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Powerpack – batteries-included Clojure toolkit for building static websites

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Powerpack combines Stasis with a collection of supporting tools, providing the wiring for content ingestion, development serving.

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Recording Studio

Botspot Screen Recorder – all-in-one screen recording utility

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia

Botspot Screen Recorder is an all-in-one screen recording utility for wlroots-based Wayland compositors such as LabWC, Wayfire, and Sway.

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XMPP

8 Best Free and Open Source XMPP Servers

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

XMPP (also known as Jabber) is an open and free alternative to commercial messaging and chat providers. We select the best servers.

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Kotlin Formatter – tool for formatting Kotlin source code

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

This is built around ktfmt and provides a unified formatting workflow across the command line, Git hooks, Gradle, and IntelliJ IDEA.

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Development Tools

7 Top Free and Open Source C Web Frameworks

July 1, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We recommend the best free and open source C web frameworks.

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sandpaper – R package

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

sandpaper is an R package that provides the user interface for The Carpentries Workbench.

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7 Useful Free and Open Source Kotlin Linters

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Kotlin code. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

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Recording Studio

wf-recorder – command-line screen recording utility

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

wf-recorder is a command-line screen recording utility for wlroots-based Wayland compositors.

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Text Editor

Great Open Source Collaborative Editing Tools

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

This article highlights our favourite free and open source tools to collaborate on documents in real time.

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Static Site Generator

altdoc – R package

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

altdoc is an R package that helps package authors create, render, preview, and deploy documentation websites without relying on pkgdown.

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XMPP

Communiqué – instant messaging client

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Communiqué is an instant messaging client with a terminal-based user interface. It’s designed for services that support XMPP and Jabber.

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Development Tools

ecewo – asynchronous, single-threaded C web framework

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

ecewo is an asynchronous, single-threaded C web framework with an Express.js-style API.

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Coding

ktlint-gradle – Gradle plugin that integrates ktlint with Kotlin projects

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

ktlint-gradle is a Gradle plugin that integrates ktlint with Kotlin projects, creating tasks for checking code style.

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Music Trackers

Little Piggy Tracker – music tracker

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

LittleGPTracker, also known as Little Piggy Tracker, is a music tracker optimized for portable game consoles and retro gaming handhelds.

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Music Trackers

RetroTrax – music tracker inspired by ProTracker, FastTracker II and OctaMED

June 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

RetroTrax combines an Amiga-style pattern grid with C64 SID sounds, sampler features, module import, and DAW integration.

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ERP

Aureus ERP – enterprise resource planning platform

June 30, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Aureus ERP is an enterprise resource planning platform designed for businesses of all sizes.

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Music Trackers

Noteahead – pattern-based MIDI sequencer

June 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Noteahead is a pattern-based MIDI sequencer and tracker-style music production environment for Linux.

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Static Site Generator

BashWrite – create a simple blog from Markdown files

June 30, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

BashWrite is a single, pure Bash script for creating a simple blog from Markdown files.

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Static Site Generator

pkgdown – R package that generates static HTML documentation websites

June 30, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

pkgdown is an R package that generates static HTML documentation websites for R packages.

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Static Site Generator

BSSG – static site generator written in Bash.

June 30, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

BSSG is a static site generator written in Bash. It processes Markdown and HTML content to build minimal, accessible websites.

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