Feedr rivals Newsboat in many respects as the finest terminal news aggregator for Linux.
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Warp – modern terminal with an IDE-like interface and AI assistance
Warp is a Rust-based terminal for developers and teams. It’s proprietary software.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: file
file determines the type of data contained in a file by examining its contents rather than relying on filename extensions.
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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Configuring Ubuntu 25.10
In this article in this series I look at configuring one of the most widely used Linux distributions on the Chuwi laptop.
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Ratarmount – access large archives as a filesystem
Ratarmount collects all file positions inside a TAR so that it can easily jump to and read from any file without extracting it
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Best Free and Open Source Software: February 2026 Updates
February 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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4 Best Free and Open Source Linux Magnifying Tools
This roundup focuses on screen magnification accessibility tools.
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Fishy Linux – lightweight minimal LXQT distro
Fishy Linux is a fast and minimal Debian-based Linux distribution. It uses the lightweight and efficient LXQT desktop environment.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Emacs-Like Text Editors
The original program was written in 1976 as a set of macros for an existing text editor called TECO.
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PowerShell – cross-platform automation and configuration framework
PowerShell is a cross-platform automation and configuration framework that combines an interactive command-line shell, a scripting language, and more.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Google Analytics Alternatives
Web analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of internet data.
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Lem – general-purpose editor/IDE
Lem is a general-purpose text editor and IDE written in Common Lisp.
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taws – terminal user interface for Amazon Web Services
taws is a terminal user interface for Amazon Web Services that lets you browse, inspect, and manage cloud resources from inside the terminal.
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Rybbit – privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics
Rybbit is the modern open source and privacy friendly alternative to Google Analytics. It claims that takes only a couple minutes to setup
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QEmacs – small but powerful UNIX editor
QEmacs is a small but powerful text editor with an Emacs-like interface.
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Ackee – self-hosted analytics application
Ackee is a self-hosted analytics application for people who want useful website statistics without invasive tracking.
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Textbringer – Emacs-like text editor written in Ruby
Textbringer is an Emacs-like text editor runs in a terminal and uses Ruby for extension and customization instead of Lisp.
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8 Best Free and Open Source No-Code Database Tools
This article focuses on no-code hybrid tools that merge spreadsheet functionality with database storage capabilities.
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GoatCounter – web analytics platform
GoatCounter is a web analytics platform that offers a privacy-friendly alternative to services such as Google Analytics and Matomo.
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VidCom – simple utility for video archiving and compression
VidCom is a simple utility for video archiving and compression. It offers both a graphical interface and a command line interface
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10 Best Free Graphical Web Browsers
A web browser is the quintessential desktop application. Everyone needs one, and there is not a desktop Linux distribution around that does not make a web browser available.
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Image Compare – comparing images side by side
Image Compare is a Linux desktop application for comparing images side by side with tools that help inspect differences in layout, colour handling, and scaling.
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OxMgr – Rust process manager and PM2 alternative
OxMgr is a lightweight process manager for supervising long-running services across Linux, macOS, and Windows.
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OctoSQL – query databases and file formats
OctoSQL is a query tool that allows you to join, analyse and transform data from multiple databases and file formats using SQL.
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Dentry – keyboard-driven file manager
Dentry is a minimal, keyboard-driven file manager for Linux built with Qt6.
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8 Best Free and Open Source X11 Tiling Window Managers
There are a few different types of window managers. This article recommends the best X11 tiling window managers.
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