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12 Best Free and Open Source Pixel Art Editors

October 27, 2025 Luke Baker Graphics, Roundup

Pixel art is a form of digital art drawn with graphical software where images are built using pixels as the only building block. We recommend the best free and open source pixel art editors.

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Eye Care: Best Free Linux Software to Look after your Eyes

October 27, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Scientific

Look after your eyes with this free and open source software.

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FTP

3 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical FTP Clients

October 26, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Utilities

FTP is one of many different file transfer protocols that are used. Here’s our verdict of the best graphical FTP clients.

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16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Debuggers

October 25, 2025 Erik Karlsson Programming, Roundup

Debugging is the process of removing bugs. We recommend our favorite debuggers.

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Compression

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Compression Tools

October 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software available for Linux, we have compiled a list of 19 useful free compression tools.

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DNA

7 Best Free and Open Source Web Based Genome Browsers

October 22, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

A Genome browser provides a graphical interface for users to browse, search, retrieve and analyze genomic sequence and annotation data.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Food and Drink Software

October 20, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 13 high quality food and drink software.

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8 Best Free and Open Source Self-Hosted News Aggregators

October 15, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

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

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Personal finance

19 Best Free and Open Source Personal Finance Software

October 10, 2025 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup

We focus on the best personal finance software for Linux. We only feature open source goodness.

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Wallpaper Setter

23 Best Free and Open Source Wallpaper Setters

October 6, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

Do you find your Linux desktop background rather mundane but have problems in finding attractive wallpapers?

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Best Free and Open Source Software: September 2025 Updates

October 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: hexdump

September 20, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

We spotlight alternative tools to hexdump, a utility that displays file contents in hexadecimal, octal, or ascii.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: dig

September 20, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

This article spotlights alternative tools to dig. This is a DNS lookup utility.

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Chess Engines

25 Strong Free and Open Source Chess Engines

September 12, 2025 Steve Emms Games, Software

Computer chess has been a phenomenal success, aiding chess analysis, and allowing players to play when no human opponents are available.

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Comic Books

17 Best Free and Open Source Linux Comic Book Viewers

September 10, 2025 Steve Emms Other, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 17 proficient dedicated comic book viewers.

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Git Clients

33 Useful Free and Open Source Git Tools

September 4, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, Roundup, Utilities

Git is an open source distributed version control system which was originally designed by Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: August 2025 Updates

August 31, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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Best Free and Open Source Software: July 2025 Updates

August 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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Best Free and Open Source Software: June 2025 Updates

July 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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Music

16 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Music Players

June 30, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

All music libraries are different, and the right open source music player can make a world of difference – especially if you’ve a large collection. We recommend the best terminal-based music players.

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