My top 5 must-have apps on Fedora 41 KDE Plasma

Boost your KDE Plasma experience with these top 5 apps.

I’ve been using Fedora 41 KDE Plasma for awhile now and I’ve already discovered some of the great apps that I use daily. Whether you’re a long-time Fedora user or just getting started with KDE Plasma, these apps can help streamline your workflow and make your system more efficient. From powerful document viewers to versatile file managers, I’ve handpicked my top 5 must-have apps. Let’s explore these essential tools and see why they’ve become a key part of my daily routine.

Note: All apps are open source with a GPL v2 license.

Okular

Okular is a versatile and powerful document viewer. It supports many document formats, including PDF, EPUB, DjVu, and Markdown, as well as image formats like JPEG, PNG, and GIF. Okular has great annotation tools that make adding inline and popup notes and highlighting text easy. I can easily add my text to PDFs. Okular can also speak the text if I choose that option. Okular is available on Linux and other platforms, including MacOS and Windows.

Spectacle

Spectacle is a simple yet powerful screen capture utility. I can capture the entire desktop or just a specified rectangle. I can easily copy and paste the image or save it by default to the ‘screenshots’ folder inside my ‘Pictures’ folder. I can also save images in various formats, including PNG, TIFF, JPEG, PCX, WebP, and many more. I can also annotate and edit screenshots before saving them. The spectacle app is available on Linux.

Gwenview

Gwenview is a user-friendly image viewer that includes many powerful tools. I can open images with a double-click, rotate them left or right, crop, flip, adjust colors, remove red-eye, and even annotate. I can view pictures in full-screen mode and even create a slideshow. Gwenview has a ‘Share’ option in the menu bar that lets me send images directly to Google Drive, NextCloud, Imgur, or via Bluetooth to another device or user.

Dolphin

Dolphin is a powerful graphical file manager. Dolphin is packed with productivity features designed to save you time. With multiple tabs and split view capabilities, you can easily navigate multiple folders simultaneously, allowing for efficient drag-and-drop file operations between views. The right-click menu offers a plethora of quick actions, such as compressing, sharing, and duplicating files. You can even add your own custom actions for additional functionality.

Konsole

Konsole is a terminal that runs a command shell. It’s easy to use and supports a great deal of options with a right click that include tabs, multiple profiles, bookmark support, and saving output. It is available on macOS and Windows.

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This article is adapted from “My top five KDE apps” by Don Watkins, and is republished with permission from the author.