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Web Content Management Systems

8 Best Free and Open Source Ruby-Based Web Content Management Systems

December 26, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Here’s our favorite Ruby-based web content management systems.

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Bioinformatics

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Biology Tools

December 26, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Biologists will be eager to use this biology software for research. We pick the finest free and open source biology tools for Linux.

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Database

7 Best Free and Open Source MongoDB GUIs

December 26, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

MongoDB is a high performance, open source, non-relational NoSQL database written in C++. It’s at the forefront of the NoSQL database management system movement.

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Physics

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Physics Tools

December 26, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This article focuses on selecting the best open source software for physics and physics education. Hopefully there will be something for interest here for all budding physicists.

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Development Tools

13 Best Free and Open Source Python Web Frameworks

December 22, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

A framework “is a code library that makes a developer’s life easier when building reliable, scalable, and maintainable web applications” by providing reusable code or extensions for common operations.

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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Usenet Tools

December 20, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. We recommend the best free and open source Usenet tools.

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Natural Language Processing

11 Excellent Free and Open Source Java Natural Language Processing Tools

December 20, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, Scientific

Java remains one of the most widely used programming languages. We explore the best free and open source Java based NLP tools.

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Natural Language Processing

17 Top Free and Open Source Python Natural Language Processing Tools

December 19, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup, Scientific

Natural language processing (NLP) is an exciting field of computer science, artificial intelligence, and computational linguistics.

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Server

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Server Provisioning Tools

December 19, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

Server provisioning is a set of actions to prepare a server, taking it from bare metal to a functioning system.

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Reference Management

6 Best Free and Open Source Linux Reference Management Tools

December 19, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Roundup, Scientific

Reference management software is software for academics and authors to use to record and use bibliographic citations.

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Network

11 Best Free and Open Source File Systems for Big Data

December 18, 2025 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet, Roundup, Scientific

This feature highlights the finest open source file systems designed to cope with the demands imposed by Big Data.

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Big Data

4 Best Free and Open Source Native XML Databases for Big Data

December 18, 2025 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet, Roundup, Scientific

Big Data is an all-inclusive term that refers to data sets so large and complex that they need to be processed by specially designed hardware and software tools.

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VoIP

4 Best Free and Open Source Noise Suppression Tools

December 18, 2025 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

This article selects our pick of the available noise suppression tools. We only explore free and open source software here.

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Documentation Generators

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Documentation Generators

December 18, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

A documentation generator is a programming tool that generates documentation intended for programmers and end users.

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Cloud

Best Free and Open Source IaaS Software

December 17, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a service model where an organization outsources the equipment used to support storage, hardware, servers and networking components.

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BPM

Manage your Business with a Complete Software Solution

December 17, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, System Software

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, here’s our recommended open source Business Process Management software

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Hard disk image

9 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers

December 17, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

We showcase the finest open source tools to diagnose the health of a hard disk and improve its performance.

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Coding

9 Best Free and Open Source Python Integrated Development Environments

December 16, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

A good IDE tries to accurately predict what the developer is seeking to do without getting in the way.

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Maths

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Geometry Software

December 16, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Typically geometry software covers a wide range of application areas, including pure Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, computer-aided design, and computational kinematics.

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System Cleaning

6 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Cleaning Tools

December 16, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

There are a number of open source applications for Linux which help to keep the operating system working like new.

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