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Syd – configurable application sandbox for Linux

September 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Syd is a Linux application sandbox using seccomp, Landlock and namespaces to control filesystem, network and process behaviour.

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Mixer

wiremix – terminal audio mixer for PipeWire

September 27, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, TUI

wiremix is a terminal PipeWire mixer for adjusting volumes, routing audio, selecting devices and profiles, and monitoring peak levels.

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Maputnik – visual editor for MapLibre map styles

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

Maputnik is a visual editor for MapLibre styles with browser-based design, local editing workflows, CLI support and tooling.

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Security

in-toto – framework for software supply chain integrity

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

in-toto protects software supply chains by recording signed metadata for each step and checking the result against a defined layout.

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File Managers

16 Best Free and Open Source GUI File Sharing Tools

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Many of the tools in this roundup are good replacements for AirDrop, letting you wirelessly send files to a nearby device.

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Linux Distributions

Caelaris Linux – Arch-Based Distribution for Desktop and Gaming

September 26, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Caelaris Linux offers KDE Plasma, GNOME, gaming optimisations, and x86_64 and ARM64 editions.

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Video Conversion

22 Best Free and Open Source Linux Video Converters

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

The best video converters make the process simple, and support a wide number of different codecs and formats.

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Security

cosign – sign and verify software artifacts with Sigstore

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

cosign signs and verifies containers, binaries and other software artifacts using Sigstore, keys, identities and transparency logs.

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7 Best Free and Open Source Molecular Editors and Visualisation

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Discover the best free and open source molecular editors for molecular modelling, visualization, chemistry and structural biology.

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Documentation Generators

Daux.io – Markdown Documentation Generator

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Daux.io turns Markdown files and folders into structured documentation websites with navigation, themes, syntax highlighting and static output.

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NsJail – process isolation and sandboxing utility

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

NsJail is a process isolation tool designed to run applications inside tightly controlled environments.

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Text Editor

Parchment – sparse plain text editor for prose and code

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Parchment is a sparse GTK 4 plain text editor for prose and source code, with a deliberately small feature set focused on readability.

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Configuring music

coppwr – low-level graphical control for PipeWire

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

coppwr provides low-level graphical control of PipeWire with node graph editing, object inspection, metadata editing and profiling tools.

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Logfile Viewer

LogNote – graphical viewer for files and Android logcat

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

LogNote explores files and Android logcat output with regex filters, custom columns, bookmarks and automated event triggers.

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bubblewrap – low-level unprivileged sandboxing tool

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

bubblewrap is a low-level Linux sandboxing tool for constructing restricted process environments with namespaces, bind mounts and seccomp.

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Linux Distributions

Merlot – lightweight Linux distribution for running Windows applications

September 26, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Merlot is a lightweight Debian-based distribution using IceWM, Wine and WinBoat.

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Linux Distributions

Linux Has Too Many Distributions – And Most New Ones Don’t Need to Exist

September 26, 2026 Scott Donaldson Blog

One of Linux’s greatest strengths is choice. It is also one of its easiest excuses.

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5 Best Free and Open Source Verilog Linter Tools

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Discover the best Verilog and SystemVerilog linting tools for static analysis, code quality, and HDL development.

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Maps – map viewer designed for elementary OS

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Maps is a lightweight elementary OS map viewer with place search, current-location jumping, keyboard navigation and geo URI support.

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Static Site Generators

26 Best Free and Open Source Python Static Site Generators

September 26, 2026 Eilidih Parris Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Sometimes a full, static HTML website is desirable. Because HTML pages are all prebuilt, they load extremely quickly in web browsers.

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