible text-based menu interface for launching applications and commands from the Linux shell.

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Reading

Speeedy – local-first speed reading progressive web app

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

Speeedy is a local-first speed reading progressive web app. It uses Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP).

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Reading

Ledor – speed-reading application

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

Ledor is a speed-reading application for EPUB books and web articles. It uses rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP).

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Reading

RSVP Reader – local-first speed-reading web app

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

RSVP Reader is a local-first speed-reading web app that presents text one word at a time.

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Files

25 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI File Explorers

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup

A terminal UI based (TUI) file explorer is software which lets you explore the file system. We recommend the best open source options.

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Search

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Desktop Search Engines

July 29, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Desktop search is a software application which searches the contents of computer files, rather than searching the internet.

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Calendar

15 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Calendar Tools

July 25, 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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chroncal – terminal-based calendar application

July 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, TUI

chroncal is a terminal-based calendar application with an interactive text user interface and a comprehensive command-line interface.

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Process Automation

8 Best Free and Open Source Robotic Process Automation Tools

July 21, 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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process

Browser Use – enables AI agents to interact with websites

July 20, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

Browser Use is a Python library and command-line tool that enables AI agents to interact with websites.

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Calendar

14 Best Free and Open Source GUI-Based Calendar Software

July 20, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

You don’t need a proprietary hosted solution for your calendar needs. There are open source projects offering a perfect fit.

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Process Automation

Skyvern – AI-powered browser automation platform

July 20, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

Skyvern is an AI-powered browser automation platform that uses large language models and computer vision.

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