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Audio

10 Best Free and Open Source Audio Converters

July 4, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 10 high quality free and open source Linux audio converters.

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Find Duplicates

SeaGOAT – semantic-code search engine

July 3, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

SeaGOAT is a local search tool that leverages vector embeddings to enable you to search your codebase semantically.

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Wallpaper

Damask – automatically set wallpaper images

July 2, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Damask is a simple utility that automatically sets wallpaper images by selecting images from a variety of sources.

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Calendar

12 Best Free and Open Source GUI-Based Calendar Software

July 2, 2024 Steve Emms Desktop, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

You don’t need a proprietary hosted solution for your calendar needs. There are open source projects offering a perfect fit.

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Home Automation

Gladys Assistant – privacy-first home assistant

June 30, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Gladys Assistant is a PWA (Progressive Web App) that lets users craft a smart home experience.

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Motherboard

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple System Information

June 29, 2024 Steve Emms Software, Utilities

Apple System information provides a system report containing detailed information about a Mac. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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System Administration

Essential System Tools: HyFetch – neofetch with LGBTQ+ pride flags

June 28, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, System Software, Utilities

HyFetch is a fork of neofetch that displays distro ASCII art in LGBTQ+ pride colours. It’s written in Python.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Sticky Notes

June 24, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Microsoft Sticky Notes is a utility to create notes, type, ink or add a picture, add text formatting, and stick them to the desktop.

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Files

vimv – mass rename files using Vim

June 23, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Utilities

vimv is a terminal-based file rename utility that lets you easily mass-rename files using Vim.

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Search

7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Desktop Search Engines

June 23, 2024 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Utilities

Desktop search is a software application which searches the contents of computer files, rather than searching the internet.

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Best Free and Open Source Proof Assistants

5 Best Free and Open Source Proof Assistants

June 7, 2024 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific, Utilities

A proof assistant or interactive theorem prover is a software tool to assist with the development of formal proofs by human-machine collaboration.

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Application Launchers

22 Best Free and Open Source Linux Application Launchers

May 30, 2024 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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Character Map

gucharmap – character map

May 22, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

GNOME Character Map (gucharmap) is a Unicode character map. This software allows characters to be displayed by unicode block or script type.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Character Map

May 21, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Character Map is a utility to view the characters in any installed font, to check what keyboard input is used to enter those characters.

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Character Map

Characters – simple utility application to find and insert unusual characters

May 20, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Characters is a simple utility to find and insert unusual characters. It allows users to quickly find the character sought.

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Character Map

KCharSelect – character map tool

May 19, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

KCharSelect is a tool to select special characters from all installed fonts and copy them in different format.

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Character Map

Charmap – powerful character map

May 18, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Charmap is a powerful character map. It works on Unix-like operating systems with the GNUstep installed.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Narrator

May 17, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Narrator is a screen reader that’s included with every copy of Microsoft Windows. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Universal Access

13 Best Free and Open Source Universal Access Tools

May 2, 2024 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

Accessibility is the degree to which products, devices, services, or environments are available to as many people as possible whatever their circumstances. Accessibility is paramount. Social inclusion is not an act of charity but a fundamental human right.

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Virtual Keyboard

10 Best Free and Open Source Virtual Keyboards

May 1, 2024 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

The software displays a visual keyboard with all the standard keys.

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