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.

Adobe Pulls Linux PDF Reader Downloads From Website

Things are about to get tricky if you need to use Adobe's own PDF reader application on Linux: the company has pulled the download links.

1 October 2014

Linux Calendar App California 0.2 Released

Following on from last month's update to Geary and Shotwell, Yorba is back with a new release of their California calendaring application.

1 October 2014

Linux E-Mail App Geary Gains Inline Composer, Signature Support

Open-source software outfit Yorba has announced new stable releases of photo management app Shotwell and slick desktop e-mail client Geary.

21 September 2014

Opera 25 Beta Adds Linux Support, New Bookmarking Feature

Opera has announced a beta release of its Chromium-based web browser — the first to support Linux.

15 September 2014
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NvPY Is an Unofficial Simplenote App for Linux

If you're a Simplenote user looking for a way to keep on top of your to-dos in Linux, try nvPY — an open-source note-taking tool with first-class support for the service.

3 September 2014

Firefox 32 Released With Faster HTTP Caching

A new month and a new version of Mozilla Firefox for us all to get acquainted with.

2 September 2014

GIMP 2.8.14 Released — Here’s How to Install it on Ubuntu

A new update to the popular open-source Photoshop alternative The GIMP is now available for download.

26 August 2014
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Looking for a Simplenote Linux App? One Could Be On The Way

Looking for a Simplenote Linux app? An official client could be on the way — but only if community developers skilled enough get involved.

25 August 2014
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Viber Linux App Features Now Match Windows, Mac Clients

Popular voice and messaging service Viber has remembered it has a Linux app, issuing the first update to it in almost a year.

22 August 2014

Shutter 0.93 Improves Dropbox Support, Fixes Public Links

Improved Dropbox integration is among the many improvements featuring in the latest release of popular screenshot tool Shutter.

18 August 2014
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New Look, Added Hiding: New Steam Client Update Now Available

There's a new version of the Steam Client now available — and it comes with a bevy of tweaks to the way it looks.

14 August 2014

Shutter 0.92 Fixes Bugs, Removes Ubuntu One Upload Plugin

New bug fix release of versatile open-source screenshot tool Shutter now available for download finally removes defunct Ubuntu One plugin.

10 August 2014