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Category: Roundup

Find Duplicates

6 Best Free GUI Tools to Find and Delete Duplicate Files

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

We feature free and open source software that lets you find and remove the duplicate files.

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Emoji

14 Best Free and Open Source GUI Emoji Pickers

March 8, 2026 Erik Karlsson Other, Roundup, Utilities

An emoji is a pictogram, logogram, ideogram or smiley embedded in text and used in electronic messages and web pages.

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Files

23 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI File Explorers

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup

A terminal UI based (TUI) file explorer is software which lets you explore the file system. We recommend the best open source options.

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Programming Tools for Kids

Top 10 Programming Tools for Kids

March 8, 2026 Eilidih Parris Education, Programming, Roundup

The art of programming is often perceived as being a difficult activity. Here’s great free and open source tools to help kids start coding.

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Performance

Top 13 Web Server Performance Testing Tools

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

Web server benchmarking is a way of determining the performance of a web server. Here’s our recommended open source solutions.

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Application Launchers

29 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Application Launchers

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.

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Application Launchers

4 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI Application Launchers

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, TUI

Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.

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Image Processing

14 Best Free and Open Source Image Processing Libraries

March 8, 2026 Eilidih Parris Graphics, Roundup

In this article we recommend the finest image processing libraries. All free and open source goodness.

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Programming

6 Best Free and Open Source Syntax Highlighters

March 8, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We explore specialised open source tools that offer syntax highlighting for a whole raft of programming languages.

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Front-end Frameworks

11 Best Free and Open Source CSS Front-End Frameworks

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Programming, Roundup, Web Apps

This article recommends the finest free and open source software that lets you dive into responsive design using CSS.

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Security

11 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Reverse Vulnerability Analysis Tools

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Vulnerability analysis is an essential activity for enterprise security. We recommend useful open source tools.

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Gaming Chat

4 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Linux Discord Clients

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, TUI

In this roundup, we focus on terminal-based software only. There’s a separate roundup for GUI-based clients.

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Security

8 Best Free and Open Source Network Intrusion Detection Systems

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security

An intrusion detection system is a device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations.

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DevOps

18 Best Free and Open Source Build Systems

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Build automation is the process of automating the creation of a software build and the associated processes.

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Reading

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Speed Reading Tools

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms Books, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

The software featured in here is based on spritzing. Read text without moving your eyes, and therefore rapidly increase your reading speed.

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Email

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Console Email Clients

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

Here are our recommended console email clients. All free and open source goodness.

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Development Tools

15 Top Free and Open Source PHP Web Frameworks

March 7, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We recommend the best free and open source PHP web frameworks.

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VoIP

17 Best Free and Open Source GUI Matrix Clients

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over IP. Here’s our recommended free and open source GUI Matrix clients.

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Coding

5 Best Free and Open Source TypeScript Object-Relational Mapping Software

March 6, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

ORM is a programming technique for converting data between incompatible type systems using object-oriented languages.

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Website

11 Best Free and Open Source Web Hosting Control Panels

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

Web hosting control panels offer an attractive solution to developers and designers that host multiple web sites on virtual private servers and dedicated servers.

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