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.

Visual Studio Code

How to Install Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu

Microsoft has released a Linux version of Visual Studio Code, a lightweight, code editor with IntelliSense and supporting over 30 languages.

1 May 2015

Synfig Studio 1.0 — Open Source Animation Gets Serious

A new version of free animation software Synfig Studio is available for download, and features a new bones system and a single-window mode.

28 April 2015

Indicator SysMonitor Now Available for Ubuntu 15.04

A new version of the handy system resource monitor ‘Indicator SysMonitor‘ has been released. The utility makes keeping an eye on CPU load, RAM usage and battery capacity a snap. Although similar to Indicator MultiLoad, a tool we […]

26 April 2015

GNOME Pie App Launcher Gets a Tasty New Update

A new version of circular app launcher Gnome Pie is now available, baked with bug fixes and seasoned with some new sweet new features.

20 April 2015

Ambient Noise Player for Ubuntu Plays Relaxing Sounds to Keep You Creative

'Ambient Noise Player, as the name might suggest, is an audio player designed specifically for playing ambient background sounds like falling rain and coffee shop chatter.

3 April 2015

Firefox 37 Adds Native HTML5 YouTube Playback, New Feedback System

As one of the world's most popular pieces of open source software each new version is welcomed, however small the changes within may be.

31 March 2015
Geary 0.10 Running in Ubuntu 14.10

How To Install Linux Email App Geary in Ubuntu

Geary, the popular desktop e-mail client for Linux, has been updated to version 0.10 — and it gains a glut of new features in the process.

31 March 2015
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Latest Intel Linux Graphics Drivers Now Available for Ubuntu 14.10

A new release of the Intel Graphics Installer is available for download, giving Ubuntu users an easy way to update their graphics drivers.

17 March 2015
GNOME Notification Shade in 3.16

New App Brings Android Notifications to The GNOME Desktop

You'll shortly be able to view your Android notifications on the GNOME desktop thanks to a new application in development.

6 March 2015

VLC 2.2 Released, Here’s How To Install It in Ubuntu

The go-to media player of millions, VLC 2.2 'Weathermax' was released this weekend and brings some nifty new features to the desktop.

2 March 2015
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Firefox 36 Released With New Tab Page Tile Sync

A new stable release of Firefox — Firefox 36 — has been made available for download by Mozilla, and contains a number of small new features.

24 February 2015
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LibreOffice 4.4 Released With Major UI Revamp

A new version of open-source office suite LibreOffice is now available for download and the hands behind it are calling it 'the most beautiful' release ever.

29 January 2015