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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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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CodeceptJS – scenario-driven end-to-end testing framework for Node.js
CodeceptJS is a scenario-driven end-to-end testing framework for Node.js.
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11 Best Free and Open Source GUI Tools for System Resources Monitoring in Linux
The tools featured in this roundup are targeted at a desktop user who wants to monitor resources being used on their machine.
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Hyprclock – customisable clock application for the Hyprland window manager
Hyprclock is a highly customisable clock application designed for the Hyprland window manager on Linux.
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ObsPy – framework to process, analyse, and visualise seismological data
ObsPy is free and open source software.
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pyfx – python-native TUI JSON viewer
pyfx is a Python-native terminal JSON viewer (TUI) inspired by the fx tool,
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12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Weather Tools
Here’s our verdict on the best GUI weather tools. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.
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Fontra – browser-based font editor
Fontra uses a JavaScript client running in the browser together with a Python server running locally or remotely.
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Coyote Linux – security-focused distribution
Coyote Linux is a security-focused Linux distribution designed to deliver firewall, VPN, IP routing, and related networking services.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Collection Managers
There is a wide range of collection manager software available for Linux. We recommend the best free and open source options.
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Nightwatch – integrated testing framework
Nightwatch is an integrated testing framework powered by Node.js and the W3C WebDriver API.
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4 Graphical Frontends for ImageMagick
ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images.
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LazyLinux – Void-based desktop Linux distribution with Xfce
LazyLinux is a fully pre-configured Linux distribution originating from Hadrut, Armenia, built on top of Void Linux.
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