Brief: A cross-shell prompt that makes it easy to customize and configure the Linux terminal prompt, if you care too much about the looks of your terminal. While I’ve already covered a few tips to help you customize the looks of your terminal, I also came across suggestions for an interesting cross-shell prompt. Starship: Tweak your Linux Shell Prompt Easily Starship is … [Read more...] about Starship: Open-Source Customizable Prompt for Any Shell
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Movim: An Open-Source Decentralized Social Platform Based on XMPP Network
Brief: Movim is an open-source decentralized social media platform that relies on XMPP network and can communicate with other applications using XMPP. We’ve already highlighted some open-source alternatives to mainstream social media platforms. In addition to those options available, I have come across another open-source social media platform that focuses on privacy and … [Read more...] about Movim: An Open-Source Decentralized Social Platform Based on XMPP Network
Haruna Video Player: An Open-Source Qt-based MPV GUI Front-end for Linux
Brief: A Qt-based video player for Linux that acts as a front-end to mpv along with the ability to use youtube-dl. Haruna Video Player: A Qt-based Free Video Player Haruna Video Player In case you’re not aware of mpv, it is a free and open-source command-line based media player. Okay, there is a minimalist GUI for MPV but at the core, it is command line. You might also … [Read more...] about Haruna Video Player: An Open-Source Qt-based MPV GUI Front-end for Linux
QuiteRSS: A Free Open-Source RSS Reader for Linux Desktop
Brief: A lightweight open-source RSS reader for desktop Linux with all the essential features. Personally, I utilize services like Feedly to keep up with the latest happenings across the globe. But, it is a web-based service offering some optional premium features that I may never require. So, I looked at some feed reader apps available for Linux and QuiteRSS seemed like … [Read more...] about QuiteRSS: A Free Open-Source RSS Reader for Linux Desktop
Rocket.Chat: An Amazing Open-Source Alternative to Slack That You Can Self-host
Brief: Rocket.Chat is an open-source team communication application with features and looks similar to Slack. You are free to self-host it or opt for their managed service for a fee. Slack is a useful and popular team communication app that potentially replaces emails for work. A lot of big and small teams use it, even we at It’s FOSS relied on Slack initially. However, … [Read more...] about Rocket.Chat: An Amazing Open-Source Alternative to Slack That You Can Self-host
Meet Twake, A Modern Open-Source Collaboration Platform [Nextcloud Alternative]
Brief: Twake is a modern looking collaboration platform with focus on Kanban project management methodology. You can use it for free, opt for paid plans, or simply host it yourself. Twake: A Modern Open-Source Nextcloud-like Collaboration Platform We’ve covered Nextcloud as one of the finest options to facilitate remote working and collaboration. At It’s FOSS, we use it to … [Read more...] about Meet Twake, A Modern Open-Source Collaboration Platform [Nextcloud Alternative]
Font Manager: A Simple Open-Source App for GTK+ Desktop
Brief: A dead simple font manager app that lets you focus on tweaking the fonts on your Linux system. If you are an experienced Linux user, you might be utilizing the terminal or the tweak tool to manage fonts on your Linux system. Honestly, no matter how useful the GNOME tweak tool is — it could be a little too overwhelming just to manage fonts. So, a separate … [Read more...] about Font Manager: A Simple Open-Source App for GTK+ Desktop
Radicle: An Open-Source Decentralized App for Code Collaboration [P2P GitHub Alternative]
Brief: Radicle is an open-source project that aims to facilitate peer-to-peer code collaboration without depending on a centralized server. In other words, it’s a P2P alternative to GitHub. Most of the open-source projects that we talk about are usually hosted at GitHub or other GitHub alternatives like GitLab. Even though you get many benefits and features from such … [Read more...] about Radicle: An Open-Source Decentralized App for Code Collaboration [P2P GitHub Alternative]
OnionShare: An Open-Source Tool to Share Files Securely Over Tor Network
Brief: OnionShare is a free and open-source tool that utilizes the Tor network to share files securely and anonymously. You might have already come across a lot of online services to share files securely but it may not be completely anonymous. Also, you do have to rely on a centralized service to share your files and if the service decides to shut down like Firefox Send — … [Read more...] about OnionShare: An Open-Source Tool to Share Files Securely Over Tor Network
PhotoDemon is a powerful open-source photo editor for Windows
PhotoDemon is an open source photo editor for Microsoft's Windows operating system. The developer released PhotoDemon 8.0 recently, and I took the opportunity to take a closer look at what it has to offer. The latest version of PhotoDemon is available on the project's GitHub website. Adventurous folks can also grab the Nightly version instead which provides a glimpse of … [Read more...] about PhotoDemon is a powerful open-source photo editor for Windows