November 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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wl-kbptr – move the mouse pointer with the keyboard
wl-kbptr — short for Wayland Keyboard Pointer — is a utility to help move the mouse pointer with the keyboard.
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CapacityTester – checks for fake USB flash drives
CapacityTester is a tool to test your new USB flash drive to find out if its full capacity can be used or if it’s fake.
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rong – color generator
Rong is a CLI that extracts a Material You color palette from an image or video, and applies it across your system using configurable template mappings.
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text – R-package for analyzing natural language with transformers-based large language models
text is an R package for analyzing natural language with transformers-based large language models.
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YAPF – Python formatter based on clang-format
The ultimate goal is that the code YAPF produces is as good as the code that a programmer would write if they were following the style guide.
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JBang – write and run Java scripts
JBang makes it easy to write and run Java scripts without traditional project setup.
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facsimile – terminal text editor
facsimile is a terminal text editor written in Fortran. It offers VSCode-style keybindings.
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MatteriaTrack – mystical Final Fantasy-themed CLI time tracker
MatteriaTrack is a mystical Final Fantasy-themed CLI time tracker for power users.
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MajUSB Bootable Creator – USB bootable drives
MajUSB Bootable Creator is a modern, cross-platform USB bootable drive creator written in Rust with a GTK4 GUI.
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venera – comic app
venera is a comic reader that support reading local and network comics.
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AltSendme – send files and folders anywhere in the world
AltSendme is a file transfer tool that harnesses the power of cutting-edge peer-to-peer networking
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: grep
This article spotlights alternative tools to grep, a utility that searches for patterns in each file.
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Lobster – statically typed programming language
Lobster is a statically typed programming language with a Python-esque syntax
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grok – tool like UNIX grep on steroids
grok is a tool like UNIX grep on steroids. Often regular expressions become huge and vague.
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Print(Notes) – Markdown notes app
Print(Notes) is a cross-platform markdown notes app inspired by Google Keep and Obsidian, made with Flutter.
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Horizon – opinionated fork of F-Chat Rising
Horizon is an opinionated fork of F-Chat Rising, a defunct heavily customized version of the mainline F-Chat 3.0 client.
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labelme – image polygonal annotation
Labelme is a graphical image annotation tool. It’s written in Python and uses Qt for its graphical interface.
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Seabird – Kubernetes IDE designed for the GNOME desktop
Seabird is a native desktop app that simplifies working with Kubernetes.
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Aurynk – Android device manager for Linux
Aurynk (Aura + Sync, pronounced “aw-rink”) makes managing your Android devices from Linux simple and wireless.
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