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XMPP

3 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based XMPP Clients

January 23, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

XMPP (also known as Jabber) is an open and free alternative to commercial messaging and chat providers. Web-based clients are featured.

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Static Site Generators

3 Best Free and Open Source CoffeeScript Static Site Generators

January 23, 2026 Eilidih Parris 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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VoIP

5 Best Free and Open Source Tox Clients

January 22, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

Tox is a peer-to-peer instant-messaging and video-calling protocol that offers end-to-end encryption. We recommend the finest Tox clients.

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Static Site Generators

6 Best Free and Open Source Haskell Static Site Generators

January 21, 2026 Eilidih Parris Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

We have compiled a list of 5 best Haskell static site generators. All of these tools are released under a freely distributable license.

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Bitcoin

5 Best Free and Open Source Tools to Track Cryptocurrencies

January 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Financial, Roundup

We recommend tools that let you monitor cryptocurrencies.

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Compositing Window Managers

20 Best Free and Open Source Tiling Wayland Compositors

January 21, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Utilities

This article focuses on tiling Wayland compositors. We only feature free and open source software in this roundup.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: traceroute

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

traceroute tracks the route packets taken from an IP network on their way to a given host. We recommend the best alternatives.

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Data Tools

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Data Recovery Tools

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

The software featured in this article are high quality standalone Linux tools which help you to recover data in a range of circumstances.

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Documents

17 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. We recommend some great replacements.

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Load Balancing

12 Best Free and Open Source Load Balancers

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

Load balancing is defined as the methodical and efficient distribution of network or application traffic across multiple servers. Here’s our verdict on the best ones for Linux.

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ERP

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux ERP Software

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Web Apps

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) manages the information and functions of a business. We recommend the best free ERPs.

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Best Free and Open Source HTML Editors

7 Best Free and Open Source Linux HTML Editors

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Utilities

An HTML editor is computer software for creating web pages.

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CRM

15 Best Free and Open Source Linux CRM Software

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

The purpose of this article is to focus on software which helps to improve the level of service provided by a firm to its customers, as well as to maximise the organisation’s profitability.

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Video

12 Best Free and Open Source Frontends for mpv

January 18, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

mpv is a free (as in freedom) media player for the command line. It supports a wide variety of media file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.

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Static Site Generators

3 Best Free and Open Source R Static Site Generators

January 18, 2026 Eilidih Parris Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 3 best R static site generators.

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File Managers

16 Best Free and Open Source Orthodox Linux File Managers

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Orthodox file managers are one of the older families of file managers.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cp

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to cp, a tool for copying files and directories.

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Menu

6 Small Free and Open Source Console Menu Utilities

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup

This article looks at six tiny utilities that offer menu facilities.

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Internet Forum Software

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Internet Forum Software

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

An internet forum application is a discussion platform where individuals hold conversations in the form of posted messages.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: rm

January 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to rm, a command that removes files or directories.

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