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- | ====== Suggested | + | ===== Lists of Lightweight |
+ | To see a list of applications which are part of the xfce project, click **[[http:// | ||
- | This page contains various suggested | + | To see other lightweight |
- | These applications do not require heavy dependencies and/or fit in the Xfce philosophy of being light on memory usage. | + | ---- |
- | {{: | ||
- | ===== System Applications ===== | ||
- | ==== Terminal | + | ===== How to contribute to the lists? ===== |
- | * Description: | + | * Login to alternativeto.net |
- | * Website: http://www.os-cillation.de/ | + | * Add "Xfce" to the custom platform field of an application profile |
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | + | * In addition to that, add an "xfce-project" |
- | ==== Tilda ==== | + | |
- | * Description: | + | |
- | * Website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/tilda/? | + | |
- | * GitHub repository: https:// | + | |
- | ==== fbxkb ==== | + | |
- | * Description: | + | |
- | * Website: http:// | + | |
- | ==== HardInfo ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Keyboard Status Monitor (key-mon) ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== LXPolkit ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | ==== LightDM ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== SLiM ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Meta Tracker ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //The daemon does not require Gnome dependencies. To perform the searches, use a tool like catfish. (viewed at: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Wicd ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Ceni ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Manual: http:// | ||
- | * Source: http:// | ||
- | ==== Wpa_supplicant ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Manpage: http:// | ||
- | * 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// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Font-manager ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== BUM Boot-Up-Manager ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Debian-like System | ||
- | |||
- | ==== X-tile ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * http:// | ||
- | ===== Office Applications ===== | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Xfce4 Dictionary ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Orage ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce Project** | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Abiword ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Can pull *some* gnome dependencies (printing is based on libgnomeprint, | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Zathura ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== MuPDF ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | ==== Gnumeric ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Can pull *some* gnome dependencies (printing is based on libgnomeprint and mandatory, for example.) Compile yourself to avoid them // | ||
- | |||
- | ==== LyX ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ==== RedNotebook ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Zim ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Python application// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Notecase ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Notecase discontinued. NotecasePro is not Free Software** | ||
- | ==== Osmo ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Dayplanner ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Perl application// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Sunbird ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== StickWiki ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Self-modifying XHTML file | ||
- | |||
- | ==== TeXmacs ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Although the name suggests it, neither TeX nor Emacs is required to get it compiled and running. TeXmacs is self-contained but needs guile-gtk for the interface. TeXmacs is in the overworks, and much of the internas (switching to cairo, etc.) and interface will change in the near future. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== TiddlyWiki ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Xpdf ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Cabaret Stage ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **NON-FREE(only free for non commercial use)** | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ===== Network Applications ===== | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Midori ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | ==== xombrero ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Kazehakase ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Dillo ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: // viewed at: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Chromium ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Sylpheed ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * | ||
- | ==== Claws Mail ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Formerly known as Sylpheed Claws, can publish calendar data to [[http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Balsa ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: depends on gnome-icon-theme, | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Geary ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Postler ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | * Remarks: // | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Liferea ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Linkage ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: written in C++ using libgtkmm and libtorrent, homepage shows it is not maintained (18 Nov 09) | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Deluge ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Transmission ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: GTK+ application written in C. The backend can be run as a daemon without a gui. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Uget Download Manager ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Pidgin ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Formerly known as Gaim | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Jitsi ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Formerly known as SIP Communicator | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Xchat ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Gajim ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Python application// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Linphone ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Pino ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== gFTP ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Grsync ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== IcQnD ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== pyNeighborhood ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== SpiderOak ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Yarssr ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remark: //PERL application// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Multimedia: Playback (GStreamer) ===== | ||
- | |||
- | ==== GStreamer ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: many frontends. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Parole ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce Project** | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Pragha ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Foobnix ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | ==== Exaile ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Mesk ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== XNOISE ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Quod Libet ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Multimedia: Playback (Xine) ===== | ||
- | |||
- | ==== xine ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: comes with a frontend(xine-ui) | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Xfmedia ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** obsolete | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Goggles Music Manager ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Based on the FOX toolkit, xine for audio and sqlite3 as the database backend.// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== gxine ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Multimedia: Playback (MPlayer) ===== | ||
- | |||
- | ==== MPlayer ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: comes with a GTK+ frontend(gmplayer) | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Gnome-MPlayer ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Dependencies: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Multimedia: Playback (MPD) ===== | ||
- | |||
- | ==== MPD ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Has many front ends | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Xfmpc ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Ario ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Gimmix ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Sonata ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Multimedia: Playback (XMMS 2) ===== | ||
- | |||
- | ==== XMMS 2 ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Has many front ends | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Abraca ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Multimedia: Playback ===== | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Audacious ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: comes with a GTK+ UI | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Aqualung ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== DeaDBeeF ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remark: It has Foobar-like interface | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Potamus ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== VLC media player ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Qt4 | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ===== Multimedia: Ripping Tools ===== | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Asunder ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== xfburn ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Bombono DVD ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== EasyTAG ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Gaupol ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Gpodder ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Graveman! ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Tagtool ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: < | ||
- | |||
- | ==== HandBrake ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Thoggen ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | ==== Transcoder ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | ==== Transcoder Audio Edition ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== mhWaveEdit ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Multimedia: Misc ===== | ||
- | ==== Imagination ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Graphic/ | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Ristretto ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Viewnior ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | ==== Comix ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Discontinued, | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ==== MComix ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | ==== Dia ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== GImageView ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Gcolor2 ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Geeqie ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== gtkam ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Gimmage ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Gimp ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== gpicview ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== mtPaint ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== GQview ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Does not currently appear to be under active development// | ||
- | ==== Inkscape ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Mirage ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ===== Development Applications ===== | ||
- | ==== Diffuse ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Geany ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== MadEdit ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | ==== Heraia ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Medit ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Meld ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remark: written in Python (PyGTK) | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Oxalis ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== PIDA ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remark: written in Python | ||
- | |||
- | ==== SciTE ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== vim/gvim ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ===== Accessories ===== | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Mousepad ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Squeeze ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Thunar ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Leafpad ==== | ||
- | * Description : Lightweight editor | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: An alternative editor for Mousepad | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Xarchiver ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== File-Roller ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: < | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Cairo-Dock ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Some plugins have many dependencies, | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Catfish ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Deducer ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * 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: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== emelFM2 ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Galculator ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Google Gadgets ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== GPA ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== GPeriodic ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== GtkHash ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== JGR ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== gfa ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Figaro' | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== OpenDict ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //wxPython application// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Qalculate! ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== PasswordMaker Java Edition ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== R Commander ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Needs to be installed from within R// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== RStudio ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ==== Recordmydesktop ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Rodent ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Formerly Xffm and part of Xfce// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Skippy-XD ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Tasks ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Tux Commander ==== | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// |