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.
Indicator-Pomodoro is a small tray-based timer tool designed specifically for use with Pomodoro technique.
Is Paint.NET inspired graphics application Pinta dead? According to its only developer it is.
There was a time when I, like many, covered my Linux desktop in all manner of Screenlets, gDesklets and widgets. I grew out of this, but 'PlexyDesk' - a new widget-toting project - might just light those creative fires on my desktop once more...
What happens when the classic game of Tetris becomes bound to the laws of physics? Not Tetris 2, is what.
How many days are left until the release of Ubuntu 11.10? If that's a question you cannot live without knowing the answer to (or if you just want to ramp up some excitement ahead of the release) the following 'Ubuntu Countdown' widget for Android devices serves that niche admirably: it counts down the days remaining until the next Ubuntu release.
Ubuntu friendly wallpaper changing app 'Wallch' has added support for 64bit Ubuntu users in its latest release.
The latest version of photo-management application Shotwell - which added hierarchal tags and BMP support - has been "backported" to Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10. Martin Wimpress is the awesome individual who maintains and packages Shotwell in a PPA for Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 users.
We all want the latest features in our favourite apps as soon as possible, and some of us are willing to accept bugs, breakage and general beta-quality experience in order to get them sooner. So, how to switch to a development version of your favourite web browser in Ubuntu? Read on...
SlowMoVideo might just be my favourite video-manipulation tool available for Linux: the effects it can create from even the simplest of footage is wonderful. Read on for videos and more details.
Web apps are great - but sometimes I miss system integration. Google Music is aprime example of this: it might let me access my entire music library from anywhere, but unless i'm on Android I'm browser-bound in controlling it. Step forward Ji?? Janou?ek, whose Google Music Frame gives Google Music a native system feel on Ubuntu.
Yeah folks, we know it often feels like that there are too many music players available for Linux, but when they're as innovative as Tomahawk we're more than happy to give them a try.
A new version of Shotwell, the popular photo management application, has been released with various minor changes.