These 6 Linux apps could boost your productivity - and you might not have heard of them

Linux has a ton of applications you can install, some of which are lesser-known but still useful. These obscure apps are waiting to help improve your productivity.

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Linux has tons of productivity tools waiting to help.
• There are both GUI and command-line apps available.
• All of the tools listed are free to use.

When you think of productivity, I'm sure the usual suspects come to mind:

• Office suite
• Groupware
• PDF creators/editors
• Image editors
• File managers
• Content Management Systems (CMS)
• To-do lists
• Project management tools

To assume those are the only productivity tools available would be a mistake, as there are so many to choose from. What you use depends on your needs, so the collection of apps you use will likely differ from those I prefer.

Even so, there ...