It is suggested that you use software that supports both Windows and Linux whenever such is available, since learning it’s keyboard shortcuts will benefit you a lot.
General use
Type | Subtype | Windows | Linux |
---|---|---|---|
Archiving | Files | 7zip | xarchiver / peazip |
Media content | whereIsIt | whereIsIt (wine) | |
Editors | Lightweight | Notepad++ pspad | Notepad-qq Geany |
Medium weight | Atom | Atom | |
Viewers | Images | Irfanview | nomacs gthumb |
PDF viewer | Foxit Reader | Foxit Reader / Evince | |
Hex viewer | HxD | Bless |
Productivity/automation
Type | Subtype | Windows | Linux |
---|---|---|---|
Automation | Backup | Freefilesync | Freefilesync |
Scripting | Autohotkey | Actiona / Bash | |
Clipboard | Manager | CopyQ | CopyQ |
File manager | light weight | Double commander | Double commander |
heavy weight | Total commander | Krusader |
Multimedia
Type | Subtype | Windows | Linux |
---|---|---|---|
Audio | Playback | Foobar | Foobnix / Deadbeef |
Editing | Audacity | Audacity | |
Video | Playback | Media player classic | VLC / SM Player |
Recording | CamStudio | OBS |
Programming/Development
Type | Subtype | Windows | Linux |
---|---|---|---|
Profiling | C/C++ | UMDH | Valgrind |
IDE | C/C++ | Netbeans | Netbeans |
C# | Visual Studio | Visual Studio Code Monodevelop | |
Fortran | Photran | Photran | |
Java (free) | Netbeans | Netbeans | |
Java (commercial) | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | |
Java / Android | Android Studio | Android Studio | |
MIPS | QtSpim | QtSpim | |
Pascal | Lazarus | Lazarus | |
Python | PyCharm | PyCharm | |
Frameworks | Spring | Spring Tool suite | Spring Tool suite |