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Category: Utilities

Compression

24 Best Free and Open Source Linux Compression Tools

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software available for Linux, we have compiled a list of 24 useful free compression tools.

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Compression

ZXC – lossless compression library and command-line tool

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ZXC is a high-performance lossless compression library and command-line tool written primarily in C.

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Compression

lrzip-next – Long Range ZIP

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lrzip-next is a long-range compression utility. The project builds on the original design with a large number of enhancements.

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Documentation

RCP Tools- manage large filesets

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

RCP Tools is a Rust-based collection of command-line utilities for managing large filesets on Linux systems and across remote hosts.

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File Managers

24 Best Free and Open Source Console Linux File Managers

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

We recommend the finest free and open source console-based file managers for Linux and other operating systems.

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Password manager

25 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Password Managers

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, TUI, Utilities

A password manager is a utility which helps users store and retrieve passwords and other data. Here’s our open source recommendations.

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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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Documentation

advcpmv – patch for cp

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

advcpmv is a maintained patch set for Core Utilities that extends cp and mv with progress-aware transfer output.

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Documentation

cpx – modern replacement for the traditional cp command

May 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cpx is a command-line utility for Linux that rethinks the classic cp command with an emphasis on speed, resilience.

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Selection of utilities

Splashboard – Rust-based command-line utility

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

Splashboard is a Rust-based command-line utility that replaces an empty shell prompt with a configurable terminal dashboard.

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Log Analyzers

27 Best Free and Open Source Linux Logfile Viewers

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of useful Linux logfile viewers.

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Diff Tools

Patdiff – file diff using the Patience Diff algorithm

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Patdiff is a command-line diff utility written in OCaml that implements Bram Cohen’s patience diff algorithm.

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Selection of utilities

igzip – command-line compression and decompression utility

May 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

igzip is a command-line compression and decompression utility from Intel’s ISA-L project.

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Diff Tools

semdiff – semantic diff tool

May 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

semdiff is a semantic diff tool written in Rust for comparing files and directories.

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Diff Tools

xmldiff – compare XML documents

May 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

xmldiff is a Python library and command-line utility for comparing XML documents structurally instead of line by line.

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Password manager

privage – terminal-based password manager

May 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

privage is a terminal-based password manager and general file encryption tool that uses age to protect credentials and other secret files.

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Diff Tools

diffsitter – semantic diff tool

May 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

diffsitter is a semantic diff tool for source code

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Password manager

pasejo – command line password manager

May 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

pasejo is a password manager that’s a reimplementation of passage designed for teams.

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Password manager

Steelsafe – TUI password manager

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

SteelSafe is a small personal password manager for the terminal.

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Password manager

seniorpw – password manager using age

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

seniorpw is a command-line password manager that uses age as its encryption backend and is inspired by pass.

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