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Last updated by Jojo Yee on 31. July 2020 - 13:24

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Best Free Security and Privacy for Linux

Best Free Anonymous Surfing Service for Linux

JonDo (previously known as JAP) is my top choice and a Java application that performs the role of a local (PC based) proxy server that redirects browser requests via the JonDo network. This allows the user to configure their choice of any browser rather than requiring a change to Opera. (Review)

Best Free Antivirus for Linux

ClamTK Virus Scanner is a graphical user interface for ClamAV and designed to be an easy-to-use, on-demand scanner running on Linux systems.

I thought Linux doesn't need antivirus protection?" It's true that you may not need it, but this program is more geared for users interested in scanning files prior to sending them to users of other operating systems than Linux.

Best Free Firewall for Linux

GufwGufw is a graphical user interface for UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall), and as the name implies, an easy-to-use firewall for Ubuntu, Linux Mint and other Linux systems, with support for setting up rules such as allowing or blocking applications, incoming and outgoing services, common P2P or individual IP/ports, with options for logging and showing notifications.

Firestarter , a complete firewall tool for Linux, allows for users to create a firewall with a wizard, open and close ports with a few clicks, completes with a real-time hit monitor.

Best Free Internet Safety Check for Linux

WOT , fastest ratings, uses green/yellow/red ratings and 'people' reliability icons, multiple rating categories to help you evaluate websites, fantastic warning screen to empower users to avoid potentially bad websites before interacting with them. (Review)

Best Free Password Manager for Linux

KeePassXKeePassX , you just need to remember one single master password to access many user names, passwords and other private information saved in one single database. Features include defining titles and icons, grouping and sorting entries, and generating secure passwords.

The database is encrypted either with AES or Twofish encryption algorithm using a 256 bit key and uses a file format that is compatible with KeePass Password Safe for Windows.

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"... Netdata ... unparalleled insights, in real-time, of everything happening on your Linux systems and applications, with stunning, interactive web dashboards and powerful performance and health alarms ...":

http://my-netdata.io/

"... Hostsctl.sh allows you to control your /etc/hosts easily. You can block ads, p-o-r-n, social networks with one command ...": https://github.com/0xl3vi/hostsctl

"... Use QMapShack to plan your next outdoor trip or to visualize and archive all the GPS recordings of your past exciting adventures ...":
https://bitbucket.org/maproom/qmapshack/wiki/Home

"... Totemori is a free-to-play local-multiplayer brawler where you build towers while trying to topple everyone else's ...": https://schrolab.itch.io/totemori
"... Freeter - the smartest way to work on your computer ...": https://freeter.io

"... Fragments of Euclid is a game about exploring and solving puzzle in a mind-bending environment inspired by M.C. Escher. Enjoy the peaceful mood while trying to understand this strangely connected world ...":
https://nusan.itch.io/fragments-of-euclid

"... VYM (View Your Mind) is a tool to generate and manipulate maps which show your thoughts ...": http://www.insilmaril.de/vym/

"... Ulauncher - Application launcher for Linux ...":

http://ulauncher.io/

"... Birdie is a beautiful & fast Twitter client designed for elementary OS ...": https://birdieapp.github.io/
"... FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Enjoy the freedom of using your software wherever you want, the way you want it, in a world where interoperability can finally liberate your computing experience ...": http://www.freerdp.com/
strongSwan - the OpenSource IPsec-based VPN Solution: https://www.strongswan.org/
"... Babe is a tiny Qt music player to keep you favorite songs at hand ...": https://github.com/milohr/babe-qt
ergonomica - a Bash alternative written in Python: https://ergonomica.github.io/
Whatever is a lightweight unofficial Evernote client for Linux desktop https://github.com/CellarD0-0r/whatever

"... Kawaii-Player is Audio/Video manager and mutlimedia player (based on mpv and mplayer), along with functionalities of portable media server. It can be simply used as normal mutimedia frontend for mpv/mplayer, or it can be turned into portable media server on the fly ...": https://github.com/kanishka-linux/kawaii-player

"... Linuxbrew is a fork of Homebrew, the Mac OS package manager, for Linux ...":
http://linuxbrew.sh/

"... CouchPotato (CP) is an automatic NZB and torrent downloader ...": https://couchpota.to/
Cerebro - another cross-platform extendable open-source launcher: https://betapage.co/product/cerebro
"... agedu - a Unix utility for tracking down wasted disk space ...": http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/agedu/ "... apt-fast is a little shellscript that increases the speed of apt-get by many times ...": https://github.com/ilikenwf/apt-fast
"...Portacle is a complete IDE for Common Lisp that you can take with you on a USB stick ...": https://shinmera.github.io/portacle/

"... Zazu App - fully extensible and open source launcher for hackers, creators and dabblers ...":

http://zazuapp.org/

SpaceVim - like spacemacs, but for vim:
http://spacevim.org/

"... TextSuggest ... use autocomplete and expansions in any application ...":
http://bharadwaj-raju.github.io/TextSuggest/

"... Iris floss is implementation of blue light reduction software like Iris, f.lux, Redshift and Night Shift with 10 lines of code and minimum dependencies for all Linux distributions ...":
http://iristech.co/iris-floss/

"... Dune Legacy is an effort by a handful of developers to revitalize the first-ever real-time strategy game. It tries to be as similar as possible to the original gameplay but to integrate user interface features most modern realtime-strategy games have like selecting multiple units ...": http://dunelegacy.sourceforge.net/website/ "... RT is a server-side, database-backed web application which works with any modern browser, including many popular mobile devices, and the email interface works with any mail client, from Outlook to Apple Mail to Thunderbird to Gmail to Mutt ...": https://bestpractical.com/request-tracker/
"... Scout-App allows you to process your .sass and .scss files into CSS without needing any knowledge of the command line ...": http://scout-app.io/
Remarkable - markdown editor: https://remarkableapp.github.io/
"... DRL (D**m, the Roguelike) is a fast and furious coffee-break Roguelike game ...": https://drl.chaosforge.org/

"... Manuskript ... open-source tool for writers ...": http://www.theologeek.ch/manuskript/

"... Heron Animation is a free stop motion animation program that lets you take pictures from a webcam and assembles them into an animation ...":

https://www.heronanimation.brick-a-brack.com/

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