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Best Free and Open Source Software: November 2025 Updates

December 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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Lobster – statically typed programming language

November 30, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

Lobster is a statically typed programming language with a Python-esque syntax

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Cloud

Freelens – Kubernetes IDE

November 28, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Freelens is a Kubernetes IDE that provides a graphical interface for managing and monitoring Kubernetes clusters.

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Selection of utilities

IsMyArchFree – identify licenses

November 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

IsMyArchFree is a simple program that analyzes pacman-installed packages’ licenses and flags them as free, permissive, …

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Best Free and Open Source Software: October 2025 Updates

October 31, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Serial Terminals

October 27, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

A serial terminal is software that allows communication with devices through a serial port, often used for debugging embedded systems.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: September 2025 Updates

October 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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Chess Engines

25 Strong Free and Open Source Chess Engines

September 12, 2025 Steve Emms Games, Software

Computer chess has been a phenomenal success, aiding chess analysis, and allowing players to play when no human opponents are available.

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Comic Books

17 Best Free and Open Source Linux Comic Book Viewers

September 10, 2025 Steve Emms Other, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 17 proficient dedicated comic book viewers.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: August 2025 Updates

August 31, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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Program code

Flogo – programming language

August 9, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

Flogo is a programming language for beginners, designed for learning programming basics within a friendly environment using flow charts.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: July 2025 Updates

August 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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System administration

nsupdate.info – software used to implement a free dynamic DNS service

July 15, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

nsupdate.info is the name of software used to implement a free dynamic DNS service.

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Chess

Texel is a free chess engine

July 14, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Games

Texel applies many of the standard methods for computer chess programs, such as iterative deepening, negascout, aspiration windows…

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Uiua is a general purpose array-oriented programming language

July 8, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

Uiua is a general purpose array-oriented programming language with a focus on simplicity, beauty, and tacit code.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: June 2025 Updates

July 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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Music

16 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Music Players

June 30, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

All music libraries are different, and the right open source music player can make a world of difference – especially if you’ve a large collection. We recommend the best terminal-based music players.

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Chess

ShashChess is a free UCI chess engine

June 29, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Games

ShashChess is a free UCI chess engine derived from Stockfish family chess engines.

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Bomb

Freesweep is a console minesweeper-style game

June 25, 2025 Steve Emms Games, TUI

Freesweep is a console minesweeper-style game for Unix-like systems. The ncurses library is preferred.

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CHIRP – GUI tool for programming ham radios

June 14, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Other

CHIRP supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats.

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