September 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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LinuxLinks Policy on AI-Heavy Software Projects
We explain why AI-heavy open source projects rarely feature on LinuxLinks and the standards software must meet before we recommend it.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Linux IPTV Players
This roundup highlights the finest IPTV streaming applications for Linux. The tools support live TV, movies, and series.
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Tako – multi-transport Rust framework for network services
Tako is a Rust framework for building backend network services across HTTP, WebSocket, SSE, gRPC, TCP, UDP, Unix sockets and WebTransport.
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Zone Timeline TUI – compare time zones and working hours
Zone Timeline TUI compares time zones and working hours with interactive timelines, overlap analysis, a world map and plain-text output.
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exhaustive – check exhaustiveness of Go switch statements
exhaustive checks Go switch statements and map literals for missing enum cases, helping developers catch incomplete handling during static analysis.
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ChurrOS – lightweight Arch Linux distribution for modest hardware
ChurrOS is a lightweight Arch Linux-based distribution offering Xfce and Niri desktops, a live environment and graphical installation.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Stock Tickers
A stock ticker is a report of the price of specific securities, updated continuously throughout the trading session by the various stock market exchanges.
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gap – simple native graphical text diff utility
gap is a native graphical diff utility for Linux with file and directory comparison, inner diffs, configurable views and Git integration.
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15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Guitar Tools
This feature recommends the finest Linux applications that are targeted at guitarists. All of the software featured here is open source, free to download, and are easy to install and intuitive to use.
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zsv – high-performance CSV processing tool
zsv is a high-performance CSV parser and extensible command-line tool with SIMD acceleration, SQL queries, conversion and data viewing.
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image_to_console – high-performance image viewer
image_to_console is a Rust terminal image viewer supporting files, URLs, directories, GIFs, Sixel, Kitty, iTerm2 and WezTerm graphics.
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Matterhorn – feature-rich Mattermost client
Matterhorn is a Mattermost client with threads, reactions, file transfers, Markdown rendering, search, themes and configurable key bindings.
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vy – interactive JSON and YAML explorer
vy is an interactive tool for exploring and querying JSON and YAML with keyboard navigation, subtree focus and jaq-based filtering.
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13 Useful Free and Open Source Scrobbler Tools
Scrobbling is the process of automatically tracking and recording the music you listen to, sending the data to a service.
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gifski – high-quality animated GIF encoder
gifski is a high-quality animated GIF encoder using pngquant techniques, temporal dithering, resizing and quality controls.
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VolnOS – Ubuntu-based Linux desktop
VolnOS is an Ubuntu-based Cinnamon Linux distribution with an integrated AI assistant, Windows application support and a privacy focus.
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vv – image viewer with HDR and colour management
vv is a terminal image viewer with HDR tone mapping, colour management, transparency, vector graphics and Kitty protocol support.
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podcast-dl – Download and Archive Podcasts from the Command Line
podcast-dl is a flexible command-line tool for downloading, filtering, archiving and organising podcast episodes from RSS feeds.
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meld-rs – visual diff and merge tool
meld-rs is a Rust and GTK 4 visual diff and merge tool with file and directory comparison, three-way merging and VCS integration.
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