GNOME Core Applications

GNOME Core Applications
Developer(s)	The GNOME Project
Initial release	December 20, 1998; 26 years ago
Written in	C, C++, JavaScript, Python, Rust, Vala
Operating system	Unix-like
Platform	GTK
License	GNU General Public License
Website	apps.gnome.org

The GNOME Core Applications are a software suite of approximately 30 software applications that are packaged as part of the standard free and open-source GNOME desktop environment. GNOME Core Applications have the look and feel of the GNOME desktop, and often utilize the Adwaita design language. Some applications have been written from scratch and others are ports.

The employment of the newest graphical widgets offered by the latest version of GTK in order to implement the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines (HIG)^[2] ergonomically is the only feature which all GNOME Core Applications have in common. Most are graphical front-ends, e.g. GNOME Software, to underlying Linux system daemons, like e.g. journald, PackageKit, NetworkManager or PulseAudio.

A comprehensive list of these aplications is aviable at apps.gnome.org

Configuration

Settings – main interface to configure various aspects of GNOME. Diverse panels represent graphical front-ends to configure the NetworkManager daemon and other daemons.

GNOME Settings

Communication

Calls - initiating and answering phone calls (mainly utilized on linux phones^[3])
Contacts – the contacts book app

Files

Document Scanner (SimpleScan) - the scanner application
Loupe – the image viewer
Evince – the document viewer
Files – the file browser
Music / Rhythmbox - music players^{[citation needed]}
Videos – the media player

Evince
GNOME Files
GNOME Photos
GNOME Videos

System

Connections - the front-end for remote desktops. Introduced in GNOME 41.
Disks - formating and managing partitions
Disk Usage Analyzer
Extensions - extension manager for the GNOME desktop
Fonts - the font viewer
Logs – written in Vala, introduced with 3.12
Help (Yelp) - the help documentation software
Software - the software manager, supports native package managers, as well as Flatpaks
System Monitor - shows CPU usage graphs
Console (King's Cross)
Terminal (replaced by Console)
Web - the web browser

GNOME Disks
GNOME Usage Analyzer
GNOME Logs
GNOME Help
GNOME Software

World

Clocks - creating alarms and timers
Maps - map application, powered by OpenStreetMap
Weather - the weather app

GNOME Clocks
GNOME Clocks
GNOME Maps
GNOME Weather
GNOME Web

Utilities

Calculator
Calendar
Characters
Camera (Snapshot)
Tour
GNOME Text Editor
Gedit (replaced by GNOME Text Editor)
GNOME Screenshot - the screenshot utility^{[citation needed]}

GNOME Calculator
GNOME Calendar

Development tools

Boxes - the virtualization software
Builder - the IDE for creating GNOME apps
D-Spy - D-Bus analyzer
Dconf Editor - Dconf database editor
Devhelp - API documentation viewer
Sysproof - debugging software

GNOME Circle

GNOME Circle is a collection of applications which have been built to extend the GNOME platform,^[4] utilize GNOME technologies, and follow the GNOME human interface guidelines.^[5] They are hosted, developed, and managed in the GNOME official development infrastructure, on gitlab.gnome.org. Developers who are using the GNOME platform can apply for inclusion in GNOME Circle. Benefits include promotional support and eligibility for project contributors to become GNOME Foundation members.^[4] Circle applications are not part of GNOME Core Applications.

Some examples of such applications include:

Lollypop - a music player
Apostrophe - a markdown editor
Fragments - a torrent manager
Gaphor - UML and SysML modeling tool
Health - a fitness tracker
Fractal / Polari - messaging apps
Wike (software) - a Wikipedia browser
Authenticator - a two-factor authentication code generator
Pika Backup - a backup software
Eyedropper - a color picker and formatter utility

References

^ "first release".
^ "GNOME Human Interface Guidelines". developer.gnome.org. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
^ "⚡ Mobile-optimized apps". tracker.pureos.net. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 "GNOME Circle". circle.gnome.org. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
^ "GNOME Human Interface Guidelines". developer.gnome.org. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

External links

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apps.gnome.org (homepage)

[1] "first release".

[2] "GNOME Human Interface Guidelines". developer.gnome.org. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

[3] "⚡ Mobile-optimized apps". tracker.pureos.net. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

[:0-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "GNOME Circle". circle.gnome.org. Retrieved 2023-11-28.

[5] "GNOME Human Interface Guidelines". developer.gnome.org. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

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