Reference management software is software for academics and authors to use to record and use bibliographic citations. This type of software typically uses a database to store the bibliographic references, together with a system for filtering the list in a
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Helm – create electronic music with this polyphonic synthesizer
helm is an open source MIDI enabled polyphonic music synthesizer with an easy to use parameter modulation system with real-time graphical feedback. helm can run as a standalone synthesizer or as an LV2, VST, VST3, AU or AAX plugin. helm
Read moreUpterm – terminal emulator for the 21st century
Upterm (formerly known as Black Screen) is an open source IDE in the world of terminals. Strictly speaking, the software is both a terminal emulator and an interactive shell based on Electron. It uses Electron, TypeScript, ReactJS, as well as
Read moreTerminus – highly configurable terminal heavily inspired by Hyper
Terminus is an open source terminal emulator designed for a modern age. Terminus is an Electron app, with the frontend written in Typescript with the assistance of Angular framework. The software is built using webpack, a static module bundler for
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football-cli – World Cup football on the command line
If you’re a big fan of the command-line, what better way to keep track of the latest World Cup scores and standings with a small command-line utility. Let’s take a look at one of the hottest trending football utilities available. It’s goes by the name football-cli.
Read moreICQ – a simple way to communicate
ICQ is an open source instant messaging client. This is an official Linux client. The latest update is in an experimental stage of development; there are some issues with users reporting memory leaks and instability. The ICQ client includes software
Read moreTelegram – cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service
Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service. You can use Telegram on all your devices at the same time — your messages sync seamlessly across any number of your phones, tablets or computers. Telegram’s client-side code
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This is our rolling monthly update on the latest developments at LinuxLinks.
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Best Free Voice Chat Software for Linux Gaming
It’s estimated that more than 1.4 billion people play computer games, with about 750 million of them participating in online gaming. That’s a colossal market for Linux to tap. The design of online games is diverse, ranging from simple text-based environments to the incorporation of complex graphics and immersive virtual worlds.
Read morescikit-learn – Machine Learning in Python
scikit-learn is an open source Python module for machine learning built on top of SciPy. It offers efficient versions of a large number of common algorithms. The software displays a clean, uniform, and streamlined API, with good online documentation. The
Read moreHigh Performance Analytics Toolkit (HPAT) – Compiler-based Framework for Big Data
High Performance Analytics Toolkit (HPAT) is an open source big data analytics and machine learning framework that offers Python’s ease of use combined with fast operation. It’s a compiler-based framework for big data. It accelerates data analytics and machine learning
Read morebiggles – Simple, Elegant Python Plotting
Biggles is a simple, object-oriented plotting library for creating publication-quality 2D scientific plots. You declare a container and then add components in order to make a plot. Biggles provides a set of objects useful in the creation of scientific plots.
Read moremissingno – Data Visualizations and Utilities
missingno provides a small toolset of flexible and easy-to-use missing data visualizations and utilities that allows you to get a quick visual summary of the completeness (or lack thereof) of your dataset. Features include: Data-dense display which lets you quickly
Read moreGrok – Web Framework Based on Zope Toolkit Technology
Grok is an open source web application framework that lets you create flexible, agile web applications. Based on Zope Toolkit technology, the framework is targeted at both beginners and very experienced web developers. Grok is both easy and powerful. Grok
Read moreShadow Daemon – Modular Web Application Firewall
Shadow Daemon is a collection of open source tools to detect, record and prevent attacks on web applications. In other words, Shadow Daemon is a web application firewall that intercepts requests and filters out malicious parameters. Shadow Daemon is a
Read moreAward Winning Open Source Software
We have awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals to 45 open source business software, and 42 open source educational software. Education Apps We cover 14 different types of educational software in the pages below. Click the links to find out
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Linux Means Business – Best Free Business Apps
A business application refers to any application that is important to running a business. The best business applications help an organization to improve how they run their operations, minimize costs, and improve workplace productivity. Sometimes business applications are thought to relate to office software suites which offer word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and email applications. While office suites are very common, business applications extend far further afield.
Read moreLinux Means Business – Security – Best Free Software
Best Open Source Security Software Security is paramount for any business. Security involves defence in depth. Approaching security one step at a time, with consistency and rigour, you can mitigate multiple threats, and provide protection against unauthorized access. Security software
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Excellent No-Charge Linux Books – Learn About Linux – For Beginners
Many no-charge e-books are, frankly, little more than spam bait, often published only to entice you to purchase a book from the same publisher. Poorly written, and with very little original content. Whereas the recommended texts below are definitely worth downloading. They’ll teach you the basics about Linux and so much more. They’re the ideal starting point for your Linux adventures. And you don’t have to divulge any personal information to get your hands on them.
Read morelnav – advanced log file viewer for the small-scale
lnav is the logfile navigator, an open source curses-based tool for viewing and analyzing log files. It looks for any semantic information gleaned from the files being reviewed such as timestamps and log levels. lnav can do things like interleaving
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