Skip to content
LinuxLinks

LinuxLinks

Best Free Linux Software & Open Source Reviews

  • Software
  • Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Series
  • Search

Category: Programming

blue – Python code formatter

November 30, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

blue is a somewhat less uncompromising code formatter than black, the OG of Python formatters.

Read more

Yagni – Leiningen plugin for finding dead code

November 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Yagni is a static code analyzer that helps you find unused code in your applications and libraries.

Read more

SpotBugs – static analysis tool for finding Java bugs

November 27, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

SpotBugs detects potential bugs in compiled Java code, including null dereferences, bad API usage and concurrency problems.

Read more

lein-bikeshed – Leiningen plugin

November 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

lein-bikeshed is a Leiningen plugin designed to tell you your code is bad, and that you should feel bad.

Read more

clj-kondo – static analyzer and linter for Clojure

November 25, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Clj-kondo performs static analysis on Clojure, ClojureScript and EDN. It informs you about potential errors while you are typing.

Read more

kibit – static code analyzer for Clojure

November 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

kibit analyses Clojure source code and recommends simpler, more idiomatic expressions, with optional automatic fixes and reporting.

Read more

Eastwood – Clojure lint tool

November 23, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Eastwood is a compiler-aware Clojure linter that detects suspicious expressions, incorrect calls, deprecated APIs and unused code.

Read more

Resonance – clean and minimal API client

November 15, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Resonance is an API client application designed to provide an excellent user experience for testing and interacting with APIs.

Read more

CCodemerge – merges multiple C/C++ source files into a single text file

November 13, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

CCodemerge is a command-line utility that merges multiple C/C++ source files into a single text file.

Read more
Git Clients

Hug SCM – The Humane Source Control Management Interface

November 12, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Hug SCM is an intuitive interface for Git and other version control systems. It works as a universal language.

Read more

axx – generalized assembler

November 8, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

axx.py is a general assembler that generalizes assemblers. In theory, it can process almost any von Neumann type processor architecture.

Read more
Git Clients

Actioneer – graphical desktop client for GitHub Actions

November 8, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, Programming

Actioneer is a native GNOME desktop client for GitHub Actions.

Read more

mbake – Makefile formatter and linter

November 1, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

mbake is a Makefile formatter and linter that offers smart formatting: Tabs for recipes, consistent spacing, line continuation cleanup.

Read more

zomodoro – simple pomodoro

October 29, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

zomodoro is a simple pomodoro made with Qt.

Read more
Development

Positron – next-generation data science IDE

October 25, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Programming, Scientific

Positron is a next-generation data science IDE. It’s also an extensible, polyglot tool for writing code and exploring data.

Read more
Git Clients

ggc – interactive Git CLI and workflow manager

October 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, TUI

ggc offers concise Git subcommands and a searchable interactive command picker, with reusable workflows, aliases and configurable keys.

Read more
Machine Learning in Linux

Nanocoder – local-first CLI coding agent

October 20, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Nanocoder is a local-first CLI coding agent that brings the power of agentic coding tools like Claude Code and Gemini CLI to local models

Read more

Rate My OpenAPI – improve the quality of your OpenAPI specifications

October 16, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Rate My OpenAPI is a suite of tools designed to help software developers who are using OpenAPI to design and implement their APIs.

Read more

oval – CLI for (O)penAPI Specification document (val)idation

October 15, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

oval is an OpenAPI Specification (OAS) document validator that was built to replace the CLI provided by swagger-tools.

Read more
Git Clients

GitHub Desktop – Electron-based GitHub app

October 14, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

GitHub Desktop is an open-source Electron-based GitHub app. It is written in TypeScript and uses React. This fork adds Linux support.

Read more

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 34 35 36 37 38 … 83 Next Posts»
FEATURED RELEASE
ONLYOFFICE
Docs 10.0

Discover what’s new →

Best Free Software

Document Management Systems
Documents
Web Browsers
Internet
Education
Education
Internet Radio
Audio
YouTube Tools
Video
Paint Palette
Graphics
System Administration
Admin
Docks
Desktop
Productivity
Productivity
Genome Browsers - Web Based
Science
Games
Games
Vulnerability detection
Security
Replacements for du
Utilities
Object Relational Mapping
Coding
Stockmarket
Finance
Web Delivery
Web Apps
Crafting
Other
Programming Books
Books

Recent Comments

  • Steve Emms on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.
  • Väinö on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.
  • SpotTheZebra on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.
  • Sean Parsons on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.
  • Klaus M on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.
  • Lesley Everett on Distro Hopping Is a Hobby. Stop Pretending It’s Productivity.
  • Ajit Kumar on envx – environment variable manager
  • moon sweepers on Friday Night Funkin – music rhythm game to test your musical knowledge and reflexes
  • arena of champions on Friday Night Funkin – music rhythm game to test your musical knowledge and reflexes
  • Scott Donaldson on Linux Deserves Better Than Your Oldest Computer

Data Science

Data ScienceTake our free interactive courses in data science. There are courses for Python using pandas and plotnine and R using ggplot2.

Get up to speed in 20 minutes. No programming knowledge is required.

Programming Books

Read our curated lists of great free programming books. Learn Java, C, Python, C++, C#, JavaScript, PHP, and many more languages.

Alternatively, check out our series of great free programming tutorials.

Support Us


Donate
to LinuxLinks

Thank you for supporting LinuxLinks. If you like our site, the best way to ensure it remains available is to make a donation.

Small Devices

We’re publishing a series of articles for each of these Linux-based phones, Mini PCs, SBCs, and NAS devices.

Minisforum M2 Pro – Intel
Minisforum N5 Pro NAS – AMD
Beelink EQi 304 – Intel
BOSGAME VTA-439 – AMD
Minisforum M2 – Intel
Minisforum MS-02 Mini Workstation
BOSGAME M7 285H – Intel
Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation
Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus laptop
BOSGAME M6 HX370 – AMD
BOSGAME M4 Plus – AMD
Minisforum AI X1 Pro – AMD
Minisforum UM890 Pro – AMD
PELADN WO4 5600H – AMD
Volla Phone Quintus with UT (ARM)
HP ProBook 440 G8 Refurb – Intel
ASRock NUC BOX-255H – Intel

Replace Proprietary Software

Migrate from large multinational software companies and embrace free and open source solutions.

Google
Google
Microsoft
Microsoft
Apple
Apple
Adobe
Adobe
IBM
IBM
Autodesk
Autodesk
Oracle
Oracle
Atlassian
Atlassian
Corel
Corel
Cisco
Cisco
Intuit
Intuit
SAS
SAS
Progress
Progress
Salesforce
Salesforce
Citrix
Citrix

Reviews

ReviewsWe’ve written tons of in-depth and completely impartial reviews of open source software. Read our reviews.

New to Linux?

NewbieBegin your Linux journey with our easy-to-understand guide designed for newcomers.

Mega Compilations

100 GUI Apps
100 TUI Apps
100 CLI Apps

Recent Posts

  • 27 Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to the Top Utility
  • FORD – Documentation generator for modern Fortran
  • 10 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Audio Grabbers
  • Scribe – native GNOME Markdown editor with live rendering
  • Redumper GUI – graphical front end for optical disc dumping
  • ArchUnit – test Java software architecture
  • UptimeFlare – serverless uptime monitoring and status pages
  • LMG OS – Debian-based Linux distribution with Xfce
  • 46 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Image Viewers
  • Popsicle – flash disk images to multiple USB drives

Archives

Related

Contact us
Link us
FAQ
Comment FAQ
Privacy Policy

© LinuxLinks 1998-2026: Designed by LinuxLinks.