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Security

8 Best Free and Open Source Network Intrusion Detection Systems

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security

An intrusion detection system is a device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations.

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Home Automation

12 Best Free and Open Source Solutions for Home Automation

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

Home automation software lets you control and monitor common home and office appliances using a computer.

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Web Content Management Systems

16 Best Free and Open Source TypeScript-Based Web Content Management Systems

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Here are our favorite TypeScript-based web content management systems. They are all free and open source software.

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Development Tools

17 Top Free and Open Source PHP Web Frameworks

August 7, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We recommend the best free and open source PHP web frameworks.

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Coding

12 Best Free and Open Source Python Object-Relational Mapping Software

August 7, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

Object–relational mapping (ORM) is a programming technique for converting data between incompatible type systems using object-oriented languages.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Continuous Delivery Systems

August 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Continuous delivery (CD) is a software engineering approach in which developers produce software in short cycles.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Web Hosting Control Panels

August 7, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

Web hosting control panels offer an attractive solution to developers and designers that host multiple web sites on virtual private servers and dedicated servers.

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HTTP

10 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line HTTP Clients

August 6, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

These clients let you download files over the internet from the command line. But they can also be used for many more interesting purposes.

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Application Servers

9 Best Free and Open Source Java Application Servers

August 6, 2026 Eilidih Parris Roundup, Web Apps

We recommend the best free and open source Java-based Application Servers.

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Network Analyzers

23 Best Free and Open Source Network Analyzers

August 6, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security

A network analyzer (also known as a packet analyzer, packet sniffer, or protocol analyzer) is software that intercepts and logs traffic that passes over a computer network or part of a network.

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DevOps

13 Best Free and Open Source Continuous Integration Systems

August 6, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Continuous integration (CI) is the practice of merging all developers’ working copies to a shared mainline several times a day.

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14 Best Free and Open Source JavaScript Runtime Environments

August 5, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup, Web Apps

The JavaScript runtime environment provides your scripts with utility libraries which can be used during execution.

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Batch Renamers

12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Batch Renamers

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

A batch renamer lets you renames files and folders without having to click on every single file individually. Here’s some open source goodies.

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Emojis

12 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Emoji Tools

August 3, 2026 Erik Karlsson CLI, Other, Roundup, Utilities

An emoji is a pictogram, logogram, ideogram or smiley embedded in text and used in electronic messages and web pages. We recommend terminal based emoji tools.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: bc

August 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to bc, an arbitrary precision calculator language.

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Development Tools

11 Top Free and Open Source C++ Web Frameworks

August 2, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We recommend the best free and open source C++ frameworks.

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HDR

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux HDR Imaging Software

August 2, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

High dynamic range imaging (HDR) is an important technology for photographers. We pick the best HDR software for Linux.

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Shutdown

4 Best Free and Open Source Shutdown Timers

August 2, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

Linux is blessed with an abundance of useful utilities. We feature interesting shutdown timers. Open source goodness as you’d expect.

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Static Site Generator

5 Best Free and Open Source Kotlin Static Site Generators

August 2, 2026 Eilidih Parris Roundup, Web Apps

We have compiled a list of the best Kotlin static site generators. These tools are released under a freely distributable license.

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Best Free and Open Source Drum Machines

8 Best Free and Open Source Drum Machines

August 1, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns. We feature our recommended free and open source drum machines.

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