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11 Best Free and Open Source Linux HDR Imaging Software

February 15, 2025 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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15 Best Free and Open Source Console Email Clients

February 7, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

Here are our recommended console email clients. All free and open source goodness.

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17 Best Free and Open Source GUI Matrix Clients

February 3, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over IP. Here’s our recommended free and open source GUI Matrix clients.

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Calculators

22 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Linux Calculators

February 1, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup

One of the basic utilities supplied with any operating system is the calculator. We recommend the finest terminal-based calculators.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: January 2025 Updates

February 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

January 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Reading

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Speed Reading Tools

January 30, 2025 Steve Emms Books, Roundup, Utilities

The software featured in here is based on spritzing. Read text without moving your eyes, and therefore rapidly increase your reading speed.

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Password Managers

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Passwords

January 27, 2025 Steve Emms Software, Utilities

Apple Passwords is a password manager application which lets users store and access encrypted account information.

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Network Security

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal-Based Port Scanners

January 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, Security, System Software

Linux has a good range of port scanners that help administrators identify and rectify weaknesses in a system.

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Compositing Window Managers

14 Best Free and Open Source Stacking Wayland Compositors

January 14, 2025 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Utilities

This article focuses on stacking Wayland compositors. Only free and open source software is included in this article.

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Internet

11 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Download Managers

January 11, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

A download manager is a type of software that manages the downloading of files from the Internet.

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Find

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: Wget

January 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

We spotlight alternatives tools to Wget, a non-interactive network downloader.

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Website

11 Best Free and Open Source Web Hosting Control Panels

January 10, 2025 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

January 9, 2025 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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Find

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: history

January 4, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

history is a command which displays or manipulates the history list. We recommend alternatives to this command.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: November and December 2024 Updates

December 31, 2024 Steve Emms Software

November and December 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Spotify

7 Best Free and Open Source Text-Based Spotify Clients

December 31, 2024 Luke Baker CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

These text-based Spotify clients lets you enjoy Spotify streaming without using the semi-official bloated app.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: tar

December 29, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

We showcase free and open source alternatives to tar, the most widely used archiving utility in Linux systems.

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Web Content Management Systems

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

December 27, 2024 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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Help The Site: Suggest an Open Source Program

December 24, 2024 Steve Emms Software

Please complete the form if you’d like us to add an open source program to our compilations.

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Shutdown

4 Best Free and Open Source Shutdown Timers

December 21, 2024 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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