Meloville is a desktop music player designed for listening to and managing a local music collection.
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BOSGAME VTA-439 – Running LLMs on the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 NPU
I test FastFlowLM on the BOSGAME VTA-439, running local LLMs on the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470’s 55 TOPS XDNA 2 NPU.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Honeypot Tools
Explore free and open source honeypot tools for detecting attacks, analysing malware, capturing credentials, and monitoring threats.
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Best Free and Open Source CAPTCHA Tools
Discover the best free and open source CAPTCHA tools for privacy-friendly bot protection, including proof-of-work and self-hosted options.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Cloud Run
Explore the best free and open source alternatives to Google Cloud Run for deploying scalable serverless container workloads.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple iCloud Photos
Explore the best free and open source alternatives to Apple iCloud Photos, including Immich and Ente Photos.
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If AI Wrote Your Code, Just Say So
If AI plays a major role in developing open source software, users and contributors deserve to know. Transparency should include AI use.
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MINISFORUM M2 – Does Linux Schedule Panther Lake Correctly?
See how Linux schedules the MINISFORUM M2’s Panther Lake P-, E- and LP E-cores across single-threaded, bursty, FFmpeg and full-load tests.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Entra ID
Best free and open source alternatives to Microsoft Entra ID for identity management, SSO, authentication, access control and federation.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Adobe Substance 3D Designer
Best free and open source alternatives to Adobe Substance 3D Designer for procedural materials, textures and node-based authoring.
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NPBackup – secure and efficient file backup solution
NPBackup adds a GUI, scheduling, monitoring and multi-repository management to restic’s encrypted, deduplicated backup engine.
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Beelink EQi 304 Mini PC – NPU and Llama
I test the Beelink EQi Core 3 304’s 15-TOPS Intel NPU with OpenVINO and Llama 3.2 1B to see how useful modest NPUs really are.
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Linux: Software, Distros & Hardware
Explore Linux software, distributions, hardware, games, guides and open source alternatives, curated and reviewed by LinuxLinks.
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50 Excellent GNOME Shell Extensions for GNOME 50
Discover 50 excellent open source GNOME Shell extensions compatible with GNOME 50, covering docks, tiling, monitoring and customization.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: August 2026 Updates
August 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Verilator – SystemVerilog simulator and lint system
Verilator is a SystemVerilog simulator and lint system aimed at high-performance digital design verification. Unlike an event-driven interpreter, it translates Verilog and SystemVerilog designs into compiled C++ or SystemC models which can then be built into native executables. Linting is
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Akira Linux – Niri-based rolling-release Linux distribution
Akira Linux is a rolling-release distribution using Niri, runit and XBPS, built on the Vostok base with its own package repository.
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StaticPipes – flexible pipeline-based static site generator
StaticPipes is a flexible static site generator built around configurable pipelines, Jinja templates, asset processing, and output checks.
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23 Useful Free and Open Source PDF Tools
This article focuses on useful PDF tools which can help you create PDFs as well as small utilities/libraries that help you work with PDF.
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Open Video Downloader – cross-platform yt-dlp GUI
Open Video Downloader is a cross-platform yt-dlp GUI for downloading videos, audio, subtitles and playlists with queues and quality controls.
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Chili3D – browser-based 3D CAD application
Chili3D is a browser-based 3D CAD application with sketching, solid modelling, STEP/IGES import and export, snapping, plugins and undo/redo.
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19 Best Free and Open Source Electronic Design Automation Tools
Electronic Design Automation (EDA) is a type of software that enables individuals to design electronic systems.
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XBian – Debian-based media center Linux distribution
XBian is a lightweight Debian-based media center distribution for Raspberry Pi and other ARM devices, with Kodi and rolling updates.
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JS Paint – classic MS Paint recreation with modern features
JS Paint recreates classic Microsoft Paint with modern editing, accessibility, palette, history and Linux desktop features.
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svlint – configurable SystemVerilog linter
svlint is a configurable SystemVerilog linter with selectable rules, bundled rulesets, TOML configuration and editor integration through svls.
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18 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI Typing Tutors
We look at the finest TUI-based typing tutors for Linux.
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Pingvin Share X – self-hosted file sharing platform
Pingvin Share X is a self-hosted file sharing platform with expiring links, reverse shares, passwords, OIDC, LDAP, ClamAV and S3 storage.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical IRC Clients
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. We recommend the best free and open source graphical IRC clients.
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HashGarten – graphical frontend for Jacksum
HashGarten is a GUI for calculating and verifying checksums, exploring hundreds of hash algorithms, and integrating with file managers.
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Yeti – forensics intelligence platform for CTI and DFIR
Yeti bridges CTI and DFIR with observable search, threat relationships, enrichment, automation and custom exports for forensic investigations.
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Verible – SystemVerilog parser, linter, formatter and language server
Verible is a suite of SystemVerilog developer tools providing style linting, formatting, parsing, project analysis and language server support.
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JourniPlan – travel planner and micro journaling app
JourniPlan is an Elixir and Phoenix LiveView travel planner combining itineraries, activities, user accounts, and micro journaling.
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fu11m00n – hardened live Slackware-based Linux distribution
fu11m00n is a live, modular Slackware-based Linux distribution using musl, runit and a hardened, minimalist design for advanced users.
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pretty-php – opinionated PHP code formatter
pretty-php is a PHP code formatter with deterministic output, small diffs, style presets, equivalence checks, and CLI integration.
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