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Category: Scientific

Pulse – local-first burnout and energy tracker for GNOME

April 3, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Pulse is a GNOME application designed to help users monitor their energy levels and manage burnout.

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EDA

Gnucap – general purpose circuit simulator

April 3, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

Gnucap is a general purpose circuit simulator aimed at analysing and simulating electronic circuits.

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CNC Software

MeerK40t – laser cutting software

April 1, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

MeerK40t is laser control software built for makers who want an open platform for preparing and sending jobs to compatible laser hardware.

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plotting-software

26 Best Free and Open Source Linux Plotting Tools

April 1, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Scientific

A plotting tool is computer software which helps to analyse and visualize data, often of a scientific nature. Here’s our verdict.

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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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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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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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Geology

21 Best Free and Open Source Linux Earth Science Software

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Earth science (also known as geoscience) is the focus of understanding the sciences related to the planet Earth. Here’s our recommended open source software.

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Electronic circuit

CircuitSim – real-time circuit simulator

March 29, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

CircuitSim is an interactive, real-time electronic circuit simulator written in Java using Swing.

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Earth Science

MetPy – read, visualize and perform calculations with weather data

March 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

MetPy is a Python library that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for working with meteorological data.

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Earth Science

OpenDrift – framework for ocean trajectory modelling

March 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Scientific

OpenDrift is a Python-based framework for modelling the trajectories and behaviour of particles, objects, or substances drifting in the ocean and atmosphere.

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Earth Science

ObsPy – framework to process, analyse, and visualise seismological data

March 27, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

ObsPy is free and open source software.

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Weather image

12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Weather Tools

March 27, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Scientific

Here’s our verdict on the best GUI weather tools. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

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Weather image

Forecast – view weather predictions

March 26, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Reviews, Scientific

A reader suggested I take a look at Forecast, a simple weather application designed for the COSMIC desktop. This is free and open source software.

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Satellite Tool

14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Satellite Tools

March 26, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This roundup focuses on Linux software that let you track artificial satellites from your Linux terminal and desktop.

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Economics

7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Econometric Software

March 26, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup, Scientific

Econometrics is the application of statistical or quantitative methods to understand economic issues and test theories, and models.

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Satellite Tool

strf – satellite tracking toolkit for radio observations

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

strf is designed to track satellites from radio observations by using Doppler curves to identify satellites and determine their orbits.

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Satellite Tool

GNSS-SDR – software-defined receiver for Global Navigation Satellite System signals

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

GNSS-SDR processes satellite signals to perform detection, synchronization, demodulation, navigation message decoding, and position fixing.

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Natural Language Processing

15 Best Free and Open Source Natural Language Processing Tools

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, Scientific

Natural language processing (NLP) is a field of computer science, artificial intelligence, and computational linguistics concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages.

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Satellite Tool

Ground Station – all-in-one satellite monitoring and radio communication suite

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Ground Station is designed for amateur radio operators, satellite enthusiasts, and researchers who need a comprehensive platform.

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