Best Free and Open Source Software

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 14, 2025

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Salesforce Slack - LinuxLinks

  Slack is a cloud-based team communication platform designed to be businesses-to-business service, offering a central hub for messaging, tools, and files, enabling teams to collaborate and communicate.

  While Slack is available for Linux, it’s proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.

• 6 Best Free and Open Source Linux IPTV Players - LinuxLinks

  This roundup highlights the finest IPTV streaming applications for Linux. The tools support live TV, movies, and series.

  Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

• Artisan - visual scope for coffee roasters - LinuxLinks

  It helps coffee roasters record, analyze, and control roast profiles. When used in conjunction with a thermocouple data logger or a proportional–integral–derivative controller (PID controller), this software can automate the creation of roasting metrics to help make decisions that influence the final coffee flavor.

  This is free and open source software.

• Text Compare - compare old and new text - LinuxLinks

  Text Compare is a simple text comparison app.

  This is free and open source software.

• Technitium - self host a DNS server for privacy and security - LinuxLinks

  It works out-of-the-box with no or minimal configuration and provides a user friendly web console accessible using any modern web browser.

  This is free and open source software.

• DIYLC - circuit layout and schematic drawing tool - LinuxLinks

  It provides an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface for placing components, arranging connections, and visualizing circuit designs before assembly. With a built-in component library and customization options, it allows users to design layouts with precision and clarity. The software is particularly useful for designing, analyzing, and debugging guitar wiring diagrams, helping musicians and builders plan and troubleshoot custom wiring configurations for pickups, switches, and controls.

  This is free and open source software.