One of the most common questions people ask about Linux is, “What software is available on Linux” and “Will I be able to use my favorite programs and applications on Linux?”
The truth is that in some cases the exact software is available on Linux, but in most cases it isn’t. The good news is that there are plenty of alternatives for the most popular Windows applications for Linux.
In this article you will learn about some of the best applications available for the Linux operating system. We’ll look at alternatives for Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Photoshop, Adobe Reader, Windows Media Player and more.
Microsoft Office (Office Suite)
Suites
LibreOffice
http://www.libreoffice.org
Open Office
https://www.openoffice.org
Calligra
https://www.calligra.org
Google Docs
http://www.google.com/docs/about/
Office 365
https://office.com
Zoho Docs
https://www.zoho.com/docs
Word Processor
AbiWord
http://www.abisource.com
Spreadsheet
Gnumeric
http://www.gnumeric.org
Notepad / Wordpad (Text Editor)
gedit
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit
jEdit
http://www.jedit.org
NEdit
http://www.nedit.org
Scribes
http://scribes.sourceforge.net
Sublime Text
http://www.sublimetext.com
medit
http://mooedit.sourceforge.net
Internet Explorer (Web Browser)
Chromium
http://www.chromium.org
Firefox
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox
Opera
http://www.opera.com
Epiphany
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Web
Konqueror
http://www.konqueror.org
Photoshop (Graphics Editor)
Gimp
http://www.gimp.org
Inkscape
http://www.inkscape.org
Krita
https://krita.org
MyPaint
http://mypaint.intilinux.com
Pinta
http://pinta-project.com/
Pixlr
http://pixlr.com
PicMonkey
http://www.picmonkey.com
Movie Maker (Video Editor)
OpenShot
http://www.openshot.org
Kdenlive
http://www.kdenlive.org
Shotcut
http://www.shotcut.org
VideoLAN Movie Creator
http://www.videolan.org/vlmc
Cinelerra
http://cinelerra.org
Open Movie Editor
http://www.openmovieeditor.org
Pitivi
http://www.pitivi.org
Windows Media Player (Video Viewer)
VLC
http://www.videolan.org/vlc
Mplayer
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
Parole Media Player
http://docs.xfce.org/apps/parole/start
SMPlayer
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/
KPlayer
http://www.kde.org/applications/multimedia/kplayer
Adobe Reader (PDF Reader)
Adobe Reader (For Linux)
http://get.adobe.com/reader
Evince
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince
Okular
http://okular.kde.org
Foxit Reader
http://www.foxitsoftware.com
Windows Photo Viewer (Photo Manager)
digiKam
https://www.digikam.org
Shotwell
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Shotwell
F-Spot
http://f-spot.org
gThumb
https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/gthumb
Yahoo Messenger / AOL Instant Messenger (Chat Clients)
Pidgin
https://www.pidgin.im
Skype
http://www.skype.com
Empathy
https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/Empathy
Kopete
http://kopete.kde.org
Gajim
http://gajim.org
Nero Burning Rom (CD/DVD Burner)
Nero Linux
http://www.nero.com/enu/promo-linux.html
Brasero
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Brasero
Xfburn
http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfburn
GnomeBaker
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnomebaker
X-CD-Roast
http://www.xcdroast.org
Other Resources
Must-Have Applications for Your Fresh Linux Desktop Install:
http://www.linuxtrainingacademy.com/must-have-linux-apps/
Linux System Administrator Projects:
http://www.linuxtrainingacademy.com/linux-projects/
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http://www.linuxtrainingacademy.com/projects/