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

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 - Matrix client written in Qt.

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