--- title: Best It's Foss posts — July 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted It's Foss posts from July 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of/2025/07 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of/2025/07 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best It's Foss posts — July 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted It's Foss posts from July 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of It's Foss — July 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/i-made-kitty-terminal-even-more-awesome-by-using-these-15-customization-tips-and-tweaks-kyopb5ayl "I Made Kitty Terminal Even More Awesome by Using These 15 Customization Tips and Tweaks") Article It's Foss · 1y I Made Kitty Terminal Even More Awesome by Using These 15 Customization Tips and Tweaks A comprehensive guide covering 15 customization techniques for the Kitty terminal emulator, including font configuration, theme selection, cursor animations, background images, tab styling, shell changes, and mouse actions. The tutorial walks through practical config file modifications to enhance both aesthetics and functionality, from basic setup like scrollback lines and window decorations to advanced features like automatic dark/light theme switching and desktop notifications for long-running commands. 89 1 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/i-found-a-new-open-source-grammar-checker-tool-and-i-like-it-well-kind-of-fewylmo1y "I Found a New Open Source Grammar Checker Tool And I Like it... Well... Kind of") Article It's Foss · 1y I Found a New Open Source Grammar Checker Tool And I Like it... Well... Kind of Harper is a new open source grammar checker developed by an Automattic developer that processes text locally without sending data to cloud servers. Available as browser extensions and plugins for VS Code and Obsidian, it offers spell checking, repetition detection, and grammar correction with color-coded error types. While faster than cloud-based alternatives due to local processing, Harper has limitations in handling complex grammatical errors and may produce false positives with brand names. It serves as a solid privacy-focused alternative for casual users who don't need advanced AI writing features. 15 2 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/packet-is-the-linux-app-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-for-fast-android-file-transfers-b8rlfjhyz "Packet is the Linux App You Didn’t Know You Needed for Fast Android File Transfers") Article It's Foss · 1y Packet is the Linux App You Didn’t Know You Needed for Fast Android File Transfers Packet is an open-source Linux application that enables fast, secure file transfers between Linux and Android devices using Google's Quick Share protocol. The app works over local Wi-Fi networks without requiring cloud services, supports Bluetooth device discovery, and can integrate with GNOME's Nautilus file manager. 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