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Category: Roundup

Transfer Files

9 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based File Sharing Tools

April 13, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

This roundup focuses exclusively on web-based tools. Terminal-based and GUI-based software are covered in separate roundups.

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File Managers

7 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based File Sharing Tools

April 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, TUI

We are always on the look out for easy, simple and secure ways to transfer files and folders. Try these terminal-based tools.

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EDA

16 Best Free and Open Source Electronic Design Automation Tools

April 13, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Electronic Design Automation (EDA) is a type of software that enables individuals to design electronic systems.

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Clocks

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Clocks

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

The clocks featured in this article are more sophisticated than the basic tray clock.

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11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal-Based Clocks

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, TUI

We pick the finest terminal-based clocks. Most of them offer a TUI, with the remaining few running from the command-line.

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Typing

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Typing Tutors

April 12, 2026 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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15 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI Typing Tutors

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Productivity, Roundup, TUI

We look at the finest TUI-based typing tutors for Linux.

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Start up

5 Useful Free and Open Source Graphical GRUB Config Tools

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

GRUB is a boot loader software used in Linux systems. We pick 5 useful GUI tools to edit the bootloader configuration.

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Electronic circuit

6 Best Free and Open Source Backend Electronic Circuit Simulators

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Electronic circuit simulation uses mathematical models to replicate the behavior of an actual electronic device or circuit.

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Chat

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical IRC Clients

April 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. We recommend the best free and open source graphical IRC clients.

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Wifi

11 Best Free and Open Source Wireless Security Tools

April 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security

Wireless security is the prevention of unauthorized access or damage to computers or data using wireless networks, which include Wi-Fi networks.

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System network administration

12 Useful Free and Open Source Network Configuration Management Tools

April 11, 2026 Erik Karlsson Roundup, System Software

Network configuration management (NCM) is a process that every device on the network is subjected to throughout its life cycle.

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PDF

21 Useful Free and Open Source PDF Tools

April 10, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Utilities

This article focuses on useful PDF tools which can help you create PDFs as well as small utilities/libraries that help you work with PDF.

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Document Management Systems

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Document Processors

April 10, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Education, Productivity, Roundup, Scientific

A document processor is a document preparation system. We recommend the best document processors.

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Mind Mapping

12 Best Free and Open Source Mind Mapping Software

April 10, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup

Mind mapping software offers an excellent way of capturing your thoughts in a structured way, brainstorming new ideas.

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Typesetting Tools

25 Essential Free and Open Source LaTeX Tools – typeset beautifully

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Scientific

LaTeX is a document preparation system and document markup language for high-quality typesetting. We feature the best LaTeX tools.

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Milky Way

21 Best Free and Open Source Linux Astronomy Apps

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This article focuses on selecting the best free astronomy software available for Linux.

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6 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Service Discovery Tools

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Service discovery is the process of automatically finding devices and services on a computer network.

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Audio

5 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Background Noise Generators

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

Ambient noise generators occupy a niche on Linux: they don’t demand attention, but they can make a workspace feel calmer, less distracting.

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Compression

12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Image Compression Tools

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Data compression is the process of storing data in a format that uses less space than the original representation would use.

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