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Dupe Clear – find and remove duplicate files

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Dupe Clear is a graphical utility for finding and removing duplicate files.

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Emojify – lightweight, native emoji picker

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

Emojify is a lightweight, native emoji picker for the Linux desktop.

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Hedy – gradual textual programming language

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Hedy is a gradual textual programming language designed to teach programming concepts and prepare learners for Python.

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Zyphor OS – Linux distribution

August 10, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Zyphor OS is a Debian and Kali-based Linux distribution focused on simplicity, performance, and learning.

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jsPDF – JavaScript library for generating PDF documents

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

jsPDF is a JavaScript library for generating PDF documents in web browsers and Node.js.

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9 Best Free and Open Source Syntax Highlighters

August 10, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We explore specialised open source tools that offer syntax highlighting for a whole raft of programming languages.

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Basecoat – component library

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Basecoat is a component library that brings shadcn/ui-style interfaces to web stacks. It uses semantic HTML, Tailwind CSS and JavaScript.

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25 Best Free and Open Source Build Systems

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Build automation is the process of automating the creation of a software build and the associated processes.

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Performance

oha – command-line HTTP load generator

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

oha is a command-line HTTP load generator with a real-time terminal user interface that’s written in the Rust language.

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Application Launchers

nwg-drawer – GTK-based application launcher

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop

nwg-drawer is a GTK-based application launcher designed for Sway, Hyprland and other wlroots-based Wayland compositors.

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Beer CSS – lightweight CSS framework

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Beer CSS is a lightweight CSS framework for building Material Design 3 interfaces with semantic HTML.

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Menu

sklauncher – terminal-based application launcher

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

sklauncher uses the skim fuzzy finder to locate and launch desktop applications, executable files and commands.

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Application Launchers

Anyrun – Wayland-native application launcher

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop

Anyrun is a Wayland-native application launcher inspired by KRunner. It offers a highly extensible plugin architecture

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Menu

ATMIRAL – accessible text-based menu interface

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

ATMIRAL is an accessible text-based menu interface for launching applications and commands from the Linux shell.

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Manage creative assets

Kornia – differentiable computer vision library

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics

Kornia is a differentiable computer vision library built on PyTorch. It provides image-processing and geometric-vision operations.

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Program code

Highlight – source code converter

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Highlight is a source code converter that produces syntax-highlighted output for web pages, documents and terminals.

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Email

20 Best Free and Open Source Linux Console Email Clients

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

Here are our recommended console email clients. All free and open source goodness.

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PDF-Manipulation-Tools

PdfPig – PDF library

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

PdfPig is a .NET library for reading text and other content from PDF documents. It provides access to low-level PDF structures.

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Construction

16 Best Free and Open Source Java Micro-Frameworks

August 9, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

This article examines the best Java micro-frameworks. Micro means the framework is small, with little or no tools and libraries.

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PDF

pikepdf – Python library for reading, writing, repairing and transforming PDF files

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Software

pikepdf provides a Pythonic interface to qpdf, a mature C++ library for PDF manipulation and repair. Free and open source software.

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