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🎉 Big news: @PrivacyNotesApp is now an official AlternativeTo partner!

PrivacyNotes is exactly the kind of independent software we love seeing on AlternativeTo: privacy-first, open source, transparent about how it works, and built around giving users control of their own data. We’re incredibly happy to have them on board, and grateful for their support in helping us keep AlternativeTo independent and helping millions of people discover software that puts users first 💚
🤝 Paid partnership
PrivacyNotes is announced as an official partner of AlternativeTo, emphasizing its focus on privacy and user control over data.

ALT PrivacyNotes is announced as an official partner of AlternativeTo, emphasizing its focus on privacy and user control over data.

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Free open-source music player that turns your local library and connected sources into personalised listening journeys with Flow sequencing, taste memory, rediscovery and optional LLM control
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Melodex: Open-source music player that turns your local library and connected sources

Open-source music player that turns your local library and connected sources into personalised listening journeys using Flow sequencing, taste memory, rediscovery, and optional LLM control.

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FLUX 3 Image Klein is a 5.6B open-weights model for 4K image generation and editing, with multi-reference inputs and an INT8 build for 8GB RTX GPUs. alternativeto.net/news/2026/…
A stylized tree dominates the image, accompanied by text promoting FLUX 3 Image Klein from Black Forest Labs for 4K editing.

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Miss Face ID on your Mac? This free, open-source utility lets you use your camera for facial recognition to unlock your Mac and lock down selected apps
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Hey Mac: Free, open-source face unlock and app locking for Apple Silicon Macs, with

Hey Mac is a free, open-source macOS utility that uses your Mac’s camera to recognize your face and unlock the lock screen or protect selected apps.

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Attie has launched a site builder for social pages, with starter game, quiz and AMA templates. AMA answers can also be posted back to Bluesky. alternativeto.net/news/2026/…
Attie promotes its site builder for creating social pages featuring game, quiz, and AMA templates, emphasizing user-generated reports and feeds.

ALT Attie promotes its site builder for creating social pages featuring game, quiz, and AMA templates, emphasizing user-generated reports and feeds.

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Pi-hole updates fix high-severity issues, enhance security, and improve logging and configuration. FTL v6.8, Web v6.6.1, and Core v6.5 bring various enhancements and bug fixes. alternativeto.net/news/2026/…
A swirling galaxy with planets, stars, and cosmic elements highlights Pi-hole software versions FTL v6.8, Web v6.6.1, and Core v6.5.

ALT A swirling galaxy with planets, stars, and cosmic elements highlights Pi-hole software versions FTL v6.8, Web v6.6.1, and Core v6.5.

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Free open-source resin slicer for MSLA/SLA 3D printers with automatic supports, hollowing, print-failure analysis and a scriptable CLI
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Encrust: Free, open-source resin slicer for MSLA/SLA 3D printers.

Free, open-source resin slicer for MSLA/SLA 3D printers. Supports, hollowing, print-failure analysis and a scriptable CLI.

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🫛 PeaZip 11.4.0 improves input validation and file-browser refresh, adds Windows shortcut destination browsing, and supports 243 archive extensions. alternativeto.net/news/2026/…
PeaZip application interface shows a zip file with various folders and files for extraction, displaying size and modified dates.

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UTM 5.0 introduces major updates like DirectX graphics support for Windows 11, Vulkan 1.3 for Linux VMs, snapshots, Apple Virtualization on macOS 27, better touch controls on iPhone, and iPhone Duo support. alternativeto.net/news/2026/…
A software interface displays UTM running multiple virtual machines, including Windows 11 and various Linux and macOS versions.

ALT A software interface displays UTM running multiple virtual machines, including Windows 11 and various Linux and macOS versions.

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Free and open-source, local-first semantic file search with hybrid BM25, vector and HyDE over docs, PDFs, images, audio and video, 100% offline in a single binary
Screenshot of a software interface displaying search results for "how does auth work" in the Soma Search application, highlighting its features.

ALT Screenshot of a software interface displaying search results for "how does auth work" in the Soma Search application, highlighting its features.

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Full details are over on the app page 👇 alternativeto.net/software/a…

Soma Search: Local-first semantic search engine for your documents, PDFs, images, audio and

Local-first semantic search engine for your files — hybrid BM25 + vector + HyDE search over docs, PDFs, images, audio and video. 100% offline, single binary, CLI + Web UI + HTTP API.

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⚛️ React Native 0.88 has been released, featuring web-based event dispatching, variable font support, SceneDelegate lifecycle support on iOS, ArrayBuffer for Java TurboModules, and experimental Swift Package Manager support. alternativeto.net/news/2026/…
A blue atom-like icon set against a dark background, symbolizing React Native and its development framework advancements.

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Open source coding-agent skill for Claude Code that turns one-line ideas into interactive isometric machines with SVG parts, live readouts, controls, shaders and 3D movement
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Anatomy: Code skill for live interactive machine explainers

A coding-agent skill that turns one-line ideas into interactive isometric machines with SVG parts, live readouts, controls, shaders, or 3D movement.

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🚀 Web framework Astro 7.4 introduces performance monitoring tools, a --timings flag for build diagnostics, and experimental features like parallel prerendering, aiming to optimize build times and enhance developer workflows. alternativeto.net/news/2026/…
Bold text "7.4" displayed against a dark, gradient background, suggesting a modern design theme, likely representing a software version.

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Open source parametric 3D CAD written in pure Rust with constraint-based sketching and a feature timeline that rebuilds when parameters change
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SolidCraft: : an open-source parametric 3D CAD application built in pure Rust.

SolidCraft is an open-source parametric 3D CAD application written in pure Rust. Sketch on a plane, constrain and dimension the sketch, turn profiles into solids with features on a timeline, and...

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🍷 Wine 11.20 has been released, introducing relay debugging for ARM64EC, enhancing XML validation, migrating CD-ROM support to the Mount Manager, and fixing 24 bugs, improving compatibility and usability for Windows apps and games. alternativeto.net/news/2026/…
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