What are your must-have programs?

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Trying to discover new/unheard Linux desktop programs (Sorry for the confusion).

Edit: I apologise for confusing a lot of people. I meant Linux desktop “programs” coming from Windows/Mac. I'm used to calling them “apps”.

Edit: 🙌 I’m overwhelmed with the great “programs” people have recommended in the comment section. Thank you guys.

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Linux, system:

  • KDE Plasma (Dolphin, Kate, Kfind, Merkuro, shell, Spectacle)
  • Librewolf / hardened Firefox (system app because of user namespaces, which Flatpaks cant create)

Linux, Flatpak:

  • syncthingy
  • thunderbird
  • libreoffice
  • KDE: Okular, Gwenview, maybe soon digiKam
  • Qt: qBittorrent, Keepassxc
  • GNOME/Circle: Celluloid, PDF Arranger, Carburetor, Decoder, G4music, Railway, SimpleScan (or Skanlite), Impression, GIMP
  • GTK: localsend, GPU Screen recorder
  • Electron: Freetube, Signal, Cryptomator, Nextcloud
  • Podman: StirlingPDF

Android:

  • Fossify Gallery, Calendar
  • Material Files
  • Markor
  • Antennapod
  • Florisboard (or maybe Futo, but I dont need the fancy stuff yet)
  • Shelter
  • localsend
  • Obtainium
  • dict.cc
  • Grayjay
  • k9mail
  • soundbound (spotify), seal (ytdl)
  • öffi, kleine Wettervorschau
  • SaveTo...
  • mjpdf

Add KDE connect

Doesnt work for me lol. But yes, totally.

https://discuss.kde.org/t/15966

Exactly that for me too, I've opened multiple bug reports over the years, and IIRC, even Worte with one of the devs. I think it needs a good amount of extra work on connectivity and user feedback to clearly system why something isn't working