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Database

16 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Column-Oriented Databases

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents, Roundup

A column-oriented database is a type of database management system that stores data on disk in columns rather than rows.

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JSON Tools

27 Best Free and Open Source JSON Tools

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a standard, popular and lightweight data text-oriented format based on JavaScript object syntax to represent structured data.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Font Editors

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

This article focuses on the finest font editors. Linux users may not have a plethora of fonts, but there are many lovely and usable fonts.

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Sticky Notes

13 Best Free and Open Source Sticky Note Applications

March 30, 2026 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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Automation

8 Best Free and Open Source Text Expander Tools

March 30, 2026 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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Geology

21 Best Free and Open Source Linux Earth Science Software

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Earth science (also known as geoscience) is the focus of understanding the sciences related to the planet Earth. Here’s our recommended open source software.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Text-Based Bookmark Managers

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

We focus on open source text-based bookmark managers. Most of the tools featured in this article let you manage your bookmarks for websites.

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Backup software

10 Best Free and Open Source BorgBackup Front-Ends

March 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Roundup, System Software

BorgBackup (Borg) is a deduplicating backup program. We recommend the best front-ends for Borg.

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Art

31 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools

March 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

ASCII art is a graphic design technique that relies primarily on computers for presentation and consists of pictures.

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PIM-Software

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Personal Information Managers

March 29, 2026 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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Testing Software

21 Best Free and Open Source Test Automation Tools

March 28, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Test automation frameworks are a set of best practices, common tools, and libraries that help quality-assurance testers.

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Bookmark manager tool

5 Best Free and Open Source GUI Bookmark Managers

March 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

We focus on open source GUI-based bookmark managers. The featured let you effectively manage your bookmarks for websites.

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Monitor System

11 Best Free and Open Source GUI Tools for System Resources Monitoring in Linux

March 28, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

The tools featured in this roundup are targeted at a desktop user who wants to monitor resources being used on their machine.

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12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Weather Tools

March 27, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Scientific

Here’s our verdict on the best GUI weather tools. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

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Stamps

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Collection Managers

March 27, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

There is a wide range of collection manager software available for Linux. We recommend the best free and open source options.

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Painting tools

4 Graphical Frontends for ImageMagick

March 27, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images.

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Audio Editors

17 Best Free and Open Source Linux Audio Editors

March 27, 2026 Luke Baker Multimedia, Roundup

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 16 high quality free and open source audio editors.

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SSD

15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Disk Cloning Tools

March 26, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

Disk cloning software is not simply helpful for system backups. It has a wide range of other uses such as provisioning new computers in the workplace.

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Graphics card image

10 Best Free and Open Source NVIDIA GPU Monitoring Tools

March 26, 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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Satellite Tool

14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Satellite Tools

March 26, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This roundup focuses on Linux software that let you track artificial satellites from your Linux terminal and desktop.

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