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Category: Utilities
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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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Acrobat Reader is a proprietary PDF reader. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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36 Excellent GNOME Desktop Extensions (Updated 2022)
Add additional functionality to a GNOME desktop with these great GNOME extensions. This roundup showcases 36 excellent GNOME extensions.
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Linux Candy: emoj – find relevant emoji from text
emoj is a utility that lets you find relevant emoji without having to leave your terminal. This open source tool is written in JavaScript.
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Linux Candy: Emote – modern popup emoji picker
Emote is billed as a modern emoji picker. The software is free and open source and written in the Python programming language.
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Linux Candy: Rusty Aquarium – monitoring by visualization
Rusty Aquarium is a utility that’s billed as a “monitoring visualization as an aquarium” program.
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Blanket – focus and productivity tool
Blanket is a free and open source utility written in Python that aims to help you improve focus and enhance productivity.
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Excellent Utilities: croc – securely transfer files and folders
croc is a command-line utility to send files and folders from one computer to another.
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