This page contains a list of GNOME applications and whether they work with mobile devices.
Core apps
Based on the list at apps.gnome.org.
Audio Player
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decibels
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Audio file player
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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lollypop (Music library)
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Calculator
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gnome-calculator
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Calculator
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GTK4+Adw
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P
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-
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Slightly cut off at the very bottom on a 16:9 screen under Phosh (possibly relevant commit?); doesn't fit in landscape
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Calendar
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gnome-calendar
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Calendar
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GTK4+Adw
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P
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karlender
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Mostly fits, a few pixels at the bottom cut off in portrait on 16:9 screens under Phosh, and half of the window cut off in landscape.
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Characters
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gnome-characters
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Character map
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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squeekboard's emoji selector
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|
Clocks
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gnome-clocks
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Clocks
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Connections
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gnome-connections
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Remote desktop access
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GTK3+Hdy
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N
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N
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GTK4 port is discussed in issue #106, WIP port in MR !140, rejected due to library switch. The most-likely followup, the gtk4-port branch, has been inactive since January 2024.
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Console
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gnome-console
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Terminal
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Contacts
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gnome-contacts
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Contacts
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Disk Usage Analyzer
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baobab
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Disk usage analyzer
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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gnome-usage
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There's issue #73 for hiding the chart that takes up significant amounts of space. WIP work on adaptivity in MR !88.
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Disks
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gnome-disk-utility
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Disk partitioning/management
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GTK3+Hdy
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Y
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-
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GTK4+Adw port is being worked on in the main branch; remaining issues are tracked in issue #353.
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Document Scanner
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simple-scan
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Scanning software
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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N
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GTK4 port is done, but hasn't yet been made adaptive. Some designs are floating around, see #349 and app-mockups/document-scanner.
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Extensions
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gnome-extensions-app
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Extension manager for GNOME
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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extension-manager (not in Alpine)
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|
Files
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nautilus
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File manager
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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portfolio
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Adaptive, but list view mostly contains ellipses
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Fonts
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gnome-font-viewer
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Font manager
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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In my testing, the font waterfall was completely blank (black square with scrollbars). Upstream issue
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Help
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yelp
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Help document viewer
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GTK3+Hdy
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N
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N
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Used for the "Help" option in a handful of GNOME apps. GTK4 port being worked on in MR !56, with design discussions in app-mockups#116.
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Image Viewer
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loupe
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Image viewer
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Replaces eog.
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Logs
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gnome-logsPMOS
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Log viewer
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Only available on pmOS systemd
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Maps
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gnome-maps
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Maps
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Papers
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papers
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Document viewer
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Settings
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gnome-control-center
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System settings
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Snapshot
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snapshot
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Camera
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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megapixels
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Couldn't test it under Phosh as it requires Pipewire and will crash on startup without it.
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Software
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gnome-software
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Software store
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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System Monitor
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gnome-system-monitor
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System usage monitor
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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gnome-usage, resources
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GTK4 port is done; no word on adaptivity improvements. Some designs seem to be floating around for another usage monitor app...
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Text Editor
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gnome-text-editor
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Plain text editor
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Tour
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gnome-tour
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GNOME tour
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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postmarketos-welcome
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Useless in Phosh and mostly useless on GNOME Mobile (the pages would have to be updated to mention mobile-device-specific stuff...).
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Videos
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totem
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Video player
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GTK3+Hdy
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N
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Showtime (default), Light Video, Clapper, Daikhan
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GTK4+Adw port considerations and blockers tracked in #480. Candidate to be replaced by Showtime in Core, which is GTK4+Adw and mobile-friendly.
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Weather
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gnome-weather
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Weather forecast
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Web
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epiphany
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Internet browser
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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firefox
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|
Incubator
Showtime
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showtime
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Video player
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Default video player for GNOME/Phosh on postmarketOS
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Development tools
Boxes
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gnome-boxes
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Virtual machine manager
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GTK3+Hdy
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N
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Builder
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gnome-builder
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IDE
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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|
D-Spy
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d-spy
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D-Bus connection analyzer
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GTK4+Adw
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P
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Window contents clip out of bounds slightly, doesn't impact usability (need to test on a real device)
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Dconf Editor
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dconf-editor
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Dconf editor
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GTK3+Hdy
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Y
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|
Devhelp
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devhelp
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API docs browser
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GTK3
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N
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Sysprof
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sysprof
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Profiler
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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Non-core apps
These are part of the GNOME project but aren't officially considered core apps, and aren't GNOME circle apps.
Calls
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calls
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Dialer
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Document Viewer
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evince
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Document viewer
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GTK3+Hdy
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N
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papers, firefox
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Evince has been forked into Papers; this fork includes GTK4+Adw support and adaptivity, and replaced Evince in GNOME Core.
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Feeds
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gnome-feeds
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RSS feed reader
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Firmware
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gnome-firmware
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Firmware updater
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Fractal
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fractal
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Matrix client
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Games
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highscore
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Game library
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GTK3+Hdy
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Y
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-
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There's a GTK4+Adw port on the main branch, but it hasn't landed in a release yet
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Geary
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geary
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Mail client
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GTK3+Hdy
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Y
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-
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gedit
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gedit
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Text editor
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GTK3
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Y
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gnome-text-editor
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|
GHex
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ghex
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Hex editor
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GTK3
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P
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N
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Opens fine, but the selection menu opened with the arrow on the bottom goes off-screen
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Music
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gnome-music
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Music player and organizer
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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lollypop
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Replaced by Decibels in Core, although Decibels doesn't manage the music library.
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Passwords and Keys
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seahorse
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Keyring manager
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GTK3+Hdy
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Y
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-
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Photos
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gnome-photos
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Photo organizer
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GTK3+Hdy
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N
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N
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Adaptivity tweaks tracked in #131, seemingly no progress in the last 2 years; no issue for GTK4+Adw port. Dropped from Core.
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Power Statistics
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gnome-power-statistics
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Power information
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GTK3
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N
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powersupply
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Sound Recorder
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gnome-sound-recorder
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Sound recorder
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Terminal
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gnome-terminal
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Terminal
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GTK3
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Y
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gnome-console
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Games
GNOME Circle
See circle.gnome.org.
Amberol
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amberol
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Music player
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Apostrophe
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apostrophe
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Markdown editor
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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GTK4+Adw port is now released, but is still not mobile-friendly.
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Audio Sharing
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-
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Device audio sharing
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Authenticator
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gnome-authenticator
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2FA code generator
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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numberstation
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|
Binary
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-
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Converter between number formats
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Blanket
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blanket
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Environment sound simulator
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Boatswain
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-
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Elgato Stream Deck controller
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GTK4+Adw
|
|
|
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Cartridges
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-
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Game launcher
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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|
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Chess Clock
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-
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Chess clock
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Citations
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-
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Citation manager
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Clairvoyant
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-
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Magic 8-ball
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GTK4+Adw
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P
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Static window size, only fits in landscape mode. Tracked upstream in #38.
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Collision
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-
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Checksum/file hash checker
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Commit
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-
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Commit message editor
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Curtail
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curtail
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Image compressor
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Drum Machine
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-
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Drum machine
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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Window does not resize down to mobile size.
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Decibels
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decibels
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Music player
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Decoder
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decoder
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QR code scanner and generator
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Déjà Dup Backups
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deja-dup
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Backup software
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Dialect
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dialect
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Translator
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Ear Tag
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eartag
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Audio file tag editor
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Errands
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-
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To-do list
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Eyedropper
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-
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Eyedropper tool
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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|
Could not get it to capture colors under Phosh; likely doesn't really work in a mobile environment due to the way it works. The window itself fits fine though!
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File Shredder
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-
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Secure erase utility
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Forge Sparks
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-
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Code forge notifications receiver
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Have yet to test the actual notifications, but the UI seems to fit fine so far
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Fragments
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fragments
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BitTorrent client
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Fretboard
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-
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Guitar chord lookup
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Gaphor
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-
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UML and SysML modeling tool
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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|
Isn't mobile-friendly, and given its use-case, it doesn't need to be.
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Graphs
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-
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Graph plotter
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GTK4+Adw
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P
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Window is too wide to fit in portrait; fits only in landscape.
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Health
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-
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Fitness tracking
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Goes very slightly off-screen in a way that doesn't really affect usability
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Hieroglyphic
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-
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Drawn symbol to LaTeX
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GTK4+Adw
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N
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|
Does not fit in portrait or in landscape. Sidebar can be hidden/shown with a swipe, but I'm not sure if that's intentional?
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Identity
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-
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Image/video compare
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Impression
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-
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Image flasher
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Iotas
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-
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Note taking app
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Junction
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-
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Application chooser for opening files/links
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Khronos
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khronos
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Time tracker
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Komikku
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komikku
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Comic/manga reader
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Letterpress
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-
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ASCII art generator
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Metadata Cleaner
|
-
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Metadata cleaner
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Mousai
|
-
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Music identificator
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Newsflash
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newsflash
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News feed reader
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Obfuscate
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obfuscate
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Blur/obfuscation tool for images
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Paper Clip
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-
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PDF metadata editor
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Goes slightly off-screen, but the window is programmed to have a horizontal scroll, so no functionality is lost.
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Pika Backup
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-
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Backup utility
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Podcasts
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gnome-podcasts
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Podcast player
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Polari
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polari
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IRC client
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
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"Add network" screen goes slightly off-screen but it doesn't affect usability
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Railway
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railway
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Public transport schedules
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Resources
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resources
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Resource monitor
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Secrets
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gnome-passwordsafe
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Password manager
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Shortwave
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gnome-shortwave
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Internet radio player
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Solanum
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solanum
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Work/break time manager/timer
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Switcheroo
|
-
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Image resizer and converter
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Tangram
|
tangram
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Web app browser
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Text Pieces
|
-
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Text transformation utility
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Tuba
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tuba
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Fediverse client
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Valuta
|
-
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Currency converter
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
|
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Video Trimmer
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video-trimmer
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Video trimmer
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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The ends of the length selector are a bit hard to grab, but otherwise it works fine
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Warp
|
warp
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File transfer tool
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Wike
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wike
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Wikipedia reader
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Development tools
Biblioteca
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-
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GTK/GObject documentation reader
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Part of GNOME Circle
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Elastic
|
-
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Spring animation test tool
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Part of GNOME Circle
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Emblem
|
-
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Project avatar generator
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GTK4+Adw
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P
|
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Part of GNOME Circle; static window size, only fits in landscape
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Lorem
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-
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Placeholder text generator
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GTK4+Adw
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P
|
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Part of GNOME Circle; goes veeeery slightly off-screen in portrait, in a way that doesn't really impact usability, but I still consider it "partial".
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Share Preview
|
-
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Local tester for social media card previews
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GTK4+Adw
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Y
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-
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Has a fixed maximum window size, so sometimes trails off, but fits fine due to sane minimums
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Webfont Kit Generator
|
-
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Webfont @font-face generator
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GTK4+Adw
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P
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Part of GNOME Circle; slightly off-screen
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Workbench
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-
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GNOME app prototyping tool
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GTK4+Adw
|
|
|
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Removed from Circle
Mostly GTK3 apps that still need a GTK4 port.
Cozy
|
cozy
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Audiobook player
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GTK3+Hdy
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Y
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-
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GTK4+Adw is done and released recently, still needs to be re-added to Circle
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Drawing
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drawing
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Paint program
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GTK3
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Y
|
-
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GTK4+Adw port is on the roadmap, discussed in #610
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Font Downloader
|
-
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Font downloader
|
GTK3+Hdy
|
Y
|
-
|
GTK4 conversion is being considered in #106; looks like the maintainer doesn't mind the app being GTK3 for now
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Metronome
|
gnome-metronome
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Metronome
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GTK4+Adw
|
Y
|
-
|
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Plots
|
plots
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Graph plotter
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GTK4+Adw
|
N
|
|
Requires GLSL 3.30, doesn't seem to be supported at least on the Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 (samsung-a5). Dropped from Circle for not being updated to the latest runtime.
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Telegraph
|
-
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Morse code encoder/decoder
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GTK4+Adw
|
Y
|
-
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Dropped due to being unmaintained upstream.
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Zap
|
-
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Soundboard app
|
GTK4+Adw
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Y
|
-
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Unmaintained (ref)
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See also