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Static Site Generators

9 Best Free and Open Source PHP Static Site Generators

September 24, 2025 Eilidih Parris Internet, 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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UML

12 Best Free and Open Source Unified Modeling Language Tools

September 23, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a general-purpose, modeling language designed to provide a standard way for visualizing, specifying, constructing, and documenting the artifacts of distributed object systems.

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GPS

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux GPS Tools

September 22, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation satellite system consisting of a network of satellites.

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ebook reader

15 Best Free and Open Source GUI ebook Readers

September 21, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

An electronic book (ebook) is a text and image-based publication which can be read on a computer or other digital devices.

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PDF

23 Best Free and Open Source Linux PDF Viewers

September 21, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Office, Roundup

The PDF file format is one of the most common file formats in use today. This article recommends the best open source PDF viewers.

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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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Task Manager

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical Task Managers

September 18, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

A task manager is software which enables users to compile a list of tasks to be completed. This list is also known as a to-do list or things-to-do.

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Chemistry

23 Best Free and Open Source Linux Chemistry Tools

September 18, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

We feature the finest free and open source Chemistry software.

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Time tracking

26 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI Linux Time Trackers

September 17, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

All of the time trackers featured in this roundup are console applications, using a command-line interface.

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