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Data Tools

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Data Recovery Tools

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

The software featured in this article are high quality standalone Linux tools which help you to recover data in a range of circumstances.

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Hancho – build system

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Hancho is a simple, pleasant build system that fits in a single Python file with no dependencies and no installation required.

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CPU

Brrtfetch – animated system information fetcher

January 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI

Brrtfetch displays the user specified GIF rendered as animated ASCII art alongside the system information from your favourite fetcher.

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CPU

bestfetch – system fetch

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

bestfetch is billed as a customizable, beautiful, and blazing fast system fetch.

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System Cleaning

Moonbit – modern system cleaner

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

Moonbit is a modern system cleaner built in Go with a TUI and CLI.

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CPU

catnap – customizable systemfetch

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Catnap (originally known as Catnip) is a playful, simple system-information concatenation tool using Nim.

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Footfetch – system profiling tool

January 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Footfetch is a CLI utility for viewing system information, but with a twist

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Katifetch – system information tool

January 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Katifetch is a cross-platform system information tool (fetch) that displays system details alongside ASCII art.

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Maths

CGSuite – computer algebra system

January 7, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

CGSuite is a computer algebra system for research in combinatorial game theory.

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Linux

Packet – terminal multiplexer and broadcast system

January 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Packet is a professional terminal multiplexer and broadcast system designed specifically for network engineers and system administrators.

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DNA

PLINK – whole genome association analysis toolset

January 5, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

PLINK is a whole genome association analysis toolset. Perform a range of basic, large-scale analyses in a computationally efficient manner.

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PeekFetch – interactive system information

January 4, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

PeekFetch is an interactive system information TUI built with Go and Bubble Tea.

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Command Schedulers

sdtop – systemd TUI Manager

January 3, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

sdtop is a terminal-based interactive dashboard for managing and debugging systemd services on Linux.

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cpx – CLI for C++ that unifies the fragmented C++ ecosystem

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

cpx provides a cohesive, Cargo-like experience for managing projects, dependencies, and builds, regardless of your underlying build system.

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Circuit board

Metetch – system information display utility

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Metetch is a fast system information tool with a minimal aesthetic inspired by KDE Plasma and Wayland.

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Find Duplicates

mmry – local-first memory system for humans and AI agents

January 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

mmry is a local-first memory system. Store any text and find it again with multiple search strategies, pipe it anywhere with JSON.

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Stormfetch – system profiler

December 31, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Stormfetch is a program that can read your system’s information and display it in the terminal along with the ASCII art of the Linux distro.

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Security

why2 – easy to use encryption system

December 28, 2025 Steve Emms Security

why2 is billed as a lightweight, fast, secure, and easy to use encryption system.

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Maths

8 Essential Free and Open Source Python Maths Tools

December 28, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup, Scientific

Great libraries and tools that are ideal for mathematicians working with Python.

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xpdig – tools to explore crossplane resources

December 28, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

xpdig provides a terminal based UI (similar to k9s) to interactively explore Crossplane traces

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