Software index

If you're not sure where to start, try ROX-All. If you want a page of links you can drag to AddApp, try the Zero Install software index.

Core software

The core software is a good minimal set of programs with which to start.

• ROX-Filer — the file manager at the core of the ROX desktop
• OroboROX — a lightweight Window Manager for ROX
• Archive — create and unpack archive files (supported formats include zip, tar, gz and bz).
• ROX-Session — a simple session manager for the ROX Desktop.
• ROX-Lib — contains shared code used by other ROX applications
• Edit — a simple text editor
• ROX-All — a single archive containing launchers for most of the ROX applications
• AddApp — create ROX application launchers

Audio/Video

Recording, editing and playback of music and videos.

• AlgoScore — Interactive graphical score for algorithmic composition
• Jammin — MPD playlist randomizer
• mplayer-rox — Wraper around mplayer
• Mp3Ogg2Wav — A small rox utility to convert .ogg and .mp3 files to .wav files.
• Ripper — A CD Ripper/Encoder
• Volume — a Volume control Panel Applet and Mixer Application
• MusicBox — A Music Player
• VideoThumbnail — Provides thumbnail images for video files.
• Album — converts collections of MP3 files into an application directory that will play the files using xmms

Configuration

Programs used to change the system or desktop configuration.

• Screensaver — Control screensaver settings with ROX-Session
• XDGStart — Edits XDG autostart entries
• Autostart — Freedesktop.org autostart manager
• Font — font selection and smoothing configuration
• Appearance — GTK and Icon theme configuration
• Time — sets time and date
• XPlanet — pinboard backdrop application
• Resolution — change screen resolution dynamically
• Mouse — mouse configuration applet
• Keyboard — keyboard configuration applet
• Gamma — set the gamma correction for your screen
• MIME-Editor — change the rules for guessing a file's type
• Wallpaper — can be used to place an image on your desktop background

Development tools

Tools for software development, version control etc.

• Zero2Bundle — create self-contained bundles from a Zero Install feed

Educational

Teaching software, and programs for children.

• Reinteract-ROX — a system for interactive experimentation with python

Games

Just for fun.

• ROX-MAME — MAME frontend

Graphics

Viewing and editing of photographs and diagrams

• RAWThumbnail — Generates thumbnails for the Digital RAW files
• Picky — an Image Viewer
• ComicThumb — Generates thumbnails for comix archives (cbr,cbz,cbt)

Internet

Software for accessing the Internet (web browsers, email, etc).

• Beluga — Wireless network manager
• ROX-Samba — browse Samba networks via FUSE
• Ratatosk — A Jabber client for the ROX desktop
• WiFi — a Wireless quality monitor applet
• Postal — An Applet to Check IMAP, POP and MBOX accounts for new mail
• DownloadManager — download manager for Fetch, limiting the number of simultaneous downloads
• Launch — This provides facilities for launching URLs.
• Mail — This applet provides mail/no mail notification by its icon and also serves as a launcher for your prefered mail client.
• Fetch — This program acts as a download handler for ROX-Filer.

Monitoring

System monitors (CPU load, network activity, etc)

• SysBars — show CPU load etc in bars on the panel
• WiFi — a Wireless quality monitor applet
• HddTemp — a front end to "hddtemp" daemon showing temperature of hard drives
• Lithium — a Battery Status Monitor Applet
• System — process and disk monitor
• NetStat — This applet displays the current network activity
• Mem — This applet displays the current memory usage and the current swap space usage.
• Load — This applet displays the load average of your system (a measure of how much work it is trying to do).
• Tail — This program displays the contents of a text file, updating as the text file is updated.
• FreeFS — Monitor free space on a file system

Other

Programs that don't fit in any other category.

• XDGSupport — creates SendTo items for .desktop files
• ROX-Trasher — Trashcan application for the ROX Filer and Desktop
• Thumbs — simple thumbnail manager
• XAttr — view or edit extended file attributes
• Execute — GUI to run programs by command / run programs as different user
• roxunzip.sh — shell script that unpacks lots of archives
• Trashcan — a trashcan that complies with the freedesktop-trash-spec
• ROXTerm — Like gnome-terminal without Gnome baggage
• Depend — A utility for checking dependencies of other ROX utilities.
• Rubbish — a very simple rubbish bin.
• Trash — a unified trashcan application for ROX.
• ROX-thumbnailers — It generates thumbnails for ROX-Filer using various thumbnailers
• RoxISO — Create and burn data CD images.
• Memo — alarm clock and reminder list
• Contacts — a Personal Information Manager (address book)
• AppFactory — This program automates the creation of ROX wrappers for non-ROX programs.

Panel applets

A ROX panel applet is a small program that runs inside the panel.

• SysBars — show CPU load etc in bars on the panel
• DevTray — shows devices in the panel
• WiFi — a Wireless quality monitor applet
• Weather — shows the weather
• TaskTray — shows open windows as icons in a growing widget
• RETicker — newsticker for the rox-panel
• XDG-Menu — a menu applet
• HddTemp — a front end to "hddtemp" daemon showing temperature of hard drives
• PanelClock — a simple clock for the panel
• ToggleDesktop — Toggle Show/Hide Window
• SystemTrayN — notification area applet
• Lithium — a Battery Status Monitor Applet
• Tasklist — a panel applet that shows a list of currently open applications
• SystemTray — freedesktop system tray for ROX-Filer
• Pager — an application and panel applet that shows a miniature view of your desktop.
• Postal — An Applet to Check IMAP, POP and MBOX accounts for new mail
• Menu — An Application Launch Menu
• Volume — a Volume control Panel Applet and Mixer Application
• NetStat — This applet displays the current network activity
• Mem — This applet displays the current memory usage and the current swap space usage.
• Mail — This applet provides mail/no mail notification by its icon and also serves as a launcher for your prefered mail client.
• Load — This applet displays the load average of your system (a measure of how much work it is trying to do).
• FreeFS — Monitor free space on a file system
• Clock — A clock applet.

Text processing

Text editors and processing utilities.

• Vixn — A vi-like GUI text editor for programmers
• Diff — This program displays a coloured context diff between two files.
• Tail — This program displays the contents of a text file, updating as the text file is updated.
• Edit — a simple text editor
• Find — A Graphical Find-In-Files Utility

Theme

A theme changes the way your desktop looks.

• Lindorm-Flat — A flatter version of the Lindorm theme
• Lindorm — OroboROX theme based on the "Oroborus" theme
• Simplistix — A slim theme for OroboROX
• ROX App Icons — a collection of application icons created by Geoff Youngs
• IndigoMagic — IndigoMagic icon theme for ROX
• Tango Theme — the Tango icon theme (adapted for ROX)
• Xaguar Theme — OroboROX theme based on ale-jaguar
• Noia-ROX — Noia-ROX
• ROX-SVG — ROX-SVG
• Uniquicons-ROX — icons created for pezhammer and adapted to ROX
• More themes — External links to themes

Library

A library contains shared code that is used by other programs.

• librox-perl — perl implementation of ROX-Lib
• ROX-Rib — a Ruby version of ROX-Lib
• ROX-Lib — contains shared code used by other ROX applications
• ROX-CLib — C library for ROX

Adding your own software

You don't need to edit this page manually. Instead, create a new software page (create content->software in the side panel) and give it the category you want it to appear in. If you don't have an account, ask on the mailing list (sorry; it's the only way to stop the spammers!).