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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Autodesk ReCap

July 20, 2022 Steve Emms Graphics, Software

Autodesk ReCap lets you create rich and accurate digital models of existing conditions. What’s available in the open source world?

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Log Analyzers

14 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Monitoring Tools

July 19, 2022 Steve Emms System Software

System monitoring can help identify problems before they escalate to emergency status.

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Notes

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Notes

July 18, 2022 Steve Emms Software, Utilities

Notes is a notetaking app designed to jot down quick thoughts or to save longer notes filled with checklists, images, web links, scanned documents, handwritten notes, or sketches. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Project Management

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Slides

July 15, 2022 Steve Emms Office, Software

Google Slides lets you create pitch decks, project presentations, training modules, and more. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Apple Maps

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Maps

July 13, 2022 Steve Emms Software

Apple Maps is a web mapping service that’s available in over 200 regions around the world offering curated guides.

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YouTube

yt-dlp – fork of youtube-dl

July 11, 2022 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Reviews

yt-dlp is a fork of youtube-dl that’s under active development. It focuses on adding new features and patches and maintaining compatibility.

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Database

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Oracle Database

July 10, 2022 Steve Emms Office, Software

Oracle Database is a multi-model database management system often used for running online transaction processing, data warehousing and mixed database workloads.

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Sports Games

9 Fun Free and Open Source Sports Games

July 10, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

A sports video game is a video game that simulates the practice of sports. We feature the best free and open source sports games.

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IDE

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Xcode

July 8, 2022 Steve Emms Programming, Software

Xcode provides developers a unified workflow for user interface design, coding, testing, and debugging. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Sandbox Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Sandbox Games

July 7, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

A game that is significantly nonlinear is sometimes described as being open-ended or a sandbox. We highlight fun sandbox games.

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Abstract

6 Best Free and Open Source .NET Static Site Generators

July 5, 2022 Eilidih Parris Internet, Software

We have compiled a list of 6 best .NET static site generators. All of these tools are released under a freely distributable license.

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System Administration

Essential System Tools: gWakeOnLAN – turn machines on through Wake On LAN

July 4, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, System Software, Utilities

gWakeOnLAN is a small utility that lets you wake up machines using the Wake on LAN (WOL) feature. WOL lets you wake a computer from a low-power state.

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Roguelike Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Roguelike Games

July 3, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

Most roguelikes are based on a high fantasy narrative, reflecting their influence from tabletop role playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.

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Email

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Exchange Server

July 1, 2022 Steve Emms Office, Software

Microsoft Exchange Server is a mail server and calendaring server. It is proprietary software that’s not available for Linux. We recommend the following free and open source alternatives.

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Best Free and Open Source Software

Best Free and Open Source Software – June 2022 Updates

July 1, 2022 Steve Emms Software

June 2022 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Chess

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Chess

July 1, 2022 Steve Emms Games, Software

Apple Chess is a traditional chess game played on a well rendered board with a set of realistic 3-D pieces. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Action / Adventure Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Action-Adventure Games

June 30, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

The action-adventure genre is a video game genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres.

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Animation

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Autodesk 3ds Max

June 29, 2022 Steve Emms Multimedia, Software

Autodesk 3ds Max is a professional 3D computer graphics program for making 3D animations, models, games and images. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: Extension Manager – Browse, Install and Manage GNOME Shell Extensions

June 27, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Stories, Utilities

Extensions Manager is a small utility that lets browse and install GNOME extensions without using a web browser.

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Role-Play Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Role-Playing Games

June 26, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

A role-playing game (RPG) is a genre of video game where the gamer controls a fictional character (or characters) that undertakes a quest in an imaginary world

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