GUIs #

Obsidian #

Obsidian is a free and highly extensible note taking application that uses simple Markdown files for storage.

It offers a commercial add-on for syncing with mobile apps on iOS and Android, but if you don't need that, it's free for personal use (and $50/year for commercial use).

Pinta #

Pinta is a basic image editing tool that's great for cropping, resizing, and other basic manipulations. Just don't expect a Photoshop alternative. But it's still got a Magic Wand and layers!

LocalSend #

LocalSend lets you send files to other devices on the same network running the app, like Apple's AirDrop. It's cross-platform, though, so you can send files to and from Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and of course Linux.

Signal #

Signal is the pioneer of E2E encrypted messaging, and a great communication option for anyone who'd prefer not to go through one of the big tech conglomerates.

Flameshot #

Gnome's built-in screenshot tool is fine. You trigger it on Print Screen button by default (but you can change this in Settings > Keyboard > View and Customize Shortcuts > Screenshots, if your keyboard doesn't have a Print Screen button). But it doesn't have a lot of tools for manipulating those screenshots.

Flameshoot does. It has arrows, pixelation, and a bunch of other manipulations. By default, Omakub has it mapped to Ctrl + Print Screen.

VLC #

VLC is a media player that'll play almost anything from any source. Great for watching videos or even converting them.

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Optional #

These optional GUI applications can be installed by launching the Omakub app and hitting Install.

Audacity #

Audacity is for recording and editing audio. Whether you're making music or a podcast, Audacity has all the tools for making it sound great.

ASDControl #

ASDControl let's you control the brightness of Apple Studio and XDR displays using Ctrl+F1 for down and Ctrl+F2 for up.

Brave #

Brave is a privacy-focused browser built on the Chromium rendering engine. It ships with a host of built-in ad blockers. Good alternative if you don't want to run Chrome.

Cursor #

Cursor is a popular AI-enhanced code editor based on VSCode.

Doom Emacs #

Doom Emacs is a modern incarnation of the classical Emacs editor.

Mainline Kernels #

Mainline Kernels allows you to easily install and use the latest Linux kernel ahead of its inclusion in Ubuntu. This can be particularly helpful when using the latest hardware where driver support might only be available in the latest kernel.

OBS Studio #

OBS Studio lets you record or stream video from multiple inputs. You can mix a screencast with a webcam with a microphone input. It's what was used to record the Omakub screencasts.

Ollama #

Ollama allows you to easily run the latest LLMs on your local hardware.

Zed #

Zed is an editor focused on collaborative workflows and AI integration.