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Elementary OS - Alternatives to Windows software

You can use this automated script to install lots of useful software: https://gist.github.com/vanyasem/3541a877ea34569071a3d71e06da8eda

Name - Source - Description

Accessories:

Shutter - AppCenter - Screenshot tool (Clip2net / ShareX alternative)

Games:

Mines - AppCenter - Minesweeper

AisleRiot Solitare - AppCenter - Solitare

Graphics:

Peek - https://github.com/peek/peek - Record screen in GIF format (Clip2net / ShareX alternative)

Gimp - AppCenter - Image editor (Photoshop alternative)

Darktable - AppCenter - Photo editor (Lightroom alternative)

Inkscape - AppCenter - Vector editor (Illustrator alternative)

Internet:

qBittorrent - ? - Powerful BitTorrent client (uTorrent alternative)

Torrential - AppCenter - Native BitTorrent client (uTorrent alternative)

FileZilla - AppCenter - FTP client (Total Commander alternative) P.S. you can use Files to access FTP, but FileZilla is more powerful

MellowPlayer - ? - Native integration of music streaming services

Office:

WPS Office - http://wps.com - PROPRIETARY Office tools (Microsoft Office alternative)

LibreOffice - AppCenter - Office tools (Microsoft Office alternative)

NixNote2 - https://github.com/baumgarr/nixnote2 - Evernote client

Sound & video:

Audacity - AppCenter - Audio recorder / editor (Audition / Sound Forge alternative)

Kdenlive - AppCenter - Video editor (Premiere / Vegas Pro alternative)

Sound Recorder - AppCenter - Voice memos recorder

Kazam - AppCenter - Screen recorder (Bandicam alternative)

Vocal - AppCenter - Podcasts (iTunes Podcasts alternative)

System:

BleachBit - AppCenter - Crap cleaner (CCleaner alternative)

Image Burner - AppCenter - Image Burner (Rufus alternative)

Eddy - AppCenter - Deb installer (Double-click install)

Other:

Autoscroll - https://goo.gl/dtIX7v - Middle click scrolling in browsers

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