| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaca | Chat with local AI models. | Linux | ✓ |
| Anamorpher | Image scaling attacks for multi-modal prompt injection. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| AnyCrawl | Turns websites into LLM-ready data. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| F5-TTS | AI to mimic a voice. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| GPT4All | Run local LLMs on any device. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| LM Studio | Discover, download, & run local LLMs. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Nightshade | "Poison" pictures in order to ruin generative models trained on them. | Windows | ✓ |
| Ollama | Get up & running with large language models. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| pinokio | A browser that lets you locally install, run, & automate AI programs on your computer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7TSP GUI | Icon/theme patcher. | Windows | ✓ |
| ARandR | Simple visual front end for XRandR. Relative monitor positions are shown graphically & can be changed in a drag-&-drop way. | Linux | ✓ |
| AWF-Extended | Theme preview application for GTK. | 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 | ✓ |
| DaltonLens | Desktop utility to assist color blind people with different kind of real-time filters. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Damask | Automatically set wallpaper images by selecting images from a variety of sources. | Linux | ✓ |
| Dark Reader for Safari | Dark mode for every website. | iOS | ✗ |
| Dunst | Lightweight & customizable notification daemon. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| GlazeWM | Tiling window manager. | Windows | ✓ |
| komorebi | Tiling window manager. | 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 | ✓ |
| MyDockFinder | macOS taskbar theme for Windows. | 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 | ✗ |
| stylepak | Automatically install your host GTK+ theme as a Flatpak. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Zebar | Tool for creating customizable & cross-platform taskbars, desktop widgets, & popups. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ableton Live | A commercial digital audio workstation. | Windows | ✗ |
| Ableton Note | Start new musical ideas with a curated selection of sounds & effects. | iOS | ✗ |
| ACID Music Studio | 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 | ✓ |
| Audio Spectrum | Visualizer for output audio spectrum. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Ba Wa MI | Plays MIDI files on the motherboard speaker. | Windows | ✓ |
| BBC Soundz Scraper | Scraping BBC Radio schedules & downloading shows using yt-dlp. | Windows | ✓ |
| Beskope | Desktop waveform visualizer for Wayland & PipeWire. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| BpmDj | DJ/Live mixing software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| BubbleUPnP | UPnP/DLNA/Chromecast utility. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Cakewalk | A commercial digital audio workstation. | Windows | ✗ |
| Cava | Cross-platform Audio Visualizer | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Cavalier | Visualize audio with CAVA. | Linux | ✓ |
| Cavasik | Audio visualizer based on CAVA. | Linux | ✓ |
| Chroma | Shader-based audio visualizer for the terminal. | 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 | ✓ |
| Coffee Music Visualizer | Quirky music visualizer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Cosmic Noise | Applet for playing background noise, heavily inspired by Blanket. For the COSMIC desktop. | Linux | ✓ |
| Cubase | A commercial digital audio workstation. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| EeveeSpotifyReborn | Tweaked Spotify client. | iOS | ✓ |
| Elektroid | Sample & MIDI device manager. | Linux | ✓ |
| Elisa | Music player & manager. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Euphonica | Pretty MPD client. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| get_iplayer | Download TV/radio shows from BBC iPlayer & BBC Sounds. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| KORG Gadget | Nintendo Switch music production studio. | Nintendo Switch | ✗ |
| Kurve | Audio visualizer widget powered by CAVA for the KDE Plasma Desktop. | Linux | ✓ |
| LMMS | Digital audio workstation designed for music production. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Lollypop | Modern music player for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
| LUNA | Commercial DAW. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Mixxx | DJ software that gives you everything you need to perform live mixes. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Musializer | Music visualizer. | 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 | ✓ |
| OpenMeters | Audio visualization/metering. | Linux | ✓ |
| Opentapes | For streaming Hip-Hop mixtapes hosted on MyMixtapez.com. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| OSCLI | Real time audio visualisation using WGPU. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| OwnTone | Linux/FreeBSD DAAP (iTunes) & MPD audio server with support for AirPlay 1 & 2 speakers (multiroom), Apple Remote (& compatibles), Chromecast, Spotify & internet radio. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Performous | Karaoke, band & dancing game. | 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 | ✓ |
| Pro Tools | A commercial digital audio workstation. | Windows | ✗ |
| projectM | Advanced music visualizer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| PulseAudio Preferences | For simultaneous audio output option. | Linux | ✓ |
| PulseEffects | Audio manipulation tools for PulseAudio applications. | Linux | ✓ |
| Pulsemeeter | A pulseaudio & pipewire audio mixer inspired by voicemeeter. | 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 | ✗ |
| Reason | A commercial digital audio workstation. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Samplitude | Commerical DAW. | Windows | ✗ |
| Sayonara | Customizable, clear & fast audio player. | Linux | ✓ |
| Schism Tracker | An oldschool sample-based music composition tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| SeekTune | An implementation of Shazam's song recognition algorithm. | 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 | ✓ |
| SomaFM | Over 30 channels of commercial-free, human-curated radio programming focusing on non-mainstream music. | iOS | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Soulseek | Peer-to-peer file-sharing network, used mostly to exchange music. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Sound Forge | Commercial digital audio editing suite. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Soundscope | TUI app for analyzing audio data such as frequencies & loudness (LUFS). | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Soundux | Soundboard that features a simple user interface. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| SpotC++ | Tweaked Spotify client. | iOS | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| TuneBlade | Stream system-wide audio using AirPlay. | Windows | ✗ |
| VCV Rack 2 | Virtual modular platform based on Eurorack synthesizers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| verse | Get currently playing Spotify song lyrics. | Linux | ✓ |
| vgmstream | Play/convert video game audio files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Vibe | Desktop audio visualizer & shader player for Wayland wallpaper! | Linux | ✓ |
| visualizer2 | OpenGL audio visualizers in Rust. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Vocal | Terminal audio player/visualizer. | 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 | ✓ |
| Waveform | Digital audio workstation. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| WaveTracker | Chiptune music-making software. | Windows | ✓ |
| Wavosaur | wav file editor with ability to add loop points. | 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| AdGuard | Ad blocker/tracking protection for Safari. | iOS | ✓ |
| Betterfox | Firefox user.js for speed, privacy, & security. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Epiphany | The web browser for GNOME. Built with WebKit. | Linux | ✓ |
| Falkon | Also made by KDE. (QtWebEngine, a wrapper for Chromium) | Linux | ✓ |
| Konqueror | KDE's Webbrowser & swiss-army-knife for any kind of file-management & file previewing. (WebKit) | Linux | ✓ |
| Ladybird | Upcoming independent web browser built from scratch. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| LibreWolf | Firefox fork with the primary goals of privacy, security & user freedom. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Min | Interface designed to minimize distractions. (Electron/Chromium) | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Mullvad Browser | Tor fork designed to minimize tracking & fingerprints. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Navigator | Written in Python, using GTK4, Libadwaita, & WebKitGTK. | Linux | ✓ |
| Nyxt | Keyboard-driven, (inspired by Emacs and Vim) designed for power users. (WebKit) | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Quick Web Apps | Creates web apps from given URL. | Linux | ✓ |
| qutebrowser | QtWebEngine backend (based on Chromium). Keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Tangram | Organize & run web applications. | Linux | ✓ |
| Thio's Browser-Based Tools | Various utilities & tools that run locally right in your browser. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | Minimal but complete colorpicker. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| ColorPicker | Screen color picker/chooser. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIDA64 | OS information, diagnostics, & auditing. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| Angry IP Scanner | Network scanner designed to be fast & simple to use. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| atop | System & process monitor. | Linux | ✓ |
| Autoruns | Shows which programs are configured to run during startup. | Windows | ✓ |
| Binary Ninja | Interactive decompiler, disassembler, debugger, & binary analysis platform. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| BlueScreenView | Scans all your minidump files created during 'blue screen of death' crashes, & displays the information about all crashes in one table. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| CrystalDiskMark | Simple disk benchmark software. | 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 | ✓ |
| GPU-Z | Provides vital information about your video card & graphics processor. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| HWMonitor | Reads PC systems main health sensors: voltages, temperatures, powers, currents, fans speed, utilizations, & clock speeds. | Windows | ✓ |
| HxD | Hex editor. | Windows | ✓ |
| IDA Pro | Powerful disassembler, decompiler & versatile debugger. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| ImHex | A Hex Editor for reverse engineers/programmers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Intel® PresentMon | Gaming performance overlay & telemetry application to monitor & measure your gaming experience. | Windows | ✓ |
| KDiskMark | Disk benchmarking. | Linux | ✓ |
| KRuler | On-screen ruler for measuring pixels. | Linux | ✓ |
| Linux-Assistant | A daily Linux helper with powerful integrated search, routines & checks. | Linux | ✓ |
| LNAV | Terminal log file navigator. | Linux | ✓ |
| lshw | Provides detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine. | Linux | ✓ |
| MC Extractor | Intel, AMD, VIA & Freescale microcode extraction tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| OCCT | Stability benchtesting. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Okteta | Simple hex editor. | Linux | ✓ |
| OllyDbg | 32-bit assembler level analysing debugger. | Windows | ✓ |
| OSForensics | Extract forensic data from computers. | Windows | ✗ |
| Process Explorer | Shows information about which handles & DLLs processes have opened or loaded. | Windows | ✓ |
| Process Monitor | Advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry & process/thread activity. | Windows | ✓ |
| RegistryChangesView | Compare 2 Registry snapshots. | Windows | ✓ |
| Resource Hacker | Resource compiler & decompiler. | Windows | ✓ |
| Resources | Displays usage & details of your CPU, memory, GPUs, NPUs, network interfaces, block devices & processes. | Linux | ✓ |
| Samsung Magician | Utilities for Samsung disks. | Windows | ✓ |
| scanmem | Debugging utility designed to isolate the address of an arbitrary variable in an executing process. | Linux | ✓ |
| ScreenCoord | Shows screen coordinates/monitor information. | Windows | ✓ |
| SecurityQuestionsView | View the security questions & their answers stored in the Registry. | Windows | ✓ |
| Share Preview | Preview & debug websites metadata tags for social media share. | Linux | ✓ |
| SpaceSniffer | Disk space analyzer. | Windows | ✓ |
| System Informer | Monitor system resources, debug software & detect malware. | 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 | ✓ |
| Veles | Binary data analysis & visualization. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| VRRTest | Test variable refresh rate. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Wattage | Monitor health & status of power devices. | Linux | ✓ |
| WhatIsHang | Tries to detect the software or process that is currently hung, & displays some information that may allow you to sort out & understand what exactly is at the root of such unexpected behavior. | Windows | ✓ |
| WinCrashReport | Provides an alternative to the built-in crash reporting program. | Windows | ✓ |
| WinDbg | A debugger that can be used to analyze crash dumps, debug live user-mode & kernel-mode code, & examine CPU registers & memory. | Windows | ✓ |
| WinDirStat | Slower disk space analyzer. | Windows | ✓ |
| Wireshark | Network protocol analyzer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| WizTree | Disk space analyzer. | Windows | ✓ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altium | Commercial electronic design automation. | Windows | ✗ |
| Apache OpenOffice Draw | Tools to communicate with graphics & diagrams. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| BKChem | Chemical structure editor to draw molecular diagrams. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Cadence | For designing integrated circuits, systems on chips (SoCs), printed circuit boards, & pharmaceutical drugs. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| OpenBCI GUI | A cross platform application for the OpenBCI Cyton & Ganglion. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| OrCAD | Commercial electronic design automation. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anki | Digital flash cards. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Geneious Prime | Bioinformatics, molecular biology & antibody discovery tools. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| GraphPad | Analysis & graphing solution made for scientific research. | Windows | ✗ |
| GRLevelX | Weather analysis, radar/visualizer. | Windows | ✓ |
| Jmol | 3D chemical structure viewer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Step | An interactive physics simulator. | Linux | ✓ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlueStacks | Use Android apps on PC. | Windows | ✓ |
| Bottles | Run Windows software on Linux. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Dockur - Windows | Windows inside a Docker container. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| DOSBox-X | Windows DOS emulator. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| MobaXterm | Enhanced terminal for Windows with X11 server, tabbed SSH client, network tools & more. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| WinApps | Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) & GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS. | Linux | ✓ |
| WinBoat | Run Windows apps on Linux with seamless integration. | 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 | ✓ |
| aria2 | Command line utility for downloading files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Ark | Used to browse, extract, create, & modify archives. | Linux | ✓ |
| Bulk Rename Utility | Rename multiple files with the click of a button. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| copyparty | Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file, no deps. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Directory Opus | Replacement for Explorer. | Windows | ✗ |
| DMDE | Data searching, editing, & recovery on disks. | 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 | ✓ |
| Files | Alternative file explorer. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Flow Launcher | Quick file search & app launcher with community-made plugins. | Windows | ✓ |
| FSearch | Fast file search utility. | Linux | ✓ |
| FTPManager Pro | FTP & SFTP client. | iOS | ✗ |
| Grsync | GUI for Rsync. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Recuva | Recovers deleted files. | Windows | ✓ |
| Rsync | Fast incremental file transfer. It also has useful features for backup & restore operations among many other use cases. | 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 | ✓ |
| TreeSize | Quickly scans directory sizes & shows usage. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| WinImage | Disk-imaging suite for easy creation, reading & editing of many image formats & filesystems. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| cowsay | Configurable talking cow. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| eSheep 64bit | Add a walking sheep on your desktop. | Windows | ✓ |
| Fortune Cat | Like cowsay, but it's a cat. | Linux | ✓ |
| Hollywood | Makes your screen look like a scene from a Hollywood hacker scene. | Linux | ✓ |
| parrotsay | Like cowsay, but party parrot. | Linux | ✓ |
| pISSStream | Shows how full the International Space Station's urine tank is in real time. | iOS | ✓ |
| Reactions | GIF search for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
| ShaderGlass | Overlay applying retro shaders on top of Windows desktop. | Windows | ✓ |
| terminal-parrot | Party parrot. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| XaoS | Dive into fractals in one fluid, continuous motion. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amulet Map Editor | Minecraft world editor & converter. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| BSPSource | Map decompiler for Source Engine. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Cartridges | Game launcher. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Cheat Engine | Development environment focused on modding. | 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 | ✓ |
| Decima Explorer | Unpack &pack files from games using the Decima engine. | Windows | ✓ |
| Decima Workshop | GUI application for viewing & editing resources found in games powered by Decima Engine. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Dragon UnPACKer | Open game resource files in an explorer-like interface & extract content. | Windows | ✓ |
| Font Manager CS2 | Simplifies switching between different custom fonts for Counter-Strike 2. | Windows | ✓ |
| GameConqueror | GUI front-end for scanmem. Similar to Cheat Engine. | Linux | ✓ |
| GB Studio | A quick & easy to use drag & drop retro game creator for the GBA. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| GCFScape | Open/extract from GCF files that were formerly utilized by Steam for game content storage. | Windows | ✓ |
| Gmad Extractor GUI | GUI for Gmad. | Windows | ✓ |
| gmpublisher | Workshop publishing utility for Garry's Mod. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| GOG Galaxy | Unite all your games into one app. | Windows | ✓ |
| GWTool | Extract .GMA files. | Windows | ✓ |
| Half-Life Advanced Effects | Enrich Source Engine based movie making. | Windows | ✓ |
| Hammer++ | Extensive modification of Valve's Hammer editor. | Windows | ✓ |
| Heroic Games Launcher | Epic, GOG & Amazon Prime Games launcher. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| KMines | Classic Minesweeper game. | Linux | ✓ |
| KPatience | Relaxing card sorting game (solitaire). | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Mass VMT Generator | GUI tool that generates VMTs for each VTF of a folder. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Playnite | Video game library manager/launcher. | 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 PKG Tool | Manage and perform various operations on PS4 PKG. | Windows | ✓ |
| PS4 Remote PKG Sender V1 | PS4 PKG deployment tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| PS4 Remote PKG Sender V2 | 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 | ✓ |
| RimSort | Mod manager for RimWorld. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| RPCS3 | PlayStation 3 emulator & debugger. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| SpriteCard Edit | Create spritecards for your custom pngs (Source Engine). | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Suyu | Nintendo Switch emulator. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Themer | A Gmod addon to replace Derma themes or switch skins on the fly without overwriting files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| UPBGE | 3D game engine forked from the old Blender game engine & deployed with Blender itself. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| VIDE | A toolkit for the Source engine aimed at aiding mappers & modders alike. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| VMT Editor | Visual editor for VMT files used in Source Engine. | Windows | ✓ |
| VMT Editor | Visual editor for .vmt files. | Windows | ✓ |
| VPKEdit | Create, extract from, preview the contents of & write to vpk archives, BSP paklumps, & many other pack file formats. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| VTFEdit | Can open & save .vtf & .vmt files. | Windows | ✓ |
| VTFeter | Converts to VTF/VMT automatically. | Windows | ✓ |
| xemu | Emulates the original Xbox. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ |
| CoolerControl | Cooling control & monitoring. | Linux | ✓ |
| CoreCtrl | Control hardware using application profiles. | 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 | ✓ |
| Fan Control | Highly customizable fan controlling software. | Windows | ✓ |
| fan2go | Dynamic fan speed control based on temperature sensors. | Linux | ✓ |
| Guitar Pro 8 | Play, edit & share your scores. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| liquidctl | CLI & Python drivers for AIO liquid coolers & other devices. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| MagicPods | Manage all your Bluetooth headphones on Windows from one place, primarily focused on AirPods devices. | Windows | ✗ |
| Mouse without Borders | Control up to four computers from a single mouse & keyboard. | Windows | ✓ |
| Multiplicity | Control multiple PCs with one keyboard & mouse | Windows | ✗ |
| NBFC (NoteBook FanControl) | Fan control service for notebooks. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| NVCleanstall | Customize NVIDIA GeForce Driver package by removing components that you don't need (or want). | 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 | ✓ |
| Parsec | Remote desktop 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 | ✓ |
| Quill | VR illustration & animation tool. | 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 | ✓ |
| SC Controller | User-mode driver & GTK3 based GUI for Steam Controller. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✗ |
| thinkfan | Minimalist fan control. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| xLights | Design, create & play amazing lighting displays. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ |
| gInk | On-screen annotation. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| KolourPaint | Painting program useful for touch-ups & simple edits. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| PaintShop Pro | Commercial raster & vector graphics editor. | 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 | ✓ |
| Webfont Kit Generator | Generate woff, woff2 & the necessary CSS boilerplate from non-web font formats (otf/ttf). | Linux | ✓ |
| Wick Editor | For creating games, animations & everything in-between. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ |
| Tagger | Tag your music. | 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ |
| Bazaar | A new app store for GNOME with a focus on discovering & installing applications and addons from Flatpak remotes, particularly Flathub. | Linux | ✓ |
| Binary | Converts numbers to a different base. | Linux | ✓ |
| BOINC | Donate idle computer time to science projects. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Chataigne | Artist-friendly modular machine for art & technology | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Clipman | Clipboard manager for XFCE. | Linux | ✓ |
| Clipman Lite | Lightweight clipboard manager extension for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
| CMatrix | Matrix like effect in your terminal. | Linux | ✓ |
| Convertall | Flexible unit conversion tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Converter NOW | Unit converter. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| CoreAction | A sidebar with some handy gadgets. | Linux | ✓ |
| CoreKeyboard | Simple virtual keyboard with word suggestions. | 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 | ✓ |
| Ferdium | Keeps all your web services in one place. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| fish shell | Smart & user-friendly command line shell. | 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 | ✓ |
| gsudo | Sudo for Windows. | Windows | ✓ |
| Health | Visualize steps, weight & daily exercises. | Linux | ✓ |
| Imagination | Lightweight & easy to use slide show maker. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| KCalc | Scientific calculator. | Linux | ✓ |
| KDocker | Dock most applications to the system tray. | Linux | ✓ |
| Keypunch | Practice your typing skills. | 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 | ✓ |
| Lab.Hacks | Tools, calculators, & practical hacks designed to make lab life easier. | iOS | ✓ |
| lazygit | Simple terminal UI for git commands. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| LibreOffice Impress | Slideshows. | 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 | ✓ |
| Movescreen | Linux script to move windows across screens. | Linux | ✓ |
| MyGNUHealth | Record personal health. | Linux | ✓ |
| Pacstall | An AUR-inspired package manager for Ubuntu. | Linux | ✓ |
| PikaTorrent | Simple torrent app. | 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 | ✓ |
| Sshpass | For non-interactivly performing password authentication with SSH. Most users should use public key authentication instead. | 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 | ✓ |
| Terminator | Multiple GNOME terminals in one window. | Linux | ✓ |
| Terminus | Terminal & SSH client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Tilix | A tiling terminal emulator for Linux. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Whaler | Docker container management. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✗ |
| ArmorPaint | Texture 3D models. | 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 | ✓ |
| Bryce 3D | Old school 3D modeling, rendering & animation. | Windows | ✓ |
| Catia | Commercial CAD software. | Windows | ✗ |
| Daz 3D | 3D modeling focused on characters. | 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 | ✗ |
| GeoGebra 3D Calculator | Graph 3D functions, plot surfaces & do 3D geometry. | iOS | ✓ |
| Goxel | Voxel editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Instant Meshes | Interactive field-aligned mesh generator. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| InstantMesh | 3D mesh generation from a single image. | 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 | ✓ |
| Mari | 3D texture painting. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| Material Maker | A procedural materials authoring & 3D model painting tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Mojoworld 3 | Fractal-based modeling. | Windows | ✓ |
| Nomad Sculpt | Mobile sculpting & painting. | iOS | ✗ |
| OnyxTREE BROADLEAF | Procedural creator & modeler of 3D broadleaf trees, shrubs, & bushes. | Windows | ✓ |
| OpenSCAD | Solid 3D CAD modeller for programmers. Focuses on the CAD aspects rather than the artistic aspects of 3D modeling. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| picoCAD 2 | Low poly 3D modelling. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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 | ✗ |
| Rumba | 3D animation software inspired by Pixar. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Seamly2D | Apparel CAD software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Shapr3D | 3D modeling made for mechanical design. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Womp | 3D design software. | Windows | ✗ |
| Xfrog | Organic procedural 3D modeling. | Windows | ✗ |
| ZBrush | Sculpting, modeling, & painting. | Windows | ✗ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Photo Tool (Libre) | Easy to use photo editor. | Linux | ✓ |
| Affinity | Graphics editor. | Windows | ✓ |
| apngasm | Can assemble & disassemble APNG image files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| App Icon Preview | For designing icons which target the GNOME desktop. | Linux | ✓ |
| ascii-image-converter | Command-line tool to convert images into ascii art & print them on the console. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| AutoPano Giga | Creates panoramas. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| blind-watermark | Hide watermark. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Coagula | Make sound from images & simple edits. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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. Has duplicate detection features. | 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 | ✓ |
| Eye of GNOME | Image viewer designed for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
| feh | Fast, lightweight, highly configurable command line image viewer. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Fotema | Photo gallery. | Linux | |
| 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 | ✓ |
| GalleryDL Beyond | GUI for gallery-dl. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Geeqie | Image viewer & organizer. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | 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 | ✓ |
| Hugin | Simple panoramic imaging toolchain based on Panorama Tools. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| ImageFan Reloaded | Feature-rich, tab-based image viewer, supporting multi-core processing. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| ImageGlass | Lightweight, versatile image viewer. | Windows | ✓ |
| ImageMagick | Software suite, used for editing & manipulating digital images. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| ImEditor | Simple image editor. | Linux | ✓ |
| img2braille | Convert images to braille ascii-art. | Linux | ✓ |
| imgViewOn | View images without distractions. | 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 | ✓ |
| KuickShow | Image browser/viewer with a nice filebrowser to select images to be shown & slideshow support. | Linux | ✓ |
| Laigter | Generate normal maps for 2D textures. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| LibrePhotos | Photo management service. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Lightroom | Commercial photo processor. | Windows | ✗ |
| LightZone | A professional-level digital darkroom & photo editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| LXImage-Qt | Simple & fast image viewer. | Linux | ✓ |
| Lychee | Photo-management tool, which runs on your server or web-space. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| nomacs | Free, open source image viewer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| ParaPara | Images are displayed as one of three styles: single, spread (book), continuous (scrolling). | Linux | ✓ |
| Pencil Project | GUI prototyping tool. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| PHOSIMP | Lightweight photo editor focused purely on filters. | Windows | ✗ |
| Photivo | Photo processor for RAW & bitmap images with 16 bit precision. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Photo Manager Pro | Organize photos, videos & RAWs into folders/sub-folders. | iOS | ✗ |
| PhotoCollage | Create photo collage posters. | Linux | ✓ |
| Photocrea | Unofficial wrapper of web application Photopea. | Linux | ✓ |
| Photofilmstrip | Creates movies out of your pictures. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Photoflare | Simple image editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| PhotoGIMP | A Patch for GIMP 3+ for Photoshop Users. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| PhotoPrism | An AI-Powered photos app that automatically tags images. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| PhotoQt | Simple yet powerful & good looking image viewer. |
Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Photoshop | Commercial photo design software. | Windows | ✗ |
| Photoshop Elements | Minimal, more simplified version of Photoshop. | Windows | ✗ |
| PhotoSync | Transfer & backup photos & videos. |
Windows/iOS | ✗ |
| Phototonic | Image viewer & organizer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Photoview | Self-hosted photo gallery. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Pineapple Pictures | Lightweight image viewer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Piwigo | Photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organizations, teams & individuals. | - | ✓ |
| Pix | Image management. | Linux | ✓ |
| Pixelitor | Image editor with an intuitive interface & special emphasis on non-destructive editing. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| PTGui | Commercial panoramic image stitcher. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| pwall | Photo/video viewer & organizer. | Linux | ✓ |
| pywal16 | Generates a color palette from the dominant colors in an image. It then applies the colors system-wide & on-the-fly in all of your favourite programs. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| qiv | Very small & pretty fast GDK/Imlib image viewer. | Linux | ✓ |
| QR Reader | Scan QR codes. | Linux | ✓ |
| qView | Image viewer designed with minimalism & usability in mind. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Radiance | Wallpapers made by humans. | iOS | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Showfoto | Showfoto is the standalone image editor of the digiKam project. | Linux | ✓ |
| SpriteIlluminator | Normal map editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Stegosuite | Hide information in image files. | Linux | ✓ |
| Switcheroo | Convert between different image filetypes & resize them easily. | Linux | ✓ |
| sxiv | Simple X Image Viewer. | 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 | ✓ |
| Tonfotos | Simplifies browsing of large photo collections by grouping shots. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| Trimage | Optimizes PNG & JPG files. | Linux | ✓ |
| Upscaler | Upscale & enhance images. | Linux | ✓ |
| Upscayl | AI Image Upscaler. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Viewnior | Fast & simple image viewer. | Linux | ✓ |
| vipsdisp | Vipsdisp can display huge (many, many gigabyte) images quickly & without using much memory. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| win-svg-thumbs-rust | Native hardware-accelerated Windows SVG thumbnail handler for File Explorer that uses only the Windows API, written in Rust. | Windows | ✓ |
| XnConvert | Powerful bulk image converter. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| XnRetro | Apply effects to images. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| XnSketch | Turn photos into cartoon or sketch images. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| XnView | Versatile image viewer, photo management, & resizer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Xpano | Automated photo stiching tool. | 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | ✓ |
| Burp Suite | Proprietary security assessment & penetration testing of web apps. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| Carburetor | Provides a local TOR proxy. | Linux | ✓ |
| ClamAV | Open-source antivirus engine for detecting trojans, viruses, malware & other malicious threats. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Cryptomater | Cloud storage encryption. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| DuckDuckGo VPN | Basic VPN. | Windows | ✗ |
| Emsisoft Emergency Kit | A scanner that can be used without installation to scan & clean infected computers. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| GHunt | OSINT Google framework. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| GNOME Keyring | A collection of components in GNOME that store secrets, passwords, keys, certificates & make them available to applications. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Libreboot | Replaces proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✗ |
| Nmap | Network discovery & security auditing. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| NordVPN | Simple 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 | ✗ |
| Portmaster | Advanced firewall. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| privacy.sexy | Hundreds of scripts that aims to give you control of your data. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Proton VPN | Median VPN. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| Pwgen | Command line password generator that creates passwords which can be easily memorized by a human. | Linux | ✓ |
| Rekor Scout | Accurate automatic license plate & vehicle recognition on nearly any IP, traffic, or security camera. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| Seahorse | Manage encryption keys & passwords in the GNOME Keyring. | 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 | ✓ |
| Sherlock | Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Signal | Encrypted messaging service. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| SimpleX Chat | Private messenger. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Sophos Scan & Clean | Virus removal tool. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| TrueCrypt | Disk encryption software. | 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 | ✓ |
| Warehouse | Simple UI to control complex Flatpak options. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (GTK development). | Linux | ✓ |
| Cambalache | Create user interfaces for Gtk 4/3 applications. | 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 | ✓ |
| Foundry | Command-line version of GNOME Builder. For GTK development. | Linux | ✓ |
| Geany | A fast & 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 | ✓ |
| RStudio | IDE for R, a programming language for statistical computing & graphics. | 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 | ✓ |
| Zed | Code editor with AI features. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ |
| Dialect | A translation app for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
| FeedDeck | RSS & social media feed reader. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| Foliate | E-book reader tailored for GNOME. | Linux | ✓ |
| iNFekt | Text viewer designed for NFO files. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Nextscan | Document scanner for Nextcloud. | iOS | ✓ |
| Okular | Feature rich PDF viewer. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| PDF Arranger | Merge or split PDF documents & rotate, crop & rearrange their pages using an interactive & intuitive graphical interface. | 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 | ✓ |
| Sumatra PDF | Multi-format (PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBZ, CBR, FB2, CHM, XPS, DjVu) reader. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| XAMPP | Web server solution stack. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Ampache | A web based audio/video streaming application & file manager. Access your music & videos from anywhere. | - | ✓ |
| Anubis | Weighs the soul of incoming HTTP requests to stop AI crawlers. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| FlareSolverr | Proxy server to bypass Cloudflare & DDoS-GUARD protection. | 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 | ✓ |
| immich | High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution. | - | ✓ |
| Immich-Go | Streamline uploading large photo collections to your self-hosted Immich 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 | ✓ |
| Navidrome | Music collection server & streamer. | 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 | ✓ |
| Servarr Install Script | Simplifies servarr installations. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetterDiscord | A client modification for Discord with endless flexibility & addons. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Chatsen | Twitch chat application with 3rd party support (7TV, BTTV, FFZ). | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Chatterino | A chat client for Twitch. It aims to be an improved/extended version of the Twitch web chat. | iOS | ✓ |
| Chatty | IRC style chat client for Twitch. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Discord Messenger | Free Discord-compatible messaging client that works on almost 30 years of Windows. | Windows | ✓ |
| HexChat | IRC client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| PicoChat for iMessage | Pictochat for iMessage. | iOS | ✓ |
| Polari | Simple GNOME IRC client. | Linux | ✓ |
| Ripcord | Desktop client for group-centric services like Slack & Discord. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Sengi | Mastodon & Pleroma client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Tokodon | Mastodon client. | Linux | ✓ |
| Tuba | Fediverse client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Vencord | Modified Discord client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Vesktop | Custom Discord app aiming to give you better performance & improve Linux support. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Whalebird | Fediverse client. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afterminder | Quickly create reminders based on current time. | iOS | ✓ |
| clock-module-in-console | Terminal clock. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| tock | Terminal clock. | Linux | ✓ |
| tty-clock | Terminal clock. | Linux | ✓ |
| xarclock | Reversed xclock. | Linux | ✓ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ |
| Crap Fixer | Windows 11 debloater. | Windows | ✓ |
| DiskGenius | Disk partition management & data recovery. | Windows | ✓ |
| Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) | Completely uninstall AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers & packages from your system, without leaving leftovers behind (including registry keys, folders & files, & driver store). | 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 | ✗ |
| NTPWEdit | Change the passwords of or unlock any user on a Windows system by directly editing the SAM file. | Windows | ✓ |
| OptimusUI | For laptops with Nvidia Optimus technology. | Linux | ✓ |
| PolicyPlus | Local Group Policy Editor. | Windows | ✓ |
| RepairKit | Repair & maintenance toolkit. | Windows | ✓ |
| Revo Uninstaller | Remove unwanted programs & invalid Registry entries easily. | Windows | ✓ |
| RivaTuner | Framerate monitoring, On-Screen Display & high-performance video capture. | 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| AnyBurn | Lightweight but professional disc burning, imaging, & bootable USB drive creation. | Windows | ✗ |
| balenaEtcher | Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Brasero | Create, copy & burn data & audio to CD/DVDs. | Linux | ✓ |
| CDImage | Burn visible pictures on a compact disc surface. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| DAEMON Tools | Virtual drive & optical disc authoring. | Windows | ✗ |
| DVDStyler | For the creation of professional-looking DVDs. Makes interactive menus. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| ImgBurn | Lightweight burner. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| UltraISO | Create, modify & convert ISOs. | Windows | ✗ |
| UNetbootin | Create bootable Live USB drives for Linux distributions; it supplies ISOs or use your own. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| USB Device Tree Viewer | Detailed USB information. | Windows | ✓ |
| USBDeview | Lists all USB devices that currently connected, as well as all previously used USB devices. | Windows | ✓ |
| usbtop | Shows an estimated instantaneous bandwidth on USB buses & devices. | Linux | ✓ |
| USBView | Detailed USB information. | Linux | ✓ |
| ValiDrive | Quickly spot-check any USB mass storage drive for fraudulent deliberately missing storage. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✗ |
| Automatic Ripping Machine | Detects insertion of an optical disc, identifies the type of media, & autonomously performs appropriate actions. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Cassette | VHS styled player. | iOS | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Cinema 4D | 3D animation, modeling, simulation & rendering. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Dragonframe | Commercial stop motion animation. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| EcoTubeHQ | High quality video playback for many DRM-free streaming services at minimal bitrates. Hardware acceleration is utilised where possible during video playback to optimize quality & minimize CPU usage. | Linux | ✓ |
| Electric Sheep 4K | Trippy screensaver. | tvOS | ✗ |
| EmberGen | Real-time fluid simulation application for creating fire effects. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Friction | Create vector & raster animations for web & video. | 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 | ✓ |
| GridPlayer | Play videos side-by-side. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| HandBrake | Converts video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| HeavyM | Projection mapping. | Windows | ✗ |
| Hitomi Downloader | Downloads media. | Windows | ✓ |
| Houdini | 3D procedural software for modeling, rigging, animation, VFX, look development, lighting & rendering. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| Identity | For comparing multiple versions of an image or video. | Linux | ✓ |
| Infuse | An elegant video player. | iOS | ✓ |
| 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 | ✗ |
| LosslessCut | Swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Manim | Animation engine for explanatory math videos. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Materialious | Privacy respecting frontend for YouTube. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Maya | Commercial 3D animation & visual effects software. | Windows | ✗ |
| Media Encoder | Commercial video transcoder. | Windows | ✗ |
| Memento | mpv-based video player for studying Japanese. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Microsoft 3D Movie Maker | Create 3D movies. | Windows | ✓ |
| Moho | Commercial 2D animation. | Windows | ✗ |
| Motion Canvas | Visualize your ideas with code. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| MP4Tools | Collection of tools to manipulate MP4 files (joiner & splitter). | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| MPC-HC | Light-weight, open source media player. | 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 | ✓ |
| NestDrop | Perform with visuals which react to music in realtime. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✗ |
| Nuke | Node-based digital compositing & visual effects. | Cross-platform | ✗ |
| Nuvio | Modern streaming app. | iOS | ✓ |
| OBS Studio | Feature rich video recording & live streaming software. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Olive | Non-linear video editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| OpenCut | Open-source CapCut alternative. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| OpenShot | Video editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Owncast | Self-hosted, decentralized, single user live video streaming & chat server for running your own live streams similar in style to the large mainstream options. | Linux | ✓ |
| Parabolic | A basic yt-dlp frontend. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Peek | Simple animated GIF screen recorder with an easy to use interface. | Linux | ✓ |
| Pipeline | Watch & download videos from YouTube & PeerTube. | 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 | ✗ |
| QuadStream | Watch four streams or videos simultaneously with split screen. | iOS | ✓ |
| Red | Customizable YouTube client. | Linux | ✓ |
| Remotion | Make videos programmatically with React. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Resolume | Live video mixing software. | Windows | ✓ |
| ReVorb | Recomputes page granule positions in Ogg Vorbis files. | Windows | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Spout | Ultra-fast, realtime video routing. | Windows | ✓ |
| Stacher7 | Modern GUI for yt-dlp. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Streamlabs | Live streaming software, OBS competitor. | Windows | ✓ |
| Streamlink | CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Streamlink Twitch GUI | Browse Twitch.tv & watch streams in your video player of choice. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Streamyfin | Modern Jellyfin client built with Expo. | iOS | ✓ |
| Swiftin | A modern video client for Jellyfin. | iOS | ✓ |
| Tartube | A GUI for youtube-dl, yt-dlp & other compatible video downloaders. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Terragen | Render beautifully realistic CG environments. | Windows | ✗ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Video Duplicate Finder | Find duplicate video (& image) files based on similiarity. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Video Trimmer | Cuts out a fragment of a video given the start & end timestamps. Video is not re-encoded, so the process is fast & doesn't reduce quality. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Virtual Puppet Project (Vpuppr) | VTuber software. | Cross-platform | |
| VLC Media Player | Feature rich multimedia player. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| waifu2x | Image super-resolution for anime-style art. Nvidia only. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| WebTorrent | Streams torrents. | 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 | ✓ |
| ytDownloader | GUI for downloading video/audio from hundreds of sites. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| YTLitePlus | Tweaked YouTube client. | iOS | ✓ |
| Program: | Description: | Platform: | Free?: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ |
| BrewMemo | Note-taking for Nextcloud. | iOS | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Dooit | TUI todo manager. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Easlo Experiments | Track personal trials, check in on your progress & log observations through notes or photos. | iOS | ✓ |
| Emacs | Feature rich text editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| EncryptPad | Minimalist secure text editor & binary encryptor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Endeavour | Task management designed for simplicity. | Linux | ✓ |
| EndNote | Organize, manage, cite, write, & share references. | Windows | ✗ |
| Errands | Simple, clean task management. | Linux | ✓ |
| Evernote | Note-taking/project planning. | Windows | ✗ |
| Facteur | For sending template based emails. | Linux | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Kile | User-friendly TeX/LaTeX editor by KDE. | 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 | ✓ |
| LyX | LaTeX editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Memorize | Digital flash cards. | Linux | ✓ |
| Mendeley Reference Manager | Organize, search & read all your references. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| RTextDoc | Editor for structured text documents. | 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 | ✓ |
| Tau | Fast plain text editor. | Linux | ✓ |
| TeX Live | Intended to be a straightforward way to get up & running with the TeX document production system. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| Texmaker | LaTeX editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| TeXstudio | LaTeX editor. | Cross-platform | ✓ |
| text_blind_watermark | Hide watermark. | ✓ | |
| 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 | ✓ |
| Zotero | Collect, organize, annotate, cite, & share research references. | Cross-platform | ✓ |