======Included and recommended apps======

Listed below are recommended audio, video and productivity apps for GNU/Linux complete with a short description.

Many of these apps are, or will be, included on the KXStudio DVD. Those not included are easily installed from the repositories in most cases.
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  * **Amarok**                  Feature-packed music player with support for syncing with ipods (up to 4th gen)
  * **Ardour**			The original Linux DAW
  * **Audacious**		Uncomplicated music player with good JACK support
  * **Audacity**		Popular cross-platform sound editor but with poor JACK support
  * **Avidemux**                Simple video editing and conversion tool ala Virtualdub
  * **Bitwig**                  Proprietary commercial DAW geared towards electronic music production
  * **Blender 3D**		Powerful 3D modelling, animation, rendering and compositing
  * **Cadence**			Controls and monitors various Linux sound systems
  * **cadence-jackmeter**       Cadence-JackMeter is a digital peak meter for JACK
  * **cadence-xycontroller**    Cadence-XY Controller is a simple XY widget that sends and receives data from Jack MIDI
  * **Carla**			Audio plugin host (LADSPA, LV2, VST etc)
  * **Catia**                   Catia is a JACK Patchbay, with some neat features like A2J bridge support and JACK Transport
  * **cinepaint**		HDR, High bit-depth movie still editor
  * **Claudia**                 Claudia is a LADISH frontend; it's just like Catia, but focused on session management through LADISH
  * **darktable**		Virtual lighttable and darkroom
  * **DeVeDe**			Creates DVD video and (S)VCD discs from movie files
  * **DIN (Din Is Noise)**	Advanced fluid microtonal synthesis with drones and melodic effects, oriented toward Indian classical music
  * **Dolphin**			The default KDE file manager
  * **Firefox**			The original and best web browser
  * **FileZilla**		(s)FTP client (and server)
  * **GIMP**			GNU Image Manipulation Program - Photoshop alternative
  * **gnumeric**            A superior spreadsheet to the one included in LibreOffice or OpenOffice
  * **Guitarix**		JACK virtual guitar amplifier
  * **gxtuner**                 Instrument tuner
  * **Handbrake**		Cross-platform DVD ripping and video transcoding
  * **Hydrogen**		JACK drum machine and sequencer, note: many additional drum-kits are available by installing the package "hydrogen-drumkits"
  * **IDJC**			Internet DJ Console is for live, web radio production. Features voip integration
  * **Inkscape**		Leading open source vector graphics editor
  * **JAmin**			JACK stereo audio mastering tool
  * **k3b**			CD, DVD and BD burning
  * **Kdenlive**		KDE video editor, similar to Sony Vegas
  * **ksnapshot**		Take screenshots of windows or desktops
  * **LibreOffice**		MS Office-compatible word processor, spreadsheet and presentation suite
  * **LightWorks**          Professional, high-end video editor used in Hollywood productions (currently beta and 64-bit only)
  * **Lincoder**		Java/mencoder based batch video conversion tool
  * **Lingot**			Instrument tuner
  * **LMMS**			FruityLoops-esque sequencer w/ integrated synths
  * **mhwaveedit**		Lightweight sound editor with good JACK support
  * **Mixxx**			DJ mixing software
  * **MusE**			DAW with good MIDI editing features and some integrated plugins
  * **Musescore**		Professional quality music notation and scoring
  * **Mypaint**			Bitmap paint program that can simulate real painting techniques
  * **Okular**			PDF and document viewer
  * **Paulstretch**		Ambient sound generation via stretched sound recordings, extreme stretch lenghts and many controls over the sound
  * **QDVDauthor**		DVD menu authoring
  * **Qsynth**			Allows use of SoundFont files
  * **Qsampler**		Allows use of sfz and gigasampler sample sets
  * **Qtractor**		Fast, lightweight DAW
  * **REAPER**			Powerful Windows-based DAW, officially supported under Wine
  * **Recorditnow**		Record your desktop to a video file
  * **Rakarrack**		JACK Guitar FX processor
  * **Rosegarden**		MIDI sequencer with integrated notation
  * **samplv1**			Simple sampler available as LV2 plugin and JACK app
  * **scribus**			Professional layout and publishing software
  * **setBfree**                Great sounding DSP B3 Hammond organ emulator LV2 plugin 
  * **smplayer**		Excellent audio and video playback app
  * **Soundkonverter**		batch audio file conversion
  * **Sooperlooper**		live looping sampler
  * **sunvox**			Advanced module tracker with integrated synths, samplers and JACK support
  * **Swami**			SoundFont editor
  * **synfig**			Powerful 2D vector animation software
  * **TAL-Noisemaker**		Superb sounding, fully automatable softsynth plugin
  * **Tracktion**               Commercial DAW with unique interface and free Linux version
  * **Triceratops**             Triple oscillator LV2 synth
  * **VLC**			The famous VLC media player
  * **VMPK**			Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard
  * **Wine**			Wine allows most MS Windows software to run under GNU/Linux
  * **XCFA**			Another sound conversion tool with more options than soundkonverter
  * **XJadeo**			X JACK video monitor plays video in sync with a external time source (eg Ardour)
  * **Zynaddsubfx**		JACK synthesizer