Skip to content
LinuxLinks

LinuxLinks

Best Free Linux Software & Open Source Reviews

  • Home
  • Software
  • Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Series
  • Search
Linux Distributions

MoltOS – security-based Linux distribution

May 3, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

MoltOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution built for privacy, defensive security analysis, network research, forensics, data recovery…

Read more
Best Free and Open Source Compact Editors

21 Free and Open Source Simple GUI Based Linux Text Editors

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

A text editor is software used for editing plain text files. This type of software has many different uses.

Read more
Static Site Generator

Basildon – static site generator

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Basildon is a static website generator written in PHP. It builds sites from text content files with YAML frontmatter and body content.

Read more
Terminal Session Recording

20 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Session Recording

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

Console screencast software (also known as terminal recorder) lets you capture your terminal. Here’s our verdict.

Read more
Log Analyzers

lazyjournal – inspect logs from multiple sources

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI, Utilities

lazyjournal is a terminal application for inspecting logs from multiple sources through a single text user interface.

Read more

multimon-ng – decoder for a broad range of digital transmission modes

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

multimon-ng is a command-line decoder for a broad range of digital transmission modes used in radio and signalling workflows.

Read more
Static Site Generator

PHPSSG – Personal Home Page Static Site Generator

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

PHPSSG (Personal Home Page Static Site Generator) is a lightweight static site generator written in PHP.

Read more

Aether – visual theming application

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Aether is a visual theming application designed for Omarchy that extracts colours from wallpapers and builds coordinated themes.

Read more
Best Free and Open Source Compact Editors

Lite XL – lightweight text editor

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Lite XL is a lightweight cross-platform text editor derived from lite.

Read more
Diff Tools

biodiff – terminal-based binary diff viewer

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

biodiff compares two files side by side in a hex view and uses alignment algorithms to keep similar regions lined up.

Read more
Static Site Generator

Crossroads – PHP static site generator

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Crossroads is a PHP static site generator. It’s used to generate the developer’s own website.

Read more

matugen – cross-platform color generation tool

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

matugen is a color generation tool that helps users build Material You and base16 based themes from a single source image or color.

Read more
Radio

inspectrum – radio signal analyser for examining captured signals

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

inspectrum is a radio signal analyser for examining captured signals, with a particular focus on recordings from software-defined radio receivers.

Read more
Linux Distributions

LiaisonOS – distribution designed for amateur radio emergency communications

May 2, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

LiaisonOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for amateur radio emergency communications.

Read more
Static Site Generator

StaticForge – static site generator written in PHP

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

StaticForge is a static site generator that processes Markdown and HTML content files through an event-driven pipeline.

Read more
Best Free and Open Source Compact Editors

Notepad Next – cross-platform text and source code editor

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Notepad Next is a cross-platform text and source code editor that reimplements the familiar Notepad++ workflow.

Read more

SigDigger – digital signal analyzer and graphical front end for Suscan

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

SigDigger is a Qt-based digital signal analyzer and graphical front end for Suscan that’s designed to help investigate and extract information.

Read more
Radio

AetherSDR – Linux-native client for FlexRadio Systems transceivers

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

AetherSDR is a Linux-native client for FlexRadio Systems transceivers that communicates directly using the SmartSDR protocol.

Read more
Sound Systems

10 Useful Free and Open Source Audio Effects, Mixers, and PipeWire Routing Tools

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

This type of software is useful for musicians, streamers, podcasters, gamers, and anyone who wants more control over how audio flows.

Read more
Terminal Session Recording

rec – records terminal sessions

May 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

rec is a command-line utility that records terminal sessions and turns them into reusable workflows.

Read more

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 48 49 50 51 52 … 394 Next Posts»

Best Free Software

Document Management Systems
Documents
Web Browsers
Internet
Education
Education
Internet Radio
Audio
YouTube Tools
Video
Paint Palette
Graphics
System Administration
Admin
Docks
Desktop
Productivity
Productivity
Genome Browsers - Web Based
Science
Games
Games
Vulnerability detection
Security
Replacements for du
Utilities
Object Relational Mapping
Coding
Stockmarket
Finance
Web Delivery
Web Apps
Crafting
Other
Programming Books
Books

Data Science

Data ScienceTake our free interactive courses in data science. There are courses for Python using pandas and plotnine and R using ggplot2.

Get up to speed in 20 minutes. No programming knowledge is required.

Recent Comments

  • Luke Baker on fooyin v0.11 released with internet radio browsing and much more
  • Steve Emms on Hister – web history management tool
  • BobsYourUncle on Hister – web history management tool
  • Steve Emms on 16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Screen Recorders
  • BobsYourUncle on 16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Screen Recorders
  • BobsYourUncle on fooyin v0.11 released with internet radio browsing and much more
  • Steve Emms on 14 Useful Free and Open Source Linux 3D Printer Tools
  • Jason on 14 Useful Free and Open Source Linux 3D Printer Tools
  • Steve Emms on 7 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Linux Archive Managers
  • retek on 7 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Linux Archive Managers

Programming Books

Read our curated lists of great free programming books. Learn Java, C, Python, C++, C#, JavaScript, PHP, and many more languages.

Alternatively, check out our series of great free programming tutorials.

Feedback

Help expand our coverage of Linux software by completing our:

  • Open-source software form
  • Linux distro form

Your feedback is very much appreciated. Complete our contact form.

Support Us


Donate
to LinuxLinks

Thank you for supporting LinuxLinks. If you like our site, the best way to ensure it remains available is to make a donation.

Small Devices

We’re publishing a series of articles for each of these Linux-based phones, Mini PCs, SBCs, and NAS devices.

BOSGAME VTA-439 – AMD
Minisforum M2 Panther Lake
Minisforum MS-02 Mini Workstation
BOSGAME M7 285H – Intel
Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation
Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus laptop
BOSGAME M6 HX370 – AMD
BOSGAME M4 Plus – AMD
Minisforum AI X1 Pro – AMD
Minisforum UM890 Pro – AMD
PELADN WO4 5600H – AMD
Volla Phone Quintus with UT (ARM)
HP ProBook 440 G8 Refurb – Intel
ASRock NUC BOX-255H – Intel

SBC series are available on our Series landing page.

Replace Proprietary Software

Migrate from large multinational software companies and embrace free and open source solutions.

Google
Google
Microsoft
Microsoft
Apple
Apple
Adobe
Adobe
IBM
IBM
Autodesk
Autodesk
Oracle
Oracle
Atlassian
Atlassian
Corel
Corel
Cisco
Cisco
Intuit
Intuit
SAS
SAS
Progress
Progress
Salesforce
Salesforce
Citrix
Citrix

Reviews

ReviewsWe’ve written tons of in-depth and completely impartial reviews of open source software. Read our reviews.

New to Linux?

NewbieBegin your Linux journey with our easy-to-understand guide designed for newcomers.

Mega Compilations

100 GUI Apps
100 TUI Apps
100 CLI Apps

Recent Posts

  • gotui – modern Terminal User Interface (TUI) library
  • LoxiLB – cloud-native load balancer built around Go and eBPF
  • 18 Best Free and Open Source Linux Data Recovery Tools
  • Pinnacle – Wayland compositor built using Smithay
  • Just a Sample – modern audio sampler plugin
  • Apache HugeGraph – highly scalable graph database
  • miracle-wm – hackable Wayland compositor
  • dusk – dynamic window manager for X
  • 7 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based XMPP Clients
  • LankeOS – Linux distribution built from scratch

Desktops

9 Best Desktops
24 KDE Themes
33 KDE Widgets
42 GNOME Extensions
Pantheon, Trinity, LXDE

Archives

Related

Contact us
Link us
FAQ
Comment FAQ
ForFOSS.com
OSSBlog.org
Privacy Policy

© LinuxLinks 1998-2026: Designed by LinuxLinks.