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Best Free and Open Source Software: January 2025 Updates

January 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

the-way is a terminal-based code snippets manager.Record and retrieve snippets you use every day, or occasionally, without starting a browser.

Pygments is a generic syntax highlighter suitable for use in code hosting, forums, wikis or other applications.

Kryptor lets you encrypt multiple files/directories with a passphrase, symmetric key, or asymmetric keys.

Docfd is a text user interface multiline fuzzy document finder written in OCaml.

Black is an uncompromising PEP 8 compliant opinionated formatter.

This article focuses on selecting the best free astronomy software available for Linux.

Uruk Linux is billed as a fully free, simple, and lightweight operating system for home users, small enterprises and educational centers.

massCode is a code snippets manager. It helps you create and organize your own personal snippet collection and have quick access to it.

Bats is a TAP-compliant testing framework. It provides a simple way to verify that the UNIX programs you write behave as expected.

One of the basic utilities supplied with any operating system is the calculator. We recommend the finest terminal-based calculators.

Prism is a lightweight, extensible syntax highlighter, built with modern web standards in mind. It’s used in millions of websites

Wat is an interactive app built to drastically reduce time spent searching for syntax and code usage questions.

Tiny Desktop Linux (TDL) tries to revive the legendary and original DSL. This one is based on Tiny Core 15

Kleopatra is the KDE tool for managing X.509 and OpenPGP certificates in the GpgSM and GPG keyboxes and for retrieving certificates.