Top 100 Linux downloads

The Tucows Downloads

top 100 Linux downloads

brings together all your

favorite Linux applications

in one handy list. These Linux programs run the gamut from the best free image editors to the best free productivity software, from the best free anti-spyware, anti-virus and anti-malware programs to the best themes, games and multimedia software.
Selected from among 50,000 individual software titles on Tucows Downloads, the

top 100 most downloaded Linux software

pulls together the best of the best, as voted by our users.

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1 wchat
Wchat was originally based on chatC code, but it was then expanded to be a...
GPL
2 Ubuntu (32-Bit)
Productivity tools: Ubuntu supports all of your favourite web-based mail programs like...
Open Source
3 Skype for Ubuntu (32-bit)
We're excited to announce a new beta version for Linux, with extra features and better...
Freeware
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4 unRAR
The unRAR utility is a freeware program that is distributed with source code and developed...
Open Source
5 PuTTY for Linux
PuTTY is a terminal emulator application which can act as a client for the SSH, Telnet,...
Open Source
6 Google Chrome Browser for Ubuntu (32-bit)
The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on your computer.
Freeware
7 Quake 2
Quake 2 comes from the same people who brought you Doom.
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8 Skype for Ubuntu (64-Bit)
We're excited to announce a new beta version for Linux, with extra features and better...
Freeware
9 Cpanel
The Configurator Panel is a tool designed to set up network cards, printers, modems,...
GPL
10 Acrobat Reader
This program allows you to view, navigate and print PDF files.
Freeware
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11 Java Web Start
With Java Web Start, you launch applications simply by clicking on a Web page link.
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12 kturtle
This is a simple fractal generator for Koch-like fractals.
GPL
13 OpenOffice for Ubuntu (32-bit)
OpenOffice 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing,...
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14 USB View
USB View is a gtk+ program that displays the topography of the devices that are plugged...
GPL
15 Opera Browser 32-bit Linux
Opera is one of the fastest Web browsers available, and offers many powerful features with...
Freeware
16 Minicom
Minicom is a communications program that resembles the MSDOS Telix.
GPL
17 Eagle
The Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor, or EAGLE, is an easy-to-use, yet powerful...
Freeware
18 SocialNetwork like Facebook website
Including Plugins: Audio / Video Chat, Video, Music, Polls, Employment, Events, GMap,...
Freeware
19 Portmap
This is an RPC server that provides boot information to diskless clients.
GPL
20 AVI file
This video player is similar in concept to Xine. It was created in response to Xanim's...
GPL
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21 Epsilon Programmer's Editor
The Epsilon Programmer's Editor is an advanced EMACS-style programmer's text editor for...
Shareware
22 Quicktime 4 Linux
This program is intended for content creation and uncompressed movies.
Freeware
23 Java 2 Software Development Kit
These are the essential Java 2 SDK, tools, runtimes, and APIs for developers who are...
Freeware
24 Quake III Arena
Welcome to the Arena, where high-ranking warriors are transformed into spineless mush.
Demo
25 Google Chrome Browser for Ubuntu (64-bit)
The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on your computer.
Freeware
26 Ubuntu (64-bit)
Productivity tools: Ubuntu supports all of your favourite web-based mail programs like...
Open Source
27 Mandriva Linux One
A better Linux OS. Convivial. Simple. And free. Mandriva Linux is an operating system for...
Open Source
28 Wine
Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs.
LGPL
29 GMount ISO for Ubuntu
Gmount-iso is a small tool written using PyGTK and Glade.
Open Source
30 Ardour
Ardour is a digital audio workstation. You can use it to record, edit and mix multi-track...
GPL
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31 Hancom Office
This office productivity suite for Linux includes word processing, spreadsheet, graphics...
Shareware
32 Chromium 64-bit
Chromium is an open-source browser project that provides a safer, faster, and more stable...
Open Source
33 Gstring
Gstring is yet another guitar tuning application. It requires a soundcard, a microphone,...
GPL
34 VLC for Linux (VideoLAN)
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video...
GPL
35 InterBase
InterBase is a cross-platform structured query language relational database management...
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36 FSViewer
FSViewer is a FileViewer look-alike for Window Maker.
GPL
37 Bifrost
This is a firewall management interface to iptables.
Demo
38 RealPlayer
RealPlayer lets you download YouTube videos and other web videos with one mouse click and...
Freeware
39 Gtk Guitar Effects Processor
GtkGEP turns your computer into a real-time effects processor.
GPL
40 kmail
kmail is a full-featured e-mail client that fits nicely into KDE.
GPL
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41 Grace
Grace is a WYSIWYG 2D plotting tool for X Window System and OSF Motif.
GPL
42 Bypass Proxy Client
This network privacy tool prevents would-be snoopers from monitoring your surfing,...
Freeware
43 Ghostview
Ghostview allows viewing and navigation of PostScript and PDF documents.
GPL
44 Tabla
Tabla is a Python-based script that can build simple HTML tables.
GPL
45 XSane
XSane is a GTK-based X-11 front end for SANE. It works as either a stand-alone program or...
GPL
46 Chicken Invaders 2 Christmas Edition
The chickens are back with their usual plans of world domination, and this time they\'re...
Shareware
47 MOLMOL
MOLMOL is a molecular graphics program for displaying, analyzing, and manipulating the...
Shareware
48 DOS Emulator
This package enables you to run a number of DOS programs under Linux.
GPL
49 SlideDeck Lite
SlideDeck Lite, the limited, FREE version of the feature-rich SlideDeck Pro SlideDeck Lite...
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50 TitOT
This is a connect-four game with 3 playing modes, 9 difficulty levels and 25 background...
Freeware
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51 PHP Rapidshare Search Engine Script
Free php rapidshare search engine script allows you to create your own file search engine...
Freeware
52 Xmgr
X/Motif 2D data analysis/plotting tool with exporting to PostScript, HPGL or FrameMaker...
GPL
53 Ubuntu Netbook
Ubuntu Netbook Edition brings all the advantages of Ubuntu to your netbook now with...
Open Source
54 gOS
gOS is an easy-to-use, Ubuntu-based distribution designed for less technical computer...
Open Source
55 ISO Master
ISO Master is an open-source, graphical CD image editor that runs on Linux; and bkisofs,...
GPL
56 SysLinux
This Linux boot loader operates from MS-DOS floppies.
GPL
57 GD graphics library
The GD Image Creation Library is an ANSI C library for the dynamic creation of images.
Freeware
58 Chicken Invaders 3 Christmas Edition
Chickens. For centuries we have oppressed them, grilling, roasting, stewing, and stuffing...
Shareware
59 gmap
gmap is a map viewer with support for temporary data (time bounded data) and work with...
GPL
60 Teamware Office
Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux is an ideal intranet solution for small and medium-sized...
Demo
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61 erwin
erwin is a simple HTML editor, based on GTK+.
GPL
62 kdiff
kdiff is a KDE front-end to diff, a utility designed to make patches.
GPL
63 FCheck
Fcheck is a script written in Perl that provides intrusion detection and policy...
GPL
64 Elizatalk
This program allows you to let your friends talk interactively to your autoresponder.
GPL
65 hulu Desktop Ubuntu 64-bit
Hulu Desktop is a lean-back viewing experience for your personal computer.
Open Source
66 Ethereal
This network protocol analyzer allows you to examine data from a live network or from a...
GPL
67 g3data
This is a rather unusual utility that allows you access to information contained on a...
GPL
68 Flowplayer
FlowPlayer is a video player for Flash Video in FLV format.
GPL
69 RAR for Linux
RAR for Linux introduces an original compression algorithm.
Shareware
70 Resume Builder
Resume & Cover Letter Builder including samples & templates.
Freeware
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71 Captura
Lets you take screenshots of the full screen, a section of the screen or set a timer to...
Freeware
72 Squid
Squid offers high-performance proxy caching for Web clients.
GPL
73 OpenOffice for Fedora (32-bit)
OpenOffice 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing,...
Open Source
74 GPart
GPart tries to guess the primary partition table of a PC-type hard disk in case the...
GPL
75 Plan
Plan is a desktop calendar and day planner. Appointments, notes, todo items, vacations and...
Freeware
76 Simplewire Java SMS Software Development Kit
The Java SMS SDK provides easy, high-level control of the Simplewire text-messaging...
Demo
77 TkInter
This is a graphical interface for Python. It's based on Tcl/Tk and used by many of the...
See Home Page
78 Tripwire
Tripwire is a straightforward tool with a single purpose: to detect any variance in file...
Freeware
79 xremote
xremote is a simple tool that lets you grab the mouse and keyboard of another machine and...
GPL
80 PHP Automatic Torrent Search Script
Free php automatic torrent directory (thepiratebay clone) script to start your own auto...
Freeware
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81 GRASP
GRASP stands for Graphical Representations of Algorithms, Structures and Processes.
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82 GNU Chess
This is the famous GNU chess program. It is text-based, but it can be used in conjunction...
GPL
83 Delta Browser
This is an Internet market-over browser.
Demo
84 Klotski
In this game, the object is to move the various pieces around in order to get the red...
GPL
85 GNU GZIP
This is the popular GNU file compression and decompression program, Gzip.
GPL
86 HotelDruid Hotel Management Software
HotelDruid is an open source program designed to manage daily or weekly rental of house...
Freeware
87 Debian Lenny
Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer.
GPL
88 Firewalk
Firewalk is a technique developed by MDS and DHG that employs traceroute-like techniques...
GPL
89 Smile (Slideshow Maker In Linux Environment)
SMILE means Slideshow Maker In Linux Environment. SMILE is a slideshow creating tool...
Open Source
90 Blog Script for PHP
Easy to install blogging system for PHP and MySQL. Sinlge and multy-user modes.
Freeware
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91 MPP
This software is for those who use SpamAssassin and ClamAV with Sendmail, QMail, Postfix,...
Freeware
92 RedHat Package Manager
RPM is the Redhat Package Manager. It makes installing and uninstalling source code or...
GPL
93 kmplot
kmplot is a mathematical function plotter for KDE. It has a powerful built-in parser.
GPL
94 Virtual Game Boy
Virtual Game Boy is an emulator for a portable video game system produced by Nintendo.
GPL
95 WindowMaker
WindowMaker is an X-11 window manager designed to give additional integration support for...
GPL
96 Midnight Commander
The GNU Midnight Commander is a UNIX file manager and shell.
GPL
97 Hannah Montana Linux
Hannah Montana Linux is a free operating system based on Kubuntu with a Hannah Montana...
Open Source
98 Puppy Linux
Puppy Linux 4.3 is based on the Linux 2.6.30.5 kernel, configured to support SMP...
Open Source
99 SWI-Prolog
SWI-Prolog is a Prolog compiler targeted primarily at research and education.
GPL
100 Kaffeine
Kaffeine is a full-featured multimedia player for Linux.
Freeware
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