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<h2 id="official-gnome-applications">Official GNOME applications</h2> <p><a href="/facts/The_GNOME_Project/DATrJNtU">The GNOME Project</a>, i.e. all the people involved with the development of the <a href="/facts/GNOME/EFMNBmpR">GNOME</a> desktop environment, is the biggest contributor to <a href="/facts/GTK/oLpVm9pp">GTK</a>, and the <a href="/facts/GNOME_Core_Applications/bC6GBU4G">GNOME Core Applications</a> as well as the <a href="/facts/GNOME_Games/enpIqVB1">GNOME Games</a> employ the newest GUI widgets from the cutting-edge version of GTK and demonstrates their capabilities. </p> <h2 id="shells-user-interfaces-application-launchers">Shells, user interfaces, application launchers</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Shell/NfkRU7yS">GNOME Shell</a> – the desktop graphical <a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface/wBlQFWDP">GUI</a> <a href="/facts/Shell_(computing)/Sa67elS7">shell</a> introduced with GNOME version 3.0</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cinnamon_(software)/Rgl6NCMC">Cinnamon</a> fork of the GNOME Shell</li> <li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Panel/pnumY30c">GNOME Panel</a> and forks – applications launcher</li> <li><a href="/facts/Maynard_(software)/I9I1TbEG">Maynard</a>, a shell for Weston by <a href="/facts/Collabora/NgmItTBs">Collabora</a> originally for the <a href="/facts/Raspberry_Pi/Ie6Lx9n5">Raspberry Pi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Budgie_(desktop_environment)/NkTfY2xf">Budgie</a> is a <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">distro</a>-agnostic <a href="/facts/Desktop_environment/VXBpMWnG">desktop environment</a></li></ul> <h2 id="education-software">Education software</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tux_Typing/KEt78K2Y">Tux Typing</a> – typing tutor for children</li> <li><a href="/facts/DrGeo/ttsohQqz">DrGeo</a> – geometry software</li> <li><a href="/facts/GCompris/tDm20Ums">GCompris</a> – educational entertainment for children (legacy version only)</li></ul> <h2 id="utility-software">Utility software</h2> <h3>Operating system administration</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Disk_Usage_Analyzer/119hCTwP">Disk Usage Analyzer</a> – Disk-usage analyzer</li> <li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Disks/XrI4SAhd">GNOME Disks</a> – utility for the hard disk; partition editor, <a href="/facts/Self-Monitoring%2c_Analysis_and_Reporting_Technology/1w5jD2Bf">S.M.A.R.T.</a> monitoring, formerly known as Gnome Disk Utility or palimpsest</li> <li><a href="/facts/GParted/BTaRfAcn">GParted</a> – utility for the hard disk; partition editor</li> <li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Display_Manager/lcrFoqL9">GDM</a> – X display manager</li> <li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Keyring/xTAugwSb">GNOME Keyring Manager</a> – Password manager</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gnome-screensaver/ABHYAmwY">GNOME Screensaver</a> – Simple screensaver configuration</li> <li><a href="/facts/Alacarte/CPtWjk5H">Alacarte</a> – Menu editor</li></ul> <h3>End-user utilities</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Archive_Manager/5jCTpur9">Archive Manager</a> – archive manager</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cheese_(software)/1CwX8vpt">Cheese</a> – <a href="/facts/Webcam/1vTYrHWw">webcam</a> application</li> <li><a href="/facts/Conduit_(software)/CX0MexcP">Conduit Synchronizer</a> – Photo/music/notes/files etc. synchronization</li> <li><a href="/facts/Eye_of_GNOME/eXPFPvYn">Eye of GNOME</a> – official image-viewer for GNOME</li> <li><a href="/facts/Getting_Things_GNOME!/2PlYPq3t">Getting Things GNOME!</a> – Personal tasks management software</li> <li><a href="/facts/Xnee/gn0jYfkn">gnee</a> – A GNOME GUI and a panel applet that can be used to record and replay test cases.</li> <li>Hardinfo2 - System information and benchmarking</li> <li><a href="/facts/Boxes_(software)/Vvz18Wdj">GNOME Boxes</a> – Application to access remote or virtual systems</li> <li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Screenshot/MkUauK7s">GNOME Screenshot</a> – take screenshots of desktop and windows</li> <li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Calculator/p1aBFLJt">GNOME Calculator</a> – calculator</li> <li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Commander/mcvNCTh5">GNOME Commander</a> – Two-panel graphical file manager</li> <li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Files/XbrdDGbN">GNOME Files</a> – File manager, formerly called Nautilus</li> <li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Terminal/X7AeQ1lz">GNOME Terminal</a> – Terminal emulator</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gnote/QFx2bcg6">Gnote</a> – Note-taking software in C++</li> <li>Guake – drop-down terminal emulator<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gucharmap/CyeogB67">Gucharmap</a> – Character map</li> <li><a href="/facts/Guvcview/1aRohKMT">Guvcview</a> – webcam application</li> <li><a href="/facts/Orca_(assistive_technology)/vyMMpLeY">Orca</a> – Scriptable screen-reader</li> <li><a href="/facts/Scribes_(software)/mLWc3sNy">Scribes</a> – Text editor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Seahorse_(software)/hBrTg9ND">Seahorse</a> – PGP and SSH key-manager</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sushi_(software)/JzPd1NNg">Sushi</a> – File previewer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Terminator_(terminal_emulator)/E8ao185J">Terminator</a> - Terminal emulator</li> <li>Tilda – drop-down terminal emulator<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tomboy_(software)/b5HCveoo">Tomboy</a> – Note-taking software in C#</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vinagre/5vyE1dBc">Vinagre</a> – VNC client</li> <li>Vino – <a href="/facts/Virtual_Network_Computing/xTmWVgV4">VNC</a> server (deprecated)</li></ul> <h2 id="games">Games</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Games/enpIqVB1">GNOME Games</a> – collection of games in <a href="/facts/Vala_(programming_language)/VnSxeM1b">Vala</a> and C, now archived</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lutris/42bzYTvB">Lutris</a> - video game manager/launcher</li></ul> <h3>Abstract strategy games</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Chess/LebMaQjC">GNOME Chess</a> – new 2d graphical front-end written in <a href="/facts/Vala_(programming_language)/VnSxeM1b">Vala</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/PyChess/eFX1B5W8">PyChess</a> – Chess implementation</li></ul> <h3>Puzzle games</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Mines/ClrSpIsB">GNOME Mines</a> – Minesweeper-clone</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gbrainy/1EM31qce">gbrainy</a> – <a href="/facts/Brain_teaser/M0YU9F9p">Brain teaser</a> game</li></ul> <h2 id="graphics">Graphics</h2> <h3>Graphics editors</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/GIMP/01Phx7Vp">GIMP</a> – an extensive <a href="/facts/Raster_graphics_editor/rP4c280y">raster graphics editor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Inkscape/2tWDngTv">Inkscape</a> – an extensive <a href="/facts/Vector_graphics_editor/GfyDn0bx">vector graphics editor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/MyPaint/M0HzIURe">MyPaint</a> – an extensive <a href="/facts/Raster_graphics_editor/rP4c280y">raster graphics editor</a>, for digital painters</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pinta_(software)/PbJfu17R">Pinta</a> – a minimalist <a href="/facts/Raster_graphics_editor/rP4c280y">raster graphics editor</a></li></ul> <h3>Image viewers</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Shotwell_(software)/MRgJ2hA4">Shotwell</a> – Photo manager</li> <li><a href="/facts/F-Spot/TLpCS8qA">F-Spot</a> – Photo manager</li> <li><a href="/facts/GThumb/tzwJmp6E">gThumb</a> – Image viewer</li></ul> <h2 id="internet-software">Internet software</h2> <h3>Web browsers</h3> <p class="note">Main page: Web browsers that use GTK</p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Web_(web_browser)/0hIb10Th">Web</a> – default GNOME web-browser</li> <li><a href="/facts/Midori_(web_browser)/EjSByUSE">Midori</a> – default Xfce web-browser</li> <li><a href="/facts/Uzbl/fPRFGMWM">Uzbl</a> – minimalist web-browser</li> <li><a href="/facts/Xombrero/9znGXMDn">xombrero</a> – minimalist web-browser</li></ul> <h3>Email clients</h3> <p class="note">Main page: Email clients that use GTK</p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Balsa_(e-mail_client)/6yoX1LIE">Balsa</a> – Email client</li> <li><a href="/facts/Claws_Mail/gvNKLPeV">Claws Mail</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Evolution_(software)/4dr857Mg">Evolution (software)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Geary_(e-mail_client)/ytotqEoA">Geary</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Modest_(email_client)/FRta1oph">Modest (email client)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pantheon_Mail/SALft0p1">Pantheon Mail</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sylpheed/02PlPQY1">Sylpheed</a></li></ul> <h3>Software for inter-person communication</h3> <p class="note">Main pages: Text, Audio, and Video</p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Empathy_(software)/SDyvW4lE">Empathy</a> – instant-messaging client, VoIP and videoconferencing</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pidgin_(software)/HB6pG0V2">Pidgin</a> – Instant messenger</li> <li><a href="/facts/Smuxi/cwpFURze">Smuxi</a> – User-friendly IRC Client</li> <li><a href="/facts/HexChat/IMnrjE8R">HexChat</a> – IRC client</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gajim/HhQtAdeT">Gajim</a> – Instant messenger</li></ul> <h3>File sharing</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Deluge_(BitTorrent_client)/I7QSU7G9">Deluge</a> — <a href="/facts/BitTorrent_(protocol)/HP9ChWWW">BitTorrent</a> client</li> <li><a href="/facts/Transmission_(BitTorrent_client)/nUHJoYyR">Transmission</a> – BitTorrent client</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gwget/0EeAK2uj">Gwget</a> – Download manager framework</li> <li>Gwibber – Microblogging client</li> <li><a href="/facts/Liferea/YAzG3ksl">Liferea</a> – RSS feed reader</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pan_(newsreader)/5P2HRdqv">Pan</a> – Usenet news reader</li></ul> <h2 id="office-software">Office software</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/AbiWord/sAXf9YKV">AbiWord</a> – word processor</li> <li><a href="/facts/GnuCash/XbVIBuW9">GnuCash</a> – Personal and small business finance manager</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gnumeric/HXPlB5yy">Gnumeric</a> – Spreadsheet</li> <li>BOND – Database frontend</li> <li><a href="/facts/Evince/zrpLzNUF">Evince</a> – pdf viewer</li> <li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Dictionary/3awCwsYo">GNOME Dictionary</a> – Dictionary</li> <li><a href="/facts/Evolution_(software)/4dr857Mg">Evolution</a> – Integrated mail, contacts, and calendar</li> <li><a href="/facts/OCRFeeder/9HzcXpv5">OCRFeeder</a> – a graphical front-end for the <a href="/facts/Optical_character_recognition/kdTyxa1l">Optical character recognition</a> engines <a href="/facts/CuneiForm_(software)/CUkdJk4W">CuneiForm</a>, <a href="/facts/GOCR/3xhc8gFz">GOCR</a>, <a href="/facts/Ocrad/5ffnAkQ5">Ocrad</a> and <a href="/facts/Tesseract_(software)/dGJ01LJy">Tesseract</a></li></ul> <h2 id="tools-for-programming-and-development">Tools for programming and development</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Builder/K1oehWnE">GNOME Builder</a> – Integrated development environment</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anjuta/70DeNSDk">Anjuta</a> – Integrated development environment</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bluefish_(software)/Pmnx2ENl">Bluefish</a> – Text / code editor suitable for programming</li> <li><a href="/facts/Glade_Interface_Designer/KpeSc227">Glade Interface Designer</a> – a <a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface_builder/nEGfulUQ">Graphical user interface builder</a></li> <li>Cambalache Interface Designer - a <a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface_builder/nEGfulUQ">Graphical user interface builder</a>, a successor to <a href="/facts/Glade_Interface_Designer/KpeSc227">Glade</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gedit/Eroyyson">Gedit</a> – Text editor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leafpad/qF3FEFtR">Leafpad</a> – Lightweight text editor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lazarus_(IDE)/6Il32HeV">Lazarus</a> - cross-platform visual IDE for RAD using the <a href="/facts/Free_Pascal/kmGChqAg">Free Pascal</a> compiler</li> <li><a href="/facts/Devhelp/VMDpEDpa">Devhelp</a> – API documentation browser</li> <li>Nemiver – C and C++ debugger</li> <li><a href="/facts/Geany/D8E0NN0U">Geany</a> – text editor suitable for programming</li> <li><a href="/facts/Meld_(software)/j4UAjqy1">Meld</a> – diff-viewer</li> <li>PIDA – IDE</li> <li><a href="/facts/Xojo/ColkhLN1">Xojo</a> – IDE</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zenity/D8TcwDbB">Zenity</a> – execute GTK dialog boxes from shell scripts</li> <li><a href="/facts/MonoDevelop/HN4e0nVj">MonoDevelop</a> – Integrated development environment</li> <li><a href="/facts/ActiveState_Komodo/1QXdSvsT">ActiveState Komodo</a> – Integrated development environment</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gtranslator/uHWWvGKm">Gtranslator</a> – uses <a href="/facts/Gettext/ujpNUjg8">gettext</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Poedit/SMFqUNf9">poedit</a> – gettext</li> <li><a href="/facts/Scala_(software)/GUeWnIE3">Scala (software)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="optical-disc-software">Optical disc software</h2> <h3>Optical disc authoring software</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Brasero_(software)/aDc4HW1F">Brasero</a> – optical disc authoring software, graphical front-end to <a href="/facts/DVD_burner/MvfFHnpd">burn CDs/DVDs</a></li></ul> <h3>Optical disc ripping software</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Grip_audio_ripper/hSv4JKFp">Grip</a> – CD ripper and player</li> <li><a href="/facts/Thoggen/htVn8cbJ">Thoggen</a> – DVD backup utility</li></ul> <h2 id="audio">Audio</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_free_software_for_audio/qb0xqtut">Software audio players (free and open-source)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SoundConverter_(software)/TqtnRAYn">SoundConverter (software)</a></li> <li>GNOME <a href="/facts/Sound_Juicer/lh6RERzF">Sound Juicer</a></li></ul> <h2 id="video">Video</h2> <h3>Video players</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/GNOME_Videos/wADQYQrS">GNOME Videos</a> – the GNOME default video player</li></ul> <h3>Video editors</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Gnome_Subtitles/IUxAB8f6">Gnome Subtitles</a> – Video subtitling</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pitivi/0MbdszMk">Pitivi</a> – Video editor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cinelerra/AERqKLyp">Cinelerra</a> - Video editor</li></ul> <h2 id="science-software">Science software</h2> <h3>Chemistry</h3> <p>Despite the immense popularity of Qt, there continues to be science software using the GUI widgets of version 2 of GTK toolkit. Whether this is going to remain that way, or whether the software will be ported to some current version of GTK (maybe GTK 4) remains to be seen. </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ghemical/x9IznWoI">Ghemical</a> – computational chemistry software package</li></ul> <h3>Statistics</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Gretl/HtUayVbh">gretl</a> — an open-source statistical package, mainly for econometrics</li></ul> <h2 id="various">Various</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Beagle_(software)/xYl1N57j">Beagle</a> – search tool</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gramps_(software)/dmkk5HPM">Gramps</a> – <a href="/facts/Genealogy_software/AL9N53Dk">Genealogy software</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_free_electronics_circuit_simulators/WeCqrQ72">List of free electronics circuit simulators</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"3 Unique Takes on the Linux Terminal at Your Command". 29 July 2016. <a href="https://www.linux.com/tutorials/3-unique-takes-linux-terminal-your-command/" target="_blank">https://www.linux.com/tutorials/3-unique-takes-linux-terminal-your-command/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Guake Review – the Last Drop-Down Terminal You'll Ever Use". 29 October 2014. <a href="https://www.softpedia.com/reviews/linux/Guake-Review-463465.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.softpedia.com/reviews/linux/Guake-Review-463465.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Customizable terminal sessions with Tilda". 31 May 2007. <a href="https://lifehacker.com/customizable-terminal-sessions-with-tilda-264327" target="_blank">https://lifehacker.com/customizable-terminal-sessions-with-tilda-264327</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"4 Unique Terminal Emulators for Linux". 14 December 2018. <a href="https://www.linux.com/tutorials/4-unique-terminals-linux/" target="_blank">https://www.linux.com/tutorials/4-unique-terminals-linux/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Three addictive pop-up console utilities". 13 September 2007. <a href="https://www.linux.com/news/three-addictive-pop-console-utilities/" target="_blank">https://www.linux.com/news/three-addictive-pop-console-utilities/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"5 Coolest Linux Terminal Emulators". 16 November 2017. <a href="https://www.linux.com/tutorials/5-coolest-linux-terminal-emulators/" target="_blank">https://www.linux.com/tutorials/5-coolest-linux-terminal-emulators/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>