Notepad is a simple text editor; it creates and edits plain text documents. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Category: Utilities
lsix – ls for images
lsix is like the ls command but for images.The tool shows thumbnails in a terminal using sixel graphics. It’s written in Bash.
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Excellent Utilities: navi – interactive cheatsheet tool
navi lets you to browse through cheatsheets (that you may write yourself or download from maintainers) and execute commands.
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jdFlatpakSnapshot – create snapshot of a Flatpak’s data
jdFlatpakSnapshot is a tool which lets you create a snapshot of the data of a Flatpak.
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6 Best Free and Open Source OCR Screen Capture Tools
This article highlights OCR powered screen-capture tools to capture information instead of images. We only feature open source software here.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Tools to Search the Filesystem
Desktop search is a software application which searches the contents of computer files, rather than searching the internet.
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Obfuscate – utility to censor private information
Obfuscate is a simple GTK-based utility that’s designed to censor private information.
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Heatseeker – general-purpose fuzzy selector
Heatseeker is a rewrite of selecta, a general-purpose fuzzy selector.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Audio Converters
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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SeaGOAT – semantic-code search engine
SeaGOAT is a local search tool that leverages vector embeddings to enable you to search your codebase semantically.
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Damask – automatically set wallpaper images
Damask is a simple utility that automatically sets wallpaper images by selecting images from a variety of sources.
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12 Best Free and Open Source GUI-Based Calendar Software
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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Gladys Assistant – privacy-first home assistant
Gladys Assistant is a PWA (Progressive Web App) that lets users craft a smart home experience.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple System Information
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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Essential System Tools: HyFetch – neofetch with LGBTQ+ pride flags
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 Sticky Notes
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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vimv – mass rename files using Vim
vimv is a terminal-based file rename utility that lets you easily mass-rename files using Vim.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Desktop Search Engines
Desktop search is a software application which searches the contents of computer files, rather than searching the internet.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Proof Assistants
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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22 Best Free and Open Source Linux Application Launchers
Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.
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