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5 Best Free and Open Source CSS Linter Tools

July 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix CSS code.

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8 Useful Free and Open Source Kotlin Code Formatters

July 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This roundup selects some useful code formatters for Kotlin developers. Only free and open source software is included.

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Best Free and Open Source HTML Editors

Webstudio – visual development platform

July 3, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Programming

Webstudio is a visual development platform for developers, designers, and cross-functional teams.

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ktlint-gradle-plugin – Gradle plugin

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

ktlint-gradle-plugin is a Gradle plugin that runs ktlint checks and code formatting in Kotlin projects.

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Best Free and Open Source HTML Editors

Zed – high-performance code editor

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Programming

Zed is a high-performance code editor built for speed, collaboration, and AI-assisted software development.

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Best Free and Open Source HTML Editors

Phoenix Code – modern code editor

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Programming

Phoenix Code is a modern code editor designed for web developers, designers, and students.

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go-tui – declarative terminal UI framework for Go

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

go-tui lets developers define terminal interfaces in .gsx templates using HTML-like syntax and Tailwind-style classes.

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33 Best Free and Open Source Linux Integrated Development Environments

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

An integrated development environment is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to programmers for software development.

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Coding

ktfmt-gradle – Gradle plugin that applies the ktfmt formatter to Kotlin projects

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

ktfmt-gradle is a Gradle plugin that applies ktfmt formatting to Kotlin projects. Free and open source software.

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DevOps

15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Compilers

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Linux has a diverse range of other compilers available, many of which are released under freely distributable licenses. Here are the finest.

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Kotlin Formatter – tool for formatting Kotlin source code

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

This is built around ktfmt and provides a unified formatting workflow across the command line, Git hooks, Gradle, and IntelliJ IDEA.

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Development Tools

7 Top Free and Open Source C Web Frameworks

July 1, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We recommend the best free and open source C web frameworks.

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7 Useful Free and Open Source Kotlin Linters

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Kotlin code. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

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Development Tools

ecewo – asynchronous, single-threaded C web framework

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

ecewo is an asynchronous, single-threaded C web framework with an Express.js-style API.

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Coding

ktlint-gradle – Gradle plugin that integrates ktlint with Kotlin projects

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

ktlint-gradle is a Gradle plugin that integrates ktlint with Kotlin projects, creating tasks for checking code style.

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faire-detekt-rules – opinionated rule set for Detekt

June 30, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

faire-detekt-rules is an opinionated rule set for Detekt that plugs into Kotlin builds to enforce additional static analysis checks.

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Coding

Compose Rules – static analysis rules for Jetpack Compose project

June 30, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Compose Rules provides static analysis rules for Jetpack Compose projects, helping Kotlin developers catch common issues.

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Xenomai – real-time development framework for Linux

June 28, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Xenomai is a real-time development framework for Linux. It lets demanding applications run time-critical tasks with predictable latency.

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Coding

6 Useful Free and Open Source R Linters

June 27, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix R code.

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checkglobals – R package that performs static analysis of R source code dependencies

June 26, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

checkglobals is an R package that performs static analysis of R source code dependencies.

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