Applications/Utilities

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Utilities & Tools

Utilitites
Utilitites

KDE also has a lot of utilities, tools, and accessories to ease your work. Do not underestimate these applications, as they can provide you with added functionality that you will not be able to live without. Ranging from file tools to system tools, These KDE utilities give that added "oomph" to your desktop.


File Management

Ark
Ark
Ark
A program that enables you to handle file archives in a lot of formats.
KDiff3
KDiff3
KDiff3
A viewer that can compare 2 or 3 files or directories.
KDiskFree
KDiskFree
KDiskFree
A tool for viewing disk usage and for mounting and unmounting partitions.
Kerry
Kerry
Kerry
KDE GUI for the Beagle desktop search.
KFind
KFind
KFind
KDE's file find utility, featuring search using regular expressions and searching within files.
KFloppy
KFloppy
KFloppy
A floppy disk format tool, Supports 3.5" and 5.25" disks.
KRename
KRename
KRename
A batch rename application. See footnote

Security

kdessh
kdessh
kdessh
A command line utility to run a program on a remote host.
KWalletManager
KWalletManager
KDE Wallet Manager
A tool to manage all your passwords stored in the KDE Wallet.
KGPG
KGPG
KGpg
KDE manager for all your GPG keys.
Sweeper
Sweeper
Sweeper
A maintenance tool to clean unwanted traces from your system.

System

Guidance Power Manager
Guidance Power Manager
Guidance Power Manager
A KDE power manager, supporting screen brightness, laptop lid closing actions, and more.
Kate
Kate
Kate
An advanced text editor with many features including syntax highlighting .
KHelpCenter
KHelpCenter
KHelpCenter
A documentation viewer that allows you to read all KDE application handbooks from one convenient location.
Klipper
Klipper
Klipper
A powerful clipboard history manager.
KPager
KPager
KPager
A standalone desktop switching application for KDE.
KWrite
KWrite
KWrite
A simple text editor.
Yakuake
Yakuake
Yakuake
A drop-down terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology.

Various

KCalc
KCalc
KCalc
A versatile desktop calculator offering basic as well scientific functions.
KCharSelect
KCharSelect
KCharSelect
A tool to select special characters from all installed fonts and copy them into the clipboard.
KEuroCalc
KEuroCalc
KEuroCalc
A universal currency converter and calculator.
KRecipes
KRecipes
KRecipes
A recipe book for KDE.
KRuler
KRuler
KRuler
An onscreen ruler that allows you to measure objects on the screen.
KTime
KTime
KTimer
A little tool that enables you to execute some program after a given time.
Oketa
Oketa
Okteta
An editor that allows you to look into any file and modify the bytes in it.
Printer
Printer
Printer Applet
A system tray utility that shows you the current print jobs and lets you configure new printers.
RSIBreak
RSIBreak
RSIBreak
A small utility which bothers you at certain intervals, reminding you to take breaks.
Superkaramba
Superkaramba
SuperKaramba
A tool that allows you to easily create interactive widgets on your KDE desktop.



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