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4 Best Free and Open Source Clojure Static Site Generators

January 27, 2026 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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Database

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graph Databases

January 26, 2026 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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XMPP

7 Best Free and Open Source Console Based XMPP Clients

January 26, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Here’s our verdict on the best console-based XMPP clients. They are free and open source goodness.

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Development Tools

6 Top Free and Open Source C Web Frameworks

January 25, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We recommend the best free and open source C web frameworks.

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OCR Tools

8 Best Free and Open Source OCR Systems

January 25, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

We pick out useful OCR systems.

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XMPP

6 Best Free and Open Source XMPP Servers

January 25, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

XMPP (also known as Jabber) is an open and free alternative to commercial messaging and chat providers. We select the best servers.

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Music Trackers

8 Best Free and Open Source Music Trackers

January 24, 2026 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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Text Editor

Great Open Source Collaborative Editing Tools

January 24, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

This article highlights our favourite free and open source tools to collaborate on documents in real time.

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Static Site Generators

4 Best Free and Open Source Bash Static Site Generators

January 23, 2026 Eilidih Parris Roundup, Web Apps

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

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CPU

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: make

January 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to make, a utility which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files.

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XMPP

3 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based XMPP Clients

January 23, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

XMPP (also known as Jabber) is an open and free alternative to commercial messaging and chat providers. Web-based clients are featured.

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Static Site Generators

3 Best Free and Open Source CoffeeScript Static Site Generators

January 23, 2026 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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VoIP

5 Best Free and Open Source Tox Clients

January 22, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

Tox is a peer-to-peer instant-messaging and video-calling protocol that offers end-to-end encryption. We recommend the finest Tox clients.

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Static Site Generators

6 Best Free and Open Source Haskell Static Site Generators

January 21, 2026 Eilidih Parris Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

We have compiled a list of 5 best Haskell static site generators. All of these tools are released under a freely distributable license.

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Bitcoin

5 Best Free and Open Source Tools to Track Cryptocurrencies

January 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Financial, Roundup

We recommend tools that let you monitor cryptocurrencies.

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Compositing Window Managers

20 Best Free and Open Source Tiling Wayland Compositors

January 21, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Utilities

This article focuses on tiling Wayland compositors. We only feature free and open source software in this roundup.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: traceroute

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

traceroute tracks the route packets taken from an IP network on their way to a given host. We recommend the best alternatives.

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Data Tools

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Data Recovery Tools

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

The software featured in this article are high quality standalone Linux tools which help you to recover data in a range of circumstances.

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Documents

17 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. We recommend some great replacements.

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Load Balancing

12 Best Free and Open Source Load Balancers

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

Load balancing is defined as the methodical and efficient distribution of network or application traffic across multiple servers. Here’s our verdict on the best ones for Linux.

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