Awesome Linux GUI

For many years, Linux GUI users struggled to find software that was both modern, easy to use, and powerful—unlike users of other operating systems. However, things have changed: in recent years, many great apps designed for or available on Linux have emerged. This repo aims to provide a curated list of awesome Linux GUI applications, inspired by the awesome-mac project.

Explanation

means open source. click the icon to see the item's repository;
means free to use, or free personal license;
means community driven;

Contents

• Applications
  • Development Tools
    • Text Editors
    • IDEs
    • DevOps
  • Productivity
    • Markdown & Note-taking
  • Media & Entertainment
    • Media
    • Game
  • Utilities
• Contributing

Development Tools

Text Editors

• Cursor - AI code editor.
• Kate - A fast multi-document, multi-view text editor for programmers by KDE with LSP support.
• Sublime Text - Beautiful editor, yet CJK support isn't flawless.
• VS Code - A powerful and popular code editor.
• Zed - A code editor designed for high-performance collaboration with humans and AI, written in rust.

IDEs

DevOps

• GitHub Desktop - A seamless way to contribute to projects on GitHub and GitHub Enterprise.
• Docker Desktop - A tool for building and sharing containerized applications and microservices.

Productivity

• Blender - Model, animate, rig, & more in 3D.
• Draw.io - Create and share diagrams.
• LibreOffice - A free and open-source office suite.
• InkSpace - A Free and open source vector graphics editor.
• Krita - A full-featured digital art studio.
• WPS Office - WPS office suite including Writer, Presentation and Spreadsheets.
• Zotero - A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.

Markdown & Note-taking

• Joplin - An open-source application for taking notes and managing to-do lists.
• Notesnook - A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
• Marknote - Marknote is a notetaking app that supports Markdown.
• Obisidian - Markdown-based knowledge base.
• QOwnNotes - Free open source plain-text file markdown note-taking with Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.
• Rnote - A vector-based drawing app for sketching, handwritten notes and to annotate documents and pictures.
• Typora - A minimal Markdown reading & writing app.

Media & Entertainment

Media

• Foliate - A sleek, modern ebook reader that delivers an excellent reading experience for EPUB, MOBI, and Kindle formats.
• VLC media player - Powerful cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
• Zlibrary

Game

• Itch - Platform for indie games.
• Steam
• RyuJinx

Utilities

• GParted - A free partition editor for graphically managing your disk partitions.
• Planify - A native task management application for GNU/Linux with a minimalist, attractive interface.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read the contribution guidelines first.