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Planet Earth

5 Best Free and Open Source Earth Observation and Ocean Science Tools

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Discover the best free and open source tools for Earth observation, remote sensing, ocean science, satellite data and simulation.

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Music

hympd – simple responsive web interface for MPD

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Web Apps

hympd is a lightweight responsive web interface for MPD with queue management, search, playback controls, themes and Vim-style navigation.

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Podcast

15 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Podcast Tools

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 16 high quality open source GUI podcast tools. They offer an excellent way to manage and download podcasts.

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tenki – terminal clock with animated weather effects

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

tenki is a Rust terminal clock with animated rain, snow and meteor effects, configurable wind, colours and animation speed.

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Typing

Termitype – feature-rich terminal typing test

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms Education, TUI

Termitype is a feature-rich terminal typing test with multiple modes, themes, statistics, custom word sets, and local results tracking.

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Beelink Mini PC

Beelink EQi 304 Mini PC – NPU and Llama

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

I test the Beelink EQi Core 3 304’s 15-TOPS Intel NPU with OpenVINO and Llama 3.2 1B to see how useful modest NPUs really are.

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Electronic circuit

QucsatorRF – RF and microwave circuit simulator

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

QucsatorRF is a command-line circuit simulator designed for RF and microwave circuits and used as a simulation backend for Qucs-S.

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Compression

12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Image Compression Tools

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Data compression is the process of storing data in a format that uses less space than the original representation would use.

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Linux Distributions

Pulsar OS – Linux distribution with a macOS-style workflow

September 8, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Pulsar OS is a GNOME-based Linux distribution with Arch and Debian editions designed to provide a familiar macOS-style desktop workflow.

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Chat

MERK – cross-platform graphical IRC client

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

MERK is a highly configurable open source graphical IRC client with multiple server connections, scripting, plugins, theming, and logging.

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Audio

7 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Background Noise Generators

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

Ambient noise generators occupy a niche on Linux: they don’t demand attention, but they can make a workspace feel calmer, less distracting.

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Wi-Fi Internet

hcxtools – Analyze Wi-Fi Capture and Hash Files

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

hcxtools is a command-line suite for converting, filtering and analysing wireless captures and authentication hashes during authorised security assessments.

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Yutovo – visual calculator and mathematical text editor

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Yutovo is a graphical calculator and math editor combining WYSIWYG formulas, symbolic calculations, unit conversion and function plotting.

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Typesetting Tools

latexindent.pl – highly configurable LaTeX formatter

September 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents

latexindent.pl is a formatter for LaTeX source with configurable indentation, delimiter alignment, text wrapping, substitutions, and YAML rules.

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Painting tools

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Pixelmator Pro

September 7, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Best free and open source alternatives to Apple Pixelmator Pro for image editing, photo retouching, painting and graphics on Linux.

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Mailing List Managers

14 Best Free and Open Source Mailing List Managers

September 7, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

We recommend the best FOSS mailing list tools.

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PDF

open-pdf-sign – Digitally Sign PDF Documents

September 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents

open-pdf-sign is a Linux command-line utility and server for applying standards-based electronic signatures and timestamps to PDF documents.

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3d render

6 Best Free and Open Source Material and Texture Authoring Tools

September 7, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

Discover the best free and open source material and texture authoring tools for 3D artists, game developers and VFX workflows.

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System network administration

Netshot – Network Configuration and Compliance Management

September 7, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, Web Apps

Netshot is a web-based Linux application for network inventory, configuration backup, compliance monitoring, reporting and automated device tasks.

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PDF

rst2pdf – Convert reStructuredText Documents to PDF

September 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents

rst2pdf is a Linux command-line tool that converts reStructuredText documents directly into styled PDF files using ReportLab.

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