Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Oct 25, 2024

• Sake - simple static site generator - LinuxLinks

  Sake is a simple static site generator built with make.

  The name “sake” is derived from the words Site and Make.

  This is free and open source software.

• pdfresurrect - analyze PDF documents - LinuxLinks

  pdfresurrect is a tool aimed at analyzing PDF documents.

  The PDF format allows for previous document changes to be retained in a more recent version of the document, thereby creating a running history of changes for the document.

  This tool attempts to modify the PDF so that a reading utility will be presented with the previous versions of the PDF. The modified “versions” will be generated as new files leaving the original PDF unmodified.

  This is free and open source software.

• F3D - fast and minimalist 3D viewer - LinuxLinks

  F3D (pronounced `/fɛd/`) is a fast and minimalist 3D viewer desktop application.

  F3D also contains the libf3d, a simple library to render meshes, with a C++17 API, Python Bindings, and experimental Java and JavaScript bindings.

  This is free and open source software.

• Geotagging - photography geotagging tool - LinuxLinks

  Geotagging is a simple tool for manipulating with geographical information stored in JPEG images (in EXIF section).

  Your photos can be augmented by GPS coordinates by synchronization from track log files (*.gpx). The GPS coordinates can be also adjusted manually using Drag and Drop.

  This is free and open source software.

• Photoflare - cross-platform image editor - LinuxLinks

  Photoflare is a cross-platform image editor with an aim to balance between powerful features and a very friendly graphical user interface.

  It suits a wide variety of different tasks and users who value a more nimble workflow.

  This is free and open source software. It’s powered by the Qt framework.

• Sitegen - static site generator - LinuxLinks

  Sitegen is a static site generator written in MoonScript and Lua.

  Sitegen assembles static webpages through a pipeline consisting of templates and pages. If you’re looking for something dynamic try out Lapis.

  Pages and templates can be written in html or markdown. The site is defined through the site.moon file, which is written in MoonScript. It describes all pages that need to be brought in, it can also specify configuration variables accessible within pages and templates.

  Pages can be assigned any number of types, which lets your aggregate pages into groups. Enabling you to create blogs, among other things.

• Poddycast - podcast app - LinuxLinks

  A podcast is rich media, such as audio or video, distributed via RSS. Podcast derives from the words broadcast and iPod. Podcasting lets you automatically receive the latest show of your chosen programme as soon as it is available.

  Podcasts are shows, similar to radio or TV shows, that are produced by professionals or amateurs and made available on the internet to stream and/or download. They have entered into a more mature phase; a few of the podcasts featured in this article are coming up to their tenth anniversary.

  Linux is endowed with a wide range of podcast tools to choose from, but we’re always looking for new tools.