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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Linux Video Editor ‘Openshot’ Updates With More Blender Effects

OpenShot video editor has premiered its 1.4.3 release - which debuts a number of new features.

1 October 2012
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Graphics App ‘Pinta’ Updates, Brings Improved Tools, Layer Blending

A new release of graphics app Pinta has been made available for download. Version 1.4 of the simple drawing tool sees a number of new features and improvements made, along with fixes for various bug and performance issues.

27 September 2012
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Use Evernote In Ubuntu With Everpad

Use Evernote on your mobile devices? Now you can use it on Ubuntu, too...

16 September 2012

Oscar-Winning Video Editor ‘Lightworks’ Landing on Linux in October

A release date for the Linux version of Editshare's professional-grade video editor Lightworks has been set. October 30th will see an alpha release of the editor available for download on Linux.

14 September 2012

Cleopix: A Simple Screenshot Tool for Ubuntu

Cleopix is a new screenshot app available for Ubuntu users to install from the Ubuntu Software Center. But is it any good? We take a look...

9 September 2012

[How To] Make The Ubuntu Messaging Menu Icon Blink on New Notifications

Ubuntu's Messaging Menu icon turns blue when a new e-mail, tweet or IM, etc, is waiting for you. But if the baby-blue notification is too subtle, why not have it blink as well?

8 September 2012
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Automate Ubuntu With Cuttlefish

A pretty clever guy called Newton once said, "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." The same is now true for Ubuntu with the use of Cuttlefish.

6 September 2012
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‘Coverbox’ Puts Music Artwork, Controls On the Ubuntu Desktop

Want to display album cover-art and control options on your desktop in Ubuntu? Coverbox, a fork of the once-popular Covergloobus, lets you do just that.

31 August 2012
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‘WebMenu’ Adds Handy Web Links to Rhythmbox

WebMenu is a new Rhythmbox plugin that takes the pain out of finding artist, album, or song info online. For example, when listening to music on shuffle I often come across that I haven't heard from in a while. With WebMenu enabled I can press CTRL+W; right click on a track; or use the HUD to instantly open up their page on Wikipedia to see what they're up to.

29 August 2012
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‘Postman’ Photo Uploader Adds Google+, Picasa Support

Postman - a slick photo uploader created for the Ubuntu App Showdown contest - has been updated to support new services. Joining Ubuntu One and Flickr as upload destinations are Google's social network 'Google+', and their photo-sharing website Picasa.

26 August 2012
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Smuxi IRC Client Pushes Out New Update

I need to confess: it's been a while since I last wrote about the (frankly awesome) IRC client Smuxi. But today sees Smuxi push out a new bug-fix update to its 0.8.10 release thus giving me an ideal opportunity to make up for my faux pas. So below I present a quick recap of the features of the new stuff, and the important details how to get it all...

23 August 2012
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New Mac App Brings Ubuntu One to OS X

Mac users wanting to use Ubuntu One on their desktops now have a solution...

17 August 2012