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Last edited by Sahil Dhiman Nov 21, 2020
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List of Free Softwares in Desktop

This is the basic list of Free Softwares avaible in a GNU/Linux Distribution.

  • Complete Gnome App List from GNOME Website
  • Complete KDE App List from KDE Website

Basic Text Editor

  • Gedit - This is the editor comes with GNOME. It can be configured as a programmers editor using plugins
  • Kate - This is the editor comes with KDE. It is basicaly provide an editor framework for multiple editors
  • KWrite - Basic text editor with KDE. This editor uses Kate Framework.
  • Leafpad - Light weight text editor.

Image Viewers

  • Image Viewer aka The GNOME image viewer (Eye of Gnome). - this is the image viewer comes with GNOME. Website
  • Gwenview - Image viewer comes with KDE.
  • Shotwell - Features rich image viewer which allows basic photo editing.
  • gThumb - Image viewer and editor. Website

Web Browsers

  • Firefox - The default web browser for most GNU/Linux Distros. website
  • Web aka Gnome web - A Web browser from GNOME team based on Webkit. website
  • Midori - Light weight web browser. website
  • Chromium - Open Source project by google.

Video Players

  • VLC - The complete video player for Linux. Can handle almost all video formats.
  • SMplayer - A GUI for Mplayer
  • Videos - Gnome Video player
  • MPV Media Player - Media player using MPV framework
  • Parole - A Light weight media player from XFCE.

Music Players

  • Elisa - Music Player for KDE
  • Rhythmbox - Music Player for Gnome
  • Audacious - A minimalistic music player
  • Lollypop - Music Album manager and player

Office Software

  • Libreoffice - Fork of Open Office. Complete Office package. Text Editor, Spread Sheet Editor, Presentation Maker, Database Editor, Drawing, Math Formula Editor etc.
  • Onlyoffice - free software office suite developed by Ascensio System SIA, a company headquartered in Riga, Latvia.
  • Calligra - Office suite from KDE
  • Abiword - Wordprocessing Software
  • Gnumeric - Spreadsheet processing software

Document Viewers

  • Evince - Document viewer for gnome. Website
  • Okular - Document viewer from KDE
  • Foliate - A simple and modern eBook viewer
  • Calibre - Advanced ebook reader.
  • GNOME Books - Gnome based Book Manager and reader.

File Manager

  • Nautilus aka files - Filemanager from Gnome
  • Dolphin aka files - Filemanager from KDE
  • Thunar - File Manager from XFCE
  • PCMan File Manager - File manager from LXDE
  • XFE - Light weight fast file manager

Download Managers

  • Gwget
  • Kget
  • Transmission

Torrent Clients

  • Qbittorrent
  • Transmission

Screen Shot tools

  • Flameshot
  • Spectacle

Screen Recorder and Webcam

  • Peek - Screen recorder produce gif files. Website
  • Simple Screen Recorder
  • Cheese - Webcam player for GNOME
  • Kamoso - Webcam player for KDE

Note Taking App

  • Gnote - Gnome Note Taking App
  • KNotes - KDE Note Taking App
  • Notes - Gnome Note App
  • Zim - Desktop Wiki

Email App

  • Thunderbird
  • Evolution
  • Geary
  • KMail - Mail client for KDE

Communication Softwares

  • Element - Matrix Client with end to end encryption
  • Nheko - Client for Closed source Telegram Server

Mobile Remote Control

  • KDE Connect - Connect from Android Phone in KDE
  • GSConnect - Connect from Android Phone in Gnome
  • KORE - Remote Control for Kodi.

Calendar

  • Calendar - Gnome Calendar App
  • Planner - Calendar App

RSS Reader

  • Feeds - Gnome Feed Reader App
  • Liferea - Rss Reader
  • Akregrator - Rss Reader from KDE
  • NewsFlash - Rss Reader for Gnome
  • FeedReader - RSS Reader

Terminal Emulator

  • Gnome Terminal - Terminal app for Gnome
  • Konsole - Terminal app for KDE
  • Tilix - Tiling terminal app

Photo Editors

  • Darktable - RAW Image editor and photo cleaner.
  • Rawtherapee - RAW Image editor.
  • GIMP - Advanced Photo and Image editor
  • Krita - Photo Editor and Digital Painting software

Vector Graphics Editors

  • Inkscape
  • Karbon
  • Libreoffice Draw

Video Editor

  • KDENlive
  • Flowblade

Audio Editors

  • Audacity
  • Hydrogen

DTP Software

  • Scribus

3D

  • Blender

2D Animation

  • Synfig Studio
  • Blender
  • OpenToonz

VFX

  • Blender
  • Natron

Text Editor

  • Geany
  • Atom
  • Codelite
  • KomodoEdit
  • Gnome Builder

IDE

  • Emacs - Spacemacs
  • QT Creator
  • Kdevelop
  • Neovim
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