Best free and open source alternatives to Microsoft Phone Link for connecting, controlling and sharing data between Linux PCs and smartphones.
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Linux Will Never Succeed on the Desktop Until It Stops Expecting Users to Be Experts
Linux can be easy to use, yet newcomers are still expected to master terminal commands. Is the desktop held back by its own community?
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Machine Learning in Linux: Local AI Studio – local AI toolkit
Local AI Studio combines local LLM chat, Stable Diffusion, Whisper transcription and Kokoro text-to-speech in one Linux interface.
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BOSGAME VTA-439: Gaming on Linux – Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Let’s see how the Radeon 890M integrated graphics performs.
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Stencil – powerful batch file renamer with live previews
Stencil is a modern Linux batch file renamer with stackable operations, live previews, presets, metadata-based renaming and undo support.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Roxio Easy CD & DVD Burning
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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Journaler – Privacy-Focused Daily Journaling App
Journaler is a privacy-focused desktop journaling app that stores daily entries as local Markdown files with search, metrics and export.
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complexipy – fast cognitive complexity analyser for Python
complexipy measures cognitive complexity in Python code, identifying difficult functions and regressions with fast Rust-based analysis.
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20 Best Free and Open Source Self-Hosted Cloud Storage Tools
This roundup looks at self-hosted cloud storage solutions.
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Octlitch – Fedora-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma
Octlitch is a Fedora-based Linux distribution built around the KDE Plasma desktop environment. It aims to provide a streamlined, visually appealing desktop with a minimal selection of preinstalled applications. The distribution retains Fedora’s underlying system infrastructure, including DNF package management
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zns – fast command-line DNS client
zns is a command-line DNS client with DNSSEC validation, delegation tracing, reverse lookups and readable output.
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GoCard – file-based spaced repetition system
GoCard is a terminal flashcard app using Markdown files, enhanced SM-2 spaced repetition, rich rendering, statistics and review forecasts
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9 Best Free and Open Source Markdown Linter Tools
This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Markdown code.
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LiquidHaskell – refinement type checker for Haskell
LiquidHaskell is a formal verification tool that uses refinement types and SMT solving to check properties of Haskell programs.
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gf – lightweight graphical front-end for GDB
gf is a lightweight graphical GDB front-end offering source, assembly, register, memory and breakpoint views for debugging.
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GateSentry – filtering proxy and DNS server
GateSentry is a network content filter combining DNS blocking, per-device policies, safe search, proxy filtering and HTTPS inspection.
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22 Free and Open Source Simple GUI Based Linux Text Editors
A text editor is software used for editing plain text files. This type of software has many different uses.
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KemmOS – openSUSE Linux distribution with GNOME
KemmOS is an openSUSE Tumbleweed-based Linux distribution with GNOME, LUKS2 encryption, SELinux, Btrfs snapshots and system rollback.
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Walldo – lightweight graphical wallpaper changer
Walldo is a lightweight graphical wallpaper changer with recursive browsing, fuzzy search and broad desktop environment support.
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Zuban – fast Python type checker and language server
Zuban is a fast Rust-based Python type checker with Mypy compatibility, incremental analysis and language server support for editors.
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XXRI OS Lite – Lightweight Linux Distribution for Older Computers
XXRI OS Lite is a lightweight Tiny Core Linux derivative for older 32-bit PCs, with a graphical desktop and low RAM requirements.
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NumNum – text editor that understands calculations
NumNum is a graphical calculator where you type calculations, variables, units, currencies and percentages as text.
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6 Useful Free and Open Source Code Formatters for Go
Explore the best free and open source Go code formatters for consistent, readable source code with less manual formatting.
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