Awesome crossplatform

A curated list of awesome crossplatform applications for everyday use. Take your apps and work with you no matter what OS you are using today.

Criteria

Awesome crossplatform prefers apps that are:

• Free/libre and Open source software
• Offline-first
• Use simple standart data storage formats
• Privacy focused (no telemetry or other tracking)

Contents

• Note-taking
• Browser
• Email clients
• Design
• Media
• Developer tools
  • Database management
  • IDEs
• Messengers

Note-taking apps

List of note-taking and knowledge management apps

• Joplin

  • Secure note taking and to-do app with synchronisation capabilities.
  • Platforms: Mac, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android
  • Written in: TypeScript, JavaScript (Electron)
  • Src: Github
  • Web: joplinapp.org

• Logseq

  • A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration.
  • Platforms: Mac, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android
  • Written in: Closure, TypeScript
  • Src: Github
  • Web: logseq.com

Browsers

• Firefox
• Chromium
• Brave

Email clients

• Thunderbird
  • Free and open-source email client software which also functions as a full personal information manager with a calendar and contactbook.
  • Platforms: Mac, Linux, Windown, Android (former K-9 Mail app)
  • Written in: Kotlin (Android), C, C++, JavaScript, Rust
  • Src: hg.mozilla.org, Github
  • Web: thunderbird.net

Design apps

• GIMP

  • Free open source raster graphics editor.
  • Platforms: Mac, Linux, Windows
  • Written in: C, C++, Python; GTK
  • Src: gitlab.gnome.org
  • Web: gimp.org

• Inkscape

• Penpot

Media apps

• VLC

Software dev

Database management

• DBeaver

IDEs

• VS Codium

Messengers

• Jami

  • Distributed DHT-based instant messenger with audio-video calls and screen sharing support.
  • Platforms: Mac, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, Android TV
  • Written in: C++/Qt, Swift (iOS), Kotlin (Android)
  • Src: git.jami.net
  • Web: jami.net

• FluffyChat

  • An instant messenger for [Matrix] protocol.
  • Platforms: Mac, Linux, Android, iOS
  • Written in: Dart/Flutter
  • Src: Github
  • Web: fluffychat.im

• Element

  • Official [Matrix] client
  • Platforms:
  • Written in:
  • Src:
  • Web: