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CNC Software

14 Best Free and Open Source CNC Software

May 25, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

CNC (also known as numerical control or computer numerical control) is the automated control of machining tools by means of a computer.

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bCNC – cross-platform Python application for CNC machines

May 24, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

bCNC is a cross-platform Python application for CNC machines that use grblHAL and GRBL-compatible firmware.

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CAMotics – 3-axis CNC GCode simulator

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Scientific

CAMotics is a CNC simulation and computer-aided machining application that lets you load 3-axis GCode programs.

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Reference Management

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI-Based Bibliography Tools

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Education, Roundup, Scientific

A common misconception is that bibliography tools are really only useful for academics. However, this type of software is a type of reference manager offering the ability to collect large amounts of metadata.

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Eye Care Software

Eye Care: Best Free Linux Software to Look after your Eyes

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Scientific

Look after your eyes with this free and open source software.

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wlsunset – adjusts display color temperature on Wayland compositors

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

wlsunset adjusts display color temperature on Wayland compositors that support the wlr-gamma-control-unstable-v1 protocol.

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Eye Care Software

Gammastep – adjust the color temperature of your screen

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

Gammastep adjusts the color temperature of your display according to the time of day, your location, or a manually defined schedule.

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Eye Care Software

sunsetr – automatic blue-light filter

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

sunsetr is a blue-light filter for Wayland to reduce eye strain by shifting displays from neutral daylight tones to warmer evening settings.

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DNA

11 Best Free and Open Source Web Based Genome Browsers

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

A Genome browser provides a graphical interface for users to browse, search, retrieve and analyze genomic sequence and annotation data.

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Food and Drink Software

15 Best Free and Open Source Food and Drink Software

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 15 high quality food and drink software.

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Minisforum AI X1 Pro

Minisforum AI X1 Pro: Easy Diffusion

May 11, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews, Scientific

Easy Diffusion’s newer v4 engine can use the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370’s Radeon 890M GPU for image generation. It makes a big difference.

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DNA

NGB – web-based NGS data viewer

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

NGB is a web-based genome browser designed for researchers and clinicians who need to explore next-generation sequencing data

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Food and Drink Software

Norish – self-hosted recipe app

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

Norish is a self-hosted recipe application designed for households, families, and friends

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DNA

Genoverse – HTML5 scrollable genome browser

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

Genoverse is a JavaScript and HTML5 genome browser that lets users explore genomic data interactively in the browser.

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Food and Drink Software

Vanilla Cookbook – self-hosted recipe manager

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

Vanilla Cookbook is a self-hosted recipe manager that aims to keep the user experience simple.

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DNA

igv.js – embeddable genomic visualization

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

igv.js is an embeddable interactive genome visualization component developed by the Integrative Genomics Viewer team.

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Food and Drink Software

Tandoor Recipes – self-hosted recipe manager

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

Tandoor Recipes is a self-hosted recipe manager for building and organizing a digital cookbook.

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DNA

JBrowse 2 – modern React-based genome browser

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

JBrowse 2 is a modern genome browser for exploring genomic data on the web, as a desktop application, or embedded inside other applications.

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Chemistry

29 Best Free and Open Source Linux Chemistry Tools

May 9, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

We feature the finest free and open source Chemistry software.

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Chemistry

GPAW – Python package for density-functional theory calculations

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

GPAW provides density-functional theory calculations based on the projector-augmented wave method and the Atomic Simulation Environment.

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