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Hypatia – research tool for the Linux desktop

July 12, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Hypatia is a research tool for the Linux desktop. It’s designed to provide at-a-glance information about the topics you’re reading

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Task Manager

Nottodbox – organize notes, to-dos and diaries

July 12, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Nottodbox is a highly customizable WYSIWYG-like editor for notes, to-dos and diaries.

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Application Launchers

Jasmine – web launcher and session management application

June 28, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Jasmine is a comprehensive web launcher and session management application that transforms your scattered bookmarks and browser tabs

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Schulrechner – calculator you know from school

June 28, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, Productivity

Input complex equations and output fractions as well as decimals, this calculator produces math that looks like the math on your paper.

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Cuneo is a widget-like calculator and conversion tool

June 19, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Cuneo is a simple and straightforward app that lets you calculate and convert anything. It’s designed for the GNOME desktop.

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Typing

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Typing Tutors

June 11, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Office, Productivity, Roundup

Typing tutor software teaches fast and accurate typing through a system of informative lessons and progress tracking.

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Sums is a postfix calculator designed for quick calculations

June 11, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Sums is a postfix calculator designed for quick calculations and focused on simplicity.

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Sticky Notes

12 Best Free and Open Source Sticky Note Applications

June 8, 2025 Steve Emms Desktop, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

A sticky note (often known as a Post-it Note) is a small piece of paper with a strip of glue on its back. Here’s our verdict.

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Diary

Simple Diary is a simple and lightweight app

June 5, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Simple Diary saves entries in standard Markdown. There’s support for images, and a responsive design.

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Automation

5 Best Free and Open Source Text Expander Tools

June 3, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup

We are always looking for utilities that improve our productivity. One way to improve your workflow is to enhance your typing experience.

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Automation

Compress is text compression for generating keyboard expansions

May 31, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Compress is a tool for automatically creating typing shortcuts from a corpus of your own writing.

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Automation

espansoGUI is a GUI for espanso

May 31, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

espansoGUI is a GUI for espanso created with Rust and Iced.

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Writing Tools

Writernote takes notes in an intelligent way

May 31, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Writernote allows you to take notes in an intelligent way. Record audio as you write, and listen to it again seeing what you have written.

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Sticky Notes

Clues is a sticky notes app with connections

May 27, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

It’s built with Electron.js and allows you to create, connect, and organize your thoughts visually.

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PIM-Software

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Personal Information Managers

May 25, 2025 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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Automation

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Mule ESB

May 22, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Programming

Mule ESB (Mule Enterprise Service Bus) is a lightweight, Java-based platform that helps the integration of various applications and systems.

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Sticky Notes

Jorts is a colourful sticky notes program

May 20, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Jorts is a sticky notes app designed for elementary OS but runs on any Linux distribution.

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Time tracking

Solanum is a time tracking app

May 19, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Work in 4 sessions, with breaks in between each session and one long break after all 4.

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Time tracking

Flowtime – spend your time wisely

May 18, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Flowtime is a GUI program to get what motivates you done, without losing concentration.

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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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