The software I'll install on my laptop once I ditch macOS for Linux

Spoiler: I've switched to Linux for my main computer.

Paul
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  1. Operating system

  4. Utilities

  14. Internet

  19. Media

  20. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

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    To play videos and cast movies on my AndroidTV videoprojector. To replace IINA icon IINA and Airflow icon Airflow. Also worth mentioning: MPV icon MPV & Celluloid icon Celluloid.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1
    VLC Media Player screenshot 2
    +4
    VLC Media Player screenshot 3
  21. HandBrake icon

    HandBrake

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    For video conversion/transcoding. It's already what I'm using on macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
    HandBrake screenshot 1
    HandBrake screenshot 1
    HandBrake screenshot 2
  24. Gwenview icon

    Gwenview

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    As an image viewer to replace Preview icon Preview. Also worth mentioning: nomacs icon nomacs & qView icon qView also look interesting, so I'd have to take a look at it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    Gwenview screenshot 1
    Gwenview screenshot 1
    Gwenview screenshot 2

  25. Graphic design

  26. Figma icon

    Figma

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    For graphic design. It's already what I'm using on macOS. Also: Corel Vector icon Corel Vector & Akira icon Akira

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    ,
    ,
    Figma screenshot 2
    +4
    Figma screenshot 3

  32. Web development

  33. Kate icon

    Kate

     Like

    Code editor to replace TextMate icon TextMate.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Kate screenshot 1
    Kate screenshot 1
    Kate with an ATOM color scheme using some RegEx to find and replace.
  34. FileZilla icon

    FileZilla

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    FTP client to replace Transmit icon Transmit.

    I'm using Dolphin, since it can handle FTP/SFTP natively.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    • Haiku
    FileZilla screenshot 1
    FileZilla screenshot 1

  35. Gaming

    I'm not playing games on my Mac, so this would be new.

  36. Steam icon

    Steam

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    For gaming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • SteamOS
    Steam Store
    Steam Community
    Library
    +1
    Big Picture Mode
  38. 0 A.D. icon

    0 A.D.

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    A free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    0 A.D. screenshot 1
    0 A.D. screenshot 1
    0 A.D. screenshot 2
    +5
    0 A.D. screenshot 3

Comments

VM_
0

Yes, good list, here more software https://pkgs.org

markhu
0

Great list, but didn't specify what each one is equivalent to on the Mac. For me, finding Typora.io was a revelation since it is the closest to Bear Notes that I've found so far.

RemovedUser
3

Interesting list, mixing libre software with closed freemium.

Thanks for putting a light on Oni :)

If you prefer KDE integration:

  • Gparted has got a KDE fork, called KDE partition manager.
  • Qbittorrent > Transmission,
  • Kdenlive > DaVinci Resolve imo
  • Konsole if you like single terminal with a nice looking translucent blur (i use terminator or Tmux to get split terminals though)
  • Dolphin > Thunar on KDE w/ ffmpegthumbnails previews
  • KDE widgets for note taking if you like have them hanging on desktop
  • to edit image, try Krita it's very intuitive, lighter, nice looking and very powerful.

For mail, there's also Kontact which can does what thunderbird does and more (cal, contacts), in a KDE integrated style. For screenshots Spectacle is integrated with KDE, it's got timing options. Although flameshot is great to edit on the fly, you can edit with a almost-light editor like Krita.

And if you're not into Firefox (waterfox being outdated), try https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium instead of Google Chromium (which is bloated with spyware).

Cheers

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