*Update: This repo has been published on [Gitbook](https://voluong.gitbooks.io/awesome-linux-software/content/). You can share this link to new users since they may find it friendlier to read than github. Download as a pdf [here](https://goo.gl/xhiKla).*
**Acknowledgement:** *Everything written below is from my own experience in college and after reading various materials. I am neither a professional nor expert, but a student who has great passion. Anyone can open a discussion in the issue section, or a pull request in case something should be modified or added. If you consider my work valuable, a [donation](#donation) is much appreciated.*
Two Chinese version of this list are available [here](https://github.com/alim0x/Awesome-Linux-Software-zh_CN) and [here(already updated lately)](https://github.com/0xE8551CCB/awesome-linux-software-cn).
- [Airtime](https://www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime/download/) - Airtime is the open broadcast software for scheduling and remote station management [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/sourcefabric/Airtime) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Ardour](https://ardour.org/) - Record, Edit, and Mix on Linux ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://ardour.org/development.html)
- [Audacious](http://audacious-media-player.org/) - An open source audio player, plays your music how you want it, without stealing away your computer’s resources from other tasks.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://audacious-media-player.org/developers) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Deepin](https://www.deepin.org/en/original/deepin-music/) - An application developed by Deepin Technology Team which focused on local music playing. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/linuxdeepin/deepin-music) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Google Play Music](https://www.googleplaymusicdesktopplayer.com/) - Unofficial but beautiful cross platform Desktop Player for Google Play Music.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/MarshallOfSound/Google-Play-Music-Desktop-Player-UNOFFICIAL-) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [K3b](http://www.k3b.org/) - K3b - The CD/DVD Kreator for Linux - optimized for KDE.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/KDE/k3b)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Kid3Qt](https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/kid3-qt/) - Edit tags of multiple files, e.g. the artist, album, year and genre of all mp3 files of an album.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [KxStudio](http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/) - KXStudio is a collection of applications and plugins for professional audio production.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [LMMS](https://lmms.io/download/#linux) - Making music on your PC by creating melodies and beats, synthesizing and mixing sounds, arranging samples and much more. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/LMMS/lmms)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Lollypop](http://gnumdk.github.io/lollypop-web) - Lollypop is a new GNOME music playing application. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/gnumdk/lollypop) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Mixxx](http://www.mixxx.org/download/) - Free DJ software that gives you everything you need to perform live mixes, veritable alternative to Traktor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Museek](http://museeks.io/) - A simple, clean and cross-platform music player. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/KeitIG/museeks) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Nuclear](http://nuclear.gumblert.tech/) - An Electron-based, multiplatform music player app that streams from multiple sources. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/nukeop/nuclear) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Ocenaudio](http://www.ocenaudio.com/whatis) - ocenaudio is a cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor. It is the ideal software for people who need to edit and analyze audio files.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [OSD Lyrics](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/osdlyrics-git/) - Show lyrics with your favorite media player. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/PedroHLC/osdlyrics) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Pithos](https://pithos.github.io/) - A native pandora client for Linux [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/pithos/pithos) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Quod Libet](https://quodlibet.readthedocs.io) - GTK+ music player written with huge libraries in mind. Quod Libet supports search-based dynamic playlists, regular expressions, tagging, Replay Gain, podcasts & Internet radio. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/quodlibet/quodlibet) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [RadioTray-NG](https://github.com/ebruck/radiotray-ng) - An Internet radio player for Linux. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ebruck/radiotray-ng) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Rhythmbox](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Rhythmbox) - Music player from GNOME. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/GNOME/rhythmbox) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Sayonara Player](https://sayonara-player.com/downloads.php) - Sayonara is a small, clear and fast audio player for Linux written in C++, supported by the Qt framework.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sayonara-player.com/downloads.php#Source) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Soundconverter](http://soundconverter.org/) - leading audio file converter, SoundConverter aims to be simple to use, and very fast.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://launchpad.net/soundconverter/trunk/2.1.6) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Tomahawk](https://www.tomahawk-player.org/) -A new kind of music player that invites all your streams, downloads, cloud music storage, playlists, radio stations and more. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/tomahawk-player/tomahawk)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Chatty](http://chatty.github.io/) - Chatty is a Twitch chat client for everyone who wants to try something new and different from the webchat, but doesn't want the complexity of an IRC client or miss out on the Twitch specific features.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/chatty/chatty) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Cutegram](http://aseman.co/en/products/cutegram/) - Offers more features than the official Telegram app [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Aseman-Land/Cutegram) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Discord](https://discordapp.com/) - All-in-one voice and text chat for gamers that’s free, secure, and works on both your desktop and phone. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Franz](http://meetfranz.com/) - Franz is a free messaging app that combines many chat & messaging services into one application.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [GhettoSkype](https://github.com/stanfieldr/ghetto-skype) - open source web wrapper for Skype. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/stanfieldr/ghetto-skype) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Gitter](https://gitter.im/) - Gitter — Where developers come to talk. Gitter is designed to make community messaging, collaboration and discovery as smooth and simple as possible. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/gitterHQ/services) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [HexChat](https://hexchat.github.io/) - HexChat is an IRC client based on XChat, but unlike XChat it’s completely free for both Windows and Unix-like system.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/hexchat) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Jitsi](https://jitsi.org/) - Jitsi is a free and open source multiplatform voice, videoconferencing and instant messaging application for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Android. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jitsi) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Messenger for Desktop](https://messengerfordesktop.com/#download) - An app for Facebook messenger. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Aluxian/Facebook-Messenger-Desktop) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Pidgin](http://askubuntu.com/questions/307622/update-pidgin-using-apt-get) - A universal chat client. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [qTox](https://qtox.github.io/) - A simple distributed, secure messenger with audio and video chat capabilities. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/qTox/qTox) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Rambox](http://rambox.pro/) - Free, Open Source and Cross Platform messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/saenzramiro/rambox) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Ring](https://ring.cx/) - Chat. Talk. Share. Ring is a free and universal communication platform which preserves the users' privacy and freedoms. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://ring.cx/en/documentation/faq#node-106) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Telegram](https://desktop.telegram.org/) - A messaging app with a focus on speed and security, it’s super fast, simple and free. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Viber](https://www.viber.com/en/products/linux) -Viber for Linux lets you send free messages and make free calls to other Viber users on any device and network, in any country ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Duplicity](http://duplicity.nongnu.org/) - Duplicity backs directories by producing encrypted tar-format volumes and uploading them to a remote or local file server.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://launchpad.net/duplicity) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Photorec](http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec) - PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures (thus the Photo Recovery name) from digital camera memory. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Qt4-fsarchiver](https://sourceforge.net/projects/qt4-fsarchiver/) - qt4-fsarchiver is a GUI for the program fsarchiver to save/restore partitions, folders and MBR/GPT. The program is for systems based Debian, for Suse and Fedora. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [rclone](http://rclone.org/) - Rclone is a command line program to sync files and directories to and from various cloud storage solutions. It also allows encrypted backups.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ncw/rclone) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [System Rescue CD](http://www.system-rescue-cd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage) - SystemRescueCd is a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Test Disk](http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk) - TestDisk is powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Timeshift](https://launchpad.net/timeshift) - TimeShift is a system restore utility which takes incremental snapshots of the system using rsync and hard-links. These snapshots can be restored at a later date to undo all changes that were made to the system after the snapshot was taken. Snapshots can be taken manually or at regular intervals using scheduled jobs.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Adapta Theme](https://github.com/tista500/Adapta) - An adaptive Gtk+ theme based on Material Design Guidelines. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Arc Icon Theme](https://github.com/horst3180/arc-icon-theme) - A modern icon theme which should be used with Moka Icon Theme. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Arc Theme](https://github.com/horst3180/arc-theme) - A flat theme with transparent elements ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Compiz Config settings manager](https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/compizconfig-settings-manager/) - The OpenCompositing Project brings 3D desktop visual effects that improve usability of the X Window System and provide increased productivity.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Conky](https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky) - Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any kind of information on your desktop. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [EvoPop Theme](https://github.com/solus-project/evopop-gtk-theme) - EvoPop is a modern desktop theme suite build for the Solus Project. Its design is mostly flat with a minimal use of shadows for depth. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/solus-project/evopop-gtk-theme) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Flatabulous](https://github.com/anmoljagetia/Flatabulous) - This is a Flat theme for Ubuntu and other Gnome based Linux Systems. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Gnome Look](https://www.gnome-look.org/) - Large amounts of community created icons, shell themes, fonts, and many more assets that can be used to customize your Gnome desktop environment, all located in one website.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Hardcode Tray](https://github.com/bil-elmoussaoui/Hardcode-Tray) - this script fixes hardcoded tray icons in Linux by automatically detecting your default theme, the right icon size, the hard-coded applications, the right icons for each indicator and fix them. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/bil-elmoussaoui/Hardcode-Tray) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Irradiance Theme](https://github.com/bsundman/Irradiance) - A Unity theme inspired by OSX Yosemite based on Radiance.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/bsundman/Irradiance)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [La Capitaine Icon Theme](https://github.com/keeferrourke/la-capitaine-icon-theme) - A macOS and Material design inspired icon theme designed to fit into most desktop environments.
- [Macbuntu](http://www.noobslab.com/2016/04/macbuntu-1604-transformation-pack-for.html) - A transformation pack for making your desktop look like a macOS. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Numix Icon Theme](http://www.noobslab.com/2014/04/install-numix-icon-packs-in-ubuntulinux.html) - One of the best icon theme for ubuntu linux.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/numixproject/numix-icon-theme) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Numix Theme](https://itsfoss.com/install-numix-ubuntu/) - A good popular theme. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/numixproject/numix-gtk-theme) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Papirus Icon Theme](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme-gtk/) - SVG icon theme for Linux systems, based on Paper with a few extras like (hardcode-tray support, kde-color-scheme support, libreoffice icon theme, filezilla theme, smplayer themes ...) and other modifications. The theme is available for GTK and KDE. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme-gtk/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Wpgtk](https:github.com/deviantfero/wpgtk) - A universal theming software for all themes defined in text files, compatible with all terminals, with default themes for GTK2, GTK+, openbox and Tint2 that uses pywal as it's core for colorscheme generation.
- [Anbox](https://anbox.io) - Run Android applications on any GNU/Linux operating system.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/anbox/anbox) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Android studio](https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html) - The Official IDE for Android: Android Studio provides the fastest tools for building apps on every type of Android device.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [AppImage](http://appimage.org/) - A format and tools to distribute Linux desktop applications to users of many distributions. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://appimage.org/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Aptana](http://www.aptana.com/) - Aptana Studio harnesses the flexibility of Eclipse and focuses it into a powerful web development engine.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Arduino IDE](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software) - The open-source Arduino Software (IDE) makes it easy to write code and upload it to the board. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Code::Blocks](http://www.codeblocks.org/) - Code::Blocks is a free C, C++ and Fortran IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users. It is designed to be very extensible and fully configurable. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Diffuse](https://sourceforge.net/projects/diffuse/) - Diffuse is a graphical tool for comparing and merging text files. It can retrieve files for comparison from Bazaar, CVS, Darcs, Git, Mercurial, Monotone, RCS, Subversion, and SVK repositories. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/diffuse/files/?source=navbar) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Eclipse](https://eclipse.org/ide/) - Eclipse is famous for our Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE), but our C/C++ IDE and PHP IDE are pretty cool too![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Fisherman](https://github.com/fisherman/fisherman) - A plugin manager for fish shell. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/fisherman/fisherman) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Fritzing](http://fritzing.org/) - Fritzing is an open-source hardware initiative that makes electronics accessible as a creative material for anyone.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Geany](https://www.geany.org/) - Geany is a text editor using the GTK+ toolkit with basic features of an integrated development environment. It was developed to provide a small and fast IDE, which has only a few dependencies from other packages. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://www.geany.org/Download/Git)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Genymotion](https://www.genymotion.com/features/) - Genymotion is a fast third-party emulator that can be used instead of the default Android emulator.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Giggle](https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/giggle?action=show&redirect=giggle) - Giggle is a graphical frontend for the git content tracker. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://git.gnome.org//browse/giggle/)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [GitCola](http://git-cola.github.io/) - Git Cola is a sleek and powerful graphical Git client. Written in Python and GPL licensed. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Gitg](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg) - gitg is the GNOME GUI client to view git repositories. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg#Development_Resources)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Git](https://git-scm.com/) - Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Gogland](https://www.jetbrains.com/go/) - Gogland is the codename for a new commercial IDE by JetBrains aimed at providing an ergonomic environment for Go development.
- [Jupyter Notebook](https://jupyter.org/) - Open source, interactive data science and scientific computing across over 40 programming languages. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [KDevelop](https://www.kdevelop.org/) - It is a free, open source IDE, feature-full, plugin extensible IDE for C/C++ and other programming languages.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [MariaDB](https://mariadb.org/) - One of the most popular database servers. Made by the original developers of MySQL.![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://mariadb.org/get-involved/getting-started-for-developers/)
- [Meld](http://meldmerge.org/) - Meld is a visual diff and merge tool that helps you compare files, directories, and version controlled projects. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://meldmerge.org/development.html)
- [Mockingbot](https://mockingbot.in/?) - Mocking bot is an easy-to-use prototyping tool. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [MonoDevelop](http://www.monodevelop.com/) - Cross platform IDE for C#, F# and more.![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://www.monodevelop.com/developers/)
- [Nemiver](https://github.com/GNOME/nemiver) - Nemiver is a project to write a standalone graphical debugger that integrates well in the GNOME desktop environment. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/GNOME/nemiver) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Netbeans](https://netbeans.org/downloads/) - NetBeans IDE lets you quickly and easily develop Java desktop, mobile, and web applications, as well as HTML5 applications with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Oh-my-fish](https://github.com/oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish) - Provides various packages and themes to extend the functionality of your fish shell. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Oh-my-zsh](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh) - A delightful community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh)
- [Pencil](http://pencil.evolus.vn/) - An open-source GUI prototyping tool that's available for ALL platforms. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/evolus/pencil)
- [Postgresql](https://www.postgresql.org/download/) - PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [QT Creator](https://www.qt.io/ide/) - Fully-stocked cross-platform integrated development environment for easy creation of connected devices, UIs and applications.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Rabbit VCS](http://rabbitvcs.org/) - RabbitVCS is a set of graphical tools written to provide simple and straightforward access to the version control systems you use. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/rabbitvcs/rabbitvcs) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Sloeber IDE](http://eclipse.baeyens.it/) - Sloeber IDE. The Arduino IDE for Eclipse. I love it very much. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jantje/arduino-eclipse-plugin) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Swift](https://swift.org/download/) - Swift is a general-purpose programming language built using a modern approach to safety, performance, and software design patterns. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Ubuntu-SDK](https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/phone/platform/sdk/installing-the-sdk/) - The official Ubuntu SDK. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Wireshark](https://www.wireshark.org/) - Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer. It lets you see what's happening on your network at a microscopic level. It is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many industries and educational institutions.
- [Evince](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince) - Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats. The goal of evince is to replace the multiple document viewers that exist on the GNOME Desktop with a single simple application.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince/GettingEvince) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Lucidor](http://www.lucidor.org/lucidor/) - Lucidor is a computer program for reading and handling e-books. Lucidor supports e-books in the EPUB file format, and catalogs in the OPDS format. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [MasterPDF editor](https://code-industry.net/free-pdf-editor/) - Master PDF Editor a convenient and smart PDF editor for Linux.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [MuPDF](http://mupdf.com/) - a lightweight PDF and XPS viewer. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;a=summary) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Okular](https://okular.kde.org/) - Okular is a universal document viewer based developed by KDE. Okular works on multiple platforms, including but not limited to Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, BSD, etc.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Peruse](https://peruse.kde.org/) - A pleasant way to read comic books.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://download.kde.org/stable/peruse/peruse-1.2.tar.xz.mirrorlist) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Atom](https://atom.io/) - Hackable text editor for the 21st century. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/atom/atom) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Bluefish](http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html) - Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdevelopers, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Brackets](http://brackets.io/) - A modern text editor that understands web design. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/adobe/brackets) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) - An extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor — and more. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Geany](https://www.geany.org/) - Geany is a text editor using the GTK+ toolkit with basic features of an integrated development environment. It was developed to provide a small and fast IDE, which has only a few dependencies from other packages. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://www.geany.org/Download/Git)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Gedit](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit) -gedit is the GNOME text editor. While aiming at simplicity and ease of use, gedit is a powerful general purpose text editor.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Kakoune](http://kakoune.org/) - Vim inspired. Faster as in less keystrokes. Multiple selections. Orthogonal design. Its commands are similar to vi’s, and it shares Vi’s "keystrokes as a text editing language" model. Has a strong focus on interactivity, most commands provide immediate and incremental results, while still being competitive (as in keystroke count) with Vim. [(Github)](https://github.com/mawww/kakoune)
- [Kate](https://kate-editor.org/get-it/) - Kate is a multi-document editor part of KDE since release 2.2. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://kate-editor.org/build-it/)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Textadept](https://foicica.com/textadept) - Minimalist text editor for programmers. Textadept is extensible with Lua programming language. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://foicica.com/hg/textadept)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Vim](http://www.vim.org/download.php) -Vim is an advanced text editor that seeks to provide the power of the de-facto Unix editor 'Vi', with a more complete feature set. It's useful whether you're already using vi or using a different editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/vim/vim)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com) - Visual Studio Code is a lightweight but powerful source code editor which runs on your desktop and is available for Windows, OS X and Linux. It comes with built-in support for JavaScript, TypeScript and Node.js and has a rich ecosystem of extensions for other languages (C++, C#, Python, PHP) and runtimes.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [BibleTime](http://bibletime.info/) - BibleTime is a Bible study application based on the Sword library and Qt toolkit. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/bibletime/bibletime)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Celestia](http://celestiaproject.net/) - The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/celestia/files/Celestia-source/1.6.1/celestia-1.6.1.tar.gz/download)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Chemtool](http://ruby.chemie.uni-freiburg.de/~martin/chemtool/) - Chemtool is a small program for drawing chemical structures on Linux. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/opp11/chemtool/blob/master/README.md)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Epoptes](http://www.epoptes.org/) - An open source computer lab management and monitoring tool. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://code.launchpad.net/epoptes)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [GAP](http://www.gap-system.org/) - A computer algebra system for computational discrete algebra with particular emphasis on computational group theory. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/gap-system/gap)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Gcompris](http://gcompris.net/index-en.html) - GCompris is a high quality educational software suite comprising of numerous activities for children aged 2 to 10.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://gcompris.net/wiki/Developer%27s_corner)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Geogebra](https://www.geogebra.org/download) - THE GRAPHING CALCULATOR FOR FUNCTIONS, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA, CALCULUS, STATISTICS AND 3D MATH. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Google Earth](https://itsfoss.com/install-google-earth-ubunu/) - Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [GPeriodic](http://gperiodic.seul.org/) - GPeriodic is a periodic table application for Linux.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [ITalc](https://github.com/iTALC/italc/releases) - iTALC is a use- and powerful didactical tool for teachers. It lets you view and control other computers in your network in several ways. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/iTALC/italc)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [KDE Edu Suite](https://edu.kde.org/) - Free Educational Software based on the KDE technologies.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Klavaro](http://klavaro.sourceforge.net/en/index.html) - A touch typing tutor very flexible, supporting customizable keyboard layouts. You can edit and save new or unknown keyboard layouts, as the basic course was designed to not depend on specific ones. Also, there are some charts about the learning process. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/klavaro)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Ktouch](https://github.com/KDE/ktouch) - KTouch is a program to learn and practice touch typing.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/KDE/ktouch)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [MAPLE](http://www.maplesoft.com/products/maple/) - Maple is math software that combines the world's most powerful math engine with an interface that makes it extremely easy to analyze, explore, visualize, and solve mathematical problems.
- [MATLAB](http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/?requestedDomain=www.mathworks.com) - The MATLAB platform is optimized for solving engineering and scientific problems. MATLAB helps you take your ideas beyond the desktop. You can run your analyses on larger data sets and scale up to clusters and clouds.
- [Maxima](http://maxima.sourceforge.net/) - Maxima is a system for the manipulation of symbolic and numerical expressions, including differentiation, integration, Taylor series, Laplace transforms, ordinary differential equations, systems of linear equations, .... [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://maxima.sourceforge.net/project.html)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Moodle](https://download.moodle.org/) - Course management system for online learning.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/moodle/moodle)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [OpenEuclid](http://coulon.publi.free.fr/openeuclide/) - OpenEuclide is a 2D geometry software: figures are defined dynamically by describing formal geometrical constraints.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [PARI/GP](http://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/) - A computer algebra system for fast computations in number theory. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=pari.git;a=summary)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [SageMath](http://www.sagemath.org/) - A mathematical software with features covering many aspects of mathematics, including algebra, combinatorics, numerical mathematics, number theory, and calculus. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://git.sagemath.org/sage.git/)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Scipy](https://scipy.org/install.html) - SciPy is a Python-based ecosystem of open-source software for mathematics, science, and engineering.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://scipy.org/stackspec.html#stackspec)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Scratch](https://scratch.mit.edu/) - With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Stellarium](http://www.stellarium.org/) - Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/p/stellarium/code/HEAD/tree/)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Tux4Kids](http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/) - Tux4Kids develops high-quality software for kids, with the goal of combining fun and learning into an irresistible package. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/dev.php)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Claws](http://www.claws-mail.org/) - Claws is an email client and news reader, featuring sophisticated interface, easy configuration, intuitive operation, abundant features and plugins, robustness and stability.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://git.claws-mail.org/)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Evolution](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution/) - Evolution is a personal information management application that provides integrated mail, calendaring and address book functionality. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Geary](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Geary) - Geary is an email application built for GNOME 3. It allows you to read and send email with a simple, modern interface.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Mailnag](https://launchpad.net/~pulb/+archive/ubuntu/mailnag) - Mailnag is a daemon program that checks POP3 and IMAP servers for new mail. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/pulb/mailnag)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Nylas Mail](https://www.nylas.com/download) - An extensible desktop mail app built on the modern web. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/nylas/nylas-mail) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Thunderbird](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/) - Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize and it’s loaded with great features. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Trojita](http://trojita.flaska.net/download.html) - A super fast desktop email client for Linux.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://gerrit.vesnicky.cesnet.cz/r/#/dashboard/?)![Freeware][Freeware Icon] title=Trojit%C3%A1&Pending=project:trojita+is:open&Recently+Closed=project:trojita+is:closed
- [Dolphin](https://userbase.kde.org/Dolphin) - Dolphin is the default file manager of the KDE desktop environment featuring usability as well as functionality. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/KDE/dolphin) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Double Commander](http://doublecmd.sourceforge.net/) - Double Commander is a cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Midnight Commander](https://www.midnight-commander.org/) - A feature rich full-screen file manager that allows you to copy, move and delete files and whole directory trees. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/MidnightCommander) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Nautilus](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Nautilus) - Nautilus (Files) is a file manager designed to fit the Gnome desktop design and behaviour, giving the user a simple way to navigate and manage its files.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Nemo](http://askubuntu.com/questions/294421/how-do-i-install-nemo-file-manager) - Nemo is the file manager for the Cinnamon desktop environment.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [QDirStat](https://github.com/shundhammer/qdirstat#ubuntu) - Qt-based directory statistics - KDirStat without any KDE, from the original KDirStat author.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/shundhammer/qdirstat) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Ranger](http://ranger.nongnu.org/) - Ranger is a console file manager with VI key bindings.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ranger/ranger) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Thunar](https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/thunar/) - Thunar is the file manager designed to be the default file manager of Xfce 4.6 It has been designed to be fast and easy to use. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/luisgg/thunar) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [AlephOne](https://alephone.lhowon.org/) - Bungie supported continuation of the Marathon games, assests included. Engine needs to be built from source.
- [Cockatrice](https://cockatrice.github.io/) - Cockatrice is an open-source multiplatform supported program for playing tabletop card games over a network.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Cockatrice) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Desura](http://www.desura.com/about) - *Pre-note: Desura is currently gone, but is being relaunched in the near future*. Desura is a community driven digital distribution service for gamers, putting the best games, mods and downloadable content from developers at gamers fingertips, ready to buy and play.
- [GBrainy](https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/gbrainy?action=show&redirect=gbrainy) - Gbrainy is a brain teaser game and trainer to have fun and to keep your brain trained. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/gbrainy?action=show&redirect=gbrainy#Source_code) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Lutris](https://lutris.net) - Lutris is an open gaming platform for Linux. It helps you install and manage your games in a unified interface. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Minecraft](https://minecraft.net/en/download/?ref=m) - Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures. Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Minetest](http://www.minetest.net/) - Open-source Minecraft written in C++ (uses less resources) and includes modding API. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/minetest) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Mudlet](http://www.mudlet.org/) - A cross-platform, open source, and super fast MUD (text-only MMORPGs) client with scripting in Lua. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [NXEngine](http://nxengine.sourceforge.net/) - A source port of Cave Story that runs natively on Linux, Source needs to be built. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [OhMyGiraffe](http://www.ohmygiraffe.com/) - A delightful game of survival. A game about a giraffe eating fruit while being chased by lions.[Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [OpenMW](https://openmw.org/en/) - A recreation of the Morrowind engine, expanding upon the original. It can be used to play legitimate copies of original game. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://openmw.org/faq/#legal_stuff)
- [OpenRCT2](https://openrct2.org/) - A recreation of the Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 engine. Requires the original games assests. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/JarnoVgr/OpenRCT2.org/blob/master/LICENSE)
- [OpenTTD](https://www.openttd.org) - An open-source clone of Transport Tycoon Plus. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://vcs.openttd.org/svn/browser/trunk/COPYING) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [RetroArch](http://www.retroarch.com/) - A front-end for a variety of game emulators. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/blob/master/COPYING) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [SuperTuxCar](https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page) - SuperTuxKart is a 3D open-source arcade racer with a variety characters, tracks, and modes to play.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [The Battle for Wesnoth](http://www.wesnoth.org/) - Free, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme, featuring both singleplayer and online/hotseat multiplayer combat. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Wine](https://www.winehq.org/) - Wine (originally an acronym for "Wine Is Not an Emulator") is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, Mac OSX, & BSD [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/wine-mirror/wine) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Aftershot](http://www.aftershotpro.com/en/products/aftershot/pro/) - A powerful alternative to Adobe Photoshop!
- [Agave](http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/) - Agave is a very simple application for the GNOME desktop that allows you to generate a variety of colorschemes from a single starting color![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) - a free and open source complete 3D creation pipeline for artists and small teams.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Cinepaint](http://www.cinepaint.org/) - Open source deep paint software ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Darktable](http://www.darktable.org/) - darktable is an open source photography workflow application and RAW developer![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Digikam](http://www.digikam.org/) - digiKam is an advanced digital photo management application for Linux![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Flowblade](https://github.com/jliljebl/flowblade/releases/tag/1.12.2) - A multitrack non-linear video editor for Linux.![Freeware][Freeware Icon][![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jliljebl/flowblade)
- [Fotoxx](http://www.kornelix.net/fotoxx/fotoxx.html) - Fotoxx is a free open source Linux program for image editing and collection management.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/downloads/) - GIMP is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring![Freeware][Freeware Icon][![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/GNOME/gimp)
- [gThumb](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/gthumb) - gThumb is an image viewer and browser (it also includes an importer tool for transferring photos from cameras). ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://git.gnome.org/browse/gthumb/)
- [Hugin](http://hugin.sourceforge.net/) - an easy to use cross-platform panoramic imaging toolchain based on Panorama Tools.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/en/) - A powerful, free design tool for you , whether you are an illustrator, designer, web designer or just someone who needs to create some vector imagery![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Kdenlive](https://kdenlive.org/) - Kdenlive is a Non-Linear Video Editor, which is much more powerful than beginners’ (linear) editors. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/KDE/kdenlive)
- [Luminance HDR](http://qtpfsgui.sourceforge.net/) - Luminance HDR is an open source graphical user interface application that aims to provide a workflow for HDR imaging.![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/LuminanceHDR/LuminanceHDR)
- [Mypaint](http://mypaint.org/about/) - Mypaint is a paint program for use with graphics tablets. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/mypaint/mypaint/releases)
- [Ojo](https://github.com/peterlevi/ojo) - A fast and pretty image viewer. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/peterlevi/ojo)
- [Open DVD Producer](http://opendvdproducer.jonata.org/) - A modern, open source cross platform software to produce DVD images. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jonata/opendvdproducer)
- [Peek](https://github.com/phw/peek) - Simple animated GIF screen recorder with an easy to use interface.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/phw/peek)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Phockup](https://github.com/ivandokov/phockup) - Media sorting tool to organize photos and videos from your camera in folders by year, month and day.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ivandokov/phockup) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Pinta](https://pinta-project.com/pintaproject/pinta/) - Pinta is a free, open source program for drawing and image editing.![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://pinta-project.com/pintaproject/pinta/contribute)
- [Pitivi](http://www.pitivi.org/) - A free video editor with a beautiful and intuitive user interface, a clean codebase and a fantastic community.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Rapid Photo Downloader](http://damonlynch.net/rapid/download.html) - Rapid Photo Downloader Makes It Easy to Import Photos from a Camera or Smartphone. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://launchpad.net/rapid/pyqt/0.9.0b2)
- [RawTherapee](http://rawtherapee.com/) - A good looking but lesser known photo editing app.![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Beep6581/RawTherapee)
- [Shotwell](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Shotwell) - Shotwell is a photo manager for GNOME 3.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [StopMotion](http://linuxstopmotion.org/) - Linux Stopmotion is a Free Open Source application to create stop-motion animations. It helps you capture and edit the frames of your animation and export them as a single file.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Vectr](https://vectr.com/) - Vectr is a free graphics software used to create vector graphics easily and intuitively. It's a simple yet powerful web and desktop cross-platform tool to bring your designs into reality.![Freeware]
- [Vidcutter](http://vidcutter.ozmartians.com/) - Cross-platform Qt5 based app for quick and easy video trimming/splitting and merging/joining for simple quick edits.![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ozmartian/vidcutter)
- [Xara Extreme](http://www.xaraxtreme.org/) - Xara Xtreme for Linux is a powerful, general purpose graphics program for Unix platforms including Linux, FreeBSD![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Brave is a fast, good desktop browser for macOS, Windows, and Linux.![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop)
- [Chromium](http://askubuntu.com/questions/250773/how-do-i-install-chromium-from-the-command-line) - Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://www.chromium.org/)
- [FeedReader](https://github.com/jangernert/FeedReader) - a modern desktop application designed to complement existing web-based RSS accounts, combines all the advantages of web based services and modern desktop application. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jangernert/FeedReader)
- [FeedTheMonkey](https://github.com/jeena/FeedTheMonkey/releases) - FeedTheMonkey is a desktop client for TinyTinyRSS. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jeena/FeedTheMonkey)
- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - A popular Web Browsers with a lot of plugins/apps.![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide)
- [GnomeTwitch](http://gnome-twitch.vinszent.com/) - Enjoy Twitch on your GNU/Linux desktop with this Twitch non-Adobe-flash client. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/vinszent/gnome-twitch)
- [Kaku](https://github.com/EragonJ/Kaku/releases) - An opensource youtube music player for Ubuntu. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/EragonJ/Kaku)
- [Midori](http://midori-browser.org/) - A lightweight free browser that runs well on low spec systems. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://launchpad.net/~midori/+archive/ubuntu/ppa).
- [Tor](https://www.torproject.org/) - Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [youtube-dl](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl) - It can download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms. It's really awesome, at least for me. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl).
- [Caligra Office](https://www.calligra.org/) - offers a comprehensive set of 8 applications which satisfies the office, graphics and management needs.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [GnuCash](https://www.gnucash.org/) - GnuCash is a free software accounting program that implements a double-entry bookkeeping system. It was initially aimed at developing capabilities similar to Intuit, Inc.'s Quicken application, but also has features for small business accounting. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Gnucash/)
- [KMyMoney](https://kmymoney.org/) - KMyMoney is the personal finance manager by KDE. Its operation is similar to Microsoft Money and Quicken. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/KDE/kmymoney)
- [LaTeXila](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/LaTeXila) - LaTeXila is a LaTeX editor for the GNOME desktop. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://git.gnome.org/browse/latexila)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [TexLive](https://www.tug.org/texlive/) - TeX Live is an easy way to get up and running with the TeX document production system. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://www.tug.org/texlive/build.html)
- [TeXmacs](http://www.texmacs.org/) - Free scientific text editor, inspired by TeX and GNU Emacs. WYSIWYG editor and CAS-interface. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/texmacs)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Alarm Clock](http://alarm-clock.pseudoberries.com/) - Alarm Clock is a fully-featured alarm clock for your GNOME panel or equivalent. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~joh/alarm-clock/trunk/files) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Ambient Noise](https://itsfoss.com/ambient-noise-music-player-ubuntu/) - Install ambient noise for extra focus on Linux![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Autokey](https://code.google.com/archive/p/autokey/) - A desktop automation utility for Linux allows you to manage collection of scripts and phrases, and assign abbreviations and hotkeys to these. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Basket Note Pads](http://basket.kde.org/) - This multi-purpose note-taking application helps you to easily take all sort of notes. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://basket.kde.org/svnaccess.php) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Cairo-Dock](http://glx-dock.org/) - Cairo-Dock is a desktop interface that takes the shape of docks, desklets, panel, etc. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Cairo-Dock) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [California](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/California) - Complete Calendar app replacement which uses natural language for creating events.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Docky](http://wiki.go-docky.com/index.php?title=Welcome_to_the_Docky_wiki) - Docky is a full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://launchpad.net/docky/+download) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Go For It](http://manuel-kehl.de/projects/go-for-it/) - Go For It! is a simple and stylish productivity app, featuring a to-do list, merged with a timer that keeps your focus on the current task.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Gpick](http://www.gpick.org/) - Gpick allows you to sample any color from anywhere on your desktop, and it also provides some other advanced features! [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/thezbyg/gpick) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [My Todo](https://github.com/mohamed-aziz/mytodo) - Mytodo is an open source to-do list program that puts you, the user, in command of everything.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/mohamed-aziz/mytodo) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [NixNote](https://sourceforge.net/projects/nevernote/) - An open source client for Evernote. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/p/nevernote/code/ci/master/tree/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Notepadqq](http://notepadqq.altervista.org/wp/) - Notepadqq is a Notepad++-like editor for the Linux desktop.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/notepadqq/notepadqq) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Notes](http://www.get-notes.com/) - A clean simple note taking app for linux.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/nuttyartist/notes) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Papyrus](http://aseman.co/en/products/papyrus/) - Papyrus is a different note manager which is focusing on Security, Better user interface. Papyrus are trying to provide an easy to use and smart user interface for users. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Aseman-Land/Papyrus) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Plotinus](https://github.com/p-e-w/plotinus) - A searchable command palette in every modern GTK+ application. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/p-e-w/plotinus) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Pomodone App](http://pomodoneapp.com/) - PomoDoneApp is the easiest way to track your workflow using Pomodoro technique®, on top of your current task management service.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Redshift](http://jonls.dk/redshift/) - Redshift adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. This may help your eyes hurt less if you are working in front of the screen at night.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jonls/redshift) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Shutter](http://shutter-project.org/) - Shutter is a feature-rich screenshot program for Linux based operating systems such as Ubuntu. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Stickynote](https://itsfoss.com/indicator-stickynotes-windows-like-sticky-note-app-for-ubuntu/) - Sticky note on desktop of linux.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [TaskWarrior](https://taskwarrior.org/) - Taskwarrior is Free and Open Source Software that manages your TODO list from the command line.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://git.tasktools.org/projects) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Todo.txt](http://todotxt.com/) - todo.txt-focused editors which help you manage your tasks with as few keystrokes and taps possible.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Todoist](https://github.com/kamhix/todoist-linux) - Unofficial client of Todoist, the Cross-platform to-do manager with mobile apps, great UI and has some optional premium features.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/kamhix/todoist-linux) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Tomboy](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Tomboy) - Tomboy is a desktop note-taking application which is simple and easy to use. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Tomboy) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Zim](http://zim-wiki.org/) - A graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages, great for notes and documents. Stored in plain text files for easy version control.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://launchpad.net/zim) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Privoxy](https://www.privoxy.org/) - Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [ProxyChains](https://github.com/haad/proxychains) - A tool that forces any TCP connection made by any given application to follow through proxy like TOR or any other SOCKS4, SOCKS5 or HTTP(S) proxy. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/haad/proxychains) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Shadowsocks](https://shadowsocks.org/en/index.html) - A secure socks5 proxy, designed to protect your Internet traffic. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-qt5/releases) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Fail2ban](http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) - Fail2ban scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/error_log) and bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
firewall zones to define the trust level of network connections or interfaces. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon][![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/firewalld/firewalld)
- [GuFW](http://gufw.org/) - One of the easiest firewalls in the world of linux. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon][![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://code.launchpad.net/gui-ufw)
- [Pass](https://www.passwordstore.org/) - the standard unix password manager. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon][![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/)
- [Password Safe](https://pwsafe.org/) - Password Safe allows you to safely and easily create a secured and encrypted user name/password list. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx) - Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Mega](https://mega.nz/#sync) - Easy automated syncing between your computers and your MEGA cloud drive.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/meganz/MEGAsync)
- [Meiga](http://meiga.igalia.com/) - a tool that makes possible to share selected local directories via web. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://git.igalia.com/meiga.git) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [ownCloud](https://owncloud.com/products/desktop-clients/) - The goal of ownCloud is to give you access to your files wherever you are![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [PushBullet](https://www.pushbullet.com/) - Pushbullet connects your devices, making them feel like one.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [qBittorent](http://www.qbittorrent.org/) - The qBittorrent project aims to provide a Free Software alternative to µTorrent.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [uGet](http://ugetdm.com/) - The best download manager for linux. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://ugetdm.com/contribute/code) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Cool Retro Term](https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term) - A good looking terminal that mimicks the old cathode display [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term)
- [GnomeTerminal](https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-terminal/stable/) - A widely preinstalled terminal emulator in linux world ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Guake](http://guake.org/) - Guake is a top-down terminal for Gnome![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Hyper](https://hyper.is/) - A terminal built on web technologies.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/zeit/hyper)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [RXVT-Unicode](http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html) - rxvt-unicode is a fork of the well known terminal emulator.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](rxvt.http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [RXVT](http://rxvt.sourceforge.net/) - A terminal emulator for X11, a popular replacement for the standard ‘xterm’.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/rxvt/)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Sakura](https://launchpad.net/sakura) - Simple but powerful libvte based terminal emulator, supporting utf-8 and input methods as provided by gtk+ and pango libraries. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://launchpad.net/sakura)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Terminator](http://gnometerminator.blogspot.com/p/introduction.html) - it’s quite clear that the most powerful terminal emulator on Linux is the feature-filled Terminator.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Terminix](https://gnunn1.github.io/terminix-web/#packages) - A tiling terminal emulator for Linux using GTK+3 [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/gnunn1/terminix) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Termite](https://github.com/thestinger/termite) - A keyboard-centric VTE-based terminal, aimed at use within a window manager with tiling and/or tabbing support. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/thestinger/termite)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Tilix](https://gnunn1.github.io/tilix-web/) - A tiling terminal emulator for Linux using GTK+ 3 ! [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Xterm](http://invisible-island.net/xterm/) - The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Albert](https://github.com/ManuelSchneid3r/albert/wiki/User-guide#how-to-install-albert) - An awesome application launcher for the Linux desktop [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ManuelSchneid3r/albert) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Aptik](http://www.teejeetech.in/2014/01/introducing-aptik.html) - A tool for you to organize your Favorite PPAs and manage Packages Easily. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://code.launchpad.net/~teejee2008/apt-toolkit/trunk) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Bleach bit](https://www.bleachbit.org/) -BleachBit quickly frees disk space and tirelessly guards your privacy. Free cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs, and more ... ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Cheat](https://github.com/chrisallenlane/cheat) - Cheat allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the command-line.`Simplify man tool`[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/chrisallenlane/cheat)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Clonezilla](http://clonezilla.org/) - Clonezilla is a partition and disk imaging/cloning program similar to True Image® or Norton Ghost®.![Freeware][Freeware Icon][![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://clonezilla.org/related-links/)
- [CPU-G](http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/09/monitor-battery-life-ubuntu-cpu-g) - Easy monitoring the battery life of your Ubuntu laptop. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon][![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://launchpad.net/cpug)
- [Curlew](https://github.com/chamfay/Curlew) - GTK Media Converter for the GNOME desktop ![Freeware][Freeware Icon][![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/chamfay/Curlew)
- [EasyStroke](https://github.com/thjaeger/easystroke/wiki#download) - Easystroke is a gesture-recognition application for X11.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/thjaeger/easystroke) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Enpass](https://www.enpass.io/) - Enpass makes your life easy by securely managing your passwords and important information.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Ghost Writer](http://wereturtle.github.io/ghostwriter/) - A distraction-free Markdown editor for Windows and Linux. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://github.com/wereturtle/ghostwriter) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon].
- [Gloobus-Preview](https://github.com/antonio-malcolm/gloobus-preview) - It gives you a quick preview of your files. It's similar to [Sushi](https://github.com/GNOME/sushi) [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/antonio-malcolm/gloobus-preview) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon].
- [GnomePie](http://simmesimme.github.io/news/2016/08/24/gnome-pie-069) - the circular app launcher for Linux desktops.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://simmesimme.github.io/news/2016/08/24/gnome-pie-069) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [GParted](http://gparted.org/) - Disk Partition utility for ubuntu/linux. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [GRadio](https://github.com/haecker-felix/gradio/releases/) - Radio software for ubuntu linux. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/haecker-felix/gradio/releases/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Handbrake](https://handbrake.fr/) - Video converter. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [ImageMagik](http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php) - ImageMagick is a suite of command-line utilities for modifying and working with images. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [indicator-cpufreq](https://launchpad.net/indicator-cpufreq) - It provides the same functionality as the Gnome CPU frequency applet, but doesn't require Gnome panel and works under Unity. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [indicator-multiload](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-multiload) - Graphical system load indicator for CPU, ram, etc. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Indicator-SysMonitor](https://github.com/fossfreedom/indicator-sysmonitor) - An Application Indicator showing cpu temperature, memory, network speed, cpu usage, public IP address and internet connection status. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/fossfreedom/indicator-sysmonitor) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [KeePassX](https://www.keepassx.org/) - Cross platform password manager. Port of KeePass. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/keepassx/keepassx) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [KeePass](https://www.keepass.info/) - Windows focused password manager, with some cross platform support through Mono. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [KVM](http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page) - KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/kvm/files/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Nativefier](https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier) - Make any web page a desktop application [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Peek](https://github.com/phw/peek/releases) - A simple tool that allows you to record short animated GIF images from your screen.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/phw/peek) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Remmina](http://www.remmina.org/wp/) - A FEATURE RICH REMOTE DESKTOP APPLICATION FOR LINUX AND OTHER UNIXES.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/FreeRDP/Remmina) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Sushi](https://github.com/GNOME/sushi) - Sushi is a quick previewer for Nautilus, the GNOME desktop file manager. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/GNOME/sushi) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [SympleScreenRecorder](https://launchpad.net/~maarten-baert/+archive/ubuntu/simplescreenrecorder/) - SimpleScreenRecorder is a feature-rich screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It has a Qt-based graphical user interface. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://code.launchpad.net/~maarten-baert) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [UbuntuCleaner](https://github.com/gerardpuig/ubuntu-cleaner) - Ubuntu Cleaner is a tool that makes it easy to clean your ubuntu system.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/gerardpuig/ubuntu-cleaner) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Ubuntusys](https://github.com/adgellida/ubunsys) - Configurable app designed for Ubuntu referent to packages, updates and configurations [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/adgellida/ubunsys) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Variety](http://peterlevi.com/variety/) - Variety is an open-source wallpaper changer for Linux, packed with great features, yet slim and easy to use. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/peterlevi/variety-slideshow) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Virtualbox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) - VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Contributor_information) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [vokoscreen](http://www.kohaupt-online.de/hp/) - vokoscreen is an easy to use screencast creator to record educational videos, live recordings of browser, installation, videoconferences, etc. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/vkohaupt/vokoscreen) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Workrave](http://www.workrave.org/) - A program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/rcaelers/workrave) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Wormhole](https://github.com/warner/magic-wormhole) - get arbitrary-sized files and directories (or short pieces of text) from one computer to another safely. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/warner/magic-wormhole) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Xtreme Download Manager](http://xdman.sourceforge.net/) - A good download manager with fresh UI for linux.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/KaOS-Community-Packages/xdm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Cheese](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Cheese) - Cheese uses your webcam to take photos and videos, applies fancy special effects and lets you share the fun with others. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/GNOME/cheese)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Kodi](https://kodi.tv/about/) - An award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media center for playing videos, music, pictures, games, and more.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Miro](http://www.getmiro.com/) - Free, and open video, music and internet TV application; it brings video channels from thousands of sources and has more free HD than any other platform. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [MPlayer](http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html) - MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems, play any kind of videos.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [MPV](https://www.mpv.io) - A free, open source, and cross-platform media player.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [OBS Studio](https://obsproject.com/) - Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Download and start streaming quickly and easily on Windows, Mac or Linux. Share your gaming, art and entertainment with the world. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jp9000/OBS)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [SMPlayer](http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/) - Free Media Player with built-in codecs. Play all audio and video formats.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/p/smplayer/code/HEAD/tree/)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [SVP](https://www.svp-team.com/w/index.php?title=Main_Page) - SVP allows you to watch any video on your desktop computer using frame interpolation as it is available on high-end TVs and projectors.![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [VLC](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html) - VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-sources.html)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [GrubCustomizer](https://launchpad.net/grub-customizer) - Grub Customizer is a graphical interface to configure the GRUB2/BURG settings and menuentries. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://code.launchpad.net/grub-customizer) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Infinality bundle & fonts](https://bohoomil.com/) - *Pre-note: Infinality is currently not maintained anymore by the creator, if on rolling release operating systems, expect breakage*. Infinality bundle & fonts is an Open Source project aimed at Linux administrators and individual users who are looking for a hassle-free way of improving the quality of font rendering. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/bohoomil/fontconfig-ultimate) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Polychromatic](https://github.com/lah7/polychromatic) - Graphical front end and tray applet for configuring Razer peripherals on GNU/Linux. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/lah7/polychromatic) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Bastet](https://github.com/fph/bastet) - Play Tetris in commandline.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/fph/bastet)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Daily Reddit Wallpaper](https://github.com/ssimunic/Daily-Reddit-Wallpaper) - Change your wallpaper to the most upvoted image of the day from /r/wallpapers or any other subreddit on system startup. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ssimunic/Daily-Reddit-Wallpaper)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [exa](https://the.exa.website/) - exa is a modern replacement for ls. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ogham/exa)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Fishfry](https://github.com/LubuntuFu/fishfry) - replaces fish history with a history tailored to pentesters for efficiency and newbie pentesters for learning.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/LubuntuFu/fishfry)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Gkill](https://github.com/heppu/gkill) - Interactive process killer for Linux. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/heppu/gkill)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Googler](https://itsfoss.com/review-googler-linux/) - Google any stuff right in the command line.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jarun/googler)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [htop](http://hisham.hm/htop/) - top with improved features and user experience [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/hishamhm/htop)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [mps-youtube](https://github.com/mps-youtube/mps-youtube) - Terminal based program to search, stream and download music. This implementation uses YouTube as a source of content and can play and download video as well as audio.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/mps-youtube/mps-youtube)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Mutt](http://www.mutt.org/) - A terminal based mail client with vim keybindings and great flexibility and customizability.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://dev.mutt.org/hg/mutt/file/tip) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Neofetch](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch/releases) - A fast, highly customizable system info script that supports Linux, MacOS, iOS, BSD, Solaris, Android, Haiku, GNU Hurd, MINIX, AIX and Windows.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Newsbeuter](http://newsbeuter.org/) - A fast and customizable RSS feed reader with vim keybindings. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/tree/master) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Pacman4console](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pacman4console) - Play Pacman game in console.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/alexdantas/pacman4console.debian)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Tmux](https://tmux.github.io/) - It lets you switch easily between several programs in one terminal, detach them (they keep running in the background) and reattach them to a different terminal. And do a lot more.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/tmux/tmux)![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Top 10 command line tools](http://lifehacker.com/399468/top-10-command-line-tools)
- [Budgie](http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/09/install-budgie-desktop-on-ubuntu) - Budgie is a desktop environment designed with the modern user in mind, it focuses on simplicity and elegance. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/solus-project/budgie-desktop) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Cinnamon](http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/) - Cinnamon strives to provide a traditional user experience. Cinnamon is a fork of GNOME 3. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [GNOME Flashback](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeFlashback) - GNOME Flashback is a shell for GNOME 3 which was initially called GNOME fallback mode. The desktop layout and the underlying technology is similar to GNOME 2. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-flashback) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Gnome](https://www.gnome.org/gnome-3/) - The GNOME desktop environment is an attractive and intuitive desktop with both a modern (GNOME) and a classic (GNOME Classic) session. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-desktop) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [KDE Plasma](https://www.kde.org/workspaces/plasmadesktop/) - The KDE Plasma desktop environment is a familiar working environment. Plasma Desktop offers all the tools required for a modern desktop computing experience so you can be productive right from the start. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/KDE/plasma-desktop) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [LXDE](http://lxde.org/) - The Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment is a fast and energy-saving desktop environment. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/lxde) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [LXQt](http://lxqt.org/) - LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE, the Lightweight Desktop Environment. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/lxde/lxqt) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Mate](http://mate-desktop.com/) - Mate provides an intuitive and attractive desktop to Linux users using traditional metaphors. MATE is a fork of GNOME 2. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/mate-desktop/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Pantheon](https://elementary.io/) - Pantheon is the default desktop environment originally created for the elementary OS distribution. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Unity](https://unity.ubuntu.com/) - Unity is a shell for GNOME designed by Canonical for Ubuntu. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Xfce](https://www.xfce.org/) - Xfce embodies the traditional UNIX philosophy of modularity and re-usability. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/xfce-mirror) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Console TDM](https://github.com/dopsi/console-tdm) - Extension for xinit written in pure Bash. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/dopsi/console-tdm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [LightDM](http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/LightDM) - Cross-desktop display manager, can use various front-ends written in any toolkit. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/davvid/lightdm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [LXDM](http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxdm/) - LXDE display manager. Can be used independent of the LXDE desktop environment. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [MDM](https://github.com/linuxmint/mdm) - MDM display manager, used in Linux Mint, a fork of GDM 2. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/linuxmint/mdm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [SDDM](https://github.com/sddm/sddm) - QML-based display manager and successor to KDE4's kdm; recommended for Plasma 5 and LXQt. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/sddm/sddm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [XDM](http://www.x.org/archive/X11R7.5/doc/man/man1/xdm.1.html) - X display manager with support for XDMCP, host chooser. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/bbidulock/xdm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Compton](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki) - Compton is a standalone composite manager, suitable for use with window managers that do not natively provide compositing functionality. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/chjj/compton) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Xcompmgr](https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xcompmgr) - Xcompmgr is a simple composite manager capable of rendering drop shadows and, with the use of the transset utility, primitive window transparency. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xcompmgr) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [2bwm](https://github.com/venam/2bwm) - Fast floating WM, with the particularity of having 2 borders, written over the XCB library and derived from mcwm. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/venam/2bwm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Blackbox](http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net) - Fast, lightweight window manager for the X Window System, without all those annoying library dependencies. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/bbidulock/blackboxwm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Fluxbox](http://fluxbox.org) - Window manager for X that was based on the Blackbox 0.61.1 code. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/fluxbox/fluxbox) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Bspwm](https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm/wiki) - bspwm is a tiling window manager that represents windows as the leaves of a full binary tree. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [Herbstluftwm](https://herbstluftwm.org) - Manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/herbstluftwm/herbstluftwm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [dwm](http://dwm.suckless.org) - Dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/cdown/dwm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [i3](https://i3wm.org) - Tiling window manager, completely written from scratch. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/i3/i3) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [spectrwm](https://github.com/conformal/spectrwm/wiki) - Small dynamic tiling window manager for X11, largely inspired by xmonad and dwm. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/conformal/spectrwm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- [xmonad](http://xmonad.org) - Dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
*Items marked with ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] are open-source software and link to the source code. Items marked with ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] are free (as in free beer).*
*Author's note: Recently, I received feedbacks from you about the quality of some applications on this list. I myself tested them out a lot (not all of them, though). If you have any problems with the apps, please: -> head to the dev page (if available) -> make an issue for the dev there -> make an issue here so that I can consider whether I should get the app out of the list. Remember : Everything has its own quality, so there will never be anything like "best app" or "selective list" here, thank you.*
