Top ten essential Linux Applications you must have

Linux is a combination of different open source applications, if you know how to use some Linux applications properly,then you can make your Linux desktop better than the Windows.Linux is a combination different open source applications which are even very powerful than the other commercial software.Here bellow you can find the top most essential open source Linux applications.These applications are very useful in your daily needs of desktop usage.So what are you waiting for lets start the tour.

Top ten Essential Linux Applications :

VLC Player  :

It is one of the most popular applications of Linux. It is a video player which works on all operating systems. It supports almost all video types, it is very easy to use and most popular among all the Linux users. Other video players do not support videos in different formats. If you have to play a video on other players then you must change the format of the video by using different software. But if you use VLC player then you need not change the format of the video as it supports all the formats and with the VLC player you can play any type of video you want to play without changing its format.

vlc player application for Linux

Abiword :

If you want to create a document on the Linux operating systems then don’t worry abiword is there to help you out in this matter. With the abiword you can create a document of your requirement and choice. It is one of the most advanced word processor which works on almost all platforms. It works like the Microsoft’s word, but it is used by the users who want to create a document but does not require much features.

Mozilla Firefox  :

It is most secured browser which is used on all platforms. Most of the users prefer to use this browser as it is sophisticated browser as well as secured. It has many features and this browser has introduced multiple tabs long ago. Now we are using multiple tabs on all browsers but it has been introduced by Mozilla Firefox. It allows multiple plugins, it provides massive support for applications and it is very stable.

Flickr Uploader  :

It is a desktop application program; it is used to upload pictures or images instantly to the flickr account. It is an image uploading application which is liked by most of the users specially beginners, even though most of the experienced people use it but preferred by beginners. It is liked by the most of the beginners as they find it very easy to upload their picture as they don’t have to crack their head in searching the way to find out the procedure to upload the picture.

GIMP  :

It is an advanced animation image authoring program which allows a user to do what ever they want to do with an image or a picture. It supports a massive editing tools and it works in the same manner in Linux as Photoshop works in windows. But there is still a slight difference between both the applications; the GIMP user must have more proficiency when compared to the user of photoshop. It is a bit complicated to use as it have a variety of features. So a user must learn all those features in order to get proficiency.

Pencil (2D) :

In this sophisticated world if you want to go back a century back and have the fun of hand craft and all those drawings which are still wonders of this world. Pencil (2D) has been introduced for only those type of peoples who want to enjoy the hand drawings and all those things in this modern world with a modern technology. Pencil (2D) is a 2D animation program intended to make traditional hand drawing possible. Here animations are drawn on individual pages and then it is compiled together.

Stop motion :

It is an application program which is used by the Linux users to capture and combine photos. By using this software you can perform several actions, as the name indicates it is majorly used for capturing as well as combining the photos. By combining and capturing the images of photos we can create a smooth stop motion animation video. It is used in several functions relating to image editing or combining and it is also used to create time-lapse videos.

Open Office Calc  :

This application is used if the calculation part is more. Suppose if you are calculating the salary of all the employees of a company then you have to add some amount to the salary and you have to deduct some amount from the salary. If you do all these calculations on the normal calculator then it will take lot of time and requires manpower, to overcome this open office calc has been introduced. It works same as Microsoft’s excel. It calculates the figures automatically with in very short time, for it you just need to set it according to your requirement.

Wengophone  :

It is the one of the best alternative which is provided for the Linux users. It is used in many communications applications like if you have to make pc to pc calls then you can use wengophone, if you have to make pc to phone calls then you can use it. You can use it even for sending messages, for video conferencing and voice conferencing. It is very easy to use application to speak to any phone at very reasonable prices.

Thunderbird  :

It is developed by Mozilla foundation. It is a popular email client which offers many features like multiple account access, password protection, address books etc. It is a free, open source, cross platform email and news client. By using thunderbird you can send emails like in Microsoft outlook. So thunderbird is an email client used to send email and it works same as the Microsoft’s outlook works.

These are the Top and essential applications you must have with your Linux desktop PC,If you have any better applications,please suggest me in the comments section bellow…..

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