The computer has become the center of many of our working lives.

Here are eight options worth taking a look at.

Blanket

Do you like working in silence?

best productivity apps for linux

Some people do, and some don’t.

Many find it easier to concentrate when theres a bit of ambient background noise.

Download:Blanket(Free)

2.

Blanket ambient noise GNOME app

It helps to take breaks, whether that’s walking around, drinking water, or stepping outside.

Break Timer keeps track of time for you.

you could stick with the defaults or change how long you want your work periods and breaks to be.

Break Timer GNOME pomodoro app

Download:Break Timer(Free)

3.

Fortunately, the app has received a complete redesign.

Download:Getting Things GNOME(Free)

4.

Getting Things GNOME todo app

Now its probably more common to simply look up the word online.

With Quick Lookup, you have a small app that launches quickly and does one job.

Download:Quick Lookup(Free)

5.

Quick Lookup dictionary GNOME app

In times like those, check out Dialect.

You get all the benefits of Quick Lookup, but for translating words instead.

Dialect is capable enough to handle full sentences, paragraphs, and other blocks of text.

Dialect translation GNOME app

Like many modern GNOME apps, it scales down to smaller screen sizes.

Download:Dialect(Free)

6.

Wike

Wikipedia is an immensely valuable resource.

Wike Wikipedia GNOME app

Whether Wiki prevents or encourages that from happening is kind of a mixed bag.

On the other, you might save pages and keep the information you need readily accessible.

Download:Wike(Free)

7.

Apostrophe markdown GNOME app

Apostrophe

Apostrophe is, technically speaking,a Markdown editor.

But Apostrophes not getting a mention here because its a Markdown editor.

Apostrophe is worth considering because its simply a fast way to start writing without distractions.

Khronos log task GNOME app

When youre done, you could export the file to PDF, HTML, or ODT.

Download:Apostrophe(Free)

8.

Khronos

There are many reasons to keep track of how much time you spend on a task.

Maybe it’s crucial that you know how long you worked for accurately bill a client.

Maybe you have an employer that requires time logs.

Or maybe youre feeling unproductive and want to keep tabs on what youre actually spending time on.

Do all of the tracking in Khronos and record the data somewhere else when youre ready.

Many apps that work on Windows do run on Linux as well.