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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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Flashcards

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Flashcard Software

May 8, 2026 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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File Managers

20 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based Linux File Managers

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Web Apps

A file manager is software which provides a user interface to assist in the organisation of files. It helps users manage their files.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cksum

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to cksum, a tool to compute and verify file checksums.

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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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20 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Image Viewers

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup

Want to view 24-bit high definition images in your terminal? We recommend our favourite terminal-based image viewers.

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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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Log Analyzers

15 Best Free and Open Source Log Analyzers

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

Making sense of logs helps organisations make better customer-focused decisions. We recommend the finest open source log analyzers.

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Static Site Generators

13 Best Free and Open Source PHP Static Site Generators

May 3, 2026 Eilidih Parris Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Sometimes a full, static HTML website is desirable. Because HTML pages are all prebuilt, they load extremely quickly in web browsers.

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Terminal Session Recording

20 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Session Recording

May 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

Console screencast software (also known as terminal recorder) lets you capture your terminal. Here’s our verdict.

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Science

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Robotics Software

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Robotics is the branch of artificial intelligence concerned with the study of robots. We recommend the best robotics software for Linux.

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Find Duplicates

Choosing a Journaling File System

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

A journaling file system is a special type of file system that maintains a tracking file, called a journal.

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Linux software

Best Free and Open Source Software: April 2026 Updates

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms Software

April 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Camera Tools

15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Camera Tools

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Linux offers excellent software for dealing with RAW files, for remotely operating cameras, importing and processing raw data, as well as software to read, write and edit camera metadata.

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Music

10 Best Free and Open Source Graphical MPD Clients

April 30, 2026 Luke Baker Multimedia, Roundup

MPD is a powerful server-side application for playing music. We recommend our favourite open source graphical MPD clients.

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UML

14 Best Free and Open Source Unified Modeling Language Tools

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a general-purpose, modeling language designed to provide a standard way for visualizing, specifying, constructing, and documenting the artifacts of distributed object systems.

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Network

8 Best Free and Open Source LDAP Solutions

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an application protocol for accessing directory services.

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Internet Radio

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

April 29, 2026 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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17 Best Free and Open Source Linux GPS Tools

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation satellite system consisting of a network of satellites.

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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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