OpenOffice.org Writer
This application has everything you would expect from a modern, fully equipped word processor. It's simple enough for a quick memo, powerful enough to create complete books with contents, diagrams, indices, etc., so you're free to concentrate on your message. Make your documents freely available to the Web with HTML export, or publish in Portable Document Format (.pdf) to guarantee that what you write is what your reader sees. Of course, you can work on old Microsoft® Word documents, or save your work in Word format.

OpenOffice.org Calc
OpenOffice.org Calc offers advanced functionality for creating complex spreadsheets. OpenOffice.org Calc provides numerous operators, functions, formatting and formula assistants to help you create ground-breaking data analysis.

OpenOffice.org Impress
This is an outstanding application for creating effective multimedia presentations. Your work will stand out with 2D and 3D clip art, special effects, animation, and high-impact drawing tools. Of course, you are free to use your old Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations, or save your work in PowerPoint® format. You can also use the built-in ability to create Flash® (.swf) versions of your presentations.

GnuCash
This application helps you manage your personal finances. It allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. As quick and intuitive to use as a checkbook register, it is based on professional accounting principles to ensure balanced books and accurate reports. It can import QIF (Intuit Quicken QIF) files.

Konqueror
Konqueror is a lightweight and fast browser that also serves as a file manager. Konqueror handles most of the Internet plugins available in the Windows® and Mac® worlds, such as Flash® Player and RealPlayer®.

Kopete
This tool is a flexible and extendable multiple protocol instant messaging system. Its goal is to provide users with a standard and easy-to-use interface for all of their instant messaging systems. It supports messaging protocols such as Jabber, ICQ®, AIM®, MSN®, Yahoo®, IRC, Windows® LANs, GaduGadu, and SMS.

Mozilla Composer
Mozilla Composer allows you to easily create Web pages, with the possibility to preview the final result at each step of the authoring process. This application integrates an FTP module for publishing of files on a server.

Kontact
KDE Kontact is a PIM (Personal Information Management) suite that can be used as a client for different groupware servers. It provides an email client, calendaring, meeting scheduling, a task list, contact management and syncing functionality by integrating existing KDE PIM applications using the mature frameworks and technologies of the K Desktop Environment (KDE).

K3B
This is a CD and DVD burning application. It provides a comfortable user interface to perform most CD/DVD burning tasks, like creating an Audio CD from a set of audio files or copying a CD. While the experienced user can customize options in all steps of the burning process, the beginner may find comfort in the automatic settings and default options which allow for a quick start.

Totem
Totem is a multimedia player which allows the user to read music or video files.

The GIMP
The GIMP is the leading image manipulation application under Linux. It allows you to perform tasks such as photo retouching, image composition and authoring. It can be used as a simple paint tool or an expert-quality photo retouching program. It provides functions such as online batch processing, mass production image rendering, etc.