10 BEST Linux Applications: Must Have Software (2021)

[@TechHut]

NEED MORE?? Check-out my top 10 list video from last year. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpa5e6yanKt-jdE

[@octopusonfire100]

Hey there! Check your mic, there's an annoying humming sound coming up. A high pass filter would get rid of it. Otherwise great vid as usual.

[@lexoleqsolexo]

sorry maybe you mentioned this earlyer but i wander what distro do you use and what desktop manager

[@suchithsridhar]

Main List: 0:34 LibreWolf 1:44 Joplin 2:48 BitWarden 4:13 KDE Connect 5:20 MailSpring 6:20 Bpytop 7:38 Lutris 8:30 Fluent Reader 9:25 VM Virtualbox 12:32 Ardour Honorable mentions: 11:22 Lybr 12:04 Krita

[@TechHut]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@suchithsridhar]

@@TechHut XD !! I went down to the comments looking for this and didn't find it. So just documented while watching it.

[@anantgupta7916]

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[@maskedredstonerproz]

how do y'all get virtualbox working on linux, I couldn't get it to work to save my life

[@sproott1498]

@@maskedredstonerproz try different emulation settings and 3d acceleration off I think. Also, you could try other software like Gnome Boxes, which worked for me where virtualbox failed.

[@casachezdoom2588]

Thanksfor this list! 2 suggestions to improve your videos: 1) use an EQ or noise removal plugin to remove the hum ccomming from your computer or A/C (you can do this in Audacity > Effect > Noise Removal) 2) add titles on screen when presenting a new app (display the app name for a moment). I'm very visually oriented and this would help a lot. I do appreciate that you listed the app list with links in the video description. Have a great day!

[@craftycub]

I have just started in linux. I am using endeavouros and really enjoying it this time. Love your channel. I absolutely love KDE connect. It has been awesome.

[@coldwire3684]

Thanks dude! I just took the plunge and replaced Windows 10 with PopOS. I'm lovin it so far and videos like this are a welcome sight for me.

[@MTGTournamentGrinder]

I just made the switch to PopOS from Windows 10 as well, about 10 days ago. Any advice for a newcomer? Btw I am lovin' it so far as well!

[@ZambonieDude]

!Pop_OS is a very good OS to move to, they’ll receive updates well into the future & has great support for GPU drivers and Gaming overall.

[@slavic_commonwealth]

I just made the switch to PopOS from Windows 10 as well, about 5 days ago. Any advice for a newcomer? @@MTGTournamentGrinder

[@at8833]

Great content as always. I am currently myself preparing to transition fully to Linux this month and find your recommendations extremely helpful.

[@davidkoziar1811]

I made the switch a few days ago. If you're all about productivity, minimalism and not being nagged constantly about updates or being forced to update, you'll love Linux.

[@Tabsit_Academy]

Hi! Thank you for the video. Can you tell plz which desktop environment are you using?

[@colbyboucher6391]

Great video. IMO Obsidian gas really shot past Joplin, it's incredibly flexible and you're not locked in since it's all Markdown files.

[@alanjrobertson]

Hehe I spotted the Bitwarden logo in the browser at the start, so was pleased to see it then feature - I've moved across from Lastpass and love it!

[@kyedav]

Decent list but I'd also recommend these: QEMU with virt-manager (like virtualbox but it's generally the main vm manager for Linux and supports gpu passthrough) Qutebrowser (if you like using the keyboard) Rofi (dmenu replacement - great in conjunction with scripts) Freetube (Google free KZbin) Ranger (TUI based file manager) Arandr (GUI for Randr - monitor manager) Pcmanfm (file manager - generally what I use on every distro) Kitty (gpu rendered terminal) Kdenlive (video editor) Mpv (probably the best video player) Nitrogen (background manager) Picom (composition, allows blurred windows and such) Pavucontrol (pulseaudio manager) Redshift (night-time mode software) Streamlink Twitch GUI (self explanitory - can use Mpv and it gets around the ads) Syncthing (file/folder sync software to other devices) Themix/oomox (theme designer/automation using the background colours) Pywal (needed for above software but this is what generates the terminal colours from the background image) Yaourt-gui (if you don't like using yaourt via terminal) Tmux (terminal multiplexer, can have sessions, split windows, tabs, etc) Can't really think of more off the top of my head but I'm sure there's a few I've missed. Hope it helps some of you to find new software you didn't know existed.

[@munkycoolgaming]

Me: hmm, KDE connect sounds interesting Also me: has an iPhone

[@orkhepaj]

tbh as a win user kde connect is one of the thing i found pretty good in linux , it worked instantly

[@mrgoob76]

and i see... a security risk with KDE connect

[@caprisces6139]

@@mrgoob76 not if you configure it, you can check and uncheck what you want each device to be able to do, and need to authenticate the connection via code; meanwhile in the phone app, you can set trusted IPs so people can't even begin to connect to your phone via pc.

[@liamsoape2233]

@@mrgoob76 bro does not know how to configure a firewall

[@Stheehee]

it still works

[@brotherbear6434]

KDE connect exists as a fully functional and separate gnome-extension called GS connect for gnome users

[@jyvben1520]

thanks for the info (how is cartman doing, still alive ?)

[@brotherbear6434]

@@jyvben1520 😆🤣

[@LuisCaneSec]

I use some of these. Krita is definitely a must have for the artistically inclined. It works well with Wacom devices and I've used it to make telegram stickers. Bitwarden is great, but make sure you have your backup password saved somewhere safe. My phone bricked and I had to reset my account.

[@katzicael]

As a linux noob who's slowly transitioning from windows To linux, i'm Living off these videos right now. I love your KDE UI/Bar :)

[@strange_man]

Hey, I fall in love with the look of your OS. Can you tell me which customisations you do? A video would be amazing🥰

[@strange_man]

@Christopher Bello i wish him to see this comment

[@yeahokaycoolcool]

@Christopher Bello looks like Mint to me

[@jemsterr]

If it ismint, it would be interesting to know how he installed it. Seems your only options are appimage or flatpak... or compile from source.

[@sailor-rick]

Hummm noise! I assume that your microphone was sitting on top of your tower or sharing a desk with your tower because it was picking up a low-mid range humm. Great content, though. I am, once again, moving back to Linux from a Win7 machine. I like KDE Plasma, Neon distro... or maybe Dr46gon distro. Thanks for the links, too. Add one more sub.

[@ativjoshi1049]

+100 for Joplin. I recently started using it, I don't think I'll be moving away anytime soon. But it does have some glitches/bugs (mostly due to Electron).

[@AnthonyP2A]

THANKS for turning me on to bpytop!!! I can't live w/o it now!

[@Realswagoverlord]

Mailspring changed my life! I hate thunderbird's ui. Thanks for the video :)

[@G0twood]

Mailspring is awesome. I wonder if the premium is worth it

[@SaltyNotSweat]

Bitwarden I have been using for a while and it’s great! I got because it was open source and how you can self host so if the company decided to go a bad direction like last pass , I don’t need to scramble for an alternative

[@loganbeck9626]

I used Bitwarden simply because it was cheaper than last pass and now I don’t wanna go back.

[@im1random263]

Using Bitwarden with a self hosted server since a few months. Now I can't imagine remembering passwords myself

[@matthewrowell5973]

You mentioned some tools I will absolutely need. Thank you. Subbed.

[@sharg0]

Signal. While it's primarily a secure message application for phones once you have that setup you can link it to computers as well. Only drawback is that you can only send/receive to other signal users in the desktop application.

[@MinecraftSurvivalNL]

@Connor Bensyl Source?

[@vagner_tenzen]

What distro you are using in this video? super cool

[@tachmonite37]

'Quod Libet' for music. 'KeepassXC' password manager. SMPlayer and SMTube for video. I've slowly started transitioning from Windows to Linux and I find it really helpful to start getting used to the Windows version of the Linux apps before I fully transition to Linux. Your list has been really helpful. I really like Joplin so far as a OneNote and Notion replacement. I only wish Joplin had pen integration like OneNote, or does it?

[@luizotavio2116]

FINALLY! Someone is talking about Joplin!

[@RobMonette]

I use Zim to save all my notes and love it a lot!

[@matthewweber4162]

I do too. Love zim

[@nukoolchompuparn8570]

Thank you for your comment of Zim, it's in Software of Fedora 34 WorkStation and I will install it right now.

[@j_atkinson]

Getting back into Linux on my personal laptop, appreciate the video especially bpytop! It will definitely replace htop for me!

[@confetto.]

Hi! Your video is very beautiful. Can you say me what Distro are you using and how you are custimize it. Thanks.

[@AdskiiPer4ik]

I suggest changing Joplin to Obsidian because the latter is more configurable and more flexible.

[@JavisoGaming]

I live and die with RSS feeds! Feedly is what I use. Highly recommended!and Bitwarden rules! I love it!

[@iblackfeathers]

i don’t see lbry in your description section although it was mentioned in the video? kde connect sounds interesting but i don’t see a link in the description either for further details, like which phones it supports or if there’s an associated phone app? the rss reader looks really awesome. i also like the transparency opacity setting on your virtualbox. 👍

[@yutu3327]

Works on my android, install its app from Fdroid or playstore, and then it's very easy to use.

[@feliperafael8104]

Amazing video, just a feedback: there is a background noise, maybe is from your pc.

[@andre_lug]

Hey man, great video! Thanks for sharing. Let me ask you: What is that distro you're using on the video? Or maybe what are you using to customize it like that? Looks pretty good

[@cjnc30]

Thanks Tech Hut great content, will be using these

[@BWGPEI]

I see AMD processor combined with Linux, which is exactly what I've been building since the early days of Windows 10 and the Intel chip flaws kerfuffle. Many thanks for the update!

[@happyfeet4506]

I've just installed Linux and these videos are brilliant thank you. Keep up the amazing work 👍

[@RoboticParanoia]

Is that dock latte? I loved what you did to it.

[@informativecontent4778]

I subscribed bcoz the list is amazing definitely gonna 3 of these apps

[@Khyree_Holmes]

KDE Connect is very convenient, I have it running under Linux Mint 19.3 and some of the features don't work such as SMS Replying and the indicator keeps on dis/reappearing - I can remotely Control my Linux PC from anywhere in the house.

[@lucienreyes9]

Awesome video as always. I'd love to know your take on clients for podcasts and Twitch too XD

[@Sitwayen]

Very good list. And I found some software that could be useful thx

[@xycik112]

Awesome video man! Your voice reminds me a bit that of Quinton Reviews.

[@NONAMENEEDED3916]

Thanks for the video I have a question about using portable browsers like portable firefox or chrome , is it safe enough to use it on other computers like at job and so on?

[@NanescuRadu1]

hehe, I already use most of the apps ... except virtualbox ... kvm + quemu + virt-manager gang! oh for ardour jack server and cadance is a must UMFA does a great job to set you up! and as a utility simple screen recorder is super cool for recording desktops and applications

[@Number01]

Do you have a video that talks about setting up a list of programs that auto installs to a new linux install? I see all these great programs and need to find a way to install them after each install without remembering all their names. Thanks! Great video!

[@4sokol]

Answer is very simple: Ansible

[@Starlight-AG]

I have been using Linux distros for over 10 years. I will say that they have come a long way. They look great, install software well etc. However, since the beginning there is a major weakness - Printers. It has gotten better but still not great. I have recently tried Linux Mint 20.1 and Manjaro 21.04. After installation both see the printer (HP CP1025nw) and have set it up with IPP protocol. Seemed good until I tried to print on a legal size 14" paper. Both would print only as far down the page that a letter size page would be. The rest was blank. I tried every setting available to no avail. The Print preview was fine. Today I tried Fedora 34 and it too set up the printer but nothing would print at all! Not even the test page. in fact the settings module crashed 4 times so clearly this version of Fedora is not ready for prime time. Printing reliably is basic stuff for an O/S. If it can't do that, it's of no use (to me) as I do coding now and then and often need printouts for debugging etc. So long as these kinds of issues are not corrected all the Linux distros are not going very far. I would rather use Linux instead of Windows but Windows has no problems with any printer I have ever had. Lets get this fixed! That's my 2 cents worth.

[@rahammc]

Hey man Great video, keep up the good work btw what is the distro that you're using in this video? it look awesome

[@MarcoSilva-pn6ld]

My Top ten: Blender, Freecad, Gimp, Inkscape, Audacity, Kdenlive, Vlc, eclipse, spyder, Geany.

[@fizipcfx]

oh, i see, man of culture

[@AyushKumar-bj6yq]

Which linux use you use sir I am very pleased by your distro Please tell sir

[@vizlodunken4952]

This is a cool list 👍👍💥

[@JohnPlissken]

This motivated me to switch back to Mint as my main OS from Win 11.

[@LimDul]

bpytop, having been written in Python, is not super quick or resource-light. It might not matter to most but on my 11 year old netbook where even htop takes 5% CPU this is crucial. The same author has now released btop written in C++ and it's blazing fast and resource-light. More so than even htop, funnily enough! Update: OK, there already was a video about it on the channel, LOL.

[@khalidelgazzar]

Great video 😊 thank you

[@busdriver1261]

Thanks for the video - have given me some good ideas/option to explore

[@luxsasha]

love this vid thanks for putting this together. Huge fan of bitwarden!

[@uz699]

what wallpaper you use :3, and thanks this videos help me alot

[@Mutombo71]

Xterm and vi Great work, great overview. Go on.

[@amirnasiri1112]

Thanksfor this list!

[@magicmanj32]

Subscribed, great video, interesting apps

[@frankvasquez3560]

Gnome boxes ,is like virtualbox LMMS , is like fl studio Web apps , can incorporate Web apps into your system Menu editor , incorporate appimage into your system

[@Benevolance]

Hi, been enjoying your content thanks for your work! have you made your own bit warden local? will you be making a tutorial video on making that with a pi? (also the part where you said your old video sounds like a kid, there's a bunch of explanations out there this is from BBC :...through vibrating sound waves hitting your ear drum, the way other people hear your voice. The second way is through vibrations inside your skull set off by your vocal chords. Those vibrations travel up through your bony skull and again set the ear drum vibrating. However as they travel through the bone they spread out and lower in pitch, giving you a false sense of bass. Then when you hear a recording of your voice, it sounds distinctly higher.

[@ArizonaJewell]

6:20 I’d actually recommend using Btop instead of Bpytop. It’s the exact same interface with the exact same functionality, except it’s written in C++ instead of Python. It runs MUCH faster & smoother than Bpytop or Bashtop, and it’s basically the exact same application.

[@myWareg]

Cool wallpaper. I've exactly the same!

[@kapacita22uF]

My List: Brave browser, BleachBit, EtherApe, VLC media player, Graphical Disk map, luckyBackup, Gambas3(development platform based on a Basic interpreter), Mplab X(microcontrollers), FreeCAD, Ultimaker Cura(3d printer)

[@sgill4833]

I installed all these for my new install 👍

[@darXcore]

Cool selection, thanks for sharing.

[@ardithconley2628]

Nice video. With the upcoming Win11 I am thinking I will be moving to Linux. I only use about 4 to 8 windows programs. Which are paid programs. Moving to Linux for Me is either moving those programs to Linux versions if possible or getting them to run on Linux. I have been playing around with Ubuntu on my pi 4. You know it is not the interface or even the command line in Linux that seems weird to me. It is the lack of those programs I use. Strangely.

[@Eishventura]

What Linux distribution do you have the video please

[@ariannabotaku]

There is a gnome3 equivalent to KDE Connect and also a Cinnamon companion app to use KDE Connect in Cinnamon.

[@danteuk8024]

Nice to see Ardour there, I love it for the music I record, definitely the best free DAW.

[@barrykirkby9626]

Great vid.. any chance of doing one on the problems with wifi cards like those in atom based laptops using broadcom.. amazes me a 12 year old laptop with celeron no problem, 2 year old laptop with atom.. nope. Keep up the good work.

[@vfletes1]

What flavor OS are you using in this video...Solus?

[@Mathias-bz2kr]

I would say qemu with kvm is better than virtualbox, because of kvm speeding it up to nearnative performance and responsebility ,and being able to emulate arm devices. I would say virtmanager is only slightly harder to use. For windows users i think virtualbox is good if you want to virutalise linux x86 distros as a beginner.

[@wardyra]

For a Markdown note taker Obsidian.md is amazing. Build your own wiki of notes and ideas essentially. Lots of themes / plugins and vim mode.

[@TechHut]

I like the sound of this..

[@tusharbansal5734]

Which distro are you using? It looks great!

[@Drytube]

did you found out?

[@tusharbansal5734]

@@Drytube yea Ubuntu budgie

[@Drytube]

@@tusharbansal5734 Cool, thanks!

[@shaginc2659]

please make a video on how you got your custom look on your system

[@alexxu2314]

Nice job. Thank you very much.

[@aslanenver]

I am a novice user. I make use of the videos. thank you. which linux have you used?

[@africawago2222]

Great list thanks Mate

[@jesus.moreno]

I'm new in your channel ... And on the linux world ... What distro are you using?

[@alexandrehuot3326]

Interesting list... But I think QEMU+KVM+VirtManager is better to run VMs on Linux... Maybe not easier to setup but it performs better.

[@element1192]

I don't understand why anyone would avoid Firefox. Fast, trustworthy, and widely used

[@ghost6amer928]

Much needed one ❤️

[@vineethsai1575]

I can hear a loud buzzing noise in the background. Would be better if u can somehow cut that out. ( On Sony WH 1000 XM4 )

[@ChenliangXu]

Nice video! Any recommendations for video editing?

[@clemradio]

yeah, really important. it currently is the missing category on Linux. Cinelerra or KDEnlive are just jokes. I use VSDC on Windows, never found anything convenient instead.

[@JahidulIslam]

Davinci Resolve Studio and Lightworks.

[@Max-mz3is]

*Thx. man u really made my life ezier :)*

[@theyeetusbrown6728]

Hey what distro do you use? Just asking as i have never seen anything like this one just wanted to know

[@internetcookie2064]

thanks for the video :D

[@jonasstrabel]

KDE Connect is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo usefull! Thanks!

[@ariannabotaku]

MailSpring still does not support OpenPGP after 4 years. It is 2021 where privacy is more important than ever.

[@s.aravindh6227]

Nice video 👍👍

[@gradientO]

You really need to do videos about window managers

[@angroose]

Nice video my dude! I appreciate the RSS client recommendation

[@ameliabuns4058]

what distro/theme are you using on the captured video? it looks so nice and clean

[@folksurvival]

Looks like the Nordic theme and icons.

[@haresheranga]

Nitroshare is another file sharing application I use to move files between the PC and phone. Sometimes it's better than KDE connect but it's functionality is only sharing files.

[@TechHut]

Awesome, I'll give it a look!

[@TopSpinWilly]

TY. I just DL mint today.

[@elainegillespie1178]

Lite to download on old devices is Focus, a writing without distractions linux application.

[@leodumach]

Nice suggestions! I would like to find a software to use in my classes to apply green screen effects to the live stream of the webcam. I've got a portable green screen and I use the webcam in class by accessing the site directly. So it is not Zoom or Meets, etc. I know it would be possible to set it on OBS, but that is not the case, since I enter the site of the school and enable my webcam inside the class. I believe it would be similar to what xSplit Vcam does on Windows, but for the latest Manjaro KDE version. Any hints? Thanks in advance and congratulations on the nice content of your videos!

[@8a41jt]

Unfair that you didn't mention OBS Studio, given that you're making this video with it :-)

[@SW-Video]

There's an extension I like called "New Tab Tools" but it's invasive. Is there a better alternative that doesn't poke its nose into all my browsing habits?