March 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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SACAD: Smart Automatic Cover Art Downloader
SACAD is a command line tool to download album covers without manual intervention, ideal for integration in scripts, audio players, etc.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls
When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. We recommend some great replacements.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Progress Kemp LoadMaster
Kemp LoadMaster is a fully featured load balancer and application delivery controller. We recommend the best FOSS alternatives for Linux.
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facad is a modern colorful directory listing tool
facad is a modern, colorful directory listing tool for the command line. It’s written in C.
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ArchiveKeep keeps your files archived in multiple places
ArchiveKeep is a utility that keeps your files archived in multiple places, in a reliable and simple way.
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svu is a small helper for release scripts and workflows
svu provides utility commands and functions to increase specific portions of the version.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: dd
This article spotlights alternative tools to dd, a popular utility to convert and copy a file.
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8 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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concurrently lets you run multiple commands concurrently
concurrently is similar to the command npm run watch-js & npm run watch-less but better.
9 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI File Encryption Tools
This roundup looks at the finest GUI-based file encryption tools. Only free and open source software is included.
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kew adds internet radio support
kew is a music player sporting gapless playback, 24-bit/192khz audio, and MPRIS support. It now has internet radio support.
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ddrescueview examines ddrescue’s mapfiles
ddrescueview is a small tool that allows users to graphically examine ddrescue’s mapfiles in a user friendly GUI application.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Restic Front-Ends
restic is a backup program that is fast, efficient and secure. We feature some useful front-ends for restic.
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kpcli is a command line interface to KeePass database files
kpcli is a command line interface (interactive shell) to work with KeePass 1.x or 2.x database files.
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