10 Awesome GNOME Apps that Didn't Come With Your Distro

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12 min read · Apr 15, 2026

10 Awesome GNOME Apps that Didn't Come With Your Distro

By downloading this free guide, you agree to receive regular updates on the latest cool apps, product reviews, and giveaways from MakeUseOf. There are plenty of applications to choose from in your distribution’s app repositories, but only GNOME apps will have buttons in the window border and make proper use of the application menu button at the top of the screen. Since software isn’t labeled, new and seasoned Linux users alike can have a difficult time finding additional GNOME apps. Here’s a list of several great programs that likely didn’t come pre-installed with your distribution.

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