Matthew Forrester Wolffe has one of those GitHub profiles that immediately caught my attention.
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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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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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Go IMAP notify – monitors IMAP mailboxes and executes scripts when messages are created, deleted, or updated
goimapnotify is a utility that monitors IMAP mailboxes and executes scripts when messages are created, deleted, or updated.
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Linexin – Arch-based Linux distribution
Linexin is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. It is designed to be a fast and user-friendly operating system
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svnsearch – search through SVN log diffs
svnsearch is a command-line utility for searching through Subversion repository history using exact text or regular expressions.
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Vanilla Dpup – operating system based on Puppy Linux and Debian
Vanilla Dpup is a lightweight, community-built operating system based on Puppy Linux and Debian.
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aero – audio recorder
aero is a modern audio recorder desktop application built with C++23 and Qt 6.
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BlankOn Linux – Indonesian Debian-based distribution
BlankOn Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution developed specifically for Indonesian users with local language support and needs.
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13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Data Science Notebook Software
A notebook interface is a virtual collaborative environment which contains computer code and rich text elements. Here’s the best free notebook software.
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ENux – Debian-based Linux distribution
ENux is a Debian-based distribution with Bedrock Linux on top.
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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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