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Best Free and Open Source Software – May 2022 Updates

June 2, 2022 Steve Emms Software

May 2022 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: horcrux – file splitter with encryption and redundancy

June 1, 2022 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Utilities

horcrux is an open source tool that’s designed to split files and keep them secure with encryption.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: Whoogle Search – self-hosted metasearch engine

May 30, 2022 Steve Emms Internet, Reviews, Software

Whoogle Search is a privacy-focused search engine. It displays the same results as Google Search but without ads/sponsored content, JavaScript, cookies, or tracking.

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Mailing List Managers

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Mail

May 28, 2022 Steve Emms Internet, Software

Apple provides its Mail app free with every Mac. But if you move over to Linux, you’ll need a different email client.

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3D Rendering

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Autodesk Maya

May 25, 2022 Steve Emms Graphics, Multimedia, Software

Autodesk Maya creates assets for interactive 3D applications (including video games), animated films, TV series, and visual effects. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Puzzle Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Puzzle Games

May 24, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

This article identifies fun puzzle games. These games are mentally stimulating, and a great diversion from everyday life.

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HDR

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Corel MotionStudio 3D

May 23, 2022 Steve Emms Graphics, Multimedia, Software

Corel MotionStudio 3D is a 3D titling, motion graphics and effects-in one package. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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VIC-20

Emulate the VIC-20 home computer with Linux

May 21, 2022 John O'Donnell Emulators, Software

The Commodore VIC-20 is an 8-bit home computer that was released in 1980/1. It featured a MOS Technology 6502 CPU, with 20KB ROM and 5KB RAM.

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Platform Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Platform Games

May 19, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

A platform game is a video game genre and subgenre of action games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in a rendered environment.

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Google Drawings

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Drawings

May 18, 2022 Steve Emms Graphics, Software

Google Drawings lets users create and edit flowcharts, organizational charts, website wireframes, mind maps, concept maps, and more. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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First-Person Shooter Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source First Person Shooter Games

May 17, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

This is a computer game genre focused on guns and other weapon-based fighting using a first-person perspective. They are a type of three-dimensional shooter game.

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SQL

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple FileMaker

May 15, 2022 Steve Emms Office

FileMaker is a cross-platform, proprietary relational database application. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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Simulation Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Simulation Games

May 14, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

Simulation video games (“Sims”) describe a wide range of video games, generally designed to closely emulate real life activities.

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ONLYOFFICE Docs v7.1 released: ARM compatibility, PDF to DOCX conversion, Print preview in spreadsheets and more

May 13, 2022 Steve Emms Office, Software

There’s a new version of ONLYOFFICE Docs available.

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Racing Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Racing Games

May 12, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

Racing games are a video game genre in which the player participates in a racing competition. The most common types of sub-genres are arcade-style, simulation, futuristic and kart.

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Development

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Atlassian Bamboo

May 11, 2022 Steve Emms Programming, Software

Bamboo is a continuous integration and delivery tool that ties automated builds, tests, and releases in a single workflow. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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10 Fun Free and Open Source 2D Shooter Games

May 10, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

2D shooter games are a subgenre of shooter game, which in turn is a type of action game.

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Music Festival

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple MainStage

May 9, 2022 Steve Emms Multimedia, Software

MainStage is a music application designed for use in live performance. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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Amberol

Amberol – small and simple music player

May 6, 2022 Luke Baker Multimedia, Reviews, Software

Amberol seeks to be a small and simple music players. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s written in Rust and built with GTK4.

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Minder

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Corel MindManager

May 4, 2022 Steve Emms Productivity, Software

Corel MindManager is proprietary mind mapping software. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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