January 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Category: Software
Gisto – code snippet manager
Gisto is a code snippet manager that runs on GitHub Gists and adds additional features such as searching, tagging and sharing gists
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Passwords
Apple Passwords is a password manager application which lets users store and access encrypted account information.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: history
history is a command which displays or manipulates the history list. We recommend alternatives to this command.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: November and December 2024 Updates
November and December 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: tar
We showcase free and open source alternatives to tar, the most widely used archiving utility in Linux systems.
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Recommend an Open Source Program
Please complete the form if you’d like us to add an open source program to our compilations.
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Waybox – minimalist Wayland compositor
Waybox is a *box-style (minimalist) Wayland compositor modeled largely on Openbox.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: October 2024 Updates
October 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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BoxBuddy – graphical manager for Distrobox
BoxBuddy is a graphical user interface for Distrobox, a container wrapping layer that lets users install containerised versions of Linux.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: September 2024 Updates
September 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Machine Learning in Linux: Reor – AI note-taking app
Reor is a private AI personal knowledge management tool. Each note is saved as a Markdown file to a “vault” directory on your machine.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: August 2024 Updates
August 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: sed
This article spotlights alternative open source tools to sed, a stream editor for filtering and transforming text.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: July 2024 Updates
July 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Workbench – prototype with GNOME technologies
Workbench is for learning and prototyping with GNOME technologies.
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Gibbon – school management system
Gibbon is a flexible school management platform designed to make life better for teachers, students, parents and leaders.
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Feedback: Lesser Known Free and Open Source Linux Software
Please share your favorite open source software that often goes by unnoticed by other users.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Corel PDF Fusion
Corel PDF Fusion is billed as an all-in-one PDF creator that lets you assemble, edit and create PDFs.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: June 2024 Updates
June 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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