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  • Mozilla Firefox

    Mozilla Firefox (known simply as Firefox) is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite.
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  • VLC Media Player

    VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.
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    • Lightweight
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  • GIMP

    GIMP is a free program for such photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Essentially it's the closest thing to Photoshop you can get for free.
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    • Layer manipulation
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    • DRM Free
    • Cross-platform
    • Edit photo
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  • LibreOffice

    LibreOffice is a powerful office suite – its clean interface and feature-rich tools help you unleash your creativity and enhance your productivity.
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    • Compatible with Microsoft Office
    • Ad-free
    • Works Offline
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    • Community based
  • qBittorrent

    Lightweight and open source torrent client that runs on all major platforms.
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    • Haiku
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    • Download torrents
    • Integrated Search
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  • Thunderbird

    Free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!.
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  • VirtualBox

    VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
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    • Open VMDK files
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  • Inkscape

    Inkscape is a professional vector graphics editor for Linux, Windows and macOS. It's free and open source.
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  • Signal

    Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in real time with all your friends at once, and share media or attachments...
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  • Audacity

    Audacity is a free, open source, and cross-platform audio and music editor.
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    • LAME
    • Audio Editing
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  • Krita

    Professional, free, and open-source raster graphics editor with advanced digital painting and sketching tools and workflow features.
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    • Digital Drawing
    • Blending brushes
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  • HandBrake

    Convert videos to formats that work on your mobile phone, tablet, TV media player, game console, computer, or web browser.
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    • Xfce
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    • Scriptable
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  • Nextcloud

    A safe home for all your data – Access & share your files, calendars, contacts, mail & more from any device, on your terms.
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  • OBS Studio

    Full-featured screen recording and live streaming software for Mac, Windows and Linux.
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    • Capture Video
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  • Tor

    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, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security.
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    • Anonymity
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    • Surf Anonymously
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    • Built-in VPN
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    • Debian package compatible
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