Built. Reviewed. Signed.
114 Linux desktop apps, packaged and reviewed one at a time:
- 46 of them listed with their developer's own approval
- Every app built, launched, and reviewed against a published bar — no drive-by labels
- Installs the vendor's own release, pinned by checksum — never a FlatPark rebuild
- GPG-signed repo, tight sandbox, one command to install
All apps
Grab
Download manager for GNOME
Snipaste
Snip a screenshot, annotate it, and pin it back onto the screen
freemkv
Back up DVD, Blu-ray and UHD discs to MKV, MP4 or M2TS
Falcon PDF
PDF viewer and editor with document tools and an eBook reader
Concat
Free, open-source video editor and CapCut replacement
magpie
Pick and route models for AI coding agents
AstroBurst
Viewer and processor for FITS and ASDF astronomical images
Kai 9000
AI assistant with persistent memory for many LLM providers
ChimpStackr
Focus stacking for macro and product photography
WHPH
Tasks, habits, notes and time tracking in one local-first app
XerahS
Screen capture, annotation and sharing from the ShareX team
Voltius
SSH, SFTP and serial client with an encrypted vault
Open CAD Studio
2D/3D CAD for DWG and DXF drawings
PJeOffice Pro
Digital signer for the Brazilian PJe judicial system
Shutter Encoder
Video, audio and image converter built on FFmpeg
Gyroflow
Video stabilization using gyroscope data
PI-Desktop
Local-first desktop workspace for AI agents
Avash
SSH, RDP and VNC connection manager with SFTP and tunnels
Decodium
Amateur radio weak-signal modes — FT8, FT4, FT2, Q65, WSPR and more
Voiden
API client that keeps requests, tests and docs in plain Markdown files
FreeOffice
Free office suite compatible with Microsoft Office
Mark Shot
Qt 6 screenshot selection and annotation tool for Wayland and X11
Carosello
A fast, minimalist image and video viewer for Linux
UpNote
Note app with nested notebooks, rich text and Markdown, and cloud sync
Brave Origin
Fast, privacy-focused web browser
HelixNotes
Local Markdown notes with wiki-links, tasks and a graph view
AlterSend
Send files straight between your devices, end-to-end encrypted
Stirling PDF
Edit, merge, split, sign and convert PDFs on your own machine
Rayburst
Download manager for HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, ED2K and HLS/DASH media
Gifkino
Edit animated GIFs along the time axis
ZapFast
Fast native WhatsApp client with an encrypted local archive
Wave Terminal
Terminal with inline graphics, file previews and remote connections
xLights
Design, sequence and play lighting displays for holiday and event shows
OpenPencil
Open-source design editor that reads and writes native Figma .fig files
NoteGen
Local-first Markdown notes that turn captured records into structured writing with AI
Vynody
Local music player with synced lyrics, tag editing and remote libraries
WorkBuddy
Tencent's AI agent desktop workspace
CodeBuddy CN
Tencent's AI-native code editor (China build)
OpenShot Video Editor
An easy to use, quick to learn, and surprisingly powerful video editor
Folo
Follow your favorite feeds, all in one place
OpenTubeX
Privacy-focused desktop YouTube client
Fastpotify
Fast native Spotify client with local playback and Connect
HeidiSQL
SQL client for MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server and SQLite
MeatShell
Lightweight SSH, SFTP, and terminal client
Elasticvue
Open-source graphical client for Elasticsearch and OpenSearch
Kanri
Offline-first local Kanban board for organizing tasks
Navop
Native all-in-one workspace for databases, SSH, SFTP, terminals and remote desktop
Subtitle Edit
Free, open source subtitle editor with waveform and video preview
Sigma File Manager
Modern file manager with global search, tabs, split view and LAN sharing
Bottles
Run Windows software
Vibe
Offline audio and video transcription powered by Whisper
calibre
The one stop solution to all your e-book needs
Cumora
Team chat where AI agents are first-class teammates
ChatGPT
ChatGPT and Codex desktop app from OpenAI
CodeBurn
Track AI coding token usage and cost across your tools
Whalebird
Single-column Fediverse client for Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica and Firefish
MotrixNext
Download manager for HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, Magnet and ED2K links
Cursor
The AI code editor
Pi Agent
Desktop app for the pi coding agent
Antigravity IDE
The fully-featured agentic IDE
GenOffice
AI office suite for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and Markdown files
Impasto
Paint and edit images, with editable shape and text objects
zux
mDNS-SD visualizer with force-directed graph visualization
Duckling
Fast viewer for CSV/Parquet files and SQL databases
Authme
Desktop two-factor authentication (TOTP) client
mDNS Browser
Cross-platform mDNS/DNS-SD service discovery browser listing services broadcast on the LAN
MarkFlowy
Extensible Markdown editor with a built-in AI assistant
OneKeePass
KeePass-compatible password manager for local .kdbx vaults
thClaws
Native AI agent workspace with chat, terminal and files
DeepChat
Local-first AI client with MCP, skills and agents
Claude Code Haha
Desktop workspace for running coding agents in parallel
Antigravity
Command center for managing local AI agents
ZCode
Agentic coding desktop app for GLM models
Harbor Beta
Beta channel of a Stremio client built for adventure
LibreDB Studio
AI-powered SQL IDE for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and more
Cockpit Tools
Manage and switch accounts for AI coding assistants and IDEs
THS
Hithink RoyalFlush (同花顺) stock market quotes and analysis
DocKit
Desktop GUI client for Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, DynamoDB and MongoDB
SqlKit
Agentic SQL database client for PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQLite and more
Lap
Offline-first photo manager for large local libraries
tldraw offline
Local whiteboard and diagramming canvas with portable .tldraw files
Alma
AI assistant with memory, skills and multi-provider support
WeMeet
Tencent Meeting (腾讯会议) cloud HD video-conferencing client
Zuko
Private remote shells over Iroh
Dorion
Tiny alternative Discord client with themes, plugins and a small footprint
AeroFTP
Multi-protocol file client for FTP, FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, S3 and cloud storage
Aptakube
Modern, lightweight and multi-cluster Kubernetes management UI
Open DroneLog
Private, high-performance dashboard for organizing and analyzing DJI and Litchi flight logs
Tine
Fast, local-first outliner that reads and writes a real Logseq Markdown graph
MQTT Viewer
Fast MQTT visualisation and debugging tool with Sparkplug and Protobuf decoding
GSE Profiler
Debug, profile and manage GNOME Shell extensions
Enpass
Password manager for storing credentials locally
Claude
Desktop app for Claude
DeaDBeeF
Modular audio player with broad format support
DevPod
Codespaces-style development environments on any infrastructure
Tabby
A terminal for a modern age
AFFiNE
Workspace with docs, whiteboards and databases
YoutubeDownloader
Download videos and playlists from YouTube
Longbridge Pro
Trading platform
TradingView
Where the world charts, chats and trades markets
Folia
Lyrics-focused online and local music player
Markra
Local-first, AI-native Markdown editor
DBX
Lightweight cross-platform database client
DiscordChatExporter
Export Discord chat logs to a file
HiresTI
High-res TIDAL client with bit-perfect playback
CC Switch
All-in-One assistant for switching Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI configs
Yaak
Offline, Git-friendly API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket
GeoLibre
Lightweight cloud-native GIS for visualizing and analyzing geospatial data
thinkorswim
Charles Schwab advanced trading and analysis platform
electerm
Terminal, SSH, SFTP, FTP, Telnet, Serial, RDP, VNC and Spice client
AB Download Manager
A download manager that speeds up your downloads
Tabularis
Open-source database client for PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB and SQLite
materialgram
Telegram Desktop fork with Material Design and extra features
IBKR Desktop
Interactive Brokers desktop trading platform
