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18 Best Free and Open Source File Synchronization Tools

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

File synchronization (often know as syncing) is the process which ensures that files stored on different devices are kept up-to-date.

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Encrypted Files

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI File Encryption Tools

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

This roundup looks at the finest GUI-based file encryption tools. Only free and open source software is included.

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Learning with Linux

12 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Flashcard Tools

May 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Education, Roundup, TUI

This roundup focuses on the finest terminal-based flashcard tools.

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Writing Tools

18 Best Free and Open Source Linux Tools for Novelists

May 9, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Education, Roundup

The software featured in this article is designed to meet the specialised needs of a budding novelist.

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Best Free and Open Source System Profilers

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI System Profilers

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

A system profiler is a utility that presents information about the hardware attached to a computer. Here’s our verdict.

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Best Free GUI Diff Tools

12 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Linux Diff Tools

May 6, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

We look at GUI tools that let you see the difference between two files or two versions of the same file.

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Encryption

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Disk Encryption Tools

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security, System Software

Keep your data safe. There are many different useful tools that offer disk encryption. We recommend the best free and open source solutions.

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Monitor System

SEE – inspect logs from systemd services

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

SEE is a terminal user interface for inspecting logs from systemd services.

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Benchmarking

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Benchmark Tools

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

A benchmark is the act of running computer programs in order to assess the performance of computer hardware and software applications.

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Typesetting Tools

25 Essential Free and Open Source LaTeX Tools – typeset beautifully

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Scientific

LaTeX is a document preparation system and document markup language for high-quality typesetting. We feature the best LaTeX tools.

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Flash OS

Essential Utilities: Flash OS Images

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Linux offers a gamut of open source small utilities that perform functions ranging from the mundane to the wonderful. In our eyes, it’s the breadth of these tools that help to make Linux a compelling operating system.

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Astronomy-Juno

15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Astronomical Data Analysis Tools

April 4, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Astronomy is a branch of science that deals with the study of celestial objects (including stars, planets, moons, comets, asteroids…).

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Art

31 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools

March 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

ASCII art is a graphic design technique that relies primarily on computers for presentation and consists of pictures.

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Monitor System

11 Best Free and Open Source GUI Tools for System Resources Monitoring in Linux

March 28, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

The tools featured in this roundup are targeted at a desktop user who wants to monitor resources being used on their machine.

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Graphics card image

10 Best Free and Open Source NVIDIA GPU Monitoring Tools

March 26, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

nvidia-smi is a basic monitoring and management tool for NVIDIA graphics card. We explore other useful NVIDIA GPU monitoring tools.

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Monitor System

Usage – analyse your system

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Usage is a lightweight system monitoring application designed to provide a simple and accessible overview of system resource consumption.

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Find Duplicates

19 Best Free and Open Source CLI Tools to Find and Delete Duplicate Files

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

This roundup focuses on free and open source command-line tools that help you find and remove duplicate files.

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Circuit board

zfetch – displays key system information

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

zfetch is a lightweight command-line utility that displays key system information directly in the terminal.

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Statistics

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Statistical Analysis Tools

March 15, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

We recommend the finest software for performing statistical analysis. Open source goodness at its best.

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PSSH – parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

PSSH provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools, including pssh, pscp, prsync, pnuke and pslurp.

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