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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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Universal Access

Mouse actions – execute commands from mouse events

April 30, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Mouse actions allows users to execute some commands from mouse events such as clicks / wheel on the side / corners of the screen, or drawing shapes.

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Universal access

7 Best Free and Open Source Screen-Readers

April 30, 2024 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

A screen-reader is a computer application designed to provide spoken feedback to a blind or visually impaired person. We recommend the best free and open source software.

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Universal access

Odilia – Rust-based screen reader

April 29, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Odilia is a screen reader for the Linux desktop. It’s fast and easy to build from the source code.

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Virtual Keyboard

CoreKeyboard – simple virtual keyboard with word suggestions

April 29, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

CoreKeyboard is an X11 based virtual keyboard. It works on all desktop environments, platforms and all text entry widgets.

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Universal access

Speakup – screen review package

April 29, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

Speakup is a screen review package. It’s present in the Linux kernel.

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Virtual Keyboard

GNOME On Screen Keyboard (GOK)

April 29, 2024 Steve Emms Utilities

The GNOME desktop environment includes an on-screen keyboard.

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System Administration

Linux Assistant – tool to help you master Linux system administration

April 26, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software, Utilities

Linux Assistant is a helper tool that aims to guide you through your daily Linux usage. It performs a variety of system tasks.

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