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Best Free GUI Diff Tools

10 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Linux Diff Tools

October 11, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

We look at GUI tools that let you see the difference between two files or two versions of the same file.

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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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apvlv – document viewer

September 20, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

apvlv is a PDF/EPUB/TXT/FB2/MOBI/CBZ/HTML …viewer and it behaves like the Vim text editor.

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20 Useful Free and Open Source PDF Tools

June 15, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Utilities

This article focuses on useful PDF tools which can help you create PDFs as well as small utilities/libraries that help you work with PDF.

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IceBox converts images into a PDF file

April 25, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

IceBox is a simple and intuitive desktop application that allows you to convert multiple images into a single, high-quality PDF document.

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plakativ stretches PDF or raster image across multiple pages

April 20, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Graphics, GUI

plakativ is software to stretch a PDF document or raster image across multiple pages. It’s written in Python.

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JasperReports – reporting engine written in Java

April 11, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

JasperReports is a widely used free and open source business intelligence and reporting engine. It is a reporting library.

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Densify – compress PDF files using Ghostscript

March 9, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Densify is a GUI program that simplifies compressing PDF files with Ghostscript.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Speed Reading Tools

January 30, 2025 Steve Emms Books, Roundup, Utilities

The software featured in here is based on spritzing. Read text without moving your eyes, and therefore rapidly increase your reading speed.

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19 Useful Free and Open Source PDF Manipulation Tools

November 27, 2024 Steve Emms Desktop, Office, Roundup, Utilities

We recommend the best free and open source PDF manipulation tools offering some genuinely useful software.

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