Debian Elementary XFCE: Best Apps for a balanced system

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  1. Desktop

  2. Debian icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Debian 9 gnome.
    Debian screenshot 1
    Debian screenshot 2
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    Debian screenshot 3
  3. Xfce icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Xfce 4.14
    Xfce screenshot 1
    Xfce screenshot 2
  4. Plank icon
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    Plank is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet. The goal is to provide just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more. It is, however, a library which can be extended to create other dock programs with more advanced features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Plank screenshot 1
    Plank screenshot 1
  5. Compton icon
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    Compton is a compositor for X, and a fork of xcompmgr-dana.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    A lightweight display manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    LightDM screenshot 1
    LightDM screenshot 1
  7. Most Basic Applications

  8. Thunar icon
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    Thunar is a modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy-to-use. Its user interface is clean, intuitive, and customizable. Thunar is fast and responsive with a good start up time and directory load time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
    Thunar screenshot 1
    Thunar screenshot 1
    Thunar screenshot 2
  9. Xfce Terminal is a lightweight and easy to use terminal emulator application with many advanced features including drop down, tabs, unlimited scrolling, full colors, fonts, transparent backgrounds, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    default view
    multiple tabs
    preferences
  10. Mousepad icon
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    A simple text editor for the Xfce desktop environment. Mousepad aims to be an easy-to-use and fast editor for quickly editing text files, not a development environment or an editor with a huge bunch of plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Xfce
    Mousepad screenshot 1
    Mousepad screenshot 1
  11. Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release is a community-led project that allows organizations to benefit from the speed, flexibility and security of Firefox while getting the support they need.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Firefox ESR screenshot 1
  12. Ristretto icon
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    The Ristretto Image Viewer is an application that can be used to view, and scroll through images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    • Flathub
    Ristretto screenshot 1
    Ristretto screenshot 1
    Ristretto screenshot 2
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    Ristretto screenshot 3
  13. Evince icon
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    Evince (or GNOME Document Viewer) is a document viewer for multiple document formats: PDF, Postscript, djvu, tiff, dvi, XPS, SyncTex support with gedit, comics books (cbr,cbz,cb7 and cbt) and others. See Supported Document Formats for details.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Evince screenshot 1
    Evince screenshot 1
    Evince screenshot 2
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    Evince screenshot 3
  14. Parole icon
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    Parole is a media player for the Xfce desktop environment, written using the GStreamer framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Parole screenshot 1
    Parole screenshot 1
  15. Audacious icon
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    Free, open-source audio player for Unix-like systems offering high audio quality, support for multiple codecs, Internet radio, plugins, and customizable interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    Audacious screenshot 1
  16. galculator is a GTK 2 / GTK 3 based calculator with ordinary notation/reverse Polish notation (RPN), a formula entry mode, different number bases (DEC, HEX, OCT, BIN) and different units of angular measure (DEG, RAD, GRAD).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    galculator screenshot 1
  17. Transmission has the features you expect in a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web-based interface, peer exchange, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, web seed support, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Cloudron
    • Xfce
    Transmission Windows
    Transmission Mac
    Transmission GTK+
    +3
    Transmission Qt
  18. Catfish icon
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    Catfish is a handy file searching tool for Linux and Unix. The interface is intentionally lightweight and simple, using only GTK+3. You can configure it to your needs by using several command line options.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK
    • Xfce
    Catfish screenshot 1
    Catfish screenshot 1
  19. Generally Useful Applications

  20. Geary icon
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    Geary is an email application built around conversations, for the GNOME 3 desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    Main window
  21. AbiWord icon
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    AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • GTK
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    AbiWord on Linux
    https://www.cjoint.com/doc/19_05/IECnzdLwuBN_APPRENTISSAGE-DE-L-%C3%89DUCATION.doc
    AbiWord as a simple Rich Text editor
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    AbiWord screenshot 3
  22. Gnumeric icon
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    The Gnumeric spreadsheet is part of the GNOME desktop environment: a project to create a free, user friendly desktop environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • AmigaOS
    • GNOME
    • Flathub
    Gnumeric Splash
    Gnumeric screenshot 1
    Gnumeric screenshot 2
  23. GNOME Calendar is a simple and beautiful calendar application designed to perfectly fit the GNOME desktop. By reusing the components which the GNOME desktop is build on, Calendar nicely integrates with the GNOME ecosystem.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    GNOME Calendar screenshot 1
    GNOME Calendar screenshot 1
    GNOME Calendar screenshot 2
    +5
    GNOME Calendar screenshot 3
  24. Cheese icon
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    Cheese uses your webcam to take photos and videos, applies fancy special effects and lets you share the fun with others. It was written as part of Googles 2007 Summer of Code lead by Daniel G. Siegel and mentored by Raphaël Slinckx.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    Main window
    Cheesy Effects
    Cheese screenshot 2
  25. ghostwriter is a feature-rich text editor using Markdown syntax which makes it suitable for note-taking, document redaction, simple HTML website creation and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    ghostwriter screenshot 1
    ghostwriter screenshot 1
    ghostwriter screenshot 2
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    ghostwriter screenshot 3
  26. Shotwell icon
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    Shotwell is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
    Shotwell screenshot 1
    Shotwell screenshot 1
    Shotwell screenshot 2
    +2
    Shotwell screenshot 3
  27. KeePassXC icon
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    KeePassXC is a modern, secure, and open-source password manager that stores and manages your most sensitive information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Welcome Screen
    Unlock Database
    New Database Wizard
    +13
    New Database Wizard
  28. TimeShift icon
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    TimeShift for Linux is an application that provides functionality similar to the System Restore feature in Windows and Time Machine tool in Mac OS. TimeShift protects your system by taking incremental snapshots of file system at regular intervals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    TimeShift screenshot 1
    TimeShift screenshot 1
    TimeShift screenshot 2
    +3
    TimeShift screenshot 3
  29. This program allows you to search different kinds of dictionary services for words or phrases and shows you the result. Currently you can query a Dict server(RFC 2229), any online dictionary service by opening a web browser or search for words using the aspell/ispell program.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Xfce4 Dictionary screenshot 1
    Xfce4 Dictionary screenshot 1
    Xfce4 Dictionary screenshot 2
  30. A simple and elegant clock application. It includes world clocks, alarms, a stopwatch and a timer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    GNOME Clocks screenshot 1
    GNOME Clocks screenshot 1
    GNOME Clocks screenshot 2
    +2
    GNOME Clocks screenshot 3
  31. Meld icon
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    Open-source tool for dynamic file and folder comparisions, syntax highlighting, offline functionality, and version control integration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • GTK
    File comparison
    Folder comparison
    Version control
    +5
    Folder comparsion
  32. This application allows you to capture the entire screen, the active window or a selected region. You can set the delay that elapses before the screenshot is taken and the action that will be done with the screenshot: save it to a PNG file, copy it to the clipboard, open it...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Xfce4-Screenshooter screenshot 1
  33. Recommended System and Settings Tools

  34. MenuLibre icon
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    An advanced menu editor that provides modern features in a clean, easy-to-use interface. All without GNOME dependencies, so even lightweight systems can benefit from the sanity that MenuLibre offers. MenuLibre is your one-stop shop for menus in Linux, whether you use Gnome...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    MenuLibre screenshot 1
    MenuLibre screenshot 1
    MenuLibre screenshot 2
    +2
    MenuLibre screenshot 3
  35. Seahorse icon
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    Seahorse is a GNOME application for managing encryption keys and passwords in the GNOME Keyring.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GnuPG
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Seahorse screenshot 1
  36. Synaptic icon
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    Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    Synaptic screenshot 1
    Synaptic screenshot 1
    Synaptic screenshot 2
    +1
    Synaptic screenshot 3
  37. Graphical GNOME application that analyzes disk usage with detailed graphical representation, supporting scans of both local and remote directories.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
    • Homebrew
    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer screenshot 1
    Baobab on Xubuntu
    Full scan, rings chart
    +1
    Full scan, treemap chart
  38. BleachBit icon
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    Erase unnecessary files like cache and cookies, maintain privacy, and optimize disk space on Linux and Windows. Supports various applications and uses.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Blackberry
    • PortableApps.com
    BleachBit 1.9.3 on Windows 10 showing Firefox preview
    BleachBit 1.9.3 on Windows 10 showing the Preferences dialog
    BleachBit 0.8.2 on Ubuntu 10.10 (Kurdish translation)
  39. Blueman icon
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    Bluetooth manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    blueman device manager
    blueman-applet and plugins window
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