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Like this appThe 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...
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Distributions:
Like this appFedora 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.
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Like this appopenSUSE is a free and Linux-based operating system for your PC, Laptop or Server.
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Like this appLinux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people. The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use. Latest: Wilma (22).
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Like this appNixOS is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In existing distributions, actions such as upgrades are dangerous: upgrading a package can cause other packages to break, upgrading an entire system is much less...
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Self-Hosted
Like this appLaunched with the code-name Project Lenix, AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven project that intends to fill the gap left by the demise of the CentOS stable release. AlmaLinux OS is a 1:1 binary compatible fork of RHEL® 8 and it is built by the creators of the...
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Like this appVanilla OS is an operating system built with simplicity in mind. It's fast, lightweight, beautiful and ready for all your daily tasks.
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Like this appRaspberry Pi OS (previously called Raspbian) is the Foundation’s official supported operating system. You can install it with NOOBS or download the image below and follow our installation guide.
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Raspberry Pi
Like this apppostmarketOS extends the free and open source operating system Alpine Linux to run on smartphones and other mobile devices. Alpine is a security-oriented, light-weight Linux distribution based on musl libc and BusyBox.
- Mobile OS
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Linux Mobile
Desktop environments, window managers and compositors:
Make your system beautiful and modern or fast and simple.
Like this appGNOME 3 has been designed from the ground up to help you have the best possible computing experience. Learn about what it has to offer.
- Desktop Environment
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
Like this appXfce (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.
- Desktop Environment
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
Like this appawesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license.
- Window Manager
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
ISO creators:
Like this appbalenaEtcher is a free and open-source image burner with support for Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux. It makes USB and SD card image burning as simple and fast as possible.
- Bootable USB Creator
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Like this appSmall Program for Android, which burns isos.
- Bootable USB Creator
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
Windows compatibility:
Run your favorite Windows software.
Like this appWine is a free, open source application for running Windows software on operating systems that are normally not supported. With Wine, you can install and run these applications just like you would in Windows.
- Compatibility Layer Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- Flathub
Like this appProton is a tool for use with the Steam client which allows games which are exclusive to Windows to run on Linux kernel operating system. It uses Wine to facilitate this.
- Compatibility Layer Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Steam
Like this appBottles is an application designed for elementary OS (but works on all GNU/Linux distributions), which helps in managing wineprefix.
- Compatibility Layer Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Flathub
Like this appA simple GNOME application to access virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner.
- Virtualization Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- GNOME
Like this appQEMU (short for "Quick EMUlator") is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor that performs hardware virtualization.
- Virtualization Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Gaming:
Like this appAn online game marketplace and community. Also an app which manages downloading and updating of games acquired through the website.
- Game Store
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Epic Games Store
Like this appSteam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation.
- Game Store
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Flathub
- SteamOS
Like this appLutris is an open source gaming platform for GNU/Linux. It allows you to gather and manage (install, configure and launch) all your games acquired from any source, in a single interface.
- Game Library Manager
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Online
- Flathub
Like this appHeroic is an Open Source Game Launcher for Linux, Windows and macOS (10.15+, won't work properly on High sierra and older versions). Right now it supports launching games from the .
- Game Store
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Flathub
Like this appA Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more. Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/Gj5YmBb - flightlessmango/MangoHud
- System Information Utility
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Proton
- Like this app
A Vulkan post processing layer. Currently, the only effects are:
Contrast Adaptive Sharpening Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing Enhanced Subpixel Morphological Anti-Aliasing Deband/Dithering.
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Internet:
Browse internet, chat with friends or torrent some games online.
Like this appA free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite. Firefox is highly extensible, with thousands of third-party add-ons available.
- Web Browser
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- BSD
- iPad
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- Flatpak
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
- Gecko
Like this appGNOME Web is the web browser for the GNOME desktop, based on the popular WebKit engine. It offers a simple, clean, beautiful view of the Web featuring first-class GNOME desktop integration. Its code name is Epiphany.
- Web Browser
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
- Linux Mobile
- Flathub
- GNOME
Like this appEnhance privacy with a secure, portable browser that hides your IP and encrypts connections on multiple platforms, maintaining anonymity.
- Web Browser
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- OpenBSD
Like this appGeary is an email application built around conversations, for the GNOME 3 desktop.
- Email Client
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- GNOME
- Flatpak
Like this appFeeds is a desktop RSS reader for Linux. It doesn’t integrate or sync with a cloud-based service, but you can import a list of feeds via an .opml file.
- RSS Reader
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Flathub
Like this appFractal is a Matrix messaging app for GNOME written in Rust. Its interface is optimized for collaboration in large groups, such as free software projects.
- Group Chat App
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
- Flatpak
Like this appRevolt is a user-first, privacy focused chat platform.
- Group Chat App
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Rust
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- GitHub
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android Tablet
Like this appTransmission 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.
- Torrent Client
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- Cloudron
- Xfce
Utilities:
Like this appOfficial text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.
- Text Editor
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- GNOME
- OpenSolaris
- Flathub
Like this appFree and open-source office suite with advanced word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, vector graphics, math formula editor, and database tools.
- Word Processor
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- F-Droid
- Flatpak
Like this appA simple and modern eBook viewer for Linux desktops.
- Ebook Reader
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
Like this appBleachBit deletes unnecessary files to free valuable disk space, maintain privacy, and remove junk.
- System Cleaner
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Blackberry
- PortableApps.com
Like this appCPU-X is a free software that gathers information on CPU, motherboard and more.
- System Information Utility
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
Like this appPiper is a graphical user interface to configure gaming mice. Configuration options include changing the resolution (DPI) of the mouse, adding and removing profiles, setting LED colors and changing button behaviors.
- Key Mapping Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Flatpak
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