This list of Best Free Software for Linux now includes 138 applications in 93 categories. To read brief descriptions of the applications, click a page number or a category icon below.
- Page 1. Introduction / What's New
 Page 2. Home and Office
Best Free Office Suite for Linux - LibreOffice | OpenOffice
Best Free Word Processor for Linux - AbiWord
Best Free PDF Writer for Linux - CUPS-PDF
Best Free PDF Reader for Linux - Okular | Evince | Foxit Reader
Best Free eBook Reader for Linux - Calibre
Best Free Comic Book Reader for Linux - Comix
Best Free PDF Tools for Linux - PDF-Shuffler | Sun PDF Import Extension
Best Free Personal Finance for Linux - GnuCash
Best Free Personal Information Management for Linux - Evolution
Best Free Dictionary and Thesaurus for Linux - Artha
Best Free Project Manager for Linux - GanttProject
Best Free Notes Organizer for Linux - KeepNote | Tomboy Notes
Best Free Desktop Publishing Program for Linux - Scribus
 Page 3. Image Tools
Best Free Image Viewer for Linux - XnView
Best Free Image Editor for Linux - GIMP | Pinta
Best Free Paint Program for Linux - MyPaint
Best Free High Dynamic Range (HDR) Software for Linux - Luminance HDR
Best Free Photo Organizer for Linux - Picasa 3 | digiKam
Best Free Vector Graphics Editor for Linux - Inkscape
Best Free Digital Image Stitcher for Linux - Hugin
Best Free CAD Program for Linux - Sweet Home 3D | Blender
Best Free QR Code Generator and Decoder for Linux - QtQR
 Page 4. Multimedia
Best Free Media Player for Linux - VLC Media Player | SMPlayer
Best Free Music Player and Organizer for Linux - Rhythmbox | Banshee | Amarok
Best Free Media Center for Linux - XBMC
Best Free Audio / Video Format Conversion for Linux - SoundConverter | Arista Transcoder | OggConvert
Best Free MP3 Tag Editor for Linux - Kid3 | MusicBrainz Picard
Best Free CD / DVD Burning Software for Linux - K3b | Brasero
Best Free CD / DVD Emulation Software for Linux - Furius ISO Mount | AcetoneISO
Best Free CD Ripper for Linux - Asunder
Best Free DVD Ripper for Linux - HandBrake
Best Free DVD Authoring Software for Linux - DeVeDe
Best Free Photo Slideshow Software for Linux - ffDiaporama
Best Free Audio Editor / Splitter for Linux - Audacity | mp3splt-gtk
Best Free Video Editor for Linux - Avidemux | OpenShot Video Editor
Best Free Video Downloader for Linux - ClipGrab
Best Free Music Creator for Linux - LMMS
Best Free Music Notation Software for Linux - MuseScore
 Page 5. Disk and File Tools
Best Free File Manager for Linux - Dolphin
Best Free Duplicate File Detector for Linux - FSlint
Best Free Drive Imaging Program for Linux - Clonezilla | G4U
Best Free Backup Program for Linux - LuckyBackup
Best Free Folder Synchronization Utility for Linux - FreeFileSync | Grsync
Best Free File Comparison Utility for Linux - KDiff3
Best Free File Archiver / Zip Utilities for Linux - PeaZip | File Roller | Ark
Best Free Partition Manager for Linux - GParted | Parted Magic | TestDisk
Best Free Secure Erase Utility for Linux - Darik's Boot and Nuke
Best Free File Encryption Utility for Linux - TrueCrypt | GNU Privacy Assistant (GPA)
Best Free CD Recovery Utility for Linux - Dvdisaster
Best Free Online Backup Sites for Linux - Dropbox
Best Free File Copy Utility for Linux - UltraCopier | Unstoppable Copier
 Page 6. Desktop and System
Best Free Screen Capture for Linux - Shutter
Best Free Program Launcher for Linux - Launchy | GNOME Do | Cairo-Dock
Best Free Desktop Search Utility for Linux - Recoll
Best Free Screen Session Recorder for Linux - Wink | recordMyDesktop
Best Free Font Manager for Linux - Fontmatrix
Best Free Wallpaper Changer for Linux - Wally | DesktopNova | Webilder
Best Free Color Picker for Linux - gcolor2
Best Free Windows API for Linux - Wine
Best Free Cleanup and Tuning for Linux - BleachBit | GtkOrphan | SUM
Best Free System Backup for Linux - Remastersys
Best Free Other System Tools for Linux - PySDM | CCSM
 Page 7. Security and Privacy
Best Free Password Manager for Linux - KeePassX
Best Free Internet Safety Check for Linux - WOT
Best Free Anonymous Surfing Service for Linux - JonDo
Best Free Antivirus for Linux - ClamTK Virus Scanner
Best Free Firewall for Linux - Gufw | Firestarter
 Page 8. Internet and eMail
Best Free Web Browser for Linux - Mozilla Firefox | Google Chrome | Opera
Best Free Email Client for Linux - Mozilla Thunderbird | Evolution
Best Free Download Manager for Linux - Uget | FatRat
Best Free BitTorrent Client for Linux - Vuze | Tixati | Transmission
Best Free File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Client for Linux - FireFTP | FileZilla
Best Free Instant Messaging Client for Linux - Pidgin
Best Free Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for Linux - Skype
Best Free RSS Feed Reader or Aggregator for Linux - Liferea
Best Free Remote Access Software for Linux - TeamViewer
 Page 9. Programming
Best Free HTML Editor for Linux - KompoZer | Netbeans
Best Free Programming Editor for Linux - Bluefish | Kate
Best Free NFO Viewer for Linux - NFO Viewer
 Page 10. Games
Best Free Sandbox Game for Linux - Phun
Best Free Computer Chess for Linux - PyChess | HOXChess
Best Free Match-3 Puzzle for Linux - Frozen Bubble
Best Free Physics Game for Linux - Numpty Physics
Best Free Jigsaw Puzzle for Linux - Picpuz
Best Free Lemmings Game for Linux - Pingus
Best Free Computer Go for Linux - PANDA-glGo
Best Free Hearts Game for Linux - Gnome Hearts
Best Free Sudoku Puzzle, Generator and Solver for Linux - HoDoKu
Best Free First-Person Shooter for Linux - Urban Terror
Best Free Breakout Game for Linux - LBreakout2
Best Free Reversi for Linux - KReversi
Best Free Backgammon for Linux - GNU Backgammon
Best Free Billiards and Pool Game for Linux - BillardGL
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