We already have a nice thread on Windows software.
I want to start a thread for Linux.
I’ll be focusing on software for Debian, because that’s where I (and probably most Linux users here) am — but feel free to post about apps for Arch (@flipphoneguy), Fedora, or whatever you’re using.
There’s less software for Linux, so finding GUI power tools for it is harder — but there’s still plenty out there.
I’m focusing mostly on GUI apps, so please don’t clutter this thread with CLI or dev tools.
I’ll start with the ones that I’m already using on Windows.
mpv is a minimalistic video player that loads videos fast.
Just open it, and it’s playing.
mpv is available on both Debian and Arch.
Beautiful music player — Dopamine is a sleek and well-featured app, and what I use whenever I want to play music.
Zen is a productivity focused, distraction minimizing, feature rich browser based on Firefox.
Its features include:
KDE Connect allows you to seamlessly integrate your phone with your computer.
Its features include:
KDE Connect is available on Debian, Arch, and all major distros, as well as the Google Play Store and F-Droid for Android.
Its supposed to work on Windows also, but I never tried that.
FSearch is a fast file search utility, inspired by Everything.
Available for Debian, Arch, and many other distros.
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AppImage is a format for Linux apps that packages them into a single, portable file.
It’s portable, so you can run it without installation, but since it doesn’t install, you need to keep track of the file yourself and it won’t appear in the apps menu.
AppImage Launcher solves this by integrating AppImages to your application launcher with one click, and allowing you to manage, update and remove them from there.
AppImage Launcher is available for most major distros, including Debian and Arch.
Managing apps on Linux can be confusing for beginners because most package managers show every installed package, making it hard to know which ones belong to the app you actually want to manage.
Bauh simplifies this process:
It’s especially helpful if you’re new to Linux and prefer a GUI for easily managing all your applications.
Bauh also allows you to install websites as apps.
For Bauh to manage .deb packages, you’ll first need to install aptitude by running sudo apt install aptitude
Bauh is available for most major distros, including Debian and Arch.
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How did I forget this one?
Block ads and trackers (& more):
Old, but great.
Using this right now for one of my WP websites.
Best HyperVisor I know, I run all my vm’s in it.
qemu is the HyperVisor, and virt-manager is a gui.
Great collection of Linux software.
Definitely not the best of Awesome Lists out there, but I guess my expectations shouldn’t be too high when I hear ‘Linux’ and ‘software’ in the same sentence.
https://luong-komorebi.github.io/Awesome-Linux-Software
A beautiful modern system monitor.
Manage processes, kill or pause them, set priority, and more.
Because I’m lazy and didn’t check it up, what benefits does this have over gnome-system-monitor?
UI
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Switcheroo (formerly Converter) is a modern, easy to use image converter app.
Drop the file, choose a format, click convert, and done.
Pinta is a free, open-source image editor with a clean, modern UI.
It’s designed to be simple to use, while still giving you all the essential tools for photo editing.
Waydroid lets you run a full Android system on Linux, inside a container.
It’s fast, simple, and makes Android apps feel almost native on your desktop.
Unlike traditional emulators, Waydroid uses your system’s own kernel and resources, giving near-native performance and smooth graphics.
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