Arun Prakash Jana, better known on GitHub as jarun, represents a strain of open source development that feels increasingly rare.
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fooyin’s release 0.10.x adds important improvements
Many users consider fooyin to be the best open source music player available for Linux. Its worth checking out the new release!
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Forecast – view weather predictions
A reader suggested I take a look at Forecast, a simple weather application designed for the COSMIC desktop. This is free and open source software.
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Radiotrope – AI agent-enabled internet radio player
Radiotrope is a GUI and TUI internet radio player for Linux. It’s an AI agent-enabled player built with Rust, Slint, and MCP.
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BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC running Linux: BIOS
In this article in the series I’ll show you many of the BIOS options that are available with the BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC.
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ImageGlass – versatile image viewer
ImageGlass is a lightweight, versatile image viewer with a clean, modern interface that’s now available for Linux.
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Feedr – polished Linux terminal-based RSS/Atom feed reader
Feedr rivals Newsboat in many respects as the finest terminal news aggregator for Linux.
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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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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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DropWebP – convert and compress images
DropWebP is a cross-platform desktop application designed to convert and compress images using a straightforward drag-and-drop interface.
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tiki – documentation and issue management tool
Tiki is a lightweight terminal-based project and knowledge management tool designed to work directly inside a Git repository.
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10 Best Free and Open Source BorgBackup Front-Ends
BorgBackup (Borg) is a deduplicating backup program. We recommend the best front-ends for Borg.
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Debian Pixel – remix of the Raspberry Pi Foundation PIXEL
Debian 12 Pixel allows you to run Raspberry Pi’s PIXEL Desktop on a PC or Mac.
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CircuitSim – real-time circuit simulator
CircuitSim is an interactive, real-time electronic circuit simulator written in Java using Swing.
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Borg UI – modern web-based interface for BorgBackup
Borg UI is a modern web-based interface for BorgBackup to manage backup operations through a clean and intuitive graphical environment.
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31 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools
ASCII art is a graphic design technique that relies primarily on computers for presentation and consists of pictures.
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PluriOS – Bolivian Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS
PluriOS is an open-source project that aims to standardize a Linux desktop environment for Bolivia.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Personal Information Managers
A personal information manager (often known as a PIM tool) is a type of collaborative software that can help you manage your life.
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MetPy – read, visualize and perform calculations with weather data
MetPy is a Python library that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for working with meteorological data.
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DDRescue-GUI – frontend for ddrescue
DDRescue-GUI is a graphical frontend for ddrescue designed to simplify the process of recovering data from failing storage devices.
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Linux KDu – Brazilian Ubuntu-based operating system
Linux KDu is a Brazilian, Ubuntu-based operating system in the Brazilian-Portuguese language version.
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QuestDB – high-performance time-series database
QuestDB is a high-performance time-series database designed for handling large volumes of timestamped data with extremely low latency.
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AçorOS – Debian-based Linux distribution
AçorOS is an arm64 and amd64 Debian-based Linux distribution from Portugal.
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OpenDrift – framework for ocean trajectory modelling
OpenDrift is a Python-based framework for modelling the trajectories and behaviour of particles, objects, or substances drifting in the ocean and atmosphere.
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IoTDB – high-performance time-series database
IoTDB is a high-performance time-series database designed for managing large volumes of data generated by Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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21 Best Free and Open Source Test Automation Tools
Test automation frameworks are a set of best practices, common tools, and libraries that help quality-assurance testers.
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ZestISO – desktop Linux distribution built on Arch Linux
ZestISO is a rolling-release desktop Linux distribution built on Arch Linux. It’s available in two editions: “KDE Gaming” and “Xfce”.
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5 Best Free and Open Source GUI Bookmark Managers
We focus on open source GUI-based bookmark managers. The featured let you effectively manage your bookmarks for websites.
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