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4 Best Free and Open Source Linux Magnifying Tools

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Roundup, Utilities

This roundup focuses on screen magnification accessibility tools.

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Emacs Software

10 Best Free and Open Source Emacs-Like Text Editors

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Utilities

The original program was written in 1976 as a set of macros for an existing text editor called TECO.

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Images of shells by the sea

PowerShell – cross-platform automation and configuration framework

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

PowerShell is a cross-platform automation and configuration framework that combines an interactive command-line shell, a scripting language, and more.

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taws – terminal user interface for Amazon Web Services

March 21, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI, Utilities

taws is a terminal user interface for Amazon Web Services that lets you browse, inspect, and manage cloud resources from inside the terminal.

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Images

Image Compare – comparing images side by side

March 21, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Image Compare is a Linux desktop application for comparing images side by side with tools that help inspect differences in layout, colour handling, and scaling.

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process

OxMgr – Rust process manager and PM2 alternative

March 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

OxMgr is a lightweight process manager for supervising long-running services across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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Tiling Window Managers

8 Best Free and Open Source X11 Tiling Window Managers

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Utilities

There are a few different types of window managers. This article recommends the best X11 tiling window managers.

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Subtitles

12 Best Free and Open Source Subtitle Editors

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

A subtitle editor is software that lets users create and edit subtitles. We pick the finest open source software.

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strace-tui – explore strace output

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

strace-tui is a terminal user interface (TUI) for visualizing and exploring strace output.

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Wallpaper Setter

Icebg – Wayland wallpaper setter

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Icebg is a lightweight wallpaper setter for Wayland compositors.

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Network

assh – make your ssh client smarter

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

assh is a transparent wrapper for SSH that makes client configuration more powerful and easier to manage.

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Proprietary App of the Week

Warp – modern terminal with an IDE-like interface and AI assistance

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Reviews, Utilities

Warp is a Rust-based terminal for developers and teams. It’s proprietary software.

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Podcast

16 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Podcast Tools

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 16 high quality open source GUI podcast tools. They offer an excellent way to manage and download podcasts.

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Selection of utilities

rgx – terminal regex tester

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

rgx is a terminal application for building, testing, and debugging regular expressions.

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Selection of utilities

t2sz – compresses a file into a seekable zstd

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

t2sz compresses a file into a seekable zstd, splitting the file into multiple frames.

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Bluetooth

btlescan – terminal UI for scanning Bluetooth Low Energy devices

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

btlescan is a cross-platform terminal UI for scanning Bluetooth Low Energy devices, inspecting GATT services and characteristics.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: file

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

file determines the type of data contained in a file by examining its contents rather than relying on filename extensions.

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batctl – battery charge threshold manager for Linux laptops

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, TUI, Utilities

batctl is a terminal UI and CLI tool that lets you control battery charge thresholds on Linux.

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Diff Tools

dead-ringer – binary diff utility

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

dead-ringer is a Rust-based command-line utility designed to compare two binary files.

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SSD

diskard – TUI disk analyser

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

diskard is a developer-focused CLI utility that scans a system for reclaimable disk space created by development tools and environments.

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