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  1. Linux Mint icon
     1157 likes

    Desktop-focused Linux system offering custom menus, multimedia codecs, browser plugins, native DVD playback, and integrated software manager with user-friendly tools.

    Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara"
    184 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent71 reviews
  2. BleachBit icon
     859 likes

    Erase unnecessary files like cache and cookies, maintain privacy, and optimize disk space on Linux and Windows. Supports various applications and uses.

    • System Cleaner
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Blackberry
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    BleachBit 1.9.3 on Windows 10 showing Firefox preview
    155 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good80 reviews
  3. Ubuntu icon
     2362 likes

    Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.

    Ubuntu 24.04 with Gnome 46
    165 alternatives
    3.8
    Good48 reviews
  4. Debian icon
     1155 likes

    The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system that we have created is called Debian.

    Debian 9 gnome.
    199 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good34 reviews
  5. Ventoy icon
     374 likes

    Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.

    Ventoy screenshot 1
    54 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent64 reviews
  6. PuTTY icon
     1449 likes

    Free and open-source terminal emulator supporting SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable, lightweight, and works offline to connect to remote systems securely.

    PuTTY screenshot 1
    114 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good15 reviews
  7. Wine icon
     743 likes

    A free, open-source compatibility layer allowing Windows applications to run on Linux and other systems, offering configuration and community support.

    Wine screenshot 1
    48 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent23 reviews
  8. Fedora icon
     589 likes

    Fedora creates an innovative, free, and open source platform for hardware, clouds, and containers that enables software developers and community members to build tailored solutions for their users.

    Fedora 38
    184 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent44 reviews
  9. Arch Linux icon
     777 likes

    Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86_64 optimized GNU/Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking.

    arch with KDE 4.4 desktop
    199 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent31 reviews
  10. scrcpy icon
     323 likes

    Mirror and control Android devices on PC with up to 120fps performance and resolutions above 1920x1080. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    • Screen Mirroring App
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Android
    • Debian
    • Ubuntu
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Gentoo
    • Alpine Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Manjaro Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Chocolatey
    • MacPorts
    scrcpy screenshot 1
    24 alternatives
    4.9
    Excellent40 reviews
  11. KDE Plasma icon
     463 likes

    Plasma is a cross-device work environment by the KDE Community where trust is put on the user's capacity to best define their own workflow and preferences.

    A typical Plasma desktop looks like this
    30 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent37 reviews
  12. balenaEtcher icon
     650 likes

    Ideal for creating bootable USBs and SD cards, ensuring safe, cross-platform use. Open-source, lightweight, and portable with a user-friendly interface.

    balenaEtcher screenshot 1
    55 alternatives
    3.5
    Good71 reviews
  13. PortableApps.com icon
     626 likes

    PortableApps.com is a website offering many free, commonly used Windows applications that have been specially packaged for portability. These portable applications can be used from removable media such as USB flash drives.

    PortableApps.com screenshot 1
    34 alternatives
  14. Docker icon
     329 likes

    Docker is an open-source engine that automates the deployment of any application as a lightweight, portable, self-sufficient container that will run virtually anywhere.

    Docker screenshot 1
    29 alternatives
  15. UNetbootin icon
     756 likes

    Cross-platform utility to create bootable USB drives or Live USBs, with a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks.

    Welcome screen
    57 alternatives
    3.5
    Good19 reviews
  16. Ghostty icon
     52 likes

    Cross-platform terminal emulator combining fast GPU acceleration, native UI, and modern features for interactive CLI environments, fully compliant.

    Ghostty screenshot 1
    57 alternatives
  17. Linux kernel icon
     315 likes

    The Linux kernel is the core component of the Linux operating system. It's responsible for managing the system's resources and facilitating communication between hardware and software. It was first created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and is open-source, allowing for...

    17 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent13 reviews
  18. Tabby icon
     117 likes

    Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

    Tabby screenshot 1
    105 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good21 reviews
  19. htop icon
     276 likes

    htop is an interactive process viewer for Linux. It is a text-mode application (for console or X terminals) and requires ncurses. htop is an interactive top replacement that runs in the terminal. The available columns are: PID, STATE, PPID, PGRP, SESSION, TTY_NR, TPGID, MINFLT...

    htop screenshot 1
    72 alternatives
  20. Xfce icon
     377 likes

    Xfce (pronounced as four individual letters) is a free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms, such as Linux, Solaris and BSD. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.

    Xfce 4.14
    29 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent14 reviews
  21. Kali Linux icon
     283 likes

    Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing, originally forked from Backtrack Linux by the Offensive Security team.

    Kali Linux screenshot 1
    22 alternatives
    3.7
    Good7 reviews
  22. Manjaro Linux icon
     330 likes

    Manjaro is a user-friendly Linux distribution based on the independently developed Arch operating system. Within the Linux community, Arch itself is renowned for being an exceptionally fast, powerful, and lightweight distribution that provides access to the very latest cutting...

    Manjaro 19.0 Kyria (Xfce)
    179 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good28 reviews
  23. DOSBox icon
     418 likes

    DOSBox is an emulator program which emulates an IBM PC compatible computer running a DOS operating system. Many IBM PC compatible graphics and sound cards are also emulated. This means that original DOS programs (including PC games) are provided with an environment in which they...

    • DOS Emulator
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    DOSBox screenshot 1
    15 alternatives