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File Managers

15 Best Free and Open Source Linux File Managers

March 23, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

A file manager is software which provides a user interface to assist in the organisation of files. It helps users manage their files.

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Music Trackers

8 Best Free and Open Source Music Trackers

March 22, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

A music tracker (short version tracker) is a type of music sequencer software for creating music. We recommend the best free and open source trackers.

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Google Chrome Alternatives

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Chrome

March 22, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Software

Google Chrome is the most popular web browser. We recommend open source alternatives that help you break away from Google.

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Application Launchers

5 Best Free and Open Source AppImage Package Managers

March 21, 2024 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

This article looks at software which helps you manage AppImages on your system.

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How to set up and configure Music Player Daemon (MPD) on Ubuntu 23.10

March 21, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Tutorials

Music Player Daemon (MPD) is a powerful and flexible server-side application for playing music.

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Mobile App Development

10 Best Free and Open Source Mobile Application Development Frameworks

March 21, 2024 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, System Software

Mobile application development is the process by which software is created for handheld devices. Here’s our recommendations.

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Backup

Déjà Dup – simple backup software

March 20, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software

Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. The software hides the complexity of doing backups the ‘right way’ (encrypted, off-site, and regular).

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TEAMGROUP Z44A7 NVMe SSD

TEAMGROUP Z44A7 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review

March 19, 2024 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

Here’s our review of the TEAMGROUP Z44A7 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD.

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ASUSTOR AS5402T

Asustor Nimbustor 2 Gen2 AS5402T Review

March 18, 2024 Steve Emms Hardware, NAS, Reviews

Asustor Nimbustor 2 Gen2 AS5402T is billed as an enthusiast-grade NAS, with entry-level pricing yet with features often found on more expensive NAS products.

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Compression

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Parallel Lossless Compression Tools

March 18, 2024 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

This roundup focuses on lossless compression tools which use multiple cores. Only free and open source software is included here.

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Application Launchers

6 Best Free and Open Source AppImage Desktop Integration Tools

March 18, 2024 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

Here’s our survey of tools which help integrate AppImages into your desktop. Only free and open source software is included.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Edge

March 18, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Software

Microsoft Edge is a proprietary cross-platform web browser. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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8 Best Free and Open Source OCR Systems

March 17, 2024 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

Optical Character Recognition is the conversion of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into editable documents.

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Application Launchers

Pin It! – pin shortcuts for your favorite portable apps to your app launcher

March 17, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, Utilities

Pin It! is a small utility which lets you pin shortcuts for portable apps to your app launcher.

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Nyxt - Web Browser

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Safari

March 15, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Software

Safari is a freeware graphical web browser that’s not available for Linux. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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Batch Renamers

Szyszka – fast and powerful file renamer

March 14, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, Utilities

Szyszka is a simple but powerful and fast bulk file renamer.

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DVD Authoring

21 Best Free and Open Source Linux DVD Tools

March 13, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

This article focuses on selecting the best free software which can use the DVD format.

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Backup software

Snap Backup – one-click backup utility

March 13, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software

Snap Backup is billed as the one-click backup utility that makes it simple to protect your important work.

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DevOps

15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Compilers

March 13, 2024 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Linux has a diverse range of other compilers available, many of which are released under freely distributable licenses. Here are the finest.

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Files

System G – file manager with git support

March 12, 2024 Steve Emms Productivity, Reviews

System G provides a graphical interface to the UNIX file system.

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