I use Ubuntu 24.04 as my daily driver on my main laptop and these are some of the best native Linux apps that I use on a daily basis.
1. Iotas
Iotas is a note taking application for Linux distributions that is available in the Ubuntu repositories or as a Flatpak that you can download from Flathub.
It's the Linux equivalent of Apple Notes for me, it doesn't have all of the features but is enough for me. Iotas allows you to write in plain text as well as markdown and offers an editing and viewing mode to see how your text looks.
Iotas allows you to categorize your notes using category which you can add to a note by right clicking on it and Iotas will create a new folder and store the note in it.
Iotas also offers syncing to Nextcloud but I haven't used it since I don't use Nextcloud.
2. Foliate
Foliate is an epub reader for Linux distributions available as a Flatpak and in some distro's repositories as well. Foliate offers a great reading experience with multiple viewing options, themes and font options so that you can customize your reading experience.
Foliate is a great epub reader but is not limited to only E-pub files, Foliate can open Mobipocket, Kindle, PDFs, and CBZ files that makes it a all-one-solution for reading books and files.
Foliate's features don't end there, it also has bookmarks, dictionary lookup, progress slider with chapter marks and much more.
3. Only office
Ubuntu and other Linux distributions comes with an office suite pre-installed which is known as LibreOffice. Although it's a solid option but it's not a replacement for Microsoft Office 365 for me.
I use Apache Only office as my desktop office suite of choice, It has Waaay better compatibility with office 365 documents the Libreoffice and also has a nice PDF editor as well.
Only office is available on Windows and Mac as well and is not a Linux only application so you can try it as well on your computer and see if its worth switching over from office 365.
Which of these apps you liked the most? Share your thoughts in the comments and let me know how you plan to use any of them yourself. Don't forget to like and share if you found this helpful!
Top comments (2)
One simply cannot say good enough things about the Foliate eBook reader.
It's true, Foliate is a really solid app. Thank you for reading my post!