Best Linux applications that are alternate to windows software

September 3, 2021 7:05 pm
Linux
We list some software which we use on Linux desktop and how they are best alternatives to windows software for productivity.

After Windows 7 is being stopped supported, it becomes a risk to keep using as it would be vulnerable to exploits any time. Alternative you can update to Windows 10 but you need a capable system to get proper responsive system. Now the only alternate is to go with a free and secure operating system like Linux. Any user coming from Windows will get confused about so many linux distributions available. After he selects one Linux flavour, Next issue user face is what software to install and which will be best alternative for his workflow. Let us see some best alternatives which you can use.

Overall Desktop Environment: KDE

Any popular linux distro will have KDE as option due to its user friendliness and customisation ability. KDE stands for K Desktop Environment. It is a desktop environment for Linux based operation system. You can think KDE as a GUI for Linux OS. KDE has proved Linux users to make it use as easy as they use windows. KDE provides Linux users a graphical interface to choose their own customized desktop environment.

Vector Drawing = Corel Draw > Inkscape

Inkscape natively supports opening or importing many different formats, such as SVG, SVGZ (gzipped SVG), PDF, EPS, and AI (Adobe Illustrator) formats. Inkscape can import CDR (CorelDraw) and VSD (Visio) natively. With the help of extensions, Inkscape can open a number of other vector formats.

Image Editing = Photoshop > Krita

Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.

Office Suite = MS Office > LibreOffice

LibreOffice. LibreOffice is a free, open-source suite of office productivity software. It contains applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, database management, and graphics editing.

PCB Design = Orcad, Altium, Eagle, Pads > KiCAD

An Open Source Electronics Design Automation Suite for Schematic Capture, PCB Layout and 3D Viewer.

Text Editor = Notepad, Wordpad > Kate

Kate is a multi-document, multi-view text editor by KDE. It features stuff like codefolding, syntaxhighlighting, dynamic word wrap, an embedded console, an extensive plugin interface and some preliminary scripting support.

PDF Reader = Acrobat > Okular

Okular is a universal document viewer. Okular combines the excellent functionalities with the versatility of supporting different kind of documents, like PDF, Postscript, DjVu, CHM, XPS, ePub and others.

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