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Ardour

A free, open-source audio workstation for recording, editing and mixing.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS

4.4Personal ProductivityVisit

AutoKey

Text expansion and desktop automation for Linux.

Automation ToolFreeLinux

4.4AutomationVisit

Beancount

Track your money in plain text with double-entry accounting.

OtherFreeCross-Platform

4.5Personal ProductivityVisit

Blockbench

A free low-poly 3D model editor with texturing and animation.

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows

4.5BrainstormingVisit

Briar

A free, open-source messenger that works peer-to-peer, even without internet.

Android AppFreeAndroid

4.2CommunicationVisit

Browsh

Browse the modern web as text, even on a slow connection.

OtherFreeCross-Platform

4.3Remote WorkVisit

Calcure

A modern terminal calendar and task manager with Vim-style keys.

OtherFreeCross-Platform

4.4CalendarVisit

Datasette

An open-source tool for exploring and publishing data.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform

4.4ResearchVisit

Dstask

Track your tasks from the terminal and sync them with git.

OtherFreeCross-Platform

4.4Task ManagementVisit

entr

Run a command whenever the files you name change.

Automation ToolFreeCross-Platform

4.4AutomationVisit

Fastfetch

See your computer's key details at a glance in the terminal.

OtherFreeCross-Platform

4.4OrganizationVisit

Heimdall

A self-hosted start page that launches all your web apps.

Web AppFreeWeb

4.5OrganizationVisit

Jami

A free, private messaging and calling app that connects people directly, without a central server.

Mobile AppFreeCross-Platform, Windows

4.3CommunicationVisit

KDE Connect

A free, open-source project that links your phone and computer.

Desktop AppFreeCross-Platform

4.4Personal ProductivityVisit

keyd

Remap your Linux keyboard with layers and tap-or-hold keys.

OtherFreeLinux

4.5Personal ProductivityVisit

khal

A calendar you can use from the terminal, synced with CalDAV.

OtherFreeLinux, macOS

4.4CalendarVisit

KiCad

Free, open-source software for designing circuit boards.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS

4.6Project ManagementVisit

Kooha

A simple screen recorder for Linux.

Desktop AppFreeLinux

4.5Personal ProductivityVisit

Lemmy

A free, open-source forum network of linked communities.

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS

4.2CommunicationVisit

Mastodon

A free, open-source social network made of independent servers.

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS

4.3CommunicationVisit

MIT App Inventor

A free, browser-based tool for building mobile apps with visual blocks.

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS

4.4LearningVisit

NeoMutt

A powerful email client that runs in your terminal.

OtherFreeCross-Platform

4.5EmailVisit

OpenAlex

A free, open catalogue of scholarly research.

Web AppFreeWeb

4.5ResearchVisit

OpenStreetMap

A free, community-built map of the world.

WebsiteFreeWeb

4.6ResearchVisit

p5.js

A free, open-source JavaScript library for learning to code and making art.

FrameworkFreeWeb

4.6LearningVisit

Pitivi

A free, open-source video editor for Linux.

Desktop AppFreeLinux

4.2Personal ProductivityVisit

Processing

A free, open-source sketchbook and language for learning to code.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS

4.5LearningVisit

Seafile

Self-hosted file sync and sharing with optional encryption.

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows

4.6File ManagementVisit

Sniffnet

Watch what your computer is doing on the network.

Desktop AppFreeCross-Platform

4.6Personal ProductivityVisit

Sonic Pi

A free, open-source way to make music by writing code.

Desktop AppFreeWeb, Windows

4.5LearningVisit

SOPS

Edit encrypted config and secret files without exposing them.

OtherFreeCross-Platform

4.6OrganizationVisit

Tealdeer

Get quick, example-based command help in your terminal.

OtherFreeCross-Platform

4.5Personal ProductivityVisit

vdirsyncer

Sync your calendars and contacts to a plain local folder.

OtherFreeLinux, macOS

4.4CalendarVisit

Vorta

A desktop app for encrypted, scheduled backups with Borg.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux

4.5OrganizationVisit

Watchexec

Re-run a command automatically whenever your files change.

Automation ToolFreeCross-Platform

4.5AutomationVisit

Wikidata

A free, collaborative knowledge base of structured data.

WebsiteFreeWeb

4.5ResearchVisit

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