The terms "applications" and Linux don't mix well, or at least that's what people think. Linux's market share has experienced steady growth over the past few years and has therefore been noticed by developers. The GNU/Linux OS now has a wide range of applications in each category and more apps are added every year. If you have recently switched to Linux and need a good selection of apps in different categories, here are some of the best Linux apps that you can install.

The wide selection of apps available on Linux also includes some of the popular apps on Windows. Although in this list we will focus on a few underrated apps, replacements for popular apps on Windows (since they are not available on Linux) and apps that can help you increase your productivity.

Bottles is by far one of the best apps you can have on your Linux system for three reasons – It lets you easily run Windows apps on Linux, is optimized for gaming, and is highly customizable and scalable. In comparison, Lutris, which is another popular Wine interface for games, is cool but the kind of flexibility and options that Bottles provides is far greater than any front-end Wine GUI, making it one of the best apps for experienced Linux users -user . Even for absolute beginners, running a Windows program or game is as easy as selecting the executable file and running it in bottles.

Like Lutris, Bottles comes with its own library of applications and game launchers that you can quickly install, download games through and start playing in no time. The list of popular applications and launchers includes EA launcher, Epic Games Store, Battle.net, etc. You can install Bottles from Flathub using the following command (assuming you have Flatpak installed).