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- | **Suggested Applications** | + | ===== Lists of Lightweight Applications That Xfce Users Recommend===== |
+ | To see a list of applications which are part of the xfce project, click **[[http:// | ||
- | This page contains various suggested | + | To see a list of applications |
- | These applications do not require heavy dependencies and/or fit in the Xfce philosophy of being light on memory usage. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | {{:wiki: | + | |
---- | ---- | ||
- | ====== Accessories ====== | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Calculators ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Galculator == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Qalculate! == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== File Archivers ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Engrampa == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | |||
- | == File-Roller == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: depends on Nautilus | ||
- | |||
- | == Squeeze == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | == Xarchiver == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== File Managers ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == emelFM2 == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == PCManFM == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Rodent == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Formerly Xffm and part of Xfce// | ||
- | |||
- | == Thunar == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | == Tux Commander == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == xfe == | ||
- | |||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: To make it dual-panel select: view/two panels | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Text Editors ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Leafpad == | ||
- | * Description : Lightweight editor | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: An alternative editor for Mousepad | ||
- | |||
- | == Mousepad == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Misc ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Gcolor2 == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | | ||
- | == Recordmydesktop == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | | ||
- | == Cairo-Dock / GLX-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// | ||
- | |||
- | == Google Gadgets == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == GPA == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == GPeriodic == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == GtkHash == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == JGR == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Figaro' | ||
- | * 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:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Skippy-XD == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Tasks == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Keyboard Status Monitor (key-mon) == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | | ||
- | == X-tile == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ====== Graphics ====== | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Image Viewers ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Geeqie == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == GImageView == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Gimmage == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == gpicview == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == GQview == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Does not currently appear to be under active development// | ||
- | |||
- | == Mirage == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | == Ristretto == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | == Viewnior == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Raster Graphics Editor ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Gimp == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: heavie dependencies | ||
- | |||
- | == mtPaint == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Pinta == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Mono Application | ||
- | | ||
- | ===== Vector Graphics Editor ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Inkscape == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Can pull *some* gnome dependencies Compile yourself to avoid them // | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Misc ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Comix == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Discontinued, | ||
- | |||
- | == MComix == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Dia == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == gtkam == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ====== Internet ====== | ||
- | |||
- | ===== E-Mail Clients ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Balsa == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: depends on gnome-icon-theme, | ||
- | |||
- | == Claws Mail == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Formerly known as Sylpheed Claws, can publish calendar data to [[http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Geary == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Sylpheed == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Web Browser ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Chromium == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Although it's fast at the beginning, it gets slow after a while. | ||
- | |||
- | == Dillo == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: // viewed at: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Midori == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | == xombrero == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Feed Readers ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Liferea == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Yarssr == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remark: //PERL application// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== File Sharing ===== | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Bittorrent ==== | ||
- | |||
- | == 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. | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Download Managers ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Uget Download Manager == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Instant Messengers ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Pidgin == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Formerly known as Gaim | ||
- | |||
- | == Gajim == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Python application// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== VOIP ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Jitsi == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Formerly known as SIP Communicator | ||
- | |||
- | == Linphone == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== IRC-Clients ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == HexChat == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Misc ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Pino == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == gFTP == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Grsync == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == pyNeighborhood == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | == SpiderOak == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | |||
- | ====== Multimedia ====== | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Burning Software ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Bombono == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Graveman! == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Xfburn == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Music Playback ===== | ||
- | |||
- | === GStreamer === | ||
- | |||
- | == 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// | ||
- | |||
- | === 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// | ||
- | |||
- | === XMMS 2 === | ||
- | |||
- | == XMMS 2 == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Has many front ends | ||
- | |||
- | == Abraca == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | === Other === | ||
- | |||
- | === Other === | ||
- | |||
- | == Audacious == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: comes with a GTK+, Qt, Winamp 2.x skin support | ||
- | |||
- | == Aqualung == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == DeaDBeeF == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remark: Fully customizable interface, massive file format support even without big frameworks like GStreamer | ||
- | |||
- | == KISS Player == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: FLTK and FMOD | ||
- | |||
- | == Potamus == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Qmmp == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Qt, Winamp Classic Skins | ||
- | |||
- | == Yarock == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Qt | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Video Playback ===== | ||
- | |||
- | === GStreamer === | ||
- | |||
- | == Parole == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce Project** | ||
- | |||
- | == Snappy == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | |||
- | === MPlayer === | ||
- | |||
- | == MPlayer == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: comes with a GTK+ frontend(gmplayer) | ||
- | |||
- | == Gnome-MPlayer == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Dependencies: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | === Xine === | ||
- | |||
- | == xine == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: comes with a frontend(xine-ui) | ||
- | |||
- | == 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:// | ||
- | |||
- | === Other === | ||
- | |||
- | == VLC media player == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Qt | ||
- | |||
- | == mpv == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Qt | ||
- | |||
- | == bomi == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | * Remarks: Qt | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Ripping Tools ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Asunder == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Thoggen == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | | ||
- | == Transcoder == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Transcoder Audio Edition == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | | ||
- | ===== Misc ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == EasyTAG == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Gaupol == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Gpodder == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | == Tagtool == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: < | ||
- | |||
- | == HandBrake == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == mhWaveEdit == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Imagination == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | | ||
- | ====== Office ====== | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Calendar ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Dayplanner == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Perl application// | ||
- | |||
- | == Orage == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce Project** | ||
- | |||
- | == Sunbird == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Dictionary ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Ding == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == OpenDict == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //wxPython application// | ||
- | |||
- | == Xfce4 Dictionary == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | | ||
- | ===== Document Viewers ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Zathura == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == MuPDF == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Xpdf == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | | ||
- | ===== Misc ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Abiword == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //Can pull *some* gnome dependencies (printing is based on libgnomeprint, | ||
- | |||
- | == 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:// | ||
- | |||
- | == gfa == | ||
- | * 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:// | ||
- | |||
- | == 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:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Cabaret Stage == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **NON-FREE(only free for non commercial use)** | ||
- | | ||
- | ====== Development ====== | ||
- | |||
- | ===== File Comparison ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Diffuse == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | | ||
- | == Meld == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remark: written in Python (PyGTK) | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Misc ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Geany == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == MadEdit == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Heraia == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Medit == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == Oxalis == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == PIDA == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remark: written in Python | ||
- | |||
- | == SciTE == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | |||
- | == vim/gvim == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: | ||
- | | ||
- | ====== System ====== | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Terminal Emulators ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Xfce4 Terminal == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: **Xfce project** | ||
- | * drop down is now part of the default terminal | ||
- | | ||
- | ===== Display Managers ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == LightDM == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | * Remarks: not really lightweight on dependencies | ||
- | | ||
- | == SLiM == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | | ||
- | ===== Network manager ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == Ceni == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Manual: http:// | ||
- | * Source: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: only for Debian based systems | ||
- | |||
- | == ConnMan == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
- | * ConnMan-UI-gtk: | ||
- | * connman-ncurses: | ||
- | * connman-dmenu: | ||
- | |||
- | == Wicd == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | * Remarks: //python application// | ||
- | |||
- | == 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// | ||
- | | ||
- | ===== Misc ===== | ||
- | |||
- | == HardInfo == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// | ||
- | == xfce-polkit == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: https:// | ||
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- | == Font-manager == | ||
- | * Description: | ||
- | * Website: http:// |