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Revision as of 16:06, 26 November 2017
These are applications which already exist for Linux and could be reused in postmarketOS with little to no adjustment.
Application | License | Type | Package link (if available) |
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nheko (Matrix) | GPL3 | X11 and Wayland application (Native). Touch friendly version under development. | #900 |
KDE Marble (maps) [1] | LGPL | Touch optimised mobile application. X11 and Wayland support. | |
LLs Video Player | GPL2 | Touch-based Qt Wayland application. Ported to Plasma Mobile. | |
KCalc | GPL2 | Qt based application. Made for desktop but also suitable for touchscreen use. | |
Maya (calendar) | GPL3 | GTK3 based calendar application from Elementary OS. Supports the CalDAV sync protocol. Resizes well to a phone's aspect ratio although a few dialog boxes may not be accessible easily. | |
Photos | LGPL2.1 | Photo gallery and editor for Elementary OS. Originally a fork of Shotwell. Resizes well to a phone's aspect ratio although a few dialog boxes may not be accessible easily. | |
Thunar (file manager) | GPL2 | Default file manager on XFCE (GTK2 based). Reasonably touch friendly when menu bar and status bar are disabled. | Alpine repo |
Evince (reader) | GPL2 | GTK3 document viewer (for PDFs and other formats). Supports highlighting and is touchscreen friendly. | Alpine repo |
GNOME Weather | GPL2 | GTK3-based simple weather application. Touch friendly | |
GNOME Maps | GPL2 | GTK3-based simple maps application with routing. Reasonably touch friendly | |
GNOME Files | LGPL | GTK3-based file manager. | |
GNOME Cheese | GPL2 | Photobooth-style camera app. "Fullscreen mode" is touch friendly | |
GNOME Photos | GPL3 | Photo gallery application. Reasonably touch friendly | |
Transmission | GPL2/GPL3 | BitTorrent client. Main interface is touch friendly but settings is not. | Alpine repo |
Tuxemon | GPL2 | Monster fighting RPG. Capture and battle monsters against others! (more games) | |
Liri Browser | GPL3 | QtWebEngine based browser built with complete touch (including smartphone) support, Material Design, and support for coloured site windows | Flatpak |
Liri Text | GPL3 | Simple Qt5 text and code editor using Material Design and with touch support | Flatpak |
Liri Calculator | GPL3 | Simple Qt5 calculator using Material Design and with touch support | Flatpak |
Peruse | LGPL2 | Comic book reader app for plasma mobile with touch support (in development) | #926 |
Apps that only work with proprietary services
Using proprietary networks takes away your freedom, consider not using these altogether (e.g. by replacing Skype/WhatsApp with Matrix).
Application | License | Type | Package link (if available) |
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smtube (YouTube) [2] | GPL | X11 application (Native Qt5) with some touch optimisation | |
ghetto-skype | GPL3 | X11 application (Electron web wrapper). Touch optimisation and notifications support. | |
whatsapp-desktop | GPL3 | X11 application (Electron web wrapper). | |
ramme (Instagram) | MIT | X11 application (Electron web wrapper). Touch friendly | |
telegram-desktop | GPL3 | X11 application (Native) | |
caprine (FB Messenger) | MIT | X11 application (Electron web wrapper). Touch friendly | |
Corebird (Twitter) | GPL3 | GTK+ Twitter client | Alpine repo |
See also
Other Mobile Linux platforms
- Ubuntu Touch app explorer - some of these applications may be reusable on pmOS
- Meego/Sailfish/Nemo applications - will require some reworking for pmOS
- Tizen Store - unknown compatibility with pmOS
- LuneOS apps - will require some reworking for pmOS
- Anbox - under construction Android compatibility layer
- oFono - Open Source Telephony Framework