Best free and open source alternatives to Roxio Easy CD & DVD Burning for burning, copying, ripping and authoring optical discs on Linux.
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AetherTune – Terminal Internet Radio Player Review
A review of AetherTune, an open source terminal radio player with station search, favourites, audio visualisation, and themes.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Data Studio
Explore the best free and open source alternatives to Google Data Studio for dashboards, reporting, analytics and data visualisation.
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4 Best Free and Open Source PKI and Certificate Authority Tools
Explore free and open source PKI and Certificate Authority tools for managing certificates, digital identities, signing and trust.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Roxio Easy VHS to DVD
Best free and open source alternatives to Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for capturing, converting, editing and authoring analogue video on Linux.
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Wayland Has Won, But It Hasn’t Replaced Everything X11 Did
Wayland has won the Linux desktop, but remote access, automation and accessibility can still be harder than under X11.
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BOSGAME VTA-439: Run VirtualBox on the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470’s Zen 5 Cores
Run VirtualBox on the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470’s Zen 5 cores with taskset and a KDE desktop entry, avoiding slower Zen 5c cores.
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SquirrelDisk – fast and attractive disk usage analyzer
SquirrelDisk is a fast open source disk usage analyzer with sunburst and treemap views, cleanup tools, SSH scanning, cloud storage and themes.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Application Sandboxing Tools
Explore Linux application sandboxing tools for isolating software and restricting access to system resources.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: September 2026 Updates
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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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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4 Best Free and Open Source PHP Code Formatters
Explore the best free and open source tools for automatically formatting PHP source code and enforcing consistent coding styles.
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Minisforum Says Disable Four of the MS-R1’s 12 CPU Cores – Is Linux Scheduling Them Properly?
Minisforum says disable four MS-R1 CPU cores. I test whether Linux schedules its heterogeneous 12-core ARM processor properly.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Adobe Connect
Discover free and open source alternatives to Adobe Connect for virtual classrooms, webinars and online meetings
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft SQL Server
Explore the best free and open source alternatives to Microsoft SQL Server.
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Linux Has Too Many Distributions – And Most New Ones Don’t Need to Exist
One of Linux’s greatest strengths is choice. It is also one of its easiest excuses.
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Beelink EQi 304: Can Linux Make Proper Use of Its One Fast CPU Core?
The Intel Core 3 304 has just one fast P-core alongside four LP E-cores. I test whether Linux gives that scarce resource to the right workloads.
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Kokoro – Open-Weight Text-to-Speech Model
Kokoro is a lightweight open-weight text-to-speech model offering local speech synthesis, multiple languages, voices, and speed control.
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How to Download YouTube Videos, Playlists, and Channels on Linux with 4K Video Downloader Plus
Download YouTube videos, playlists, channels, subtitles and audio on Linux with 4K Video Downloader Plus and its graphical interface.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Flashcard Software
Flashcards are one of the best tools for memorizing information. This is partly because of their versatility.
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Foodsoft – web-based software to manage food cooperatives
Foodsoft is open source web-based software for managing food cooperatives, including orders, products, members and accounting.
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Tobi Xu – Debian Sid-based Linux distribution
Tobi Xu is a Debian Sid-based rolling Linux distribution with KDE Plasma, aimed at STEM, creative, and multimedia users.
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Tessera – custom QR code generator
Tessera generates custom QR codes from text or URLs with live preview, colour controls, contrast warnings and PNG or SVG export.
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13 Useful Free and Open Source Audio Effects, Mixers, and PipeWire Routing Tools
This type of software is useful for musicians, streamers, podcasters, gamers, and anyone who wants more control over how audio flows.
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deno_lint – Rust crate for JavaScript and TypeScript linters
deno_lint is a Rust crate for building JavaScript and TypeScript linters, with built-in rules, diagnostics, fixes and configurable rule sets.
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14 Best Free and Open Source PHP Static Site Generators
Sometimes a full, static HTML website is desirable. Because HTML pages are all prebuilt, they load extremely quickly in web browsers.
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Rufo – opinionated Ruby code formatter
Rufo is an opinionated Ruby formatter that preserves intentional alignment, supports editor integration, and checks formatting.
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oxipass-tui – terminal-based encrypted password manager
oxipass-tui is a Rust password manager with AES-256-GCM encryption, TOTP, keyfiles, live search and a password generator.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Camera Tools
Linux offers excellent software for dealing with RAW files, for remotely operating cameras, importing and processing raw data, as well as software to read, write and edit camera metadata.
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CGView.js – interactive circular and linear genome maps
CGView.js is a library for creating interactive circular and linear genome maps with features, plots and sequence-level navigation.
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Software-Defined Radio: 21 Best Free Tools for Linux
This roundup looks at the finest software-defined radio tools for Linux including apps that let you listen to DAB and DAB+ broadcasts.
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lazydocker – terminal interface for Docker and Docker Compose
lazydocker is a terminal interface for Docker and Docker Compose with logs, metrics, container controls, image layers and cleanup tools.
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vd – TUI password manager and OTP authenticator
vd is a TUI password manager and OTP authenticator using GPG encryption, with password generation, CSV export and CLI commands.
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FreeLinX – independent Linux distribution with NetBSD userland
FreeLinX is an independent Linux distribution using musl, LLVM and a NetBSD userland with Openbox and its own package manager.
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Dockge – Docker Compose stack manager
Dockge is a self-hosted web interface for creating, editing and operating Docker Compose stacks across one or more Docker hosts.
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Rat Commander – feature-rich two-panel file manager
Rat Commander is a feature-rich two-panel file manager with built-in viewers, editing, archives, remote access, Git tools and more.
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GNUSlashLinux – Arch-based rolling release with niri
GNUSlashLinux is an Arch-based rolling-release distribution using niri, Noctalia Shell and a keyboard-driven Wayland desktop.
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