List of Free Softwares in Desktop

This is the basic list of Free Software available in a GNU/Linux Distribution.


 * Complete Gnome App List from GNOME Website
 * Complete KDE App List from KDE Website

Basic Text Editor

 * Gedit - This is the editor comes with GNOME. It can be configured as a programmers editor using plugins
 * Kate - This is the editor comes with KDE. It is basicaly provide an editor framework for multiple editors
 * KWrite - Basic text editor with KDE. This editor uses Kate Framework.
 * Leafpad - Light weight text editor.

Image Viewers

 * Image Viewer aka The GNOME image viewer (Eye of Gnome). - this is the image viewer comes with GNOME. Website
 * Gwenview - Image viewer comes with KDE.
 * Shotwell - Features rich image viewer which allows basic photo editing.
 * gThumb - Image viewer and editor. Website

Web Browsers

 * Firefox - The default web browser for most GNU/Linux Distros. website
 * Web aka Gnome web - A Web browser from GNOME team based on Webkit. website
 * Midori - Light weight web browser. website
 * Chromium - Open Source project by google.

Video Players

 * VLC - The complete video player for Linux. Can handle almost all video formats.
 * SMplayer - A GUI for Mplayer
 * Videos - Gnome Video player
 * MPV Media Player - Media player using MPV framework
 * Parole - A Light weight media player from XFCE.

Music Players

 * Elisa - Music Player for KDE
 * Rhythmbox - Music Player for Gnome
 * Audacious - A minimalistic music player
 * Lollypop - Music Album manager and player

Office Software

 * Libreoffice - Fork of Open Office. Complete Office package. Text Editor, Spread Sheet Editor, Presentation Maker, Database Editor, Drawing, Math Formula Editor etc.
 * Onlyoffice - free software office suite developed by Ascensio System SIA, a company headquartered in Riga, Latvia.
 * Calligra - Office suite from KDE
 * Abiword - Wordprocessing Software
 * Gnumeric - Spreadsheet processing software

Document Viewers

 * Evince - Document viewer for gnome. Website
 * Okular - Document viewer from KDE
 * Foliate - A simple and modern eBook viewer
 * Calibre - Advanced ebook reader.
 * GNOME Books - Gnome based Book Manager and reader.

File Manager

 * Nautilus aka files - Filemanager from Gnome
 * Dolphin aka files - Filemanager from KDE
 * Thunar - File Manager from XFCE
 * PCMan File Manager - File manager from LXDE
 * XFE - Light weight fast file manager

Download Managers

 * Gwget
 * Kget
 * Transmission

Torrent Clients

 * Qbittorrent
 * Transmission

Screen Shot tools

 * Flameshot
 * Spectacle

Screen Recorder and Webcam

 * Peek - Screen recorder produce gif files. Website
 * Simple Screen Recorder
 * Cheese - Webcam player for GNOME
 * Kamoso - Webcam player for KDE

Note Taking App

 * Gnote - Gnome Note Taking App
 * KNotes - KDE Note Taking App
 * Notes - Gnome Note App
 * Zim - Desktop Wiki

Email App

 * Thunderbird
 * Evolution
 * Geary
 * KMail - Mail client for KDE

Communication Softwares

 * Element - Matrix Client with end to end encryption
 * Nheko - Client for Closed source Telegram Server

Mobile Remote Control

 * KDE Connect - Connect from Android Phone in KDE
 * GSConnect - Connect from Android Phone in Gnome
 * KORE - Remote Control for Kodi.

Calendar

 * Calendar - Gnome Calendar App
 * Planner - Calendar App

RSS Reader

 * Feeds - Gnome Feed Reader App
 * Liferea - Rss Reader
 * Akregrator - Rss Reader from KDE
 * NewsFlash - Rss Reader for Gnome
 * FeedReader - RSS Reader

Terminal Emulator

 * Gnome Terminal - Terminal app for Gnome
 * Konsole - Terminal app for KDE
 * Tilix - Tiling terminal app

Photo Editors

 * Darktable - RAW Image editor and photo cleaner.
 * Rawtherapee - RAW Image editor.
 * GIMP - Advanced Photo and Image editor
 * Krita - Photo Editor and Digital Painting software

Vector Graphics Editors

 * Inkscape
 * Karbon
 * Libreoffice Draw

Video Editor

 * KDENlive
 * Flowblade

Audio Editors

 * Audacity
 * Hydrogen

DTP Software

 * Scribus

3D

 * Blender

2D Animation

 * Synfig Studio
 * Blender
 * OpenToonz

VFX

 * Blender
 * Natron

Text Editor

 * Geany
 * Atom
 * Codelite
 * KomodoEdit
 * Gnome Builder

IDE

 * Emacs - Spacemacs
 * QT Creator
 * Kdevelop
 * Neovim