Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
---|---|---|---|
ARandR | Simple visual front end for XRandR. Relative monitor positions are shown graphically & can be changed in a drag-&-drop way. | Linux | ✓ |
Caffeine | Keeps your computer awake. | Linux | ✓ |
Caps Lock Indicator | Indicates the state of the num lock, caps lock & scroll lock key. | Windows | ✓ |
CSSLoader | Inject custom styles into Steam's interfaces. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
CursorCommander | For simple applying & sharing of cursors. | Windows | ✓ |
Damask | Automatically set wallpaper images by selecting images from a variety of sources. | Linux | ✓ |
Dark Reader for Safari | Dark mode for every website. | iOS | ✗ |
ExplorerBlurMica | Add background Blur effect or Acrylic effect to explorer. | Windows | ✓ |
f.lux | Makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night & like sunlight during the day. | Windows | ✓ |
Librarian | Windows Libraries manager. | Windows | ✓ |
lolcat | Turns terminal text color to rainbow. | Linux | ✓ |
Ly | Lightweight display manager with console UI. | Linux | ✓ |
Mica For Everyone | Enable backdrop effects on the title bars of Win32 apps on Windows 11. | Windows | ✓ |
MonitorES | Monitor energy saving app. | Windows | ✓ |
MultiMonitorTool | View & modify the settings of your monitor (brightness, contrast, sharpness, input source, & more...). | Windows | ✓ |
ObjectDock | An animated dock for Windows that enables you to quickly access and launch your favorite applications, files & shortcuts. | Windows | ✗ |
Rainmeter | Display customizable skins on your desktop, from hardware usage meters to fully functional audio visualizers. | Windows | ✓ |
Redshift | Adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
RetroBar | Replaces the modern Windows taskbar with the classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, or Vista style. | Windows | ✓ |
Seelen UI | Fully customizable desktop environment. | Windows | ✓ |
SFP | Apply skins to the modern Steam client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
SGDBoop | Automatically applies assets from SteamGridDB directly to your Steam library. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Spicetify | Customize the official Spotify client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
StartAllBack | Customize Windows UI & enhances dark mode. | Windows | ✗ |
Theme Switcher | Change the theme from command prompt. | Windows | ✓ |
TopNotify | Customize notifications. | Windows | ✓ |
Twinkle Tray | Manage the brightness levels of multiple monitors. | Windows | ✓ |
WinCaffeine | Prevents screensaver & suspending. | Windows | ✓ |
Windows Auto Dark Mode | Automatically switches between dark & light theme. | Windows | ✓ |
WinLaunch | macOS launchpad for Windows. | Windows | ✓ |
xfce4-kbdleds-plugin | XFCE panel plugin to display keyboard status. | Linux | ✓ |
XScreenSaver | Screensavers for X11. | Linux | ✓ |
YASB | A highly configurable status bar written in Python. | Windows | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
---|---|---|---|
Ableton Live | A commercial digital audio workstation. | Windows | ✗ |
Amarok | Feature-rich music player & collection manager. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Amberol | Simple sound & music player, aspires to be as small, unintrusive, & simple as possible. | Linux | ✓ |
Ardour | Open source digital audio workstation. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Audacity | For audio editing & recording. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Audio Sharing | Share your current computer audio playback in the form of an RTSP stream. This stream can then be played back by other devices, e.g. VLC. | Linux | ✓ |
AudioTube | Search YouTube Music, list albums & artists, play automatically generated playlists, albums & allows to put your own playlist together. | Linux | ✓ |
Audition | Commercial audio recording & editing software. | Windows | ✗ |
AudMeS | Measure audio using the sound card. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Bespoke | A modular DAW. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Binary Waterfall | A raw data media player. | Windows | ✓ |
Bitwig Studio | A commercial digital audio workstation. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Blanket | Listen to different sounds. | Linux | ✓ |
BlockTheSpot-Linux | Spotify Adblocker. | Linux | ✓ |
Boom | Easy to use audio player intended for casual users who do not want sophisticated software. | Windows | ✓ |
BubbleUPnP | UPnP/DLNA/Chromecast utility. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Cava | Cross-platform Audio Visualizer | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Cavalier | Visualize audio with CAVA. | Linux | ✓ |
Cavasik | Audio visualizer based on CAVA. | Linux | ✓ |
Chromatic | Instrument tuner. | Linux | ✓ |
ChromeCast-Desktop-Audio-Streamer | Captures the audio from your desktop (or microphone) & streams it to a ChromeCast audio device. | Windows | ✓ |
Ciano | A multimedia file converter focused on simplicity. | Linux | ✓ |
Clementine | Music player inspired by Amarok. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Cosmic Noise | Applet for playing background noise, heavily inspired by Blanket. For the COSMIC desktop. | Linux | ✓ |
DASO | Simple CLI YouTube music player. | Windows | ✓ |
Decibels | Simple audio player. Shows the waveform of the track. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Deezer Downloader | Downloads music from Deezer. | Linux | ✓ |
Easy Effects | Audio manipulation tools for PipeWire applications. | Linux | ✓ |
Elektroid | Sample & MIDI device manager. | Linux | ✓ |
Elisa | Music player & manager. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
F5-TTS | AI to mimic a voice. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
FamiStudio | Simple music editor for the NES or Famicom. It is targeted at both chiptune artists & NES homebrewers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Feishin | A modern self-hosted music player. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
FFaudioConverter | A GUI for converting music or videos to audio files with FFmpeg. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Finamp | A Jellyfin music client for mobile devices. | iOS | ✓ |
Fintunes | Minimalistic streaming music player for Jellyfin. | iOS | ✓ |
FL Studio | A commercial digital audio workstation. | Windows | ✗ |
flac-trim | Bash script to trim, normalize, encode, save cover of FLAC, MP3, M4A & OPUS files. | Linux | ✓ |
foobar2000 | Feature rich music player & manager. | Windows | ✓ |
fooyin | A customizable music player. | Linux | ✓ |
foreverloops | Compose music & video loops with gears. | Windows | ✗ |
fre:ac | Audio converter & CD ripper. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Gapless | Light weight music player focused on large music collections. | Linux | ✓ |
GarageBand | DAW, useful for making ringtones. | iOS | ✓ |
Giada | Minimalistic & hardcore music production tool. Designed for DJs, live performers & electronic musicians. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
gmusicbrowser | Jukebox for large collections of music. | Linux | ✓ |
Gnaural | Programmable auditory binaural-beat synthesizer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Gnome Wave Cleaner | Audio restoration, dehiss & declick. | Linux | ✓ |
go-chromecast | CLI for Google Chromecast, Home devices & Cast Groups. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Goggles Music Manager | Fast & lightweight music manager. | Linux | ✓ |
Goodvibes | Simple internet radio player. | Linux | ✓ |
gPodder | Podcast client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
GSequencer | Tree based audio processing engine. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Hydrogen | Advanced drum machine. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Kasts | Podcast client. | Linux | ✓ |
kew | A terminal music player. | Linux | ✓ |
Knowthelist | A party music player. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LMMS | Digital audio workstation designed for music production. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Lollypop | Modern music player for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
Metronome | Beats the rhythm for you, you simply need to tell it the required time signature & beats per minutes. | Linux | ✓ |
mhWaveEdit | Simple audio player & editor. | Linux | ✓ |
Mkchromecast | Cast audio to your Google Cast devices or Sonos speakers. | Linux | ✓ |
Mopidy | An extensible music server written in Python. Plays music from local disk, Spotify, SoundCloud, TuneIn, & more. | Linux | ✓ |
Mosaic | An openFrameworks based visual patching creative-coding platform. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
MP3Gain | Analyzes & adjusts MP3 files so that they have the same volume. | Windows | ✓ |
Museeks | A simple, clean music player. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Music Player Daemon | Server-side application for playing music. Through plugins & libraries it can play a variety of sound files while being controlled by its network protocol. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Music Radar | Music recognition application. | Linux | ✓ |
MusicPod | Local music, radio, television & podcast player | Cross-platform | ✓ |
ncmpcpp | A terminal music player. | Linux | ✓ |
Nuclear | Music player focused on streaming from free sources. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Olivia | A online/offline cloud based music player. | Linux | ✓ |
Opentapes | For streaming Hip-Hop mixtapes hosted on MyMixtapez.com. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
pa-dlna | Forwards audio streams to DLNA devices. | Linux | ✓ |
Parlatype | Minimal audio player for manual speech transcription. | Linux | ✓ |
PaulXStretch | For extreme time stretching & other spectral processing of audio. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Play it Slowly | Play back audio files at a different speed or pitch. | Linux | ✓ |
Plexamp | Music player for Plex media server. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Podcasts | A lightweight podcast client. | Linux | ✓ |
Polyphone | Turn any sound into a playable instrument. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
projectM | Advanced music visualizer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
PulseAudio Preferences | For simultaneous audio output option. | Linux | ✓ |
PulseEffects | Audio manipulation tools for PulseAudio applications. | Linux | ✓ |
QMP3Gain | Multiplatform GUI of MP3Gain which adjusts volume of MP3 files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Quod Libet | Audio library, manager & player | Cross-platform | ✓ |
REAPER | Digital audio workstation. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Recordbox | Music player & library browser focused on browsing & playing albums, rather than tracks or playlists. | Linux | ✓ |
Relaxator | Relax to soothing sounds. | Linux | ✓ |
Resonance | Intuitive GTK4/LibAdwaita music player. | Linux | ✓ |
Rockarrolla | Simple music player with a jukebox-like UI. | Linux | ✓ |
Rosegarden | Music composition & editing environment based around a MIDI sequencer that features a rich understanding of music notation & includes basic support for digital audio. | Linux | ✓ |
Samplebrain | Chops samples up into a 'brain' of interconnected small sections called blocks which are connected into a network by similarity. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Sayonara | Customizable, clear & fast audio player. | Linux | ✓ |
Schism Tracker | An oldschool sample-based music composition tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Seq24 | A minimal loop based midi sequencer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Serato Studio | A commercial digital audio workstation. | Windows | ✗ |
Shortwave | An internet radio player that provides access to a station database with over 50,000 stations. | Linux | ✓ |
Silverjuke | Music player with a jukebox-like UI. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Sonic Lineup | For rapid visualisation of multiple audio files containing versions of the same source material. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Sonic Visualiser | Configurable detailed visualisation, analysis, & annotation of audio recordings. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Sound Recorder | A simple & modern sound recorder. | Linux | ✓ |
SoundConverter | A simple sound file converter. | Linux | ✓ |
Soundscape | Play a mix of sounds, e.g. natural sounds by animals or wind & water. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Soundux | Soundboard that features a simple user interface. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
spotDL | Download your Spotify playlists & songs along with album art & metadata (from YouTube if a match is found). | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Spotube | Open source Spotify client that doesn't require premium nor uses Electron. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
SpotveeC | Tweaked Spotify client. | iOS | ✓ |
SpotX | Spotify Adblocker. | Windows | ✓ |
Stargate | A digital audio workstation. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Stochas | Advanced probabilistic polyrhythmic sequencer plugin. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Strawberry Music Player | Music player & collection organizer. It is a fork of Clementine. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
streamRIP | A scriptable music downloader for Qobuz, Tidal, SoundCloud, & Deezer. | Linux | ✓ |
Streamtuner2 | Internet radio station & video browser. | Linux | ✓ |
StretchPlayer | Audio player with time stretch & pitch shift. | Linux | ✓ |
Supersonic | Desktop client for Subsonic & Jellyfin music servers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Sweep | Audio editor & live playback tool. | Linux | ✓ |
Tauon | Modern, streamlined music player. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Tenacity | For audio editing & recording. Started as an Audacity fork, has many features/fixes. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
terminatorX | Realtime audio synthesizerthat allows “scratching” audio the way hip-hop DJs scratch on vinyl records. | Linux | ✓ |
tidal-dl-ng | Allows to download songs & videos from TIDAL. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Tony | For high quality pitch & note transcription for scientific applications. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Total Audio MP3 Converter | Commercial media converter. | Windows | ✗ |
Transcribe! | Helps transcribe recorded music. | Windows | ✓ |
Transitions DJ | For mixing music, great for live DJing & mixtape production. Features include SoundCloud access, crossfading, tempo adjustment, looping, cue points, & tempo synchronization. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Traverso-DAW | Audio recording & editing suite. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
verse | Get currently playing Spotify song lyrics. | Linux | ✓ |
VoiceGen | Text to speech converter. | Linux | ✓ |
vumeter | A standalone analog VUMeter for monitoring recording levels. | Windows | ✓ |
vuplayer | Multi-format audio player. | Windows | ✓ |
VZX Player | Generates awesome audio reactive graphics in real time from any audio source. | Windows | ✓ |
wavbreaker | WAV & MP3 file splitter. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
WaveTracker | Chiptune music-making software. | Windows | ✓ |
wxMP3gain | Front-end for MP3gain. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Ymuse | Easy, functional, & snappy client for Music Player Daemon. | Linux | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
---|---|---|---|
Clonezilla | Partition management & disk imaging/cloning with a focus on system deployment, bare metal backup & recovery. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Déjà Dup | Backup tool focused on ease of use & recovery from personal, accidental data loss. | Linux | ✓ |
Duplicati | Stores securely encrypted backups in the cloud. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
FreeFileSync | Folder comparison & synchronization that creates & manages backup copies of all your important files. Determines the differences between a source & a target folder & transfers only the minimum amount of data needed. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Hiren’s BootCD PE | Portable bootable Windows loaded with tools to address various problems. | Windows | ✓ |
Kopia | Fast, incremental backups, client-side end-to-end encryption, compression & data deduplication. CLI & GUI included. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Macrium Reflect | Disk imaging & backup utility. | Windows | ✗ |
Medicat USB | Toolkit that helps compile a selection of the latest computer diagnostic & recovery tools into an easy to use toolkit. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Nextcloud | Provides functionality similar to Dropbox or Google Drive & can be hosted in the cloud or on-premises. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
ownCloud | Content collaboration, file-sharing & file-syncing. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Photorec | Recover lost files from disks. Ignores the file system & goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media's file system has been severely damaged or reformatted. | Linux | ✓ |
Pika Backup | Plugin your USB drive & let the Pika do the rest for you. Does not support complete system recovery. | Linux | ✓ |
Porteus | A complete Linux OS that is optimized to run from a bootable storage media. It's under 300Mb & insanely fast. | Linux | ✓ |
Rclone | Command-line program to manage files on cloud storage. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Rescatux | A Debian-based live distribution featuring a graphical wizard for rescuing broken Linux & Windows installations & boot loaders. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Restic | Command-line backup program that is fast, efficient & secure. | Cross-platform |
✓ |
SpinRite | Data recovery & SSD performance recovery. | Windows | ✗ |
Super Grub2 Disk | Helps you to boot into most any Operating System (OS) even if you cannot boot into it by normal means. | Cross-platform |
✓ |
Syncthing | A continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time. | Cross-platform |
✓ |
SystemRescue | A Linux system rescue toolkit available as a bootable medium for administrating or repairing your system & data after a crash. | Linux | ✓ |
Timeshift | Takes incremental snapshots of the file system at regular intervals. These snapshots can be restored at a later date to undo all changes to the system. | Linux | ✓ |
Ultimate Boot CD | A bootable CD-ROM containing a collection of diagnostic tools. | Cross-platform |
✓ |
UrBackup | A client/server backup system designed to run while the system is operating without interrupting current processes. | Cross-platform |
✓ |
Windows 11 Install & Repair Options | Official method to repair Windows from a bootable storage media. | Windows | ✓ |
WinfrGUI | File recovery software invoking Microsofts original Windows File Recovery (a cmd app) with a GUI. | Windows | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
---|---|---|---|
Epiphany | The web browser for GNOME. Built with WebKit. | Linux | ✓ |
Firefox | Open source web browser. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Ladybird | Upcoming independent web browser built from scratch. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LibreWolf | Firefox fork with the primary goals of privacy, security & user freedom. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Mullvad Browser | Tor fork designed to minimize tracking & fingerprints. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Navigator | Written in Python, using GTK4, Libadwaita, & WebKitGTK. | Linux | ✓ |
Thorium | Performance focused Chromium fork. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Tor | Private browsing without tracking, surveillance, or censorship. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
ungoogled-chromium | A lightweight approach to removing Google web service dependency. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Zen Browser | Firefox fork with a different design. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
---|---|---|---|
ColorPicker | Screen color picker/chooser. | Linux | ✓ |
Contrast | Checks whether the contrast between two colors meet the WCAG requirements. | Linux | ✓ |
Coulr | Color box to help developers & designers. | Linux | ✓ |
Eyedropper | Pick & format colors. | Linux | ✓ |
Gpick | Advanced color picker. | Linux | ✓ |
KColorChooser | A color palette tool, used to mix colors & create custom color palettes. Includes a screen color picker. | Linux | ✓ |
Kontrast | A color contrast checker & tells you if your color combinations are accessible for people with color vision defiencies. | Linux | ✓ |
Paleta | Extract the dominant colors from any image. | Linux | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
---|---|---|---|
DB Browser for SQLite | High quality, visual, tool to create, design, & edit database files compatible with SQLite. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
DBeaver | Supports all popular SQL databases. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
SQLiteStudio | Create, edit, browse SQLite databases. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
sqlmap | Penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting & exploiting SQL injection flaws & taking over of database servers. | Linux | ✓ |
Valentina Studio | Commercial database manager. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
---|---|---|---|
Angry IP Scanner | Network scanner designed to be fast & simple to use. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Autoruns | Shows which programs are configured to run during startup. | Windows | ✓ |
Binary Ninja | Interactive decompiler, disassembler, debugger, & binary analysis platform. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
btop | System resource monitor. | Linux | ✓ |
cinebench | Evaluate your computer's hardware capabilities. | Windows | ✓ |
Conky | Light-weight system monitor for X, Wayland, & more. | Linux | ✓ |
Core Temp | A compact, no fuss, small footprint, yet powerful program to monitor processor temperature & other vital information. | Windows | ✓ |
CoreStats | Lightweight system resource viewer. | Linux | ✓ |
CPU-X | Gathers information on CPU, motherboard & more. | Linux | ✓ |
CPU-Z | Gathers information on some of the main devices of your system. | Windows | ✓ |
CrystalDiskInfo | Provides information about the health & performance of disks. | Windows | ✓ |
Detect It Easy | Determines types of files, useful for reverse engineering or analyzing malware. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Disk Usage Analyzer | Scans specific folders, storage devices & online accounts. It provides both a tree & a graphical representation showing the size of each folder, making it easy to identify where disk space is wasted. | Linux | ✓ |
Echo | Utility to ping websites. | Linux | ✓ |
Eric Zimmerman's Tools. | A collection of tools focused on forensics. | Windows | ✓ |
Fastfetch | Fetches system information & displays it prettily. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Firmware | Allows updating, reinstalling & downgrading of firmware on devices supported by fwupd. | Linux | ✓ |
FurMark 2 | Intensive GPU stress test. It's also a handy OpenGL & Vulkan graphics benchmark. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Geekbench | Proprietary benchmarking software. It is Free for personal use, but forced to upload results & internet connection required. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
GlassWire | Monitor network traffic. | Windows | ✗ |
GNOME Power Statistics | Show historical & current battery information & programs waking up that use power. | Linux | ✓ |
GParted | Partition editor for graphically managing your disk partitions. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
grAfterburner | Monitor your PC in style with Grafana & MSI Afterburner. | Windows | ✓ |
GreenWithEnvy | Provides GPU information, control the fans & overclock your NVIDIA video card/graphics processor. | Linux | ✓ |
GSmartControl | Disk health inspection tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Hard Disk Sentinel | Find, test, diagnose & repair hard disk drive problems, report & display SSD & HDD health, performance degradations & failures. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Hardinfo2 | System information & benchmarking. | Linux | ✓ |
htop | Interactive process viewer. | Linux | ✓ |
HWiNFO | Comprehensive hardware analysis, monitoring & reporting. | Windows | ✓ |
HxD | Hex editor. | Windows | ✓ |
ImHex | A Hex Editor for reverse engineers/programmers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
KDiskMark | Disk benchmarking. | Linux | ✓ |
lshw | Provides detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine. | Linux | ✓ |
Mission Center | Monitor your CPU, memory, disk, network & GPU usage. | Linux | ✓ |
MSI Afterburner | Overclock GPU & monitor performance. | Windows | ✓ |
Nmap | Scan IP addresses & ports in a network & detect installed applications. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
NotMyFault | A tool that you can use to crash, hang, & cause kernel memory leaks on your system. | Windows | ✓ |
NSSM | Simplifies the process of managing Windows services. | Windows | ✓ |
OSForensics | Extract forensic data from computers. | Windows | ✗ |
Process Explorer | Shows information about which handles & DLLs processes have opened or loaded. | Windows | ✓ |
RegistryChangesView | Compare 2 Registry snapshots. | Windows | ✓ |
Resources | Displays usage & details of your CPU, memory, GPUs, NPUs, network interfaces, block devices & processes. | Linux | ✓ |
Samsung Magician | Utilities for Samsung disks. | Windows | ✓ |
Share Preview | Preview & debug websites metadata tags for social media share. | Linux | ✓ |
SpaceSniffer | Disk space analyzer. | Windows | ✓ |
TCPView | Shows you detailed listings of all TCP & UDP endpoints on your system, including the local & remote addresses & state of TCP connections. | Windows | ✓ |
TestDisk | Recovers lost partitions &/or make non-booting disks bootable again. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
USB Device Tree Viewer | Detailed USB information. | Windows | ✓ |
usbtop | Shows an estimated instantaneous bandwidth on USB buses & devices. | Linux | ✓ |
USBView | Detailed USB information. | Linux | ✓ |
VRRTest | Test variable refresh rate. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
WinDirStat | Slower disk space analyzer. | Windows | ✓ |
WizTree | Disk space analyzer. | Windows | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
---|---|---|---|
Apache OpenOffice Draw | Tools to communicate with graphics & diagrams. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
BKChem | Chemical structure Editor to draw molecular diagrams. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Dia | Draw structured diagrams. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
DIY Layout Creator | Circuit layout & schematic drawing tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
draw.io | Diagramming & whiteboarding. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Gaphor | A UML, SysML, RAAML & C4 modeling application. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LibreOffice Draw | Produce anything from a quick sketch to a complex plan. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
PlantUml | Creates a UML diagram. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
PlotDrop | Quick, simple visualisation of 2D data series. | Linux | ✓ |
PSPP | For statistical analysis of sampled data. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
ThinkComposer | Diagramming software with mind map features. | Windows | ✓ |
yEd | Generates high-quality diagrams. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
---|---|---|---|
BlueStacks | Use Android apps on PC. | Windows | ✓ |
Boxes | Select an operating system & let Boxes download & install it for you in a virtual machine. | Linux | ✓ |
davincibox | Container for DaVinci Resolve installation & runtime dependencies on Linux. | Linux | ✓ |
MultiVNC | Multicast-enabled VNC viewer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
NoMachine | Remote desktop software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
QEMU | Open source machine emulator & virtualizer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Remmina | Remote access screen & file sharing to your desktop. | Linux | ✓ |
Snowglobe | Virtualization viewer using QEMU over DBus. | Linux | ✓ |
TigerVNC | High performance VNC client & server. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
TightVNC | Remote desktop software that lets you access & control a computer over the network. | Windows | ✓ |
TilEm | An emulator & debugger for Texas Instruments Z80-based graphing calculators. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
virt-manager | A desktop user interface for managing virtual machines. Advanced but more efficient for Linux. | Linux | ✓ |
VirtualBox | General-purpose full virtualization software, easy to use. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
VMware Workstation Pro | The industry standard desktop hypervisors. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Waydroid | A container-based approach to boot a full Android system on Wayland based desktop environments. | Linux | ✓ |
Wine | A compatibility layer for running Windows applications. | Linux | ✓ |
Winetricks | An easy way to work around problems in Wine. | Linux | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
---|---|---|---|
7-Zip | A file archiver focused on compression. | Windows | ✓ |
Ark | Used to browse, extract, create, & modify archives. | Linux | ✓ |
Catfish | A lightweight file searching tool. | Linux | ✓ |
Celeste | GUI file synchronization client that can sync with any cloud provider. | Linux | ✓ |
Collision | Check hashes for your files. | Linux | ✓ |
Compactor | A user interface for Windows 10 filesystem compression. | Windows | ✓ |
CoreArchiver | Simple file compressing/extracting utility. | Linux | ✓ |
CoreFM | Lightweight file manager. | Linux | ✓ |
CoreHunt | Fast file searching tool. | Linux | ✓ |
CoreRenamer | Lightweight batch file renamer. | Linux | ✓ |
Czkawka | Remove unnecessary files from your computer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
dupeGuru | GUI tool to find duplicate files in a system. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Everything | Locate files & folders by name instantly. | Windows | ✓ |
EverythingToolbar | Instant file search integration for the Windows taskbar powered by Everything. | Windows | ✓ |
Explorer++ | Lightweight file manager. | Windows | ✓ |
File Converter | Convert & compress one or several file(s) using the context menu of windows explorer. | Windows | ✓ |
File Roller | Open, modify & create compressed archive files. | Linux | ✓ |
Filelight | Visualize disk usage on your computer by showing folders using an easy-to-understand view of concentric rings. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
FileRenamer | Provides some options to rename files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Filestash | A Dropbox-like file manager that let you manage your data anywhere it is located. | Linux | ✓ |
FileZilla | Feature rich FTP, FTPS & SFTP client/server. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
FSearch | Fast file search utility. | Linux | ✓ |
FTPManager Pro | FTP & SFTP client. | iOS | ✗ |
GtkHash | Compute message digests or checksums. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
KRename | Batch file renamer. | Linux | ✓ |
LocalSend | Share files to nearby devices. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
lsd | Next gen ls command. | Linux | ✓ |
Md5Checker | Fast, lightweight tool to calculate & verify MD5 checksum of multiple files/folders. | Windows | ✓ |
NanaZip | The 7-Zip derivative intended for a modern experience. | Windows | ✓ |
no_vtf | Convert .vtf to standard image formats. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
OneCommander | Alternative file manager. | Windows | ✓ |
Pods | Pods is a frontend for podman, a tool for managing containers & images, volumes. | Linux | ✓ |
Spacedrive | A file explorer, powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Szyszka | Fast & powerful file renamer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
thunar-gtkhash | Thunar extension for computing checksums & more using gtkhash. | Linux | ✓ |
trash-cli | Useful commands to control trash. | Linux | ✓ |
Usermode FTP Server | Start an FTP server as user & transfer files. | Linux | ✓ |
Warp | Securely send files to each other via the internet or local network by exchanging a word-based code. | Linux | ✓ |
WinMD5 | Tiny & fast utility to compute MD5 hash value for files. | Windows | ✓ |
WinRAR | A feature rich file archiver. | Windows | ✗ |
WinSCP | Feature rich FTP, FTPS, SCP, WebDAV, S3 & SFTP client. | Windows | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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Chart Geany | Market technical analysis, charting & a portfolio manager. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Denaro | Manage your personal finances. | Linux | ✓ |
Eqonomize! | Personal accounting software, with focus on efficiency & ease of use for small households. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
KMyMoney | Keep track of personal finances with a broad array of financial features and tools. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Maxint | Organizes transactions, crafts budgets, tracks net worth & helps you reach your financial goals. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Valuta | Convert currencies with ease. | Linux | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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Cartridges | Game launcher. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
chiaki-ng | An open source PlayStation remote play. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
CompilePal | Easy to use wrapper for the Source Engine map compiling tools. | Windows | ✓ |
Crowbar | Decompile, compile, & view GoldSource & Source models in a convenient interface. | Windows | ✓ |
GB Studio | A quick & easy to use drag & drop retro game creator for the GBA. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
GOG Galaxy | Unite all your games into one app. | Windows | ✓ |
Hammer++ | Extensive modification of Valve's Hammer editor. | Windows | ✓ |
Heroic Games Launcher | Epic, GOG & Amazon Prime Games launcher. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Laigter | Automatically generates maps for dynamic lighting effects in games. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Lossless Scaling | Scale windowed games to full screen. | Windows | ✗ |
Lutris | Advanced game launcher & video game preservation platform. | Linux | ✓ |
MangoHud | A Vulkan & OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load & more. | Linux | ✓ |
Minigalaxy | Simple GOG client. | Linux | ✓ |
Mod Organizer 2 | Tool for managing mod collections of arbitrary size. It's designed for people who like to experiment with mods & thus need an efficient way to install/uninstall them. | Windows | ✓ |
NohBoard | Customizable keyboard visualizer. | Windows | ✓ |
PolyMC | Minecraft launcher with the ability to manage multiple instances, accounts & mods. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
PortMaster | Facilitates downloading & installation of game ports for handheld devices. | Linux | ✓ |
PPSSPP | A PSP emulator. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Prism Launcher | A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations at once (Fork of MultiMC). | Cross-platform | ✓ |
ProtonPlus | A modern compatibility tools manager. | Linux | ✓ |
ProtonUp-Qt | Install & manage GE-Proton & Luxtorpeda for Steam & Wine-GE for Lutris with this graphical user interface. | Linux | ✓ |
PS Remote Play | Control your PlayStation console remotely. | Windows | ✓ |
PS4 Remote PKG Sender | PS4 PKG deployment tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Real-Time Corruptor | Corrupt videogames & programs in real-time. | Windows | ✓ |
RetroArch | A frontend for emulators, game engines & media players. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
RPCS3 | PlayStation 3 emulator & debugger. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
StarryDex | A Pokédex application for the COSMIC desktop. | Linux | ✓ |
Steam Library Manager | Manage Steam, Origin & Uplay libraries. | Windows | ✓ |
Steam Link | Stream games to another device. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Steam Tinker Launch | Easily toggle & modify various settings for games on Linux. | Linux | ✓ |
THUG Pro Soundtrack Generator | Takes in a directory of music files & generates a .sound.json file based on the name, to be used as a THUG Pro soundtrack. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
TIC-80 | Fantasy computer for making, playing & sharing tiny games. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Tiled | Tile map editor for all tile-based games. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
VIDE | A toolkit for the Source engine aimed at aiding mappers & modders alike. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
VMT Editor | Visual editor for .vmt files. | Windows | ✓ |
VTFEdit | Can open & save .vtf & .vmt files. | Windows | ✓ |
xemu | Emulates the original Xbox. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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Afterglow | For the Afterglow Prismatic Controller for Xbox One. | Windows | ✓ |
AirConnect | Use AirPlay to stream to UPnP/Sonos & Chromecast devices. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Airflow | Watch your videos on Chromecast, Apple TV & AirPlay 2 enabled TVs. | Windows | ✗ |
AntiMicroX | Used to map keyboard buttons & mouse controls to a gamepad. | Linux | ✓ |
Astro C40 TR Configurator | For the Astro C40 TR Controller. | Windows | ✓ |
Bitfocus Companion | Enables the reasonably priced Elgato Stream Deck & other controllers to be a professional shotbox surface for an increasing amount of different presentation switchers, video playback software & broadcast equipment. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Boatswain | Control Elgato Stream Deck devices. | Linux | ✓ |
cameractrls | Camera controls for Linux. | Linux | ✓ |
Clicker | Simulates user input like mouse clicks & key presses repeatedly at given intervals for a given duration. | Linux | ✓ |
Corluma | For Hues, LIFX, Nanoleafs, & Arduinos. | Linux | ✓ |
Cricut Design Space | For Cricut machines. | Windows | ✓ |
deckmaster | Controls Elgato Stream Decks. | Linux | ✓ |
Dev Deck | Stream Deck control software for software developer's. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
DS4Windows | Gamepad input mapper & virtual emulator designed to use & connect your PlayStation controller (DualShock 3/4 & DualSense 5). | Windows | ✓ |
dualsensectl | For controlling Sony PlayStation 5 DualSense controller. | Linux | ✓ |
DualSenseX | Gamepad input mapper & virtual emulator designed to use & connect your PlayStation 5 (DualSense PS5) Controller. | Windows | ✓ |
Facetracker | GUI to launch a face tracker locally on your machine to gain tracking data from a webcam. This tracking data can be used by other applications bring a virtual avatar to live. | Linux | ✓ |
hdparm | Get/set ATA/SATA drive parameters. | Linux | ✓ |
Hue Sync | For Philips Hue lights. | Windows | ✓ |
Huenicorn | A Philips Hue screen synchronizer. | Linux | ✓ |
iConnectHue | Manage Philips Hue lights. | iOS | ✓ |
Input Remapper | Programmable macros, joysticks, wheels, triggers, keys, mouse-movements & more. | Linux | ✓ |
Intel Unison | Connects your PC & mobile devices. | Windows | ✓ |
KDE Connect | Connects your PC & mobile devices. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Kelvin | Adjust the color temperature & brightness of Philips Hue lights based on your local sunrise & sunset times & custom intervals defined by you. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Light Sync App | Sync Philips Hue Lights with computer display. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
MagicPods | Manage all your Bluetooth headphones on Windows from one place, primarily focused on AirPods devices. | Windows | ✗ |
Oculus Tray Tool | Manage Oculus virtual reality headsets. | Windows | ✓ |
OpenDeck | Provides functionality for Stream Deck devices. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
OpenRGB | Open source RGB lighting control that doesn't depend on manufacturer software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Pedol | An Elgato Pedal to Keyboard translator. | Linux | ✓ |
Piper | Configures gaming mice. | Linux | ✓ |
PlayStation Accessories | Keep your PlayStation controllers up to date & customize your settings. | Windows | ✓ |
reWASD | Allows you to remap controller to keyboard & mouse, reassign with Xbox Elite paddles & turn your ordinary joystick to Turbo & Macro controller. | Windows | ✗ |
Sales & Dungeons | Thermal printer as D&D utility. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
scrcpy | Display & control your Android device. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
sdparm | Accesses SCSI device parameters. | Linux | ✓ |
Sideloadly | Sideload apps to your iOS devices. | Windows | ✓ |
Solaar | Manage Logitech devices. | Linux | ✓ |
Steam Deck Repo Manager | A graphical user interface that allows you to install boot videos on your Steam Deck. | Linux | ✓ |
StreamController | Highly customizable Elgato Stream Deck app with support for plugins. | Linux | ✓ |
streamdeck_ui | Control Elgato Stream Deck devices. | Linux | ✓ |
Synergy | Use a single keyboard & mouse between multiple computers. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Voicemeeter | Virtual I/O to mix & manage any audio sources from or to any audio devices or applications. | Windows | ✓ |
Voicemod | Real time voice changer & soundboard. | Windows | ✓ |
vorpX | Play non-VR games in VR. | Windows | ✓ |
Wolow | Wake on LAN app that allows you to remotely start up a computer by sending a "magic packet" request. | Windows | ✓ |
xone | Driver for Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S accessories. | Linux | ✓ |
xpad | Driver for the Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One controllers. | Linux | ✓ |
xpadneo | Driver for Xbox One Wireless Controller (shipped with Xbox One S). | Linux | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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AMP Font Viewer | Font manager, which allows you getting a quick overview of both installed/ non-installed fonts. It can install/uninstall fonts, & organize them in categories. | Windows | ✓ |
ASCII Draw | Draw using only ASCII characters. | Linux | ✓ |
Aseprite | Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Axialis IconWorkshop | A commercial icon authoring tool. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Birdfont | Font editor which lets you create vector graphics & export TTF, OTF & SVG fonts. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Boxy SVG | For editing SVG files. | Linux | ✓ |
CorePaint | Bitmap painting software to produce very simple graphics. | Linux | ✓ |
Dot Matrix | Make icons, glyphs, or anything you can create with lines in this grid of dots. | Linux | ✓ |
Drawpile | Lets multiple people draw, sketch, paint & animate on the same canvas simultaneously. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Embrilliance | Commercial embroidery software. | Windows | ✗ |
enve | 2D animation software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
FIGlet | Makes large letters out of ordinary text. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Font Downloader | Install fonts from online sources. | Linux | ✓ |
FontForge | Create, edit & convert fonts. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Fonts | Shows you the fonts installed on your computer for your use as thumbnails. | Linux | ✓ |
Glaxnimate | Vector graphics animation program. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Glyphtracer | Converts images of letters to a font. | Linux | ✓ |
Illustrator | Commercial vector graphics software. | Windows | ✗ |
Ink/Stitch | Embroidery design platform based on Inkscape. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Inkscape | Feature rich vector graphics editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
JDraw | Simple pixel oriented graphics editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Karbon | A vector graphics editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Krita | Raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital art & 2D animation. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
KXStitch | Create cross stitch patterns & charts. | Linux | ✓ |
Letterpress | Converts images into a picture made up of ASCII characters. | Linux | ✓ |
LibreSprite | Create & animate sprites. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
MyPaint | A simple drawing & painting program that works well with Wacom-style graphics tablets. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Oh My SVG | Reduce the size of SVGs. | Linux | ✓ |
OpenToonz | 2D animation software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Paint.NET | Photo editing software, originally intended as a free replacement for Microsoft Paint. | Windows | ✓ |
Pencil2D | For 2D hand-drawn animations. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
PikoPixel | Drawing & editing pixel-art images. | Linux | ✓ |
Pinta | Simple drawing & image editing. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Pixelorama | Pixel art multitool; can create sprites, tiles, & animations. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
TOIlet | A replacement for the FIGlet. | Linux | ✓ |
TypeCatcher | Search, browse, & download Google webfonts for offline use on Linux. | Linux | ✓ |
Wick Editor | For creating games, animations & everything in-between. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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Advanced Renamer | Rename multiple files & folders at once using extracted metadata. | Windows | ✗ |
Bridge | Commercial assets manager. | Windows | ✗ |
CoreInfo | A file information viewer. | Linux | ✓ |
Ear Tag | Audio file tag editor focused on making quick edits or bulk-editing tracks in albums/EPs. | Linux | ✓ |
EasyTAG | View & edit tags for audio files. Look up albums in online databases, bulk edit tags, create playlists & rename a collection of files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Ex Falso | Ex Falso is a tag editor with the same tag editing interface as Quod Libet. | Linux | ✓ |
EXIF Viewer | View & remove EXIF data. | iOS | ✗ |
ExifGlass | EXIF metadata viewing tool, designed to work seamlessly with ImageGlass, but can also be used as a standalone software. | Windows | ✓ |
ExifTool | Command-line reading, writing & editing meta information. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
jExifToolGUI | Graphical frontend for ExifTool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LazyLibrarian | Follow authors & grab metadata for all your digital reading needs. | Linux | ✓ |
MediaInfo | Unified display of the most relevant technical & tag data for video & audio files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Metadata Cleaner | View metadata in your files & get rid of it, as much as possible. | Linux | ✓ |
Mp3tag | Powerful & easy-to-use tool to edit metadata of audio files. | Windows | ✓ |
MusicBrainz Picard | It is the official MusicBrainz tagger, capable of using audio fingerprints. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
puddletag | An audio tag editor similar to Mp3tag. | Linux | ✓ |
TagStudio | A user-focused photo & file management system. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Tropy | Organize & describe your research photos so you can find your sources whenever you need them. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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Alpaca | Chat with local AI models. | Linux | ✓ |
App Installer | Windows packager inspector. | Windows | ✓ |
AppImageLauncher | Integrate AppImages to your application launcher with one click, & manage, update & remove them from there. | Linux | ✓ |
Atuin | Sync, search & backup shell history. | Linux | ✓ |
AutoHotkey | Automation scripting language for Windows. | Windows | ✓ |
BetterDiscord | A client modification for Discord with endless flexibility & addons. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Binary | Converts numbers to a different base. | Linux | ✓ |
Chatterino | A chat client for Twitch chat. It aims to be an improved/extended version of the Twitch web chat. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Clipman | Clipboard manager for XFCE. | Linux | ✓ |
Clipman Lite | Lightweight clipboard manager extension for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
Converter NOW | Unit converter. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
CoreAction | A sidebar with some handy gadgets. | Linux | ✓ |
CoreKeyboard | Simple virtual keyboard with word suggestions. | Linux | ✓ |
cowsay | Configurable talking cow. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Dialect | A translation app for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
Docker | A platform designed to help developers build, share, & run container applications. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
F13-F24 Key Sender | Lets you send keystrokes for F13 to F24 keys via buttons, including with modifiers. | Windows | ✓ |
Facteur | For sending template based emails. | Linux | ✓ |
Ferdium | Keeps all your web services in one place. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
fish shell | Smart & user-friendly command line shell. | Linux | ✓ |
Fortune Cat | Like cowsay, but it's a cat. | Linux | ✓ |
Fragments | Manage torrents. | Linux | ✓ |
Gear Lever | Manage AppImages with ease. | Linux | ✓ |
Ghidra | Reverse engineering software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Git | Distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed & efficiency. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
gitg | GUI for git. | Linux | ✓ |
GitHub Desktop | GUI for git. | Windows | ✓ |
Google Earth Pro | Google Earth desktop client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
GRLevelX | Weather analysis, radar/visualizer. | Windows | ✓ |
gsudo | Sudo for Windows. | Windows | ✓ |
Input Director | Control multiple Windows systems using the keyboard/mouse attached to one computer. | Windows | ✓ |
Input Leap | Lets you use your keyboard & mouse from one computer to control one or more other computers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Jmol | 3D chemical structure viewer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Junction | Pops up automatically when you open a file or link in another app. Use the mouse or keyboard navigation to choose which app you want to open it with. | Linux | ✓ |
Keypunch | Practice your typing skills. | Linux | ✓ |
KRuler | On-screen ruler for measuring pixels. | Linux | ✓ |
Ksshaskpass | A front-end for ssh-add which stores the password of the ssh key in KWallet. | Linux | ✓ |
KStars | Feature rich astronomy software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
KTrip | Helps you navigate in public transport. It allows you to find journeys between specified locations, departures for a specific station & shows real-time delay & disruption information. | Linux | ✓ |
lazygit | Simple terminal UI for git commands. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LibreOffice Impress | Slideshows. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LM Studio | Discover, download, & run local LLMs. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Marble | Virtual globe & world atlas. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
MenuLibre | An advanced menu editor. | Linux | ✓ |
Microsoft PC Manager | Microsoft's PC enhancer utility. | Windows | ✓ |
Modern Windows Message Box Generator | Create custom message boxes in Windows with a modern style. | Windows | ✓ |
Mousam | Weather at a glance. | Linux | ✓ |
Mouse without Borders | Control up to four computers from a single mouse & keyboard. | Windows | ✓ |
Multiplicity | Control multiple PCs with one keyboard & mouse | Windows | ✗ |
Ollama | Get up and running with large language models. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Pacstall | An AUR-inspired package manager for Ubuntu. | Linux | ✓ |
parrotsay | Like cowsay, but party parrot. | Linux | ✓ |
Parsec | Remote desktop software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
pinokio | A browser that lets you locally install, run, & automate AI programs on your computer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Plank | Simple dock for launching programs. | Linux | ✓ |
PowerToys | Set of utilities for power users to tune & streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. | Windows | ✓ |
qBittorrent | Feature rich torrent client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
rbtray | Allows windows to be minimized to the system tray. | Windows | ✓ |
Reactions | GIF search for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
Ripcord | A desktop client for group-centric services like Slack & Discord. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
ScreenCoord | Shows screen coordinates/monitor information. | Windows | ✓ |
Sengi | Mastodon & Pleroma client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Sshpass | For non-interactivly performing password authentication with SSH. Most users should use public key authentication instead. | Linux | ✓ |
Step | An interactive physics simulator. | Linux | ✓ |
Super God Mode For Windows | Creates shortcuts to all special shell folders, named folders, task links, system settings, deep links, & URL protocols. | Windows | ✓ |
SuperF4 | Kill programs instantly with Ctrl+Alt+F4. | Windows | ✓ |
Taskbar Pinner | Pin more than just applications to the taskbar. | Windows | ✓ |
terminal-parrot | Party parrot. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Terminus | Terminal & SSH client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
tinyMediaManager | Provides metadata for Kodi & Plex. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
tldr-pages | Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
tmux | A terminal multiplexer. It lets you switch easily between several programs in one terminal, detach them (they keep running in the background) & reattach them to a different terminal. | Linux | ✓ |
Tokodon | A Mastodon client. | Linux | ✓ |
Torrent File Editor | Create & edit .torrent files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Torrhunt | Torrent Browser & Search Engine. | Linux | ✓ |
Transmission | Simple torrent client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Transmissionic | Remote for Transmission. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
TrguiNG | Remote for Transmission. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Tuba | Fediverse client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Ultimate Media Downloader | Allows downloading video/audio from 100s of websites. | Linux | ✗ |
UniGetUI | Intuitive GUI for the most common CLI package managers. | Windows | ✓ |
Varia | For regular downloads, videos & torrents. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Vencord | Modified Discord client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Vesktop | Custom Discord app aiming to give you better performance & improve Linux support. | Linux | ✓ |
WebTorrent | Streams torrents. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Whalebird | Fediverse client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Wireshark | Network protocol analyzer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
XaoS | Dive into fractals in one fluid, continuous motion. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
xdotool | X11 automation tool; fake keyboard/mouse input, window management, & more. | Linux | ✓ |
XFCE panel plugins | List of XFCE panel plugins. | Linux | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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3D Builder | View, create, & personalize 3D objects. | Windows | ✓ |
3d Scanner App | For processing photos & videos into 3D models using the power of Photogrammetry. | iOS | ✓ |
3D Viewer | View 3D models with lighting controls, inspect model data & visualize different shading modes. | Windows | ✓ |
Archicad | Commercial CAD software. | Windows | ✗ |
ARES Trinity | Commercial CAD software. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Bforartists | A fork of Blender focused on refining graphical UI & usability. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Blender | Modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing & motion tracking, even video editing & game creation. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Blockbench | A low-poly 3D model editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
BRL-CAD | Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) based solid modeling system. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Catia | Commercial CAD software. | Windows | ✗ |
Dust3D | Creates low poly 3D models. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
FreeCAD | Parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
fstl | A fast STL file viewer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Fusion 360 | Commercial CAD software. | Windows | ✗ |
Goxel | Voxel editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Inventor | Commercial 3D CAD software. | Windows | ✗ |
KiCad | Electronics design automation suite. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LeoCAD | Design virtual models you can build with LEGO bricks. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LibreCAD | A 2D CAD drawing tool based on the community edition of QCAD. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Material Maker | A procedural materials authoring & 3D model painting tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Maya | Commercial 3D animation & visual effects software. | Windows | ✗ |
MeshLab | Provides a set of tools for editing, cleaning, healing, inspecting, rendering, texturing & converting meshes. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Meshmixer | A "Swiss Army Knife" for 3D meshes. | Windows | ✓ |
OpenSCAD | Solid 3D CAD modeller for programmers. Focuses on the CAD aspects rather than the artistic aspects of 3D modeling. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Plasticity | A 3D modeling & CAD program that has a focus on artistic workflows. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Plater | A 3D printer plates placer & optimizer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
PrusaSlicer | Converts 3D models into G-code for 3D printers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
QCAD | Create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schematics & diagrams. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Revit | Design buildings & infrastructure in 3D. | Windows | ✗ |
Rhinoceros 3D | 3D modeller for designers & architects. | Windows | ✗ |
Seamly2D | Apparel CAD software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Simplify3D | Commercial 3D printing software. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Solidworks | Commercial CAD software. | Windows | ✗ |
SolveSpace | A parametric 3D CAD tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Structure Synth | Generate 3D structures by specifying a design grammar. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Substance 3D - Modeler | Commercial 3D modeling software for sculpting. | Windows | ✗ |
Substance 3D - Painter | Commercial 3D painting software for texturing. | Windows | ✗ |
Substance 3D - Sampler | Commercial photogrammetry software for 3D capture. | Windows | ✗ |
Substance 3D - Stager | Commercial 3D rendering software for staging. | Windows | ✗ |
Sweet Home 3D | Interior design application which helps you draw the plan of your house, arrange furniture on it & visit the results in 3D. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
UltiMaker Cura | Converts 3D models into G-code for 3D printers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
vengi VoxEdit | Voxel editor & command line tools with animation. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Voxel Paint Pro | Paint in 3D using pixel Voxels. | Linux | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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A Photo Tool (Libre) | Easy to use photo editor. | Linux | ✓ |
apngasm | Can assemble & disassemble APNG image files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
App Icon Preview | For designing icons which target the GNOME desktop. | Linux | ✓ |
Autopano Pro | Finds & assembles panoramas. | Linux | ✓ |
Avvie | A utility for quickly cropping images. Designed to be faster than the time it takes to locate the crop tool in GIMP. | Linux | ✓ |
BeeRef | A simple reference image viewer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Blackbody | Thermogram viewer, for FLIR & TIFF images. | Linux | ✓ |
Blackmagic Camera | Camera app with more options. | iOS | ✓ |
CoBang | A QR code scanner. | Linux | ✓ |
Conjure | Resize, crop, rotate, flip images, apply various filters & effects, adjust levels & brightness, & much more. | Linux | ✓ |
Converseen | A Batch Image Converter & Resizer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
CoreImage | Lightweight image viewer. | Linux | ✓ |
CoreShot | Lightweight screen capture for X11. | Linux | ✓ |
Curtail | Simple image compressor. | Linux | ✓ |
darktable | Photography workflow application & raw developer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Decoder | Scan & generate QR codes. | Linux | ✓ |
Deepin Image Viewer | Stylish image viewer. | Linux | ✓ |
digiKam | Provides a comprehensive set of tools for importing, managing, editing, & sharing photos & raw files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Dimension | Photorealistic 3D images for product & package design. | Windows | ✗ |
Emblem | Generate projects avatars for your Matrix rooms & git forges from a symbolic icon. | Linux | ✓ |
EMULSION | A lightweight & minimalistic image viewer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Filmulator | A raw photo editing application with library management focusing on simplicity over flexibility, ease of learning & a streamlined workflow. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Flameshot | Take screenshots with many built-in features to save you time. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
FOSStriangulator | Makes triangulated illustrations out of photos. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
FotoKilof | GUI for ImageMagick. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
FotoToon | Allows you to create everything from a simple “comic” strip to a long elaborate illustrated document. | Linux | ✓ |
fotoxx | Edit photos & manage a large collection. | Linux | ✓ |
gallery-dl | Command-line program to download image galleries & collections from several image hosting sites. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
GIMP | Feature rich image editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
gLabels | Creates labels & business cards. | Linux | ✓ |
Greenfish Icon Editor Pro | For creating icons, cursors, animations & icon libraries. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Greenfish Relief Map Generator | Generates random images which resemble real relief maps. | Windows | ✓ |
gThumb Image Viewer | An image viewer, editor, browser & organizer. | Linux | ✓ |
Gwenview | Fast & easy to use image viewer, ideal for browsing & displaying a collection of images. | Linux | ✓ |
Halftone | Gives your images a pixel art-like style. | Linux | ✓ |
icoextract | Extract icons from Windows PE files (.exe/.dll). | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Icon Library | Helps find the right icon to use on your GNOME application. | Linux | ✓ |
Iconic | Easily add images on top of a folder icon. | Linux | ✓ |
IconsExtract | Scans files & folders & extracts icons/cursors stored in EXE, DLL, OCX, CPL, & other file types. | Windows | ✓ |
Ikona | An icon preview utility designed for KDE Plasma. | Linux | ✓ |
Image Optimizer | Simple lossless compression. | Linux | ✓ |
Image Roll | Simple image viewer with manipulation tools. | Linux | ✓ |
ImageGlass | Lightweight, versatile image viewer. | Windows | ✓ |
ImageMagick | Software suite, used for editing & manipulating digital images. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
img2braille | Convert images to braille ascii-art. | Linux | ✓ |
inbac | An interactive batch cropper made for quick cropping of images. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
InDesign | Commercial design & publishing software. | Windows | ✗ |
Instaloader | Download pictures (or videos) along with their captions & other metadata from Instagram. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
IrfanView | Feature rich photo viewer/editor. Has many useful batch options. | Windows | ✓ |
jdPixelUpscaler | Upscale images per pixel. | Linux | ✓ |
JPEG Quant Smooth | JPEG artifacts removal based on quantization coefficients. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
jpeg2png | Silky smooth JPEG decoding - Forked with a few bug fixes. | Windows | ✓ |
KPhotoAlbum | Photo manager optimized for tagging & indexing images. | Linux | ✓ |
LibrePhotos | Photo management service. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Lightroom | Commercial photo processor. | Windows | ✗ |
LightZone | A professional-level digital darkroom & photo editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Lychee | Photo-management tool, which runs on your server or web-space. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Pencil Project | GUI prototyping tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Photo Manager Pro | Organize photos, videos & RAWs into folders/sub-folders. | iOS | ✗ |
PhotoCollage | Create photo collage posters. | Linux | ✓ |
Photoflare | Simple image editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
PhotoGIMP | A Patch for GIMP 2.10+ for Photoshop Users. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
PhotoPrism | An AI-Powered photos app that automatically tags images. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Photoshop | Commercial photo design software. | Windows | ✗ |
Photoshop Elements | Minimal, more simplified version of Photoshop. | Windows | ✗ |
Photoview | Self-hosted photo gallery. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Piwigo | Photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organizations, teams & individuals. | - | ✓ |
Pix | Image management. | Linux | ✓ |
Pixelize | Uses many scaled down images to try to duplicate, as closely as possible, another image. | Linux | ✓ |
pixelize | Turn image into pixel art. | Linux | ✓ |
Pixyne | Quickly review your photo folders, safely delete bad & similar shots, fix the shooting dates, crop & adjust photos. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
PNG-to-ICO | Simple batch script to easily convert PNG, GIF, BMP, SVG or JPG images to multi-resolution ICO files using ImageMagick. | Windows | ✓ |
Popout3D | Creates 3D images from photographs taken with an ordinary camera. | Linux | ✓ |
pwall | Photo/video viewer & organizer. | Linux | ✓ |
QR Reader | Scan QR codes. | Linux | ✓ |
qView | Image viewer designed with minimalism & usability in mind. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
RawTherapee | Raw image processer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Ristretto | An image viewer for the XFCE desktop environment. | Linux | ✓ |
Scribus | Produces print-ready documents. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
ShareX | Lets you capture or record any area of your screen & share it with a single press of a key. | Windows | ✓ |
Shotwell | Import photos & organize them by date & subject matter, even ratings. It also offers basic photo editing. | Linux | ✓ |
Stegosuite | Hide information in image files. | Linux | ✓ |
Switcheroo | Convert between different image filetypes & resize them easily. | Linux | ✓ |
Symbolic Preview | Helps you create, preview & export your symbolic icons easily. | Linux | ✓ |
Tiny Image Finder | Fast search & preview images from selected folder. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Trimage | Optimizes PNG & JPG files. | Linux | ✓ |
Upscaler | Upscale & enhance images. | Linux | ✓ |
Upscayl | AI Image Upscaler. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
YOGA Image Optimizer | A GUI for YOGA Image that converts & optimizes the size of JPEG, PNG & WebP image files. | Windows | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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1.1.1.1 | A public DNS resolver operated by Cloudflare that offers a fast & private way to browse the Internet. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
apt-mirror | Provides the ability to mirror apt sources. | Linux | ✓ |
Authenticator | Generates two-factor authentication codes. | Linux | ✓ |
Authy | Generates two-factor authentication codes. | iOS | ✓ |
Bitwarden | Password manager for securely storing, managing, & sharing sensitive online data such as passwords, passkeys, & credit cards. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
BleachBit | Frees disk space by deleting cache, cookies, internet history, temporary files, logs & more. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Carburetor | Provides a local TOR proxy. | Linux | ✓ |
Cyber Scarecrow | Software that runs in the background that emulates virtual machine/analysis behavior to trick malware. | Windows | ✓ |
dnscrypt-proxy | A flexible DNS proxy, with support for encrypted DNS protocols. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Fail2Ban | Scans log files like /var/log/auth.log & bans IP addresses conducting too many failed login attempts. | Linux | ✓ |
Flatseal | A graphical utility to review & modify permissions from your Flatpak applications. | Linux | ✓ |
FreeOTP | Generates two-factor authentication codes. | iOS | ✓ |
Ghostery Privacy Ad Blocker | Block ads, trackers, & popups on Safari. | iOS | ✓ |
GnuPG | Encrypt & sign your data and communications. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Goldwarden | A Bitwarden compatible desktop client. Provides useful features that the official tools do not have & enhanced security measures. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Gufw Firewall | User-friendly firewall. | Linux | ✓ |
hBlock | Prevents your system from connecting to domains that serve ads, tracking scripts & malware. | Linux | ✓ |
Hosty | System-wide ad blocker. | Linux | ✓ |
Jitsi | A set of open-source projects that allows you to easily build & deploy secure video conferencing solutions. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
KeePass | Lightweight password manager. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
KeePassXC | Modern & secure password/notes manager for your sensitive information. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
makepasswd | Generates true random passwords using /dev/urandom, with the emphasis on security over pronounceability. It can also encrypt plaintext passwords given in a temporary file. | Linux | ✓ |
Metasploit | Find security issues, verify vulnerability mitigations & manage security assessments | Cross-platform | ✓ |
mitmproxy | For debugging, testing, privacy measurements, & penetration testing. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Mullvad VPN | Cheap, reliable VPN. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
O&O ShutUp10++ | Antispy tool for Windows. | Windows | ✓ |
Obfuscate | Lets you redact your private information from any image. | Linux | ✓ |
OneClickFirewall | Integrates with the Explorer context menu. All you need to do is right click the application & select "Block Internet Access". | Windows | ✓ |
OnionShare | Lets you securely & anonymously share files, host websites, & chat with friends using the Tor network. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Passware Kit Forensic | Reports & decrypts all password-protected items on a computer. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
privacy.sexy | Hundreds of scripts that aims to give you control of your data. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Pwgen | Command line password generator that creates passwords which can be easily memorized by a human. | Linux | ✓ |
Quick Web Apps | Creates web apps from given URL. | Linux | ✓ |
SearXNG | A free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services & databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Secrets | Password manager which makes use of the KeePass v.4 format. | Linux | ✓ |
Session | Encrypted messaging service. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Signal | Encrypted messaging service. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
SimpleX Chat | Private messenger. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
SpoofDPI | For bypassing Deep Packet Inspection. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Steam Desktop Authenticator | A desktop implementation of Steam's mobile authenticator app. | Windows | ✓ |
Sweeper | Helps clean unwanted traces the user leaves on the system. | Linux | ✓ |
Tailscale | A VPN that keeps your web browsing secure while also letting you access any of your devices. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Technitium DNS Server | Self host a DNS server for privacy & security. Block ads & malware at DNS level for your entire network. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
TruffleHog | Find, verify, & analyze leaked credentials. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
usbkill | Anti-forensic kill-switch that waits for a change on your USB ports & then immediately shuts down your computer. | Linux | ✓ |
VeraCrypt | Disk encryption. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
WireGuard | A VPN protocol. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
WPD | Configure various privacy settings through the Windows API. | Windows | ✓ |
ZAP | Helsp you automatically find security vulnerabilities in your web applications. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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act | Run your GitHub Actions locally. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Alacritty | Fast OpenGL terminal emulator. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Android Studio | IDE for Android app development. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Builder | IDE for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
CodeBrowser | Designed to hierarchically structure any kind of text file & especially source code. It makes navigation through source code faster & easier. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
ComfyUI | Modular diffusion model GUI, api & backend with a graph/nodes interface. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Commit | Editor that helps you write better Git & Mercurial commit messages. | Linux | ✓ |
Eclipse | A Java IDE. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Geany | A fast and lightweight IDE. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Kate | Source code editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Notepad++ | Source code editor & Notepad replacement that supports several languages. | Windows | ✓ |
Notepadqq | A text editor for developers. | Linux | ✓ |
Playhouse | Playground for HTML/CSS/JavaScript. | Linux | ✓ |
Power Automate | Create automated workflows between various apps & services. | Windows | ✓ |
PSGraphQL | Contains functions that facilitate querying & create, update, & delete operations (mutations) for GraphQL. Requires PowerShell. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
SteamPS | Module that utilizes PowerShell as a wrapper for SteamCMD & interacts with various Steam APIs. | Windows | ✓ |
Sublime Merge | A graphical Git client from the creators of Sublime Text. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Sublime Text | A sophisticated text editor for code, markup & prose. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Text Pieces | Scratchpad with ability to perform a lot of text transformations. | Linux | ✓ |
Thonny | Python IDE for beginners. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
VSCodium | Visual Studio Code, without telemetry/tracking. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Workbench | For learning & prototyping with GNOME technologies. | Linux | ✓ |
x64dbg | x64/x32 debugger. Optimized for reverse engineering & malware analysis. | Windows | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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Betterbird | A fork of Thunderbird. Contains new features & fixes that Thunderbird may ship at a later stage. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Birdtray | System tray new mail notification for Thunderbird, which does not require extensions. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Calibre | Feature rich e-book manager. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
CBconvert | Converts comics to different formats to fit your various devices. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
CorePDF | A lightweight PDF viewer. | Linux | ✓ |
FeedDeck | RSS & social media feed reader. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Foliate | E-book reader tailored for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
JellyBook | A book & comic reader for Jellyfin. | iOS | ✓ |
jPdf Tweak | Can combine, split, rotate, reorder, watermark, encrypt, sign, & otherwise tweak PDFs. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Kindle Comic Converter | A comic converter for e-book readers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Liferea | A news reader for GTK/GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
NetNewsWire | RSS feed reader. | iOS | ✓ |
Newsflash | An RSS feed reader with features to complement an already existing web-based RSS reader account. | Linux | ✓ |
Okular | Feature rich PDF viewer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
PDFStitcher | Helps sewists convert print-at-home PDF sewing patterns into a single large file suitable for use with a projector. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Peruse | Comic book reader & creator. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Read It Later | A simple wallabag client. | Linux | ✓ |
Sigil | E-book editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Stirling PDF | Perform various operations on PDF files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Thunderbird | Customizable email management client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
wallabag | Self hostable application for saving web pages. | Linux | ✓ |
WhosWho | Create PDF documents with people pictures & corresponding name. | Linux | ✓ |
Wike | Wikipedia Reader for the GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
XpdfReader | Lightweight PDF viewer & toolkit. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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Ampache | A web based audio/video streaming application & file manager. Access your music & videos from anywhere. | - | ✓ |
Bazarr | A companion app to Sonarr/Radarr that manages & downloads subtitles based on your requirements. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
bitmagnet | A self-hosted BitTorrent indexer, DHT crawler, content classifier & torrent search engine with web UI, GraphQL API & Servarr stack integration. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Bobarr | All-in-one alternative for Sonarr, Radarr, Jackett... with a VPN and running in Docker. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Buildarr | For automating deployment & configuration of your *Arr stack. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Configarr | Sync TRaSH Guides + custom configs with Sonarr/Radarr. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Crafty Controller | Allows users to start & administer Minecraft servers from a user-friendly interface. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Doplarr | An *arr request bot for Discord. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Emby | A personal media server with apps on just about every device. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Helmarr | Sonarr & Radarr companion. | iOS | ✓ |
Homarr | Dashboard for servers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Home Assistant | Open source home automation that puts local control & privacy first. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Homebridge | Integrates with smart home devices that do not natively support HomeKit. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Homer | A very simple static homepage for your server. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Jellyfin | Free & open-source media server that allows you to organize & stream your personal media files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Jellyseerr | Manages requests for your media library. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Kodi | Home theater/media center software & entertainment hub for digital media. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Koel | Host & stream your own music with ease. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Lidarr | A music collection manager for Usenet & BitTorrent users. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LunaSea | Controller focused on giving you a seamless experience between all of your self-hosted media software remotely on your devices. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
MediaTracker | Self hosted media tracker. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Mylar3 | Automated Comic Book (cbr/cbz) downloader program for use with NZB & torrents. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
NextPVR | Makes recording & watching live TV easy. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Notifiarr | Client for Notifiarr.com. It enables content requests from Media Bot in your Discord server. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Overseerr | Request management & media discovery tool for the Plex ecosystem. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Plex | Organize & stream your collection of movies, TV shows, music, & photos. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Profilarr | Import, export & sync profiles & custom formats via Radarr/Sonarr API. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Prowlarr | An indexer manager/proxy built on the *arr stack to integrate with your various PVR apps. Supports management of both Torrent Trackers & Usenet Indexers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Pterodactyl | Game server manager that runs all game servers in isolated Docker containers while exposing a beautiful & intuitive UI to end users. | Linux | ✓ |
Radarr | Movie organizer/manager for usenet & torrent users. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Readarr | Book Manager & Automation (Sonarr for Ebooks). | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Recyclarr | Automatically sync TRaSH Guides to your Sonarr & Radarr instances. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Ruddarr | Sonarr & Radarr companion. | iOS | ✓ |
Sonarr | Smart PVR for newsgroup & bittorrent users. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Subsonic | Personal media server. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Tdarr | Clean up your media libraries, health check files, save space & more. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
tvheadend | A TV streaming server & digital video recorder. | Linux | ✓ |
Wizarr | An advanced user invitation & management system for Jellyfin, Plex, Emby etc. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
ytdl-sub | Lightweight tool to automate downloading & metadata generation with yt-dlp. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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Clocks | World clocks, alarms, a stopwatch, & timers. | Linux | ✓ |
CoreTime | Simple clock/calendar. | Linux | ✓ |
Dali Clock | A digital clock. When a digit changes, it "melts" into its new shape. | Linux | ✓ |
Furtherance | Track time spent on different activities. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Khronos | Log the time it took to do tasks. | Linux | ✓ |
KShutdown | Allows you to turn off or suspend a computer at a specified time. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
KTimer | Execute programs after some time. | Linux | ✓ |
qshutdown | Shutdown/reboot/suspend/hibernate the computer at a given time or after a certain number of minutes. | Linux | ✓ |
Retro | A customizable retro digital segment clock. | Linux | ✓ |
Solanum | Time tracking app that uses the pomodoro technique. Work in 4 sessions, with breaks in between each session & 1 long break after all 4. | Linux | ✓ |
Super Productivity | An advanced todo list app with integrated Timeboxing & time tracking capabilities. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Time Switch | Set a task to run after a timer. | Linux | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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Alacarte | Menu editor for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
AutoLogon | Automatically login to Windows. | Windows | ✓ |
Block Razer | Script to block all Razer software installs. | Windows | ✓ |
Bulk Crap Uninstaller | Excels at removing large amounts of applications with minimal to no user input. It can detect most applications & games (even portable or not registered), clean up leftovers, force uninstall, automatically uninstall according to premade lists, & much more. | Windows | ✓ |
Context Menu Tuner | Allows you to customize Explorer's context menu. | Windows | ✓ |
DiskGenius | Disk partition management & data recovery. | Windows | ✓ |
Everything for PowerToys Run | Adds the ability to search the computer for files & folders using Everything inside PTR. | Windows | ✓ |
ExplorerPatcher | Aims to enhance the working environment on Windows. | Windows | ✓ |
fan-control | Control your fans with different behaviors. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
GDM Settings | A settings app for GNOME's Login/Display Manager. | Linux | ✓ |
GNOME Tweaks | Adjust advanced GNOME options. | Linux | ✓ |
Handheld Daemon | For configuring handheld devices. | Linux | ✓ |
LACT | GPU configuration tool. | Linux | ✓ |
Linutil | Distro-agnostic toolbox designed to simplify everyday Linux tasks. | Linux | ✓ |
Microsoft Activation Scripts | Windows & Office activator. | Windows | ✓ |
Ninite | Patch & deploy apps right from your browser. | Windows | ✗ |
NTLite | Local control for updating & editing Windows images & deployments. | Windows | ✗ |
OptimusUI | For laptops with Nvidia Optimus technology. | Linux | ✓ |
PolicyPlus | Local Group Policy Editor. | Windows | ✓ |
Revo Uninstaller | Remove unwanted programs & invalid Registry entries easily. | Windows | ✓ |
ShellMenuView | Displays the list of static menu items that appeared in the context menu when you right-click a file/folder on Windows Explorer, & allows you to easily disable unwanted menu items. | Windows | ✓ |
Slimbook Battery | Optimize your laptop's battery. | Linux | ✓ |
TakeOwnershipEx | Used to obtain full access to files & folders on your computer. | Windows | ✓ |
Talon | Simple utility to debloat Windows in 2 clicks. | Windows | ✓ |
TLP-UI | Change TLP settings easily & provides a basic overview of all the valid configuration values. | Linux | ✓ |
Total Registry | Enhanced Registry editor. | Windows | ✓ |
WIMUtil | Helps optimize & customize Windows installation media, streamlining your installs. | Windows | ✓ |
Win+R Alias Manager | Create aliases for your favorite applications. | Windows | ✓ |
Win11Debloat | PowerShell script that can remove pre-installed Windows bloatware apps, disable telemetry & more. | Windows | ✓ |
Winaero apps | List of the apps created by the Winaero project, mostly tweaks. | Windows | ✓ |
Winaero Tweaker | Dozens of options for fine-grained tuning of various Windows settings & features. | Windows | ✓ |
Winutil | Streamline installs, debloat with tweaks, troubleshoot with config, & fix Windows updates. | Windows | ✓ |
XFCE-Superkey | Allows you to use the Super key both to open the start menu & as a modifier key in keyboard shortcuts. | Linux | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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balenaEtcher | Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Brasero | Create, copy & burn data & audio to CD/DVDs. | Linux | ✓ |
fre:ac | Audio converter with CD ripping features. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
GParted Live | Access all the features of the latest versions of GParted from a portable device. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Handbrake | Open-source video transcoder, can rip DVDs. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
MakeMKV | Converts the video clips from proprietary (& usually encrypted) disc into a set of MKV files, preserving most information but not changing it in any way. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Rufus | Format & create bootable USB flash drives. | Windows | ✓ |
Sound Juicer | Extract the audio from CDs & convert them into files. | Linux | ✓ |
UNetbootin | Create bootable Live USB drives for Linux distributions; it supplies ISOs or use your own. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Ventoy | Creates a bootable USB drive. You don't need to format the disk over & over, you just need to copy the image files to the USB drive & boot it. You can copy many image files at a time & Ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Xfburn | CD burner for XFCE. | Linux | ✓ |
YUMI | USB bootloader, similar to Ventoy. | Windows | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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3ds Max | 3D modeling & animation. | Windows | ✗ |
Aegisub | For creating & modifying subtitles. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
After Effects | Commercial motion graphics software. | Windows | ✗ |
Animate | Commercial 2D animation software. | Windows | ✗ |
Avidemux | Video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering & encoding tasks. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Baking Soda & Vinegar | 2 Safari extensions that replace custom video players with HTML video tags. | iOS | ✗ |
butterflow | Make motion interpolated & fluid slow motion videos from the command line. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
butterflow-ui | A graphical user interface for butterflow. | Windows | ✓ |
CapCut | Video editor designed for social media. | Windows | ✓ |
Celluloid | Simple GTK+ frontend for mpv. It aims to be easy to use while maintaining high level of configurability. | Linux | ✓ |
Character Animator | Commercial motion capture animation software. | Windows | ✗ |
Cinelerra | Advanced non-linear video editing & track-based compositing software. | Linux | ✓ |
Cinema | A video player for watching local video files designed for large libraries which also supports downloading cover art. | Linux | ✓ |
Clapper | Simple video player. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Comskip | Commercials are marked & skipped using associated projects. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Dain-App | Uses AI/machine learning to add extra, in-between frames to video to make it more smooth &/or increase frame rate. It can be used with video or with a sequence of images, & works with both real life video & illustrations. Nvidia only. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
DaVinci Resolve | Capable professional video editor with many options & effects. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Delfin | Client for Jellyfin. | Linux | ✓ |
finalRender | Raytrace rendering. | Windows | ✗ |
Findroid | Third-party native Jellyfin Android app. | Android | ✓ |
Flowframes | Utilizes AI frameworks to interpolate videos in order to increase their framerate in the most natural looking way possible. | Windows | ✓ |
FluidFrames.RIFE | Create frame-generated & slowmotion videos. | Windows | ✓ |
Frame Grab | Extracts frames from videos. | iOS | ✓ |
FreeTube | YouTube player built with privacy in mind. Use YouTube without advertisements & prevent Google from tracking you with their cookies & JavaScript. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Frosty for Twitch | Alternative Twitch client. | iOS | ✓ |
GPU Screen Recorder | A shadowplay-like screen recorder. | Linux | ✓ |
Greenfish Subtitle Player | Plays .SRT files in a partially transparent window which can be laid over a video player. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
HandBrake | Converts video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Identity | For comparing multiple versions of an image or video. | Linux | ✓ |
IPTVnator | Video player that provides support for IPTV playlist playback. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
jdAnimatedImageEditor | Lets you create & edit animated Images (GIF & APNG). | Linux | ✓ |
Kdenlive | Kdenlive is an acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
KodeLife | Real-time GPU shader editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LightWave3D | Commercial motion graphics software. | Windows | ✗ |
Media Encoder | Commercial video transcoder. | Windows | ✗ |
mpv | Command line video player. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Multiplex | Watch torrents together. | Linux | ✓ |
Natron | Digital compositor that can handle all of your 2D/2.5D needs. For VFX & motion graphics. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Nonsensical Video Generator | Automated video production tool that uses imported media, user-made effects, & a variety of parameters to randomly pick & transform clips into a single render that mimics the crude video editing styles made popular by the "YTP" genre. | Windows | ✗ |
OBS Studio | Feature rich video recording & live streaming software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Olive | Non-linear video editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
OpenShot | Video editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Parabolic | A basic yt-dlp frontend. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Peek | Simple animated GIF screen recorder with an easy to use interface. | Linux | ✓ |
Pitivi | A video editor that tries to minimize distractions without sacrificing features. | Linux | ✓ |
Premiere Elements | Minimal, more simplified version of Premiere Pro. | Windows | ✗ |
Premiere Pro | Commercial video editing software. | Windows | ✗ |
Premiere Rush | Premiere Pro designed for mobile devices. | Windows | ✗ |
Red | Customizable YouTube client. | Linux | ✓ |
ScreenToGif | Screen, webcam, & sketchboard recorder with an integrated editor. | Windows | ✓ |
Scrypted | High performance video integration & automation platform. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Shotcut | Video editor, supports a wide range of formats; no import required meaning native timeline editing; Blackmagic Design support for input & preview monitoring; & resolution support to 4k. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
SimpleScreenRecorder | For recording programs & games. | Linux | ✓ |
Swiftin | A modern video client for Jellyfin. | iOS | ✓ |
Tartube | A GUI for youtube-dl, yt-dlp & other compatible video downloaders. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
TouchDesigner | A visual programming environment aimed at the creation of multimedia applications. | Windows | ✓ |
Tube Archivist | Self hosted YouTube media server. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Twitch Downloader | Twitch VOD/clip downloader - chat download/render/replay. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
twitch-downloader-gui | A GUI for TwitchDownloader. | Linux | ✓ |
VEGAS Pro | Commercial video editing software. | Windows | ✗ |
VidCutter | A modern yet simple video cutter & joiner. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
video2x | A machine learning-based video super-resolution & frame interpolation framework. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
VidHub | Feature rich, modern Jellyfin client. | iOS | ✗ |
vimix | Graphical mixing & blending of several movie clips & computer generated graphics, with image processing effects in real-time. | Linux | ✓ |
VLC Media Player | Feature rich multimedia player. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
waifu2x | Image super-resolution for anime-style art. Nvidia only. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
WinFF | GUI for the command line video converter FFmpeg or avconv. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
yt-dlp | A feature rich command-line audio/video downloader. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
ytdlp-interface | GUI for yt-dlp with convenient options. | Windows | ✓ |
YTLitePlus | Tweaked YouTube client. | iOS | ✓ |
Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
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Anki | Digital flash cards. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Apache OpenOffice Writer | Feature rich word processing & desktop publishing tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Apostrophe | Clean, distraction-free markdown editor. | Linux | ✓ |
AppFlowy | Open source alternative to Notion. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
Beaver Notes | Note taking app built for privacy & efficiency. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
CherryTree | A hierarchical note taking application. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Citations | Manage your bibliographies using the BibTeX format. | Linux | ✓ |
CmapTools | For brainstorming, managing knowledge & organizing information. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Cohesion | Unofficial Notion client. | Linux | ✓ |
CorePad | Lightweight text editor. | Linux | ✓ |
Emacs | Feature rich text editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
EncryptPad | Minimalist secure text editor & binary encryptor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Endeavour | Task management designed for simplicity. | Linux | ✓ |
Errands | Simple, clean task management. | Linux | ✓ |
Evernote | Note-taking/project planning. | Windows | ✗ |
FocusWriter | Simple, distraction-free word processor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
FreeMind | A mind mapper, & at the same time an easy-to-operate hierarchical editor with strong emphasis on folding. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
freeplane | Mind mapping, knowledge & project management. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
gedit | General-purpose text editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Iotas | Distraction-free note taking. | Linux | ✓ |
Joplin | Privacy-focused note taking app. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LibreOffice Calc | Feature rich spreadsheets. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
LibreOffice Writer | Feature rich word processing & desktop publishing tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Logseq | For knowledge management & collaboration. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Lorem | Generate placeholder text. | Linux | ✓ |
Memorize | Digital flash cards. | Linux | ✓ |
Minder | Mind map that helps create, develop & visualize your ideas. | Linux | ✓ |
Notesnook | Note taking app with a focus on privacy/encryption. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Notion | Commercial note-taking & project manager. | Windows | ✗ |
Obsidian | Feature rich note taking app with dozens of customization options. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
OpenTodoList | A simple task manager. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Plane | Project managment software, alternative to Jira. | - | ✓ |
QOwnNotes | Plain-text file markdown note-taking with Nextcloud / ownCloud integration. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Quicken WillMaker & Trust | Commercial estate planning software. | Windows | ✗ |
Rnote | Sketch & take handwritten notes. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Simple Diary | Lightweight diary app. | Linux | ✓ |
Speech Note | Lets you take, read & translate notes using speech to text, text to speech & machine translation. | Linux | ✓ |
Standard Notes | Note-taking app with end-to-end encryption. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
ThinkComposer | Mind mapper with diagram features. | Windows | ✓ |
vim | Highly configurable text editor built to make creating & changing any kind of text very efficient. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
VUE | Educational mind mapper. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
VYM | Generate & manipulate mind maps. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
WeKan | Kanban workflow task manager. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
WriterSolo | An extensive desktop app for fully writing a screenplay or convert between various screenplay formats such as final draft fdx or fountain | Linux | ✓ |
xed | A small & lightweight text editor. | Linux | ✓ |
xfce4-notes-plugin | Simple notes plugin for the XFCE Panel. | Linux | ✓ |
Xournal++ | Handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
Zettlr | Markdown note-taking. | Cross-platform | ✓ |