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Best Free and Open Source Software: March 2026 Updates

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Software

March 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Gem of the Week

Grocy – ERP beyond your fridge

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms Other, Reviews, Scientific, Web Apps

Grocy is a web-based, self-hosted groceries and household management system.

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fooyin

fooyin’s release 0.10.x adds important improvements

March 28, 2026 Luke Baker GUI, Multimedia, News

Many users consider fooyin to be the best open source music player available for Linux. Its worth checking out the new release!

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New App of the Week

Radiotrope – AI agent-enabled internet radio player

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Multimedia, Reviews

Radiotrope is a GUI and TUI internet radio player for Linux. It’s an AI agent-enabled player built with Rust, Slint, and MCP.

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BOSGAME M4 Plus

BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC running Linux: BIOS

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article in the series I’ll show you many of the BIOS options that are available with the BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC.

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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus

Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Configuring Ubuntu 25.10

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Laptops, Reviews

In this article in this series I look at configuring one of the most widely used Linux distributions on the Chuwi laptop.

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Linux Distributions

GParted Live – small bootable Linux distribution

March 31, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

GParted Live is a small bootable Linux distribution for x86 based computers to manage disk partitions.

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Voice Recognition

Moshi – speech-text foundation model and full-duplex spoken dialogue framework

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia

Moshi is a speech-text foundation model and full-duplex spoken dialogue framework.

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Bookmark manager tool

Nextcloud Bookmarks – collect and organise bookmarks

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Web Apps

Nextcloud Bookmarks gives users a web interface for collecting and organising bookmarks keeping them inside their own Nextcloud environment.

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Voice Recognition

Orpheus-FastAPI – high-performance self-hosted text-to-speech server

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia

Orpheus-FastAPI is a high-performance self-hosted text-to-speech server built with FastAPI.

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FTP

unFTP – modern FTP(S) server

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

unFTP is a modern FTP(S) server written in Rust, designed with cloud-native environments in mind.

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gscreenshot – screenshot utility for Linux

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, GUI

gscreenshot is a screenshot utility for Linux that provides both a graphical interface and CLI frontend for multiple screenshot backends.

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Database

16 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Column-Oriented Databases

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents, Roundup

A column-oriented database is a type of database management system that stores data on disk in columns rather than rows.

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Flash OS

Raspberry Pi Imager – create bootable media

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Utilities

Raspberry Pi Imager is a cross-platform application designed to simplify the process of preparing bootable media for Raspberry Pi devices.

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JSON Tools

27 Best Free and Open Source JSON Tools

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a standard, popular and lightweight data text-oriented format based on JavaScript object syntax to represent structured data.

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Linux Distributions

JSP Educa – Linux distribution for use in the educational field

March 31, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

JSP Educa is a Linux distribution that contains all kinds of educational tools, both for teachers and for students.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Font Editors

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

This article focuses on the finest font editors. Linux users may not have a plethora of fonts, but there are many lovely and usable fonts.

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plotting-software

Uniplot – lightweight terminal plotting library for Python

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

Uniplot is aimed at users who need quick visualisation without relying on graphical desktop dependencies or notebook-only workflows.

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Automation

CrossMacro – mouse and keyboard macro recorder and player

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

CrossMacro is a cross-platform mouse and keyboard macro recorder and player. It is designed for automation workflows.

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plotting-software

Makie – interactive data visualizations and plotting

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

Makie.jl is an interactive plotting and data visualisation ecosystem for the Julia programming language.

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Embroidery

Embroiderly – cross-platform desktop application for designing cross-stitch patterns

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

Embroiderly is a cross-platform desktop application designed for creating and editing cross-stitch patterns.

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Sticky Notes

13 Best Free and Open Source Sticky Note Applications

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

A sticky note (often known as a Post-it Note) is a small piece of paper with a strip of glue on its back. Here’s our verdict.

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Glyphr Studio – web-based font editor

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities, Web Apps

Glyphr Studio is a web-based font editor aimed at typeface design beginners and hobbyists.

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Sticky Notes

LinSticky – modern sticky notes application

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

LinSticky is a modern sticky notes application for Linux built with Python, GTK4, and Libadwaita.

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