100 Best Free Linux Apps Hub

Desktop Environments & Window Managers (10)

• GNOME
  Modern, gesture-driven DE.
• KDE Plasma
  Feature-rich, customizable DE.
• XFCE
  Lightweight and fast.
• Cinnamon
  Traditional desktop feel.
• MATE
  Classic GNOME 2 fork.
• i3
  Tiling window manager.
• Sway
  Wayland i3-compatible.
• bspwm
  Minimal tiling WM.
• Awesome
  Highly configurable tiling WM.
• LXQt
  Lightweight Qt desktop.

Browsers & Web (10)

• Firefox
  Privacy-focused with extensions.
• Brave
  Ad-blocking built-in.
• LibreWolf
  Hardened privacy fork.
• Chromium
  Open-source Chrome base.
• Ungoogled Chromium
  No Google integration.
• Vivaldi
  Tab management powerhouse.
• Floorp
  Firefox with extra features.
• Mullvad Browser
  Anti-fingerprinting.
• Tor Browser
  Anonymous browsing.
• qutebrowser
  Keyboard-driven Vim-like browser.

Productivity & Office (12)

• LibreOffice
  Full office suite.
• ONLYOFFICE
  Modern alternative.
• Obsidian
  Markdown knowledge base.
• Joplin
  Open-source notes with sync.
• Logseq
  Outliner + knowledge graph.
• GNOME To Do
  Simple task manager.
• Super Productivity
  Time tracking + tasks.
• KOrganizer
  Calendar + tasks.
• Kalendar
  Modern KDE calendar.
• draw.io Desktop
  Diagramming tool.
• Freeplane
  Mind mapping.
• Zim
  Desktop wiki.

Media & Graphics (18)

• VLC
  Ultimate media player.
• mpv
  Minimal high-quality player.
• Celluloid
  GTK frontend for mpv.
• GIMP
  Photoshop alternative.
• Inkscape
  Vector graphics.
• Krita
  Digital painting.
• Blender
  3D suite.
• darktable
  RAW photo editor.
• RawTherapee
  Advanced RAW processing.
• Audacity
  Audio editor.
• Ardour
  Professional DAW.
• LMMS
  Music production.
• MuseScore
  Sheet music editor.
• OpenShot
  Video editor.
• Kdenlive
  Professional video editor.
• Shotcut
  Cross-platform editor.
• Olive
  Modern non-linear editor.
• HandBrake
  Video transcoder.

Development & Coding (15)

• VS Code
  Best code editor.
• VSCodium
  Telemetry-free VS Code.
• Neovim
  Modern Vim.
• Helix
  Modal editor with LSP.
• Geany
  Lightweight IDE.
• Git
  Version control.
• GitKraken (free tier)
  GUI client.
• Docker
  Containers.
• Podman
  Daemonless containers.
• Postman
  API testing.
• Insomnia
  REST client.
• DBeaver
  Database tool.
• GNOME Builder
  IDE for GNOME.
• KDevelop
  KDE IDE.
• Forgejo
  Self-hosted Git.

System Tools & Utilities (15)

• BleachBit
  System cleaner.
• Stacer
  System optimizer.
• GSmartControl
  HDD/SSD health.
• btop++
  Resource monitor.
• htop
  Interactive process viewer.
• bottom
  Modern system monitor.
• Rclone
  Cloud sync.
• Duplicati
  Encrypted backup.
• Timeshift
  System restore points.
• Ventoy
  Bootable USB tool.
• Balena Etcher
  USB imager.
• Magic Wormhole
  Secure file transfer.
• Syncthing
  P2P sync.
• KeePassXC
  Password manager.
• Bitwarden (via Flatpak)
  Open-source passwords.

Communication & Social (10)

• Signal Desktop
  Encrypted messaging.
• Telegram Desktop
  Fast messaging.
• Discord
  Voice & communities.
• Slack
  Team chat.
• Element
  Matrix client.
• Jitsi Desktop
  Video conferencing.
• Zoom
  Meetings.
• HexChat
  IRC client.
• Pidgin
  Multi-protocol IM.
• Rambox
  All messengers in one (free community).

Other Essentials (10)

• Flatpak
  Universal packaging.
• Snap
  Another universal format.
• AppImage
  Portable apps.
• Transmission
  Lightweight torrent client.
• qBittorrent
  Feature-rich torrent.
• Calibre
  eBook manager.
• Okular
  PDF viewer.
• Evince
  GNOME document viewer.
• Nextcloud Client
  Self-hosted cloud.
• Proton Mail Bridge
  Encrypted email.