We spotlight alternative tools to hexdump, a utility that displays file contents in hexadecimal, octal, or ascii.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: dig
This article spotlights alternative tools to dig. This is a DNS lookup utility.
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16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical Task Managers
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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23 Best Free and Open Source Linux Chemistry Tools
We feature the finest free and open source Chemistry software.
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28 Best Free and Open Source Command Line Navigation Tools
Tiny but useful tools that complement the cd command. Free and open source goodness.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Guitar Tools
This feature recommends the finest Linux applications that are targeted at guitarists. All of the software featured here is open source, free to download, and are easy to install and intuitive to use.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Dictionary Tools
We recommend the best free and open source dictionary tools.
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17 Best Free and Open Source Linux News Aggregators
This article recommends the finest free and open source graphical news aggregators.
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25 Strong Free and Open Source Chess Engines
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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23 Best Free and Open Source DNS Servers
Domain Name System (DNS) is the internet’s directory service. We recommend the best free and open source DNS servers.
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17 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Session Recording
Console screencast software (also known as terminal recorder) lets you capture your terminal. Here’s our verdict.
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17 Best Free and Open Source Linux Comic Book Viewers
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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7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical Port Scanners
Here’s our verdict on the best graphical port scanners.
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18 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line Image Compression Tools
This article recommends the best command-line image compression tools. They are all free and open source.
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33 Useful Free and Open Source Git Tools
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 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Video Converters
The best video converters make the process simple, and support a wide number of different codecs and formats.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Zsh Configuration Frameworks
We highly recommend installing a framework with Zsh as it makes dealing with configuration, plugins and themes a lot more straightforward.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: less
This article spotlights alternative tools to less. All of the tools are free and open source and sport a command-line interface.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: more
This article spotlights alternative tools to more.
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