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 This page contains various suggested applications for the Xfce desktop environment. This page contains various suggested applications for the Xfce desktop environment.
-These applications do not require heavy dependencies and/or fit in the Xfce philosophy to be light on memory usage.+These applications do not require heavy dependencies and/or fit in the Xfce philosophy of being light on memory usage.
  
 {{:wiki:information.png|}} //There is a secondary page with suggested [[consoleaddict|command line tools]], but only for the console-guru inside you.// {{:wiki:information.png|}} //There is a secondary page with suggested [[consoleaddict|command line tools]], but only for the console-guru inside you.//
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 ==== Terminal ==== ==== Terminal ====
   * Description: Vte based/gtk+-2 lightweight X-terminal   * Description: Vte based/gtk+-2 lightweight X-terminal
-  * Website: http://www.os-cillation.com+  * Website: http://www.os-cillation.de/open-source-projekte/xfce-terminal/
   * Remarks: **Xfce project**   * Remarks: **Xfce project**
- 
 ==== Tilda ==== ==== Tilda ====
   * Description: Quake-styled Terminal   * Description: Quake-styled Terminal
-  * Website: http://tilda.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page +  * Website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/tilda/?source=directory 
 +  * GitHub repository: https://github.com/tsloughter/tilda/
 ==== fbxkb ==== ==== fbxkb ====
   * Description: Keyboard layout indicator and switcher   * Description: Keyboard layout indicator and switcher
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   * Description: A minimal policykit authentication agent.   * Description: A minimal policykit authentication agent.
   * Website: http://blog.lxde.org/?p=674   * Website: http://blog.lxde.org/?p=674
 +
 +==== PolicyKit-MATE ====
 +  * Description: lightweight Authentication Agent for PolicyKit and MATE.
 +  * Website: http://git.mate-desktop.org/mate-polkit/
 ==== LightDM ==== ==== LightDM ====
   * Description: A lightweight display manager   * Description: A lightweight display manager
   * Website: https://launchpad.net/lightdm   * Website: https://launchpad.net/lightdm
 +  * Remarks: not really lightweight on dependencies 
 ==== SLiM ==== ==== SLiM ====
   * Description: Desktop-independent graphical login manager for X11   * Description: Desktop-independent graphical login manager for X11
-  * Website: http://slim.berlios.de+  * Website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/slim.berlios/
  
 ==== Meta Tracker ==== ==== Meta Tracker ====
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   * Website: http://wicd.sourceforge.net/   * Website: http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
  
 +==== Ceni ====
 +  * Description: A Curses user interface for configuring network interfaces with ifupdown.
 +  * Manual: http://manual.siduction.org/en/inet-ceni-en.htm
 +  * Source: http://chili.siduction.org/projects/siduction/wiki/Ceni
 ==== Wpa_supplicant ==== ==== Wpa_supplicant ====
   * Description: A wired and wireless network manager which provides connections to networks with a wide variety of settings.   * Description: A wired and wireless network manager which provides connections to networks with a wide variety of settings.
   * Manpage: http://linux.die.net/man/5/wpa_supplicant.conf   * Manpage: http://linux.die.net/man/5/wpa_supplicant.conf
   * Remarks: //Installed as a dependency by most other network managers (e.g., Wicd), however can be used directly in roaming mode and via gui interface using wpa-gui//   * Remarks: //Installed as a dependency by most other network managers (e.g., Wicd), however can be used directly in roaming mode and via gui interface using wpa-gui//
- 
-==== Figaro's Password Manager 2 (fpm2) ==== 
-  * Description: GTK+2 password manager tool 
-  * Website: http://als.regnet.cz/fpm2/ 
  
 ==== Font-manager ==== ==== Font-manager ====
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   * Remarks: //Can pull *some* gnome dependencies (printing is based on libgnomeprint, for example.) Compile yourself to avoid them //   * Remarks: //Can pull *some* gnome dependencies (printing is based on libgnomeprint, for example.) Compile yourself to avoid them //
  
-==== Epdfview ==== +==== Zathura ==== 
-  * Description: A free lightweight PDF document viewer +  * Description: minimalistic document viewer, that mainly focuses on keyboard interaction. 
-  * Website:  http://www.emma-soft.com/projects/epdfview/+  * Website: http://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/
  
 +==== MuPDF ====
 +  * Description: a lightweight PDF and XPS viewer
 +  * Website: http://www.mupdf.com/
 ==== Gnumeric ==== ==== Gnumeric ====
   * Description: Spreadsheet application   * Description: Spreadsheet application
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   * Remarks: **Xfce project**   * Remarks: **Xfce project**
  
-==== Postler ==== +==== xombrero ==== 
-  * Description: A lean mail reader with an opinionated interface +  * Description: A minimalist web browser with sophisticated security features designed-in 
-  * Website: https://bugs.launchpad.net/postler +  * Website: https://opensource.conformal.com/wiki/xombrero
-  * Remarks: Affiliated with Elementary Project+
  
-==== Claws Mail ==== +==== Kazehakase ==== 
-  * Description: Email Client, News Reader, Feed Reader, Calendar ... +  * Description: A GTK+ web browser based on the Webkit or Gecko engine 
-  * Website: http://www.claws-mail.org +  * Website: http://kazehakase.sourceforge.jp
-  * Remarks: Formerly known as Sylpheed Claws, can publish calendar data to [[http://www.xfce.org/projects/orage/|Orage]].+
  
 +==== Dillo ====
 +  * Description: web-browser that is only 420 kilobytes in size and is based on GTK1 libraries, it is very fast however provides limited functionality.
 +  * Website: http://www.dillo.org/
 +  * Remarks: // viewed at: http://linuxondesktop.blogspot.com/2007/03/13-applications-to-install-on-ubuntu.html //
  
 +==== Chromium ====
 +  * Description: lightweight & fast WebKit-based Webbrowser
 +  * Website: http://code.google.com/chromium/
  
-==== Xchat ==== +==== Sylpheed ==== 
-  * Description: A GTK+-2 based IRC client +  * Description: Slim but fully featured, GTK+ based Email Client (and News Reader) 
-  * Website: http://www.xchat.org+  * Website: http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en 
 +  *  
 +==== Claws Mail ==== 
 +  * Description: Email Client, News Reader, Feed Reader, Calendar ... 
 +  * Website: http://www.claws-mail.org 
 +  * Remarks: //Formerly known as Sylpheed Claws, can publish calendar data to [[http://www.xfce.org/projects/orage/|Orage]].//
  
 ==== Balsa ==== ==== Balsa ====
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   * Remarks: depends on gnome-icon-theme, depends on libgtkhtml which needs libgnomeui)   * Remarks: depends on gnome-icon-theme, depends on libgtkhtml which needs libgnomeui)
  
-==== Gajim ==== +==== Geary  ==== 
-  * Description: Full-supported Jabber Client +  * Description: A lightweight, easy-to-use, feature-rich email client 
-  * Website: http://www.gajim.org/ +  * Website: http://redmine.yorba.org/projects/geary/wiki 
-  * Remarks: //Python application//+ 
 +==== Postler ==== 
 +  * Description: A lean mail reader with an opinionated interface 
 +  * Website: https://bugs.launchpad.net/postler 
 +  * Remarks: //Discontinued//
  
 ==== Liferea ==== ==== Liferea ====
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   * Website: http://deluge-torrent.org   * Website: http://deluge-torrent.org
   * Remarks: //python application//   * Remarks: //python application//
- 
-==== Sylpheed ==== 
-  * Description: Slim but fully featured, GTK+ 2.x based Email Client (and News Reader) 
-  * Website: http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en 
-  * Remarks: Can support gnome, if wished 
  
 ==== Transmission ==== ==== Transmission ====
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   * Website: http://jitsi.org/   * Website: http://jitsi.org/
   * Remarks: Formerly known as SIP Communicator   * Remarks: Formerly known as SIP Communicator
 +
 +==== Xchat ====
 +  * Description: A GTK+-2 based IRC client
 +  * Website: http://www.xchat.org
 +
 +==== Gajim ====
 +  * Description: Full-supported Jabber Client
 +  * Website: http://www.gajim.org/
 +  * Remarks: //Python application//
  
 ==== Linphone ==== ==== Linphone ====
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   * Description: GTK+ 2 GUI for the Licq Instant Messenger   * Description: GTK+ 2 GUI for the Licq Instant Messenger
   * Website: http://icqnd.sourceforge.net   * Website: http://icqnd.sourceforge.net
- 
-==== Kazehakase ==== 
-  * Description: A GTK+ web browser based on the Webkit or Gecko engine 
-  * Website: http://kazehakase.sourceforge.jp 
- 
-==== Dillo ==== 
-  * Description: web-browser that is only 420 kilobytes in size and is based on GTK1 libraries, it is very fast however provides limited functionality. 
-  * Website: http://www.dillo.org/ 
-  * Remarks: // viewed at: http://linuxondesktop.blogspot.com/2007/03/13-applications-to-install-on-ubuntu.html // 
  
 ==== pyNeighborhood ==== ==== pyNeighborhood ====
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   * Website: http://yarssr.sourceforge.net/   * Website: http://yarssr.sourceforge.net/
   * Remark: //PERL application//   * Remark: //PERL application//
- 
-==== Chromium ==== 
-  * Description: lightweight & fast WebKit-based Webbrowser 
-  * Website: http://code.google.com/chromium/ 
- 
  
 ===== Multimedia: Playback (GStreamer) ===== ===== Multimedia: Playback (GStreamer) =====
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   * Description: multimedia framework   * Description: multimedia framework
   * Website: http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/   * Website: http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/
-  * Remarks: many frontends.+  * Remarks: many frontends, codecs come in packages they can not be installed independent
  
 ==== Parole ==== ==== Parole ====
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   * Description: A fork and rewrite of Beep Media Player   * Description: A fork and rewrite of Beep Media Player
   * Website: http://audacious-media-player.org   * Website: http://audacious-media-player.org
-  * Remarks: comes with a GTK+ UI+  * Remarks: comes with a GTK+ UI, Winamp 2.x skin support
  
 ==== Aqualung ==== ==== Aqualung ====
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 ==== DeaDBeeF ==== ==== DeaDBeeF ====
-  * Description: Ultimate Music Player For GNU/Linux+  * Description: A very lightweight plugin based GTK2 or GTK3 music player
   * Website: http://deadbeef.sourceforge.net/   * Website: http://deadbeef.sourceforge.net/
-  * Remark: It has Foobar-like interface+  * Remark: Fully customizable interface, massive file format support even without big frameworks like GStreamer
  
 ==== Potamus ==== ==== Potamus ====
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   * Website: http://www.videolan.org   * Website: http://www.videolan.org
   * Remarks: Qt4   * Remarks: Qt4
 +
 +==== KISS Player ====
 +  * Description: A simple, cross-platform and lightweight music player
 +  * Website: http://sf.net/p/kissplayer/
 +  * Remarks: FLTK and FMOD
  
  
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 ==== Tagtool ==== ==== Tagtool ====
   * Description: A program to edit ID3 tags   * Description: A program to edit ID3 tags
-  * Website: http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paol/tagtool/+  * Website: <del>http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paol/tagtool/</del>  Invalid Link
  
 ==== HandBrake ==== ==== HandBrake ====
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   * Description: Lightweight image viewer. It was forked from GQview.   * Description: Lightweight image viewer. It was forked from GQview.
   * Website: http://geeqie.sourceforge.net/   * Website: http://geeqie.sourceforge.net/
 +
 +==== gtkam ====
 +  * Description: gtkam is the official GTK2 GUI for libgphoto2. Browse you photos from your camera.
 +  * Website: http://gphoto.sourceforge.net/proj/gtkam/
  
 ==== Gimmage ==== ==== Gimmage ====
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   * Description: GNU Image Manipulation Program   * Description: GNU Image Manipulation Program
   * Website: http://www.gimp.org   * Website: http://www.gimp.org
 +  * Remarks: heavie dependencies
  
 +==== Pinta ====
 +  * Description: easy to use drawing/editing program.
 +  * Website: http://pinta-project.com/
 +  * Remarks: Mono Application
 ==== gpicview ==== ==== gpicview ====
   * Description: A Simple and Fast GTK+ Image Viewer   * Description: A Simple and Fast GTK+ Image Viewer
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   * Description: Full featured open source SVG editor   * Description: Full featured open source SVG editor
   * Website: http://www.inkscape.org   * Website: http://www.inkscape.org
 +  * Remarks: //Can pull *some* gnome dependencies Compile yourself to avoid them //
 ==== Mirage ==== ==== Mirage ====
   * Description: Image viewer and editor   * Description: Image viewer and editor
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 ==== Mousepad ==== ==== Mousepad ====
-  * Description: Lighweight xfce text editor+  * Description: Lighweight text editor for Xfce
   * Website: http://www.xfce.org/projects/mousepad/   * Website: http://www.xfce.org/projects/mousepad/
 +  * Remarks: **Xfce project**
 +
 +==== Squeeze ====
 +  * Description: An archive manager for Xfce
 +  * Website: http://squeeze.xfce.org/
 +  * Remarks: **Xfce project** 
 +
 +==== Thunar ====
 +  * Description: Modern, fast and intuitive file manager
 +  * Website: http://www.xfce.org/projects/thunar/
   * Remarks: **Xfce project**   * Remarks: **Xfce project**
  
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   * Website: http://tarot.freeshell.org/leafpad/   * Website: http://tarot.freeshell.org/leafpad/
   * Remarks: An alternative editor for Mousepad   * Remarks: An alternative editor for Mousepad
- 
-==== Squeeze ==== 
-  * Description: An archive manager for Xfce 
-  * Website: http://squeeze.xfce.org/ 
-  * Remarks: **Xfce project** //Does not currently appear to be under active development// 
  
 ==== Xarchiver ==== ==== Xarchiver ====
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   * Remarks: Some plugins have many dependencies, needs composite extension   * Remarks: Some plugins have many dependencies, needs composite extension
  
-==== catfish ==== +==== Catfish ==== 
-  * Description: GTK+2 desktop search frontend+  * Description: GTK+ desktop search frontend
   * Website: http://software.twotoasts.de/?page=catfish   * Website: http://software.twotoasts.de/?page=catfish
   * Remarks: //python application//   * Remarks: //python application//
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   * Website: http://www.deducer.org/manual.html   * Website: http://www.deducer.org/manual.html
   * Remarks: //A free easy to use alternative to proprietary software such as SPSS, JMP, and Minitab. It is based on JGR and should, generally, to be installed from with-in R//   * Remarks: //A free easy to use alternative to proprietary software such as SPSS, JMP, and Minitab. It is based on JGR and should, generally, to be installed from with-in R//
 +
 +==== Ding ====
 +  * Description: An Tk-based offline/desktop dictionary lookup program for X11/Linux, Unix, which contains a German-English dictionary and works with multiple databases/text files
 +  * Website: http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~fri/ding/
  
 ==== emelFM2 ==== ==== emelFM2 ====
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   * Description: Small and fast address book   * Description: Small and fast address book
   * Website: http://gfa.sourceforge.net   * Website: http://gfa.sourceforge.net
 +
 +==== Figaro's Password Manager 2 (fpm2) ====
 +  * Description: GTK+2 password manager tool
 +  * Website: http://als.regnet.cz/fpm2/
  
 ==== OpenDict ==== ==== OpenDict ====
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   * Website: http://opendict.idiles.com   * Website: http://opendict.idiles.com
   * Remarks: //wxPython application//   * Remarks: //wxPython application//
- 
-==== Ding ==== 
-  * Description: An offline/desktop dictionary lookup program for X11/Linux, Unix, which contains a German-English dictionary and works with multiple databases/text files 
-  * Website: http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~fri/ding/ 
-  * Remarks: Tk based Front-End, Open Source Software, GNU General Public License 
  
 ==== Qalculate! ==== ==== Qalculate! ====
   * Description: Multi-purpose desktop calculator   * Description: Multi-purpose desktop calculator
   * Website: http://qalculate.sourceforge.net/   * Website: http://qalculate.sourceforge.net/
 +
 +==== PasswordMaker Java Edition ====
 +  * Description: A Java-based cross-platform solution to create unique, secure passwords compatible with PasswordMaker.org
 +  * Website: http://code.google.com/p/passwordmaker-je/
  
 ==== R Commander ==== ==== R Commander ====
   * Description: A basic-statistics GUI for the R programming language, based on the tcltk toolkit   * Description: A basic-statistics GUI for the R programming language, based on the tcltk toolkit
   * Website: http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Misc/Rcmdr/   * Website: http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Misc/Rcmdr/
-  * Remarks: //On a general basis, to be installed from within R//+  * Remarks: //Needs to be installed from within R//
  
 ==== RStudio ==== ==== RStudio ====
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   * Website: http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/index.php   * Website: http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/index.php
  
 +==== Rodent ====
 +  * Description: Advanced file manager
 +  * Website: http://xffm.org/
 +  * Remarks: //Formerly Xffm and part of Xfce//
 +
 +==== Skippy-XD ====
 +  * Description: Standalone composited Exposé-like window picker for X11
 +  * Website: http://code.google.com/p/skippy-xd/
  
 ==== Tasks ==== ==== Tasks ====