XApp GitHub
Open Source · Cross-Desktop · Cross-Distribution

Apps that work everywhere.

The XApp Project promotes applications which are built with all distributions and desktop environments in mind.

Explore the apps
Clockenstein displaying a month calendar and upcoming events
Timeshift displaying a saved system snapshot
Warpinator displaying computers available on a local network

Applications

For the things
you do every day.

Create, organize, read, watch and explore with familiar applications designed for the Linux desktop.

Clockenstein month calendar with events and multiple calendars
C

Clockenstein

Clocks, alarms and timekeeping

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Xed text editor with a new blank document
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Xed

A powerful, approachable text editor

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Xreader document viewer ready to open a document
R

Xreader

Documents, presented simply

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Xepub displaying The Debian Administrator’s Handbook with a chapter sidebar
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Xepub

Read your EPUB books with ease

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Thingy document library ready to collect recent and favorite documents
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Thingy

Keep recent and favorite documents close

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Sticky displaying a yellow groceries note with a checklist
S

Sticky

Keep useful notes on your desktop

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Hypnotix showing live TV, movies and series categories
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Hypnotix

Watch live TV, movies and series

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Pix browsing the Pictures folder in a dark desktop theme
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Pix

Organize, browse and edit your photos

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Xviewer image viewer in a dark desktop theme
V

Xviewer

View and navigate your images

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Tools

Focused help,
right when you need it.

Practical utilities for managing files, protecting your system, connecting accounts and moving between devices.

Bulky file renamer showing search, replace and numbering controls
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Bulky

Rename many files in one operation

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Fingwit fingerprint configuration tool
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Fingwit

Configure fingerprint authentication

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Online Accounts showing available account providers
O

Online Accounts

Connect services to your desktop

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Timeshift showing a saved system snapshot and restore controls
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Timeshift

Protect and restore your system

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Warpinator showing computers available for local file sharing
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Warpinator

Share files across your local network

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Web App Manager showing a website configured to run like a desktop application
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Web App Manager

Turn websites into desktop applications

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Desktop integration

The pieces that make
Linux feel connected.

XApp projects also work behind the scenes—shaping login, system status, previews and secure desktop access.

Slick GreeterA modern and customizable LightDM login screen↗ XApp ThumbnailersFile previews for additional media and document formats↗ Xfce XApp Status PluginXApp status icons for the Xfce panel↗ XDG Desktop Portal XAppDesktop integration for XApp environments↗
LightDM Settings showing login window appearance options
LightDM SettingsConfigure the login experience↗

For developers

Build once.
Belong everywhere.

XApp also maintains the pieces that help GTK applications look and behave consistently across the Linux desktop.

libXappCross-desktop libraries and resources↗ Python XAppUtility functions and widgets for Python↗ XApp Symbolic IconsIcons for GTK apps and projects↗ libAdapta (experimental)A themeable version of libAdwaita↗

Other projects

Friends of the
Linux desktop.

These projects are not part of XApp, but share the same commitment to open source software that works across distributions and desktops.

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Blueman

A lightweight GTK Bluetooth manager built on BlueZ.

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freedesktop.org

Shared specifications and technology for interoperable desktops.

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Celluloid

A simple, capable GTK frontend for the mpv media player.

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A community project

Good software grows
in the open.

Report an issue, improve a translation, contribute code or simply tell us what would make your Linux desktop better.

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