Whether you use a Windows computer, Mac, or Linux PC, everyone needs software for different purposes such as to play music, edit and create files, edit images, and videos, and web browsers to surf the Internet. So, today I’m going to tell you about 10 cross-platform software that must be on your Windows, Mac, and Linux PC.
Actually, the software that I’m going to deliver works on each of the mentioned platforms and will be proven very useful. Another interesting fact about them is that all these 10 software are free of cost.
10 Must-Have Software For Windows, Mac & Linux
Here are the 10 most useful free software for your Windows, Mac, and Linux computer. Have a look at each of them:
1. Clementine Music Player
Clementine is a modern multiplatform music player and library organizer. You won’t search for any other option after using this music player. It provides every possible solution to play music stored in your computer’s hard drive. It also allows you to connect with Google Drive or last.fm and play music. Its podcast manager is also very useful.
2. Video LAN Client Player
I hope you will know how useful this software is for your desktop! VLC (Video LAN Client) Player is a free and open-source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.
3. IBM Lotus Symphony
IBM Lotus Symphony is an office suite for Windows, Mac, and Linux. I selected it rather than MS Office because it works perfectly for all these operating systems but MS Office works only in Windows. It works with approximately all file formats. It is very easy to use and its formatting toolbar makes it easy.
4. Dropbox
Dropbox is an online cloud storage or file hosting service operated by Dropbox Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, etc. Dropbox provides client software for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, Blackberry OS and more.
5. Mozilla Thunderbird
It is always beneficial to have an email client on your computer for checking office mail or taking a long time backup. For this, Mozilla Thunderbird is the best option. You can customize it very easily with its several add-ons.
6. GIMP Image Editor
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. It works on many operating systems and in many languages.
7. Shotcut Video Editor
Shotcut is a free open-source video editor and is a very useful software that works in all mentioned operating systems such as Windows, Mac, and Linux. So, if you use this video editor it doesn’t matter which operating system you’re using. With the help of this video editor, you can do several important tasks such as Trimming, scrubbing, color correction, audio separation, etc.
8. Pidgin Instant Messenger
Pidgin is a universal chat client that can be used on any operating system without any limitations. The best thing is that it’s free of cost. This amazing utility works with almost every chat service. With the help of Pidgin, you’ll be able to chat with your Facebook and Google Plus friends on a single window (Tab).
9. Deluge Torrent
Till now many people used uTorrent in the form of torrent clients but now an amazing torrent client emerged called Deluge Torrent and is popular because of its cross-platform facility.
10. Google Chrome Browser
There is no need to tell you about its popularity as you know very well that it is well known and the world’s most popular web browser. It is also a cross-platform browser that works on almost every operating system. So, if you don’t have a Chrome browser, then instant download it to browse the Internet faster than ever before.
That’s all guys! I told them this software must be because all of them work on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems and another thing is that all these are highly needed. Yes, you may find the alternatives of all of them but I listed them because all these are cross-platform and free of cost.
