Section: Apps

Here you can discover the latest Linux apps, software and system utilities to use on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and related distributions, from office suites and music players to dev tools and CLI scripts for getting things done.

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Veromix – soundmenu tray plasmoid for KDE

'Veromix' provides KDE users with an Ubuntu-style sound menu plasmoid that can be used on the desktop or tucked up in the system tray.

8 December 2010
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DockBarX updates with new look

GNOME panel applet 'DockbarX' has been updated with a brand new look

8 December 2010
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Choqok Twitter app hits 1.0 RC1, adds many new features

Time flies when you're.... tweeting... The first release candidate of Qt Twitter app Choqok has been released ahead of the formal 1.0 release date on December 26th.

7 December 2010

Tibesti screencasting tool for Linux

Tibesti is a 'simple screencasting' tool for Linux that allows you to record your desktop, speaker output and microphone at the same time, rendering output to the file type of your choice.

6 December 2010
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LibreOffice RC 1 available to download

The first release candidate of OpenOffice.org fork LibreOffice has been made available for download.

5 December 2010
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Clementine 0.6 release candidate adds many longed-for features

A release candidate for Clementine 0.6 is now available for testing and it's certainly one of the most ripened releases for a while!

5 December 2010
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Meet Dexter – elementary’s new address book app

Keep your contacts in check with Dexter - a new address book application from the elementary project.

4 December 2010
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CLI Companion tool adds big changes, new release candidate

Command-line helper tool CLI Companion is hurtling towards a new release - one that brings with it several important changes. More information, links and download info inside.

2 December 2010
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Simple task list manager Pytask updates with indicator, filter improvements and more

A new version of self-described 'simple task list manager' PyTask has been released. Check on in for what's new.

2 December 2010
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Music player Pogo hits 0.3, adds in app search, new menu entries

A new version of minimalist music player Pogo has been released.

1 December 2010
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Meet Synapse – the super fast new GNOME Do replacement

It's finally arrived. After weeks of leaking screenshots and juicy tidbits on a 'mystery new launcher' we can reveal what it is. Called Synapse, the launcher is light, fast, zeitgeist powered and can do some incredible things thanks to tight Zeitgeist integration.

30 November 2010
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Scrivener writing app – Install the beta in Ubuntu [.deb]

Until recently, unless you used a Mac, the popular writing application Scrivener was an app that passed most people by. In the last few months things have been changing on that front with the launch of a native Windows beta in October which has finally helped broaden the market for the tool. Better yet this version runs under Wine on Linux - after a bit of cajoling.

29 November 2010