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What are your must-have programs? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Trying to discover new/unheard Linux desktop programs (Sorry for the confusion).

Edit: I apologise for confusing a lot of people. I meant Linux desktop “programs” coming from Windows/Mac. I'm used to calling them “apps”.

Edit: 🙌 I’m overwhelmed with the great “programs” people have recommended in the comment section. Thank you guys.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Linux, system:

KDE Plasma (Dolphin, Kate, Kfind, Merkuro, shell, Spectacle)
Librewolf / hardened Firefox (system app because of user namespaces, which Flatpaks cant create)

Linux, Flatpak:

syncthingy
thunderbird
libreoffice
KDE: Okular, Gwenview, maybe soon digiKam
Qt: qBittorrent, Keepassxc
GNOME/Circle: Celluloid, PDF Arranger, Carburetor, Decoder, G4music, Railway, SimpleScan (or Skanlite), Impression, GIMP
GTK: localsend, GPU Screen recorder
Electron: Freetube, Signal, Cryptomator, Nextcloud
Podman: StirlingPDF

Android:

Fossify Gallery, Calendar
Material Files
Markor
Antennapod
Florisboard (or maybe Futo, but I dont need the fancy stuff yet)
Shelter
localsend
Obtainium
dict.cc
Grayjay
k9mail
soundbound (spotify), seal (ytdl)
öffi, kleine Wettervorschau
SaveTo...
mjpdf

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Add KDE connect

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

When it works (which mostly, it does not) it's awesome

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Damn it worked for me in both kde aswell as cinnamon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Doesnt work for me lol. But yes, totally.

https://discuss.kde.org/t/15966

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Exactly that for me too, I've opened multiple bug reports over the years, and IIRC, even Worte with one of the devs. I think it needs a good amount of extra work on connectivity and user feedback to clearly system why something isn't working

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I didn't know you could install the Nextcloud Client as an Electron app

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The client

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That's the one I meant