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Best Free and Open Source Software

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Nov 07, 2024

5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Flickr Tools - LinuxLinks

This article focuses on selecting the best small Linux utilities that support Flickr integration. These tools help users to edit, tag, download and upload images to and from a Linux computer and the Flickr service.

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 5 useful Flickr tools. Hopefully, there will be something of interest here for anyone who wants to manage their Flickr account from a Linux machine.

We set out our verdict below, captured in a legendary LinuxLinks chart. The ratings only relate to the Flickr functionality offered by each program.

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Clipchamp - LinuxLinks

Clipchamp is non-linear editing software that allows users to import, edit, and export audiovisual material in an Internet browser window. It offers autocaptions, text to speech, the ability to resize videos, and a speaker coach.

We recommend the best free and open source alternatives to Clipchamp.

diskonaut - TUI disk space navigator - LinuxLinks

Given a path on your hard-drive (which could also be the root path, eg. /). diskonaut scans it and indexes its metadata to memory so that you could explore its contents (even while still scanning!).

Once completed, you can navigate through subfolders, getting a visual treemap representation of what’s taking up your disk space. You can even delete files or folders and diskonaut will track how much space you’ve freed up in this session.

This is free and open source software.

Sphido - static site generator - LinuxLinks

It’s totally minimalistic. Basically, it’s just two functions. The first, the getPages() function, allows you to retrieve a list of pages, and the allPages() function allows you to iterate through them.

Sphido requires Node 16.x and newer.

This is free and open source software.

unlockR - simple tool to decrypt PDF files - LinuxLinks

unlockR is a simple tool to decrypt PDF files.

It offers a GUI using GTK4.

This is free and open source software.

LocalSend - cross-platform alternative to AirDrop - LinuxLinks

LocalSend is a cross-platform app that enables secure communication between devices using a REST API and HTTPS encryption.

Unlike other messaging apps that rely on external servers, LocalSend doesn’t require an internet connection or third-party servers, making it a fast and reliable solution for local communication.

This is free and open source software.

jpeg2pdf - convert PDF files - LinuxLinks

jpeg2pdf is a command-line tool which lets you convert images to PDF.

It supports a variety of different image formats.

This is free and open source software.

HamsterCMS - tiny flatfile PHP content management system - LinuxLinks

HamsterCMS is minimalistic: the code does not contain unnecessary things. This content management system combines templates in a table layout will work on very old browsers, and therefore are suitable for fans of retro, while they also open in new ones without breaking the structure, and a modern – block layout of templates with a newer design is suitable for those who like current technologies.

This is free and open source software.

webgen - static website generation made easy - LinuxLinks

webgen is a fast, powerful and extensible static website generator.

Create a (or re-use an existing) website template, add a bunch of content files (in plain HTML or any markup language), throw in some assets and let webgen do the rest.

This is free and open source software.

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