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.

‘Copy’ – New Cloud Storage Service With Apt Name, Linux Client

Copy, a relatively new entry into the 'cloud storage' service arena - but is it any good? We give it a quick glance over...

1 April 2013

Hands on With New Linux Twitter App ‘Birdie’

As an avid Tweeter I was pretty pleased to learn of a new desktop twitter app in development - Birdie. But what's it like? We find out...

31 March 2013

Minimal GNOME Video Player ‘Snappy’ Hits 0.3, Improves Feature Set

Does Linux really need yet another video player? Probably not. But is it cool to have yet another anyway? For sure!

29 March 2013

WPS Office – A Faithful Microsoft Office Clone for Linux

When is Microsoft Office not Microsoft Office? When it's actually a faithfully-crafted imitation, of course!

26 March 2013

Multi-Account Support Added to Linux E-Mail App ‘Geary’

A new release of desktop e-mail app Geary is now available, and adds a number of significant improvements over previous versions.

20 March 2013

Weather App Stormcloud Adds New Customisation Options

Desktop weather tool Stormcloud has been updated with a handful of new customisation options, including temperature controlled background colours.

19 March 2013

Unity Tweak Tool is Now Available in Raring

The new contender for everyone's favourite tweak tool has been approved for inclusion in the official Raring repositories. So get out there and download it folks!

19 March 2013

Shotwell 0.14 Released With Improved RAW Handling, Facebook Upload Tweaks

A new release of photo management and editing tool 'Shotwell' is available for download. Primarily focusing on fixes, Shotwell 0.14 brings numerous improvements including improved RAW support & Facebook upload tweaks.

19 March 2013

Revamped QML ‘Gwibber’ Shown Off

A new QML version of Ubuntu's default social client 'Gwibber' has been demoed by its developer...

5 March 2013

Spotify Rival Rdio Gets New Ubuntu App

Music streaming service Rdio recently switched from offering a free 7 day trial to a much more impressive 6 month one! In this post we look at what Rdio is and how to get the most out of it in Ubuntu...

12 February 2013

Introducing ‘Unity Tweak Tool’

Like other tools of its ilk, Unity Tweak Tool provides users access to features and configuration options not easily accessible to the average user.

8 February 2013

Is Last.FM’s New Linux App A Hit?

Last.fm recently released a new version of their scrobbling app -- including a native version for linux. But is it better than their sub-par offerings of the past?

6 February 2013