This is a series of cornerstone articles highlighting essential system tools. These are small, indispensable utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users of Linux based systems.
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Category: Utilities
Excellent Utilities: Imagine – image optimization
Imagine is software to compress PNG, JPEG and WebP images. This graphical utility sports a modern interface.
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Essential System Tools: kmon – manage Linux kernel modules
kmon is a text-based tool to help you manage the Linux kernel modules and to monitor the kernel activities.
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Linux Candy: No More Secrets – data decryption effects
No More Secrets (nms) is a command line tool that recreates the famous data decryption effect seen in the 1992 thriller film Sneakers.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Terminal
Apple Terminal provides a command line interface to control the UNIX-based operating system that lurks below macOS. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Essential System Tools: GreenWithEnvy – NVIDIA graphics card utility
GreenWithEnvy (GWE) is a system tool for NVIDIA graphics cards. This free and open source tool is written in Python.
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Excellent Utilities: CopyQ – advanced clipboard manager
CopyQ is an advanced clipboard manager. This software stores content of the system clipboard whenever it changes.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Preview
Preview is an image viewer and PDF viewer for the macOS operating system. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Screenshot
Apple Screenshot is a small utility that’s part of macOS. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Reminders
Apple Reminders is a task management program to create lists and set notifications. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Snipping Tool
Snipping Tool is a screenshot utility. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Remote Display Software
This article examines the best free Linux remote desktop clients and terminal servers. We feature free and open source software.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Dictionary
Apple Dictionary is a small utility that lets users easily get definitions of words and phrases from a variety of sources. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Notes
Notes is a notetaking app designed to jot down quick thoughts or to save longer notes filled with checklists, images, web links, scanned documents, handwritten notes, or sketches. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Essential System Tools: gWakeOnLAN – turn machines on through Wake On LAN
gWakeOnLAN is a small utility that lets you wake up machines using the Wake on LAN (WOL) feature. WOL lets you wake a computer from a low-power state.
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Excellent Utilities: Extension Manager – Browse, Install and Manage GNOME Shell Extensions
Extensions Manager is a small utility that lets browse and install GNOME extensions without using a web browser.
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10 Free and Open Source Game Utilities
If you’re a fan of PC gaming, there are a range of tools that help to improve the gaming experience. We feature an eclectic bunch of tools.
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Essential System Tools: btop++ – resource monitor
btop++ is an alternative to top. It’s a resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes.
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Excellent Utilities: horcrux – file splitter with encryption and redundancy
horcrux is an open source tool that’s designed to split files and keep them secure with encryption.
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Linux Candy: projectM – music visualizer originally based on Milkdrop
projectM is a music visualizer originally based on Milkdrop. The software enters our Linux Candy series.
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