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Screenwriting

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Script Writing Tools

November 11, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Education, Roundup, Utilities

Script writing is the art and craft of writing scripts for the general public. The script can take the form of musicals, plays, novels, films, television programmes, and more.

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Utility

13 Best Free and Open Source Console Based Network ‘top’ Tools

November 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, System Software

We recommend the best network ‘top’ tools.

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Hard disk image

13 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers

November 10, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

We showcase the finest open source tools to diagnose the health of a hard disk and improve its performance.

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System Cleaning

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Cleaning Tools

November 10, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

There are a number of open source applications for Linux which help to keep the operating system working like new.

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Photo Gallery

23 Best Free and Open Source Web Photo Gallery Solutions

November 10, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Web Apps

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 15 of the most useful open source web photo gallery software.

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Network

15 Best Free and Open Source File Systems for Big Data

November 10, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet, Roundup, Scientific

This feature highlights the finest open source file systems designed to cope with the demands imposed by Big Data.

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Graphics card image

14 Best Free and Open Source NVIDIA GPU Monitoring Tools

November 9, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

nvidia-smi is a basic monitoring and management tool for NVIDIA graphics card. We explore other useful NVIDIA GPU monitoring tools.

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Family History

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Family History Software

November 9, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Other, Roundup

This article highlights the best genealogy software that runs under Linux.

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Music

12 Best Free and Open Source Graphical MPD Clients

November 9, 2026 Luke Baker Multimedia, Roundup

MPD is a powerful server-side application for playing music. We recommend our favourite open source graphical MPD clients.

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dna-medical

6 Best Free and Open Source Linux Medical Practice Management Software

November 9, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Medical Practice Management Software is a type of software that is designed to supervise and support the day-to-day operations of a medical practice.

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Log Analyzers

14 Best Free and Open Source Log Analyzers

November 8, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

Making sense of logs helps organisations make better customer-focused decisions. We recommend the finest open source log analyzers.

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Natural Language Processing

11 Excellent Free and Open Source Java Natural Language Processing Tools

November 8, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, Scientific

Java remains one of the most widely used programming languages. We explore the best free and open source Java based NLP tools.

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VoIP

20 Best Free and Open Source Linux Voice Over IP (VoIP) Software

November 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Voice over IP (VoIP) software enables telephone-like voice conversations across IP based networks.

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Monitor System

27 Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to the Top Utility

November 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

top is a small, venerable utility that offers a dynamic real-time view of a running system. We identify alternatives to top that offer more control in managing processes on a running system.

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CDROM

10 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Audio Grabbers

November 8, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

CD audio grabbers are designed to extract (“rip”) the raw digital audio (in a format commonly called CDDA) from a compact disc.

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Image Viewers

46 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Image Viewers

November 7, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Images are part of every day internet usage. We recommend the finest free and open source graphical image viewers available for Linux.

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Selection of utilities

6 Best Free and Open Source Default Application and MIME Association Tools

November 7, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

Manage Linux default applications, MIME types and file associations with free and open source graphical, terminal and command-line tools.

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Personal finance

12 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Personal Finance Tools

November 7, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup, TUI

Track expenses, budgets, income, and account balances with free terminal-based personal finance tools for Linux.

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Coding

10 Best Free and Open Source Java Linter Tools

November 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Java code.

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Git Clients

28 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Git Workflow Tools

November 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Git workflow tools help teams manage the day-to-day process of changing, reviewing, testing, and releasing source code

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