{"id":6634,"date":"2024-01-04T09:40:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T09:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/?p=6634"},"modified":"2024-01-04T15:17:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T15:17:15","slug":"best-free-linux-apps-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 16 Best and Free Linux Apps To Have in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6635\" src=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Best-Linux-Software-that-is-recommended.jpg\" alt=\"Top 16 Best and Free Linux Apps To Have\" width=\"642\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Best-Linux-Software-that-is-recommended.jpg 625w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Best-Linux-Software-that-is-recommended-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Best-Linux-Software-that-is-recommended-150x60.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>People usually assume that Linux is something quite difficult and confusing especially those who wish to shift towards it and are newbies. But, the story is quite different as like others you can enjoy the freedom of using the <strong>best Linux software<\/strong> which comes in free. Follow through to learn about <strong>16 different apps that are highly useful, open source and also work as great alternatives to major paid versions!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The software however is subjective and dependent upon the needs of the user.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#16_Best_Linux_Apps_that_are_useful_and_are_great_open-source_alternatives\" title=\"16 Best Linux Apps that are useful and are great open-source alternatives\">16 Best Linux Apps that are useful and are great open-source alternatives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#LibreOffice_Draw_%E2%80%93_Edit_PDFs_on_the_fly\" title=\"LibreOffice Draw &#8211; Edit PDFs on the fly\">LibreOffice Draw &#8211; Edit PDFs on the fly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#GParted_Partition_Manager\" title=\"GParted Partition Manager\">GParted Partition Manager<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#Kazam_for_Screen_Recording\" title=\"Kazam for Screen Recording\">Kazam for Screen Recording<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#TexMaker_for_LaTex_Editing\" title=\"TexMaker for LaTex Editing\">TexMaker for LaTex Editing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#FileZilla_for_FTP_access\" title=\"FileZilla for FTP access\">FileZilla for FTP access<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#Transmission_for_Torrents\" title=\"Transmission for Torrents\">Transmission for Torrents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#Bacula_for_backups\" title=\"Bacula for backups\">Bacula for backups<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#Atom_for_editing_code\" title=\"Atom for editing code\">Atom for editing code<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#Terminal_Editor\" title=\"Terminal Editor\">Terminal Editor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#OpenShot\" title=\"OpenShot\">OpenShot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#VLC_Media_Player\" title=\"VLC Media Player\">VLC Media Player<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#Thunderbird_for_Emails\" title=\"Thunderbird for Emails\">Thunderbird for Emails<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#LibreOffice\" title=\"LibreOffice\">LibreOffice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#KeePass_to_remember_your_credentials\" title=\"KeePass to remember your credentials\">KeePass to remember your credentials<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#GIMP_to_edit_photos\" title=\"GIMP to edit photos\">GIMP to edit photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#Bonus_Pick_Simplenote\" title=\"Bonus Pick: Simplenote\">Bonus Pick: Simplenote<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-apps-collection\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16_Best_Linux_Apps_that_are_useful_and_are_great_open-source_alternatives\"><\/span><strong>16 Best Linux Apps that are useful and are great open-source alternatives<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LibreOffice_Draw_%E2%80%93_Edit_PDFs_on_the_fly\"><\/span><strong>LibreOffice Draw &#8211; Edit PDFs on the fly<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6637 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PDF-Editor.jpg\" alt=\"PDF Editor\" width=\"839\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PDF-Editor.jpg 839w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PDF-Editor-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PDF-Editor-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PDF-Editor-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PDF-Editor-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PDF-Editor-745x420.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is used to email, share and even print different documents. It provides support to many operating systems including Windows, macOS, Android and many others. For every OS you shall find great options to select the best Linux PDF editor.<\/p>\n<p>LibreOffice Draw is one that can be seen in all the <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/top-5-most-stable-linux-distros\/\">major Linux distros<\/a> as it comes pre-installed. It comes free and is open-source. Another one is Master PDF Editor which is rich in features and tools required for editing PDF files, but keep in mind that it is neither free nor open-source. There are the same equivalents of <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/7-best-free-pdf-editors-for-windows-10-download\/\">PDF apps available for Windows<\/a> too, and the UI looks exactly the same.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GParted_Partition_Manager\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gparted.org\/\"><strong>GParted Partition Manager<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are a newbie and looking for the best partition manager then don\u2019t worry as the GUI-based Gparted is the best for you if you are not comfortable with a text-based partition manager. It comes free and is open-source allowing users to perform all the major tasks of disk partitioning.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kazam_for_Screen_Recording\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/hzbd\/kazam\"><strong>Kazam for Screen Recording<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kazam-Screen-Recorder.jpg\" alt=\"Kazam Screen Recorder\" width=\"667\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kazam-Screen-Recorder.jpg 667w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kazam-Screen-Recorder-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kazam-Screen-Recorder-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kazam-Screen-Recorder-597x420.jpg 597w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kazam-Screen-Recorder-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today an important task that helps users a lot in different activities such as making tutorials of any video, making a presentation, compiling a how-to tutorial, software review, or even playing your favorite games is Screencasting.<\/p>\n<p>Today people are filling up their pockets with a good amount of money from social media platforms like Facebook, Youtube and other video-hosting websites by making helpful guides.<\/p>\n<p>This is a lightweight screen recorder which is designed for desktops. Moreover, it is a straightforward yet nifty tool for screencasting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO CHECK:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-linux-screen-recorders-download\/\">16 Free Screen Recorders for Ubuntu.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TexMaker_for_LaTex_Editing\"><\/span><strong>TexMaker for LaTex Editing<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to Linux then Latex is seemed to be a standard markup language. With its help, we can edit documents. Talking about TexMaker then this is a great editor present in the market with a friendly interface. We have a <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/latex-editor-for-windows-11-linux\/\">list of 9 LaTex editors<\/a> that you can choose for Linux which also includes other free picks.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these can be easily found in the market making it difficult to select one for both advanced users and beginners.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FileZilla_for_FTP_access\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/\"><strong>FileZilla for FTP access<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6639 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FileZilla-FTP-App.jpg\" alt=\"FileZilla FTP App\" width=\"830\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FileZilla-FTP-App.jpg 830w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FileZilla-FTP-App-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FileZilla-FTP-App-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FileZilla-FTP-App-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FileZilla-FTP-App-696x511.jpg 696w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FileZilla-FTP-App-572x420.jpg 572w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FileZilla-FTP-App-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>FTP which stands for File Transfer Protocol is quite an efficient way to transfer files over TCP-based systems such as the Internet. With the help of this, we can also move files off the system from one host or system to the other without any issues.<\/p>\n<p>FileZilla it tops the list of the best FTP clients, it is the most secured and supports different platforms including Linux, Unix, Windows, and macOS. Moreover, it is a reliable yet fast FTP, FTPS and SFTP client.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Pick:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-free-open-source-firewall\/\">9 Open Source Linux-based Firewalls to install for extra security.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Transmission_for_Torrents\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transmissionbt.com\/\"><strong>Transmission for Torrents<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want something free, open-source and with minimum configuration, don\u2019t worry; you have dropped at the right place. It supports cross-platform systems like Linux, Windows, Mac, and Unix.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these are present in the market, so it becomes quite difficult to select one.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bacula_for_backups\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bacula.org\/\"><strong>Bacula for backups<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6641 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bacula-Backups.jpg\" alt=\"Bacula Backup\" width=\"833\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bacula-Backups.jpg 833w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bacula-Backups-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bacula-Backups-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bacula-Backups-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bacula-Backups-696x448.jpg 696w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bacula-Backups-653x420.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To recover ourselves from different situations which arise up without any expectations such as human errors, corruption of file systems, or even Disk failure or RAID we need to have a good backup plan.<\/p>\n<p>Bacula which is open-source is designed to work in different networks. This is an automated task that does not need any intervention from the system administrator or the computer operator.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Atom_for_editing_code\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/atom.io\/\"><strong>Atom for editing code<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One fun thing in the tech world is coding, we can build a great application for our OS to learn how to code. To be a developer, you must know how to program or code in different apps.<\/p>\n<p>If we talk about atom then this is a Linux code Editor which is smart and trendy and the best thing is that it can be customized easily and approached as well.<\/p>\n<p>Many code, text and HTML editors are available in the market for coding capability easy and quick. Some alternatives are <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/neovim-vs-vim-compared\/\">Neovim and Vim<\/a> but they are more terminal-based and not as friendly in the design as Atom when compared visually.<\/p>\n<p>To make a new software in Linux many code editors are available in the market and can make the user an expert code developer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Terminal_Editor\"><\/span><strong>Terminal Editor<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is great for the Linux Gnome desktop environment. It is practical and rich in features which prioritizes it over others on the list. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-gnome-desktop-extensions-ubuntu\/\">utilize Gnome extensions<\/a> to make the GUI more friendly with shortcuts and toggles.<\/p>\n<p>Users mostly get satisfied with the terminal emulator which comes at default in their Linux distro but you have the option to settle with others as well.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OpenShot\"><\/span><strong>OpenShot<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6642 \" src=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Openshot-Video-Editor.jpg\" alt=\"Openshot Video Editor\" width=\"675\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Openshot-Video-Editor.jpg 830w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Openshot-Video-Editor-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Openshot-Video-Editor-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Openshot-Video-Editor-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Openshot-Video-Editor-696x488.jpg 696w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Openshot-Video-Editor-599x420.jpg 599w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Openshot-Video-Editor-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are into editing, this can be performed quite easily on Linux if you find the best editing software. Many of these are available in the market, and you can use them to customize or edit any type of media file.<\/p>\n<p>One is an open-shot video editor present on Ubuntu that works great in other Linux distributions.<\/p>\n<p>This can be installed easily on different distros. It can be installed either from the software center or by using the following command<\/p>\n<pre><code>Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers\/ppa\r\n\r\nSudo apt update\r\n\r\nSudo apt install open-shot-qt\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VLC_Media_Player\"><\/span><strong>VLC Media Player<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We are all aware of Video players but for those who do not know, this is quite popular Linux app. It is open-source and provides support to mostly all the kinds of media files present. It supports network shares which include downloading subtitles, browsing, video play-lists, pop-up videos and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Many players can be seen in the market but you need to find the one that offers additional features of playing any video. If you fancy dark mode, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/enable-vlc-dark-mode-linux-windows\/\">enable it in VLC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO CHECK:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-vlc-media-player-skins\/\">Top 14 Beautiful and Elegant VLC Skins and Themes.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thunderbird_for_Emails\"><\/span><strong>Thunderbird for Emails<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We all know about the Mozilla Foundation and its Firefox browser but for those who do not know, this is quite a fast and patron of open-source software.<\/p>\n<p>One which comes from the same development house is Thunderbird which is again open-source and fast. This is more of a cross-platform, a modern webmail technology for using email services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO CHECK:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-linux-os-for-android-devices\/\">Top 6 Linux OS to install on your Android Phone.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LibreOffice\"><\/span><strong>LibreOffice<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is quite a popular yet well-known office suite in the market. The best thing is that it comes for free. Though it has discontinued the Office suite Apache OpenOffice still has a lot of popularity. This comes with any defaults for various Linux environments. It is highly recommended instead of using <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/ms-office-2019-download-full-version\/\">Microsoft Office.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"KeePass_to_remember_your_credentials\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/keepass.info\/\"><strong>KeePass to remember your credentials<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have set different passcodes on different sites then it becomes difficult to remember each and every one, this is where it comes in handy.<\/p>\n<p>The KeePassXC is a password manager that is designed for users of Linux and is able to fulfill all the needs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GIMP_to_edit_photos\"><\/span><strong>GIMP to edit photos<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6643 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gimp-photo-editor.jpg\" alt=\"Gimp Photo Editor\" width=\"834\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gimp-photo-editor.jpg 834w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gimp-photo-editor-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gimp-photo-editor-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gimp-photo-editor-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gimp-photo-editor-696x413.jpg 696w, https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gimp-photo-editor-708x420.jpg 708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just like Photoshop, this is another photo editing software that comes free. It supports different systems including Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and many others.<\/p>\n<p>Use this multi-platform supported software to complete all your tasks.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bonus_Pick_Simplenote\"><\/span><strong>Bonus Pick: Simplenote<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is the best application in real-time and provides users with all the basic yet professional features.<\/p>\n<p>Of the top grade, the note-taking application is Evernote, designed for the dominant operating systems. However, it does not have an official Linux client.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO CHECK:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/best-note-taking-apps-for-windows-10-with-stylus\/\">10 Worthy Sticky Notes Alternatives for Windows 11.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Having just the OS installed itself is not helpful. Apps are what make it complete. We have curated a vast list of the <strong>16 best apps for Linux that are free to install.<\/strong> You can use this on any Distro including Ubuntu, Kali and even CentOS. The category varies from media players like VLC, and backups to word-processing software like <a href=\"https:\/\/dekisoft.com\/ms-office-2019-download-full-version\/\">Microsoft Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People usually assume that Linux is something quite difficult and confusing especially those who wish to shift towards it and are newbies. But, the story is quite different as like others you can enjoy the freedom of using the best Linux software which comes in free. 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