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5 Useful Free and Open Source Graphical GRUB Config Tools

August 10, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

GRUB is a boot loader software used in Linux systems. We pick 5 useful GUI tools to edit the bootloader configuration.

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Koito – ListenBrainz-compatible scrobbler

August 10, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Koito is a modern, themeable ListenBrainz-compatible scrobbler for self-hosters who want control over their data and insights

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PikaOS desktop (KDE)

Save Desktop – saves your Linux desktop environment configuration

August 10, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

Save Desktop lets you save your current configuration (themes, icons, wallpapers, desktop environment settings, extensions.) with one click.

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8 Useful Free and Open Source 3D Model Viewers

August 10, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

This article focuses on software tools which let you view 3D models. There’s a wide range of formats available.

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Flogo – programming language

August 9, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

Flogo is a programming language for beginners, designed for learning programming basics within a friendly environment using flow charts.

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Selection of utilities

vet – curl sanity checker

August 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

vet is a command-line tool that acts as a safety net for the common but risky curl | bash pattern.

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Travel Planner

4 Best Free and Open Source Travel Planners

August 9, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This roundup focuses on software which act as a digital travel assistant.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

cxt – extract and aggregate project context

August 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

cxt is a command-line tool that aggregates file and directory contents into your clipboard.

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Monitoring

tree++ – tree command with icons

August 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Tree is a recursive directory listing program that produces a depth indented listing of files. tree++ adds icons.

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Chat

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical IRC Clients

August 9, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. We recommend the best free and open source graphical IRC clients.

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Selection of utilities

kat – cat command with syntax highlighting

August 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

kat is a cat command with syntax highlighting for a variety of different programming languages including C, C++, Python, JavaScript, and more.

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Files

Buffer – embrace ephemeral text

August 8, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI, Productivity

Buffer provides a minimal editing space for all those things that don’t need keeping. It’s written in Rust.

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Ten Forward – control a NAT-PMP gateway

August 8, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

Ten Forward requests port forwarding to your gateway. Create multiple mapping configurations, which can individually be requested.

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Music

empress – MPRIS media controls made simple

August 8, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

empress is a simple command-line abstraction over the D-Bus MPRIS specification which allows for querying and controlling media players.

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WebRTC

14 Best Free and Open Source Linux WebRTC Tools

August 8, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

WebRTC is real-time communication for the web, enabling video, voice, and data transfer between peers using an open standard.

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Redocly CLI – lint OpenAPI

August 8, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Redocly CLI is an all-in-one OpenAPI utility. It builds, manages, improves, and quality-checks your OpenAPI descriptions

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Spectral – flexible JSON/YAML linter

August 8, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

Spectral is a flexible JSON/YAML linter for creating automated style guides, with baked in support for OpenAPI, Arazzo, and AsyncAPI.

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Security

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Digital Forensics Tools

August 8, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Security, System Software

Digital forensics is a specialist art. It allows investigations to be undertaken without modifying the media.

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Breathing – guides your breathing pattern

August 8, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Other

Breathing is a simple application that guides your breathing pattern. This pattern is recommended by experts to help ease anxiety.

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vacuum – OpenAPI and Swagger linter

August 7, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

vacuum is billed as an ultra-super-fast, lightweight OpenAPI linter and quality checking tool.

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