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19 Best Free and Open Source Media Players

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Desktop, Multimedia, Roundup

A media player is software that lets you watch video and listen to music on your computer. We cover the best free and open source options.

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Issue Tracking

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Issue Tracking Systems

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, Web Apps

Issue tracking systems play an important role for any development project and collaborative venture whether open source or not.

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Mail Notification

Mail Notification Tools: 8 Best Free and Open Source Software

March 23, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Utilities

Email is arguably one of the most popular and useful functions of a Linux system. Keep abreast of new emails without interruption.

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Data Science

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Data Science Notebook Software

March 22, 2026 Eilidih Parris Roundup, Scientific

A notebook interface is a virtual collaborative environment which contains computer code and rich text elements. Here’s the best free notebook software.

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Emacs Software

10 Best Free and Open Source Emacs-Like Text Editors

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Utilities

The original program was written in 1976 as a set of macros for an existing text editor called TECO.

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Analytics Software

12 Best Free and Open Source Google Analytics Alternatives

March 22, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

Web analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of internet data.

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Database

8 Best Free and Open Source No-Code Database Tools

March 21, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents, Roundup

This article focuses on no-code hybrid tools that merge spreadsheet functionality with database storage capabilities.

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Tiling Window Managers

8 Best Free and Open Source X11 Tiling Window Managers

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Utilities

There are a few different types of window managers. This article recommends the best X11 tiling window managers.

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20 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based News Aggregators

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

A news aggregator is software which collect news, weblog posts, and other information. We recommend the best terminal-based news aggregators.

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Subtitles

12 Best Free and Open Source Subtitle Editors

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

A subtitle editor is software that lets users create and edit subtitles. We pick the finest open source software.

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Console MPD Clients

10 Best Free and Open Source Console MPD Clients

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 8 best console-based MPD clients.

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Podcast

16 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Podcast Tools

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 16 high quality open source GUI podcast tools. They offer an excellent way to manage and download podcasts.

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Music

9 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based MPD Clients

March 19, 2026 Luke Baker Multimedia, Roundup, Web Apps

MPD is a powerful server-side application for playing music. Here’s our verdict on the finest web-based MPD clients.

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Accountancy

15 Best Free and Open Source Accountancy Software

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup

Accountancy is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities.

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Bioinformatics

28 Best Free and Open Source Linux Bioinformatics Tools

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This article identifies our favourite tools which are extremely useful for anyone interested in sequence analysis, molecular modelling, molecular dynamics, phylogenetic analysis and more.

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Media Center

Best Free and Open Source Media Centers

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 6 impressive free Linux media centers.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Font Viewers

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

This article highlights useful tools to view your fonts. We only feature free and open source software in this article.

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Bluetooth Tools

11 Useful Bluetooth Tools for Linux

March 16, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

We recommend a variety of different Bluetooth tools besides BlueZ, the official implementation of the Bluetooth protocol stack.

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Compositing Window Managers

13 Best Free and Open Source Stacking Wayland Compositors

March 16, 2026 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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Deep Learning

Deep Learning with Open Source Python Software

March 16, 2026 Eilidih Parris Roundup, Scientific

Deep Learning is a subset of Machine Learning that uses multi-layers artificial neural networks to deliver state-of-the-art accuracy.

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