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Useful Linux Applications


Yet an another list of useful Applications that you can try in Linux.

Note

This list’s formatting is “Applications name” and “short description”. Applications name may vary among disto to distro and may have multiple sources along with documentations. This is why I’ll recommend you to use a search engine.

This is my personal list that I’ve tried. If you need more detailed and vast list, try the following links:

Development

Application Description
gnome-boxes virtualization made simple
code core text editor of vs-code (Code OSS)
kate text editor
gitg gnome based GUI tool of git
jupyter-notebook HTML notebook application for Project Jupyter
bluegriffon WYSIWYG html & css
publii Static site generator
sqlitebrowser Browse SQLite files

Education

Application Description
xaos Interactive fractal zoomer
geogebra Dynamic mathematics software with interactive graphics, algebra and spreadsheet
kig Interactive geometry
qalc Calculator app [GTK/ QT/ CMD]

Games

Application Description
tlauncher Freeware Minecraft launcher
minetest Infinity block sandbox like Minecraft
albion-online Cross Platform sandbox MMO
assault cube Mini battle royal type lightweight game

Graphics

Application Description
blender 3D modeler
gimp image editor
g’mic digital image processing (plugin)
inkscape vector graphics
krita digital painting
gwenview image viewer
natron open source compositing software
enve 2D animation software
kdenlive video editor
Astrofox Audio visualization into video
glaxnimate Lightweight animation
Upscayl Image up-scaling using AI

Internet

Application Description
firefox browser
caprine messenger electron copy
telegram messaging app
discord an another one
element matrix client
kde connect desktop-mobile integration
uget download manager
team viewer remote desktop accessing

Multimedia

Application Description
ikona Icon viewer
vlc media player
handbrake video trans-coder
obs studio screen record and stream
screenkey shows which key is pressed on the screen
simple screen recorder screen recorder
picard audio tagging tool (MusicBrainz Picard)
audacity audio edit
kid3-qt audio tag editor
sound converter GTK audio batch converter
digikam Photo management program with advanced feature like photo gallery to HTML!
curlew Batch audio or video converter
stremio A one-stop hub for video content aggregation
gpu-screen-recorder A screen recorder with GPU integration
BTW,

You can find a list of useful Multimedia related application in “Ubuntu Studio”,

Office

Application Description
libreoffice office suite
okular document viewer
pdfarranger PDF file arrange and image to PDF
And,

If you are coming from Windows 10 or mac then there’s an intersting list you can check,

System

Application Description
dolphin file manager
ibus input method
octopi software center for archlinux
timeshift snapshot/backup tool
kvantum qt theme engine based on svg
appimagelauncher App image integration to the system

Utilities

Application Description
ark archiving tool
redshift color temperature of display
spectacle screenshot taker
filelight disk usage statistics
ventoy multi bootable USB drive creator
obsidian note talking app with markdown and 600+ plugins
krdc rdc and vnc client - kde
krfb desktop sharing - kde

Cross-Platform

Application Description
wine windows compatibility layer
q4wine wine GUI
Lutris Game manager with cross platform support.

Command-Line

Application Description
hugo static site generator
ipython interactive python shell
yt-dlp a better youtube-dl
imagemagick easy image conversation
telebit port forwarding tool
hdsentinel A freeware, closed source, SMART analysis tool
hyperfine Benchmark two commands

Schedule

  • Team fortress 2 (game)
  • Armor Paint (texture painting)
  • jahshaka (3D metaverse)
  • trackma (media tracking)
  • NoiseTorch (Noise Supression Application for PulseAudio or Pipewire)
  • stretchly (The break time reminder app)
  • Upscayl (Upscale images with AI- GPU required)
  • Celestia (real-time 3D visualization of space)
  • logseq (obsidian alternative)
Besides,
If you want to add more application in this list or, want me to try more, feel free to suggest me. I’ll appreciate it!

Extra

Here’s a list of explicitly installed installed on my system, update December 2023

List of applications

If you want to create a list like this one, try to check this page!

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airshipper 0.10.0-2
android-tools 34.0.4-3
anydesk-bin 6.3.0-1.1
ark 23.08.4-1
aspell-bn 0.02-1
aspell-en 2020.12.07-1
base 3-2
base-devel 1-1
bleachbit 4.6.0-1
blender 17:4.0.2-6
bootconfig 6.6-1
bpf 6.6-1
bpython 0.24-3
cava 0.9.1-1
cgroup_event_listener 6.6-1
chaotic-keyring 20230616-1
chaotic-mirrorlist 20231212-1
chromium 120.0.6099.129-1
cpupower 6.6-1
darkhttpd 1.14-1
discord 0.0.39-1
discord-screenaudio 1.9.2-1
dolphin-plugins 23.08.4-1
easyeffects 7.1.3-1
efitools 1.9.2-5
elisa 23.08.4-1
espeakup 0.90-2
filelight 23.08.4-1
firefox-pwa 2.9.1-1
font-manager 0.8.8-1
freecad 0.21.2-3
frog-ocr 1.4.2+37+gf3490b6-1
gimagereader-qt 3.4.1-4
gimp-plugin-gmic 3.3.2-1
github-cli 2.40.1-1
gnome-disk-utility 45.1-1
gradle 8.5-1
gwenview 23.08.4-1
handbrake 1.7.2-1
haruna 0.12.3-1
htop 3.2.2-1
hugo 0.121.1-1
hw-probe 1.6.5-1.2
hydra 9.5-1
hyperv 6.6-1
icoextract 0.1.4-2
inkscape 1.3.2-3
intel-gpu-tools 1.27-2
intel-ucode 20231114-1
intellij-idea-community-edition 4:2023.3.2-1
ipython 8.19.0-1
jetbrains-toolbox 2.1.3.18901-1
kalarm 23.08.4-1
kalk 23.08.4-1
kamoso 23.08.4-1
kate-wakatime-git 1.3.10.r3.gdb4ea7a-1
kcalc 23.08.4-1
kcharselect 23.08.4-1
kde-gtk-config 5.27.10-1
kdenlive 23.08.4-1
kdeplasma-addons 5.27.10-2
kfind 23.08.4-1
kgamma 5.27.10-2
khotkeys 5.27.10-1
kicad 7.0.9-2
kio-gdrive 23.08.4-1
kmag 23.08.4-1
kmouth 23.08.4-1
kvantum 1.0.10-2
kwallet-pam 5.27.10-1
librecad 2.2.0.2-2
libreoffice-fresh-bn 7.6.4-1
linux-zen 6.6.8.zen1-1
lutris 0.5.14-1
mari0 1.6.2-3
minetest 5.8.0-1
miniserve 0.24.0-1
mkvtoolnix-gui 81.0-1
mtr 0.95-4
mysql-workbench 8.0.34-2
mythes-en 20221102-2
nano 7.2-1
neofetch 7.1.0-2
networkmanager-openvpn 1.10.2-3
nmap 7.94-2
nohang 0.2.0-1.3
nvm 0.39.7-1
nvtop 3.0.2-1
obs-studio 30.0.2-1
obsidian 1.5.3-1
ocrfeeder 0.8.5-2
octopi 0.15.0-1
okular 23.08.4-1
onlyoffice-bin 7.5.1-1
otf-aurulent-nerd 3.1.1-1
otf-codenewroman-nerd 3.1.1-1
otf-comicshanns-nerd 3.1.1-1
otf-droid-nerd 3.1.1-1
otf-firamono-nerd 3.1.1-1
otf-hasklig-nerd 3.1.1-1
otf-hermit-nerd 3.1.1-1
otf-opendyslexic-nerd 3.1.1-1
otf-overpass-nerd 3.1.1-1
pamac-aur 11.7.1-1
partitionmanager 23.08.4-1
pdfarranger 1.10.1-1
perf 6.6-1
persepolis 3.2.0-8
plasma-browser-integration 5.27.10-1
plasma-disks 5.27.10-1
plasma-firewall 5.27.10-1
plasma-pa 5.27.10-1
plasma-sdk 5.27.10-1
plasma-systemmonitor 5.27.10-1
plasma-wayland-session 5.27.10-2
plasma-welcome 5.27.10-1
podman 4.8.2-1
proxychains-ng 4.16-2
pypy 7.3.14-1
python-virtualenv 20.25.0-1
q4wine-git 1.3.13.4.g82ced8e-1.3
qbittorrent 4.6.2-2
reflector 2023-1
rmlint 2.10.2-1
rustdesk-nightly 1.2.4-0
sbctl 0.13-1
screenkey 1.5-3
sddm-kcm 5.27.10-1
sigil 2.0.2-2
sl 5.05-4
spectacle 23.08.4-1
speedtest-cli 2.1.3-7
sqlitebrowser 3.12.2-3
supertuxkart 1.4-5
syncplay 1.7.1-2
syncthing 1.27.1-1
termdown 1.18.0-4
texlive-bibtexextra 2023.66594-19
texlive-context 2023.66594-19
texlive-fontsextra 2023.66594-19
texlive-fontutils 2023.66594-19
texlive-formatsextra 2023.66594-19
texlive-games 2023.66594-19
texlive-humanities 2023.66594-19
texlive-latexextra 2023.66594-19
texlive-luatex 2023.66594-19
texlive-mathscience 2023.66594-19
texlive-metapost 2023.66594-19
texlive-music 2023.66594-19
texlive-publishers 2023.66594-19
texlive-xetex 2023.66594-19
timeshift-autosnap 0.9-1.3
tlauncher 1:1.155.3-1
tldr 3.2.0-1
tmate 2.4.0-3
tmon 6.6-1
tree 2.1.1-1
ttf-3270-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-agave-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-anonymouspro-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-arimo-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-bigblueterminal-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-bitstream-vera-mono-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-cascadia-code-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-cousine-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-daddytime-mono-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-dejavu-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-fantasque-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-fira-sans 1:4.301-2
ttf-firacode-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-freebanglafont 20130212-5
ttf-go-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-hack-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-heavydata-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-iawriter-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-ibmplex-mono-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-inconsolata-go-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-inconsolata-lgc-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-inconsolata-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-iosevka-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-iosevkaterm-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-lekton-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-liberation-mono-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-lilex-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-meslo-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-monofur-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-monoid-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-mononoki-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-mplus-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-nerd-fonts-symbols 3.1.1-1
ttf-nerd-fonts-symbols-mono 3.1.1-1
ttf-noto-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-profont-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-proggyclean-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-roboto-mono-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-sharetech-mono-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-sourcecodepro-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-space-mono-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-terminus-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-tinos-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-ubuntu-mono-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-ubuntu-nerd 3.1.1-1
ttf-victor-mono-nerd 3.1.1-1
turbostat 6.6-1
upscayl-bin 2.9.5-1
usbip 6.6-1
vidcutter 6.0.5.1-7
virt-manager 4.1.0-2
visual-studio-code-bin 1.85.1-1
x86_energy_perf_policy 6.6-1
xdman8 8.0.25-2
zsh 5.9-4