Lifehacker’s App Directory is a new and growing directory of the best applications and tools for various platforms. Scroll down to see our recommendations for Linux in several different categories. To jump to a specific category, just click one of the links below:
Media
Video Player: SMPlayer
Price: Free
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Music Player: Banshee
Price: Free
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Photo Management: digiKam
Price: Free
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Communication
Email Client: Thunderbird
Price: Free
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Instant Messaging: Pidgin
Price: Free
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Video Chat: Google+ Hangouts
Price: Free
Twitter Client: Choqok
Price: Free
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Productivity
Web Browser: Google Chrome
Price: Free
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Calendar: Google Calendar
Price: Free
News Reader: RSSOwl
Price: Free
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PDF Viewer: Okular
Price: Free
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To-Do: Wunderlist
Price: Free
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Text Expansion: AutoKey
Price: Free
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Time Tracking: Hamster
Price: Free
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Utilities
Terminal Emulator: Terminator
Price: Free
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Virtualization: VirtualBox
Price: Free
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System Tweaker: Ubuntu Tweak
Price: Free
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BitTorrent Client: Deluge
Price: Free
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Application Launcher: GNOME Do
Price: Free
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File Archive Utility: PeaZip
Price: Free
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Alternative File Browser: Krusader
Price: Free
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Disc Burning: K3b
Price: Free
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System Monitor: Conky
Price: Free
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Disk Cloning: Clonezilla
Price: Free
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Screen Capture: Shutter
Price: Free
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Programming Text Editor: Kate
Price: Free
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FTP: FileZilla
Price: Free
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