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Audio

5 Best Free and Open Source Audio Samplers

April 18, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

A sampler is an electronic or digital musical instrument which uses sound recordings (or “samples”) of real instrument sounds.

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Chat

7 Best Free and Open Source IRC Servers

April 17, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing.

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Small Image Tools

10 Small Image Tools that Pack a Real Punch

April 15, 2024 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Linux offers a vast collection of open source small utilities that perform functions ranging from the obvious to the bizarre.

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Static Site Generators

2 Best Free and Open Source Racket Static Site Generators

April 15, 2024 Eilidih Parris Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

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

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Development Tools

6 Top Free and Open Source Ruby Web Frameworks

April 14, 2024 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

When it comes to web development, there are a fairly small range of Ruby frameworks to choose. The choice depends on finding the right tool for the job at hand.

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Static Site Generators

3 Best Free and Open Source Swift Static Site Generators

April 13, 2024 Eilidih Parris Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

We have compiled a list of 3 best Swift static site generators. All of these tools are released under a freely distributable license.

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PDF-Manipulation-Tools

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Adobe Fill & Sign

April 12, 2024 Steve Emms Documents, Software

Adobe Fill & Sign lets users fill out PDF documents on a smartphones and tablet and share them directly with others. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Development Tools

4 Top Free and Open Source Julia Web Frameworks

April 12, 2024 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

A web framework “is a code library that makes a developer’s life easier when building reliable, scalable, and maintainable web applications” by providing reusable code or extensions for common operations.

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Coding

9 Best Free and Open Source Java Object-Relational Mapping Software

April 10, 2024 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

Object–relational mapping (ORM) is a programming technique for converting data between incompatible type systems using object-oriented programming languages.

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Static Site Generators

6 Best Free and Open Source Scala Static Site Generators

April 9, 2024 Eilidih Parris Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, here’s our selection of the best Scala static site generators.

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Internet Radio

3 Best Free and Open Source Pandora Radio Clients

April 6, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

Pandora Internet Radio is a music streaming automated music recommendation service. We pick our favourite clients.

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Static Site Generators

4 Best Free and Open Source Clojure Static Site Generators

April 5, 2024 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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Best Free and Open Source Software: March 2024 Updates

March 31, 2024 Steve Emms Software

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

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Podcast

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Podcasts

March 29, 2024 Luke Baker Multimedia, Software

Apple Podcasts is an audio streaming service and media player application for playing podcasts. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Development Tools

8 Top Free and Open Source Crystal Web Frameworks

March 29, 2024 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

A web framework offers the developer a choice about how to solve a specific problem. We explore the best frameworks for Crystal.

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Database

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graph Databases

March 27, 2024 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

A graph database stores nodes and relationships instead of tables, or documents. We recommend the best graph databases.

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Music Trackers

8 Best Free and Open Source Music Trackers

March 22, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

A music tracker (short version tracker) is a type of music sequencer software for creating music. We recommend the best free and open source trackers.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Edge

March 18, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Software

Microsoft Edge is a proprietary cross-platform web browser. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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8 Best Free and Open Source OCR Systems

March 17, 2024 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

Optical Character Recognition is the conversion of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into editable documents.

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Nyxt - Web Browser

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Safari

March 15, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Software

Safari is a freeware graphical web browser that’s not available for Linux. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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