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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Firefox 51 Released with FLAC Support, Better CPU Usage

A new month means a new release of the venerable Mozilla Firefox web browser. Firefox 51 ships with FLAC support, WebGL 2, and a whole heap more — come see!

24 January 2017

The Easy Way To Install Remmina 1.2 on Ubuntu (Updated)

Do you use the remote desktop app Remmina? If so you may be interested to know that a Snap package of the latest release is now available on Ubuntu.

23 January 2017
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How to Install Password Management App KeePassXC on Ubuntu

KeePassXC, a community fork of the KeePassX password manager, is now available to install on Ubuntu as a Snap package.

23 January 2017
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Skype for Linux Alpha Now Lets You Make Video Calls to Windows Users

A Skype representative says '1-1 video support between Linux Alpha and other platforms should be in the process of rollout' now.

22 January 2017
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Goodvibes is an Internet Radio Player App for Ubuntu

I don’t listen to the radio that often, but when I do it’s certainly not in the traditional way. Like many, I listen to internet radio on my PC using a Linux radio app. A small selection of […]

20 January 2017
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Shotwell Photo Manager 0.25.3 Released

Photography fans will be pleased to hear that a new bug-fix release of photo management app Shotwell is now available to download.

18 January 2017
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Nylas Mail Client Is Now Free To Use (Again)

The stylish desktop email client from Nylas is once again free to use, and has picked up a new name in the process. Nylas Mail is the new name for the open-source desktop app hitherto known as Nylas […]

18 January 2017

VidCutter is an Open-Source Video Trimming App

VidCutter is a free open-source app that you can use to trim video, cut video and join video clips quickly, without needing to re-encode them.

14 January 2017
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Telegram & Skype Update Their Desktop Linux Apps

Two popular messaging services have rolled out updates to their desktop apps today, and we figured we'd combine news of both in one post.

13 January 2017

Ubuntu’s Converged Terminal App Is Starting to Take Shape

Last August Canonical shared design mockups of a new, converged Terminal app it wants to offer on its new Unity 8 desktop. Now the app exists. The current development version is not perfect, polished or feature complete, but it is looking more like the […]

12 January 2017

Say Hello to Opera Neon, a New Concept Browser from Opera

Opera has debuted a new “concept browser” called Opera Neon — but before you get too excited it’s not yet available for Linux. Opera Neon is built on the same (Chromium-based) core as the regular version of Opera, […]

12 January 2017

Open-Source Animation Software Synfig 1.2 Released

A new version of open-source 2D animation software Synfig Studio is available to download.  Synfig 1.2.0 ships with a new rendering engine built from the ground up with ‘optimization’ in mind. The rewrite also introduces an ‘advanced task-based architecture’ that […]

10 January 2017