Skip to content
LinuxLinks

LinuxLinks

Best Free Linux Software & Open Source Reviews

  • Software
  • Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Series
  • Search

Tag: C

Network

DAOS – distributed storage platform for HPC and AI

November 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

DAOS provides distributed storage for HPC and AI with transactional object access, parallel filesystems, replication and erasure coding.

Read more
Wallpaper Setter

BingWallE – collect Bing and Windows Spotlight wallpapers

November 5, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

BingWallE collects Bing daily and Windows Spotlight wallpapers, with gallery previews, high-resolution downloads and editable photo tags.

Read more
Arcade Games

Aerofoil – modern port of the classic Glider PRO game

November 5, 2026 Steve Emms Games, GUI

Aerofoil recreates Glider PRO, the classic Macintosh paper airplane game, with enhanced graphics, gamepad support and a level editor.

Read more
Recording Studio

GNOME Network Displays – cast your desktop to wireless displays

November 3, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

GNOME Network Displays casts your Linux desktop to Miracast and Chromecast receivers, with audio streaming and virtual display support.

Read more
Photo Metadata

Xviewer – simple image viewer

November 2, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics

Xviewer is Linux Mint’s image viewer with large-image handling, slideshows, automatic orientation, plugins and photo browsing.

Read more
Utility

bmon – terminal-based bandwidth monitor and rate estimator

November 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

bmon monitors network bandwidth in a terminal with live traffic graphs, interface statistics, configurable filters and JSON output.

Read more
Hypervisors

Bao – lightweight static partitioning hypervisor

October 29, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Bao is a lightweight embedded hypervisor that statically partitions CPUs, memory and devices to isolate Linux and real-time workloads.

Read more
Hypervisors

ACRN – Type 1 hypervisor for embedded and real-time systems

October 29, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

ACRN is a Type 1 hypervisor for embedded and industrial systems, combining isolated real-time virtual machines with shared resources.

Read more
Composing Music

PMW – high-quality music typesetting program

October 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

Philip’s Music Writer converts text-based music notation into polished PDF and PostScript scores with precise engraving and layout controls.

Read more
Audio Analyzers

SoX_ng – command-line audio converter and effects processor

October 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

SoX_ng is a command-line audio converter and processor with format conversion, recording, audio effects, resampling and analysis tools.

Read more
Hard drive utility

systemd-repart – declarative disk partitioning tool

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

systemd-repart creates and grows partitions declaratively, builds disk images, supports encryption and suits automated Linux deployment.

Read more
Hard drive utility

fdisk – manipulate disk partition tables

October 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

fdisk is an interactive partitioning tool for Linux supporting GPT and MBR tables, sector-based editing, disk labels and safety checks.

Read more
Fractals

FractGen – extensible fractal generator

October 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, GUI

FractGen is a Qt/KDE fractal generator suite with graphical tools and a command-line renderer for large images and automated batch jobs.

Read more
Server

Door Knocker – check xdg-desktop-portal availability

October 17, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Door Knocker provides a simple graphical view of xdg-desktop-portal interfaces so you can see which portals are available.

Read more
Security

AegisBPF – eBPF runtime security and policy enforcement agent

October 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

AegisBPF enforces Linux file and network policies using eBPF LSM hooks, with audit logging, Prometheus metrics and Kubernetes support.

Read more
Saving Money with Linux

RyzenAdj – adjust power management settings for Ryzen APUs

October 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

RyzenAdj is a command-line utility for adjusting Ryzen APU power, thermal, current and clock limits from Linux and Windows.

Read more

13 Best Free and Open Source C and C++ Linter Tools

October 17, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix C and C++ code.

Read more
SQL

MyDumper – parallel MySQL backup and restore tools

October 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Database, Documents

MyDumper provides parallel logical backup and restore tools for MySQL-compatible databases, with chunking, compression and streaming.

Read more

CodeChecker – static analysis and defect management platform

October 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, Web Apps

CodeChecker combines C and C++ static analysis with searchable defect reports, run comparisons and collaborative reviews in a web interface.

Read more

Coccinelle – semantic program matching and transformation

October 13, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Coccinelle is a free and open source program matching and transformation engine for analysing and modifying C source code.

Read more

Posts pagination

1 2 3 … 84 Next Posts»
FEATURED RELEASE
ONLYOFFICE
Docs 10.0

Discover what’s new →

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

Recent Comments

  • Ajit Kumar on envx – environment variable manager
  • moon sweepers on Friday Night Funkin – music rhythm game to test your musical knowledge and reflexes
  • arena of champions on Friday Night Funkin – music rhythm game to test your musical knowledge and reflexes
  • Scott Donaldson on Linux Deserves Better Than Your Oldest Computer
  • Scott Donaldson on Linux Deserves Better Than Your Oldest Computer
  • Yusuf Baran Kolsuzoğlu on Anatol-X – Debian-based Linux distribution
  • Sean Parsons on Linux Deserves Better Than Your Oldest Computer
  • Stig on Linux Deserves Better Than Your Oldest Computer
  • Alex on Linux Has Too Many Half-Finished Apps
  • Scott Donaldson on Linux Deserves Better Than Your Oldest Computer

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.

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.

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.

Minisforum N5 Pro NAS – AMD
Beelink EQi 304 – Intel
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

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

  • processors – natural language analysis and information extraction
  • Forbidden APIs – detect prohibited Java API usage
  • Bare Metal Operator – Kubernetes bare metal provisioning
  • EOS – distributed storage system
  • COSMIC System Monitor – graphical system resource monitor
  • VB Notes – Markdown note-taking app with local semantic search
  • 28 Best Free and Open Source Linux PDF Viewers
  • bootvine – live systemd boot and shutdown visualisation
  • Minisforum M2 Pro Mini PC running Linux – Benchmarks
  • Dabri – offline speech-to-text dictation

Archives

Related

Contact us
Link us
FAQ
Comment FAQ
Privacy Policy

© LinuxLinks 1998-2026: Designed by LinuxLinks.