10 Free Productivity Tools for Linux

“Common wisdom says that Linux lacks applications. Fortunately,
the common wisdom is dead wrong on this, especially when it comes
to productivity applications. Finding the applications, though, can
be a challenge — so I’ve put together a list of 10 great, and
free, productivity apps for the Linux desktop.

“Now, when I refer to “productivity tools,” I’m talking about
tools that go with time management, calendaring, note-taking,
task-management and office tools. If you haven’t been on Linux very
long, you might not realize what a wide selection and variety of
tools you have to choose from. This is by no means a fully
exhaustive list, but a selection of tools for the Linux desktop
that I’ve found useful over the years.

“Most Linux users have already discovered basic office tools via
OpenOffice.org, KOffice, Gnumeric, and/or AbiWord for producing
basic office documents — so I won’t cover word processors and
spreadsheets here. This is all about productivity utilities to fill
out your personal toolbox. Let’s get started with one of my
personal favorites, Tomboy.”

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