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Category: Education

Student Information Systems

Frappe Education – education management system

July 17, 2026 Steve Emms Education

Frappe Education is an education management system designed for schools, colleges, and other educational institutions.

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Student Information Systems

OpenEduCat – educational ERP system

July 16, 2026 Steve Emms Education

OpenEduCat is an educational ERP system for managing academic and administrative processes within schools, colleges, universities.

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Interactive Whiteboard

12 Best Free and Open Interactive Whiteboard Software

July 9, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Roundup

An interactive whiteboard is an instructional tool consisting of a large interactive display in the form factor of a whiteboard.

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Interactive Whiteboard

AFFiNE – all-in-one workspace

July 7, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Web Apps

AFFiNE is an all-in-one workspace that brings together documents, whiteboards, tables, and knowledge management.

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Interactive Whiteboard

Drawnix – all-in-one whiteboard tool

July 7, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Web Apps

Drawnix is an all-in-one whiteboard tool to create mind maps, flowcharts, freehand drawings, and other visual content on an infinite canvas.

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Library Tools

9 Tools to Empower Librarians

June 22, 2026 Steve Emms Books, Education, Roundup

Open source software is a popular choice for libraries and librarians. We recommend the finest tools for librarians.

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Library Tools

MRBS – web-based room booking system

June 22, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Web Apps

MRBS manages bookings for library rooms and shared resources with repeating reservations, configurable permissions and calendar views.

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e-Learning

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux e-Learning Tools

June 15, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Roundup

Linux has a wide range of e-Learning software available. This article focuses on software which is user friendly for students and instructors.

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Reference Management

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Reference Management Tools

June 12, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Roundup, Scientific

Reference management software is software for academics and authors to use to record and use bibliographic citations.

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Reference Management

Paperlib – academic paper and reference manager

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

Paperlib manages academic papers and PDFs with automatic metadata retrieval, smart filters, full-text search, notes and reference export.

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Reference Managers

papers – command-line bibliography and PDF manager

May 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Education

papers manages research PDFs and BibTeX collections with metadata retrieval, duplicate checks, file renaming, Git history, and undo.

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Learning with Linux

carddown – spaced repetition for Markdown notes

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms Education, TUI

carddown reviews flashcards embedded in Markdown and Org notes, using SQLite, multiple spaced-repetition algorithms and problem-card audits.

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Typing

toofan – minimal, lightning-fast typing TUI

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms Education, TUI

toofan is a terminal typing practice tool built around a lightweight text user interface.

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Kotoba – Japanese – English dictionary

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI, Utilities

Kotoba is a Japanese-English dictionary application for GNOME.

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Dictionary Tools

SilverDict – web-based alternative to GoldenDict

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Utilities, Web Apps

SilverDict is a web-based dictionary application designed as a modern alternative to GoldenDict.

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Foreign Languages

VocabSieve – Anki companion for language learning

April 20, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

VocabSieve is a desktop companion for Anki designed to help language learners build vocabulary through sentence mining.

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Education

LinguaCafe – helps language learners acquire vocabulary by reading

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Web Apps

LinguaCafe is a self-hosted web application for language learners that helps them read foreign-language texts.

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Education

Mundi – geography learning application for GNOME

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

Mundi is a geography learning application for GNOME that helps users test their knowledge of world regions through interactive map exercises.

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Typing

FingerGo – cross-platform touch-typing trainer

April 4, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

FingerGo is a touch-typing trainer, designed to improve typing speed and accuracy, with a user-friendly and intuitive interface.

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Typing

Textype – terminal typing tutor

April 2, 2026 Steve Emms Education, TUI

Textype is a terminal typing tutor built for users who want to improve their typing skills from the command line.

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