X10 is an open standard for controlling home electrical equipment remotely. It works across home power lines and is extremely low-bandwidth.
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Category: Utilities
12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Tools for System Resources Monitoring in Linux
The tools featured in this roundup are targeted at a desktop user who wants to monitor resources being used on their machine.
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11 Best Free and Open Source NVIDIA GPU Monitoring Tools
nvidia-smi is a basic monitoring and management tool for NVIDIA graphics card. We explore other useful NVIDIA GPU monitoring tools.
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32 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools
ASCII art is a graphic design technique that relies primarily on computers for presentation and consists of pictures.
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Fnf – interactive fuzzy finder for the terminal
Fnf is a fork of fzy, adding features such as 256 and 24-bit color support, configurable padding, and multi-selection.
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45 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Image Viewers
Images are part of every day internet usage. We recommend the finest free and open source graphical image viewers available for Linux.
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csvlens – command-line CSV file viewer
csvlens is a command-line CSV file viewer that works like less, but is designed specifically for tabular data.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Script Writing Tools
Script writing is the art and craft of writing scripts for the general public. The script can take the form of musicals, plays, novels, films, television programmes, and more.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers
We showcase the finest open source tools to diagnose the health of a hard disk and improve its performance.
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nwipe – secure disk eraser
nwipe is a secure disk erasure utility for Linux and a fork of the dwipe command originally used by Darik’s Boot and Nuke.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Cleaning Tools
There are a number of open source applications for Linux which help to keep the operating system working like new.
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Bleach – terminal-based Linux maintenance utility
Bleach provides a text user interface with a live system dashboard and menu-driven housekeeping tools.
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Linux Cleaner – make routine Linux maintenance easier
Linux Cleaner is a utility designed to make routine Linux maintenance easier by bringing common cleanup tasks together in a simple interface
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uCareSystem – automated maintenance utility
uCareSystem is a system maintenance utility for Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Raspberry Pi OS, WSL2, and other Debian-based systems.
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CrunchyCleaner – lightweight cache cleanup tool
CrunchyCleaner provides a simple TUI for removing temporary files and software caches from common system locations and applications.
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Yomitan – browser extension for language learners
Yomitan is a browser extension for language learners that adds instant dictionary lookups while reading web content.
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28 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Diff Tools
File comparison compares the contents of computer files, finding their common contents and their differences. The result is known as a diff.
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12 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 12 high quality free and open source Linux audio converters.
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26 Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to the Top Utility
top is a small, venerable utility that offers a dynamic real-time view of a running system. We identify alternatives to top that offer more control in managing processes on a running system.
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har-viewer – inspect HAR (HTTP Archive) files
har-viewer is a terminal user interface for inspecting HAR (HTTP Archive) files from the command line.
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