matchbox automates network booting and provisioning of Linux hosts using hardware matching, iPXE profiles and templated Ignition configs.
Read more
GTasks – task manager for GNOME with Google Tasks integration
GTasks is a GNOME task manager with offline local lists, Google Tasks integration, subtasks, due dates, spell checking and syncing.
Read more
EnderOS – portable Arch Linux-based live distribution
EnderOS is an Arch Linux-based live distribution with the Xfce desktop, a real-time kernel and non-persistent USB sessions.
Read more
36 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI Linux Time Trackers
All of the time trackers featured in this roundup are console applications, using a command-line interface.
Read more
Luppolo – multi-track audio looper for musicians
Luppolo is a real-time audio looper for recording layered performances, with synchronized tracks, metronome controls and WAV or FLAC export.
Read more
11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Usenet Tools
Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. We recommend the best free and open source Usenet tools.
Read more
qps – Qt process viewer and manager
Qps is a Qt-based process viewer with tree displays, sortable columns, priority controls and detailed inspection of running tasks.
Read more
8 Best Free and Open Source Noise Suppression Tools
This article selects our pick of the available noise suppression tools. We only explore free and open source software here.
Read more
processors – natural language analysis and information extraction
processors supplies language analysis tools for tokenisation, named entity recognition, dependency parsing and rule-based event extraction.
Read more
Forbidden APIs – detect prohibited Java API usage
Forbidden APIs is a static analysis tool that detects prohibited Java API usage, helping enforce coding standards and application portability.
Read more
Bare Metal Operator – Kubernetes bare metal provisioning
Bare Metal Operator provisions physical servers through Kubernetes, with hardware inspection, image deployment and lifecycle management.
Read more
EOS – distributed storage system
EOS is CERN’s distributed storage system for large datasets, offering XRootD access, FUSE mounting, quotas and configurable data protection.
Read more
COSMIC System Monitor – graphical system resource monitor
COSMIC System Monitor tracks CPU, memory, GPU, disk and network activity with live charts, process lists and application controls.
Read more
VB Notes – Markdown note-taking app with local semantic search
VB Notes is a Markdown note-taking app with local semantic search, nested tags, note links, attachments and optional AI chat.
Read more
28 Best Free and Open Source Linux PDF Viewers
The PDF file format is one of the most common file formats in use today. This article recommends the best open source PDF viewers.
Read more
bootvine – live systemd boot and shutdown visualisation
bootvine visualises systemd startup and shutdown jobs in a live console tree with service timings, dependency context, and failure details.
Read more
Minisforum M2 Pro Mini PC running Linux – Benchmarks
Minisforum M2 Pro Linux benchmarks compare CPU, Arc B390 graphics, memory and SSD performance against Intel and AMD mini PCs.
Read more
Dabri – offline speech-to-text dictation
Dabri provides offline speech-to-text dictation on Linux, with hotkeys, Whisper and Parakeet models, Vulkan acceleration and CLI control.
Read more
22 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based YouTube Tools
Funky developers have created applications that allow you to bypass the web-only barrier of YouTube. Here’s our recommended terminal-based YouTube tools.
Read more
CindraOS – Debian-based live Linux distribution with Xfce
CindraOS is a Debian-based live Linux distribution with a customised Xfce desktop, system maintenance tools and bootable USB support.
Read more