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Mail Notification

Mail Notification Tools: 7 Best Free and Open Source Software

April 13, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Utilities

Email is arguably one of the most popular and useful functions of a Linux system. Keep abreast of new emails without interruption.

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Business Intelligence

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Business Intelligence Software

April 11, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Office, Productivity, Roundup

A business intelligence platform includes three layers: a database layer, a business intelligence layer, and an analytics/performance management layer. Here’s our roundup of the best business intelligence software.

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Time tracking

25 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI Linux Time Trackers

April 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

All of the time trackers featured in this roundup are console applications, using a command-line interface.

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Database

7 Best Free and Open Source No-Code Database Tools

April 10, 2025 Steve Emms Database, Documents, Roundup

This article focuses on no-code hybrid tools that merge spreadsheet functionality with database storage capabilities.

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20 Best Free and Open Source Shells

April 8, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

The shell is a program that takes commands from the keyboard and gives them to the operating system to perform. We recommend the finest free and open source shells.

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Flashcards

14 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Flashcard Software

April 7, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Flashcards are one of the best tools for memorizing information. This is partly because of their versatility.

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Internet Radio

12 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Internet Radio Apps

April 6, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

This article recommends our favourite terminal-based internet radio apps. Free and open source software only.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: grep

April 5, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to grep, a utility that searches for patterns in each file.

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Emacs Software

8 Best Free and Open Source Emacs-Like Text Editors

April 3, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Utilities

The original program was written in 1976 as a set of macros for an existing text editor called TECO.

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Subtitles

10 Best Free and Open Source Subtitle Editors

April 2, 2025 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

A subtitle editor is software that lets users create and edit subtitles. We pick the finest open source software.

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