Revision as of 10:17, 21 September 2008

Utilities & Tools

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

Security

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

System

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

Various

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

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 | [[Image:Ark.png|left|48px|Ark]] || '''[[Ark]]'''
 :A program that enables you to handle file archives in a lot of formats.
+|-
+| [[Image:Kdiff3.png|left|48px|KDiff3]] || '''[[KDiff3]]'''
+:A viewer that can compare 2 or 3 files or directories.
 |-
 | [[Image:Kdf.png|left|48px|KDiskFree]] || '''[[KDiskFree]]'''
 :A tool for viewing disk usage and for mounting and unmounting partitions.
-|-
-| [[Image:Kfloppy.png|left|48px|KFloppy]] || '''[[KFloppy]]'''
-:A floppy disk format tool, Supports 3.5" and 5.25" disks.
-|-
-| [[Image:Kdiff3.png|left|48px|KDiff3]] || '''[[KDiff3]]'''
-:A viewer that can compare 2 or 3 files or directories.
 |-
 | [[Image:Kerry.png|left|48px|Kerry]] || '''[[Kerry]]'''
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 | [[Image:System-search.png|left|48px|KFind]] || '''[[KFind]]'''
 :KDE's file find utility, featuring search using regular expressions and searching within files.
+|-
+| [[Image:Kfloppy.png|left|48px|KFloppy]] || '''[[KFloppy]]'''
+:A floppy disk format tool, Supports 3.5" and 5.25" disks.
+|-
+| [[Image:KRename.png|left|48px|KRename]] || '''[[KRename]]'''
+:A batch rename application.
 |}
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 {|style="width:75%" cellpadding="4"
-|[[Image:Kgpg.png|left|48px|KGPG]] || '''[[KGpg]]'''
+| [[Image:Applications-internet.png|left|48px|kdessh]] || '''[[kdessh]]'''
-:KDE manager for all your GPG keys.
+:A command line utility to run a program on a remote host.
 |-
 | [[Image:Kwalletmanager.png|left|48px|KWalletManager]] || '''[[KDE Wallet Manager]]'''
 :A tool to manage all your passwords stored in the KDE Wallet.
+|-
+| [[Image:Kgpg.png|left|48px|KGPG]] || '''[[KGpg]]'''
+:KDE manager for all your GPG keys.
 |-
 | [[Image:Trash-empty.png|left|48px|Sweeper]] || '''[[Sweeper]]'''
 :A maintenance tool to clean unwanted traces from your system.
-|-
-| [[Image:Applications-internet.png|left|48px|kdessh]] || '''[[kdessh]]'''
-:A command line utility to run a program on a remote host.
 |}
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 {|style="width:75%" cellpadding="4"
-|[[Image:Preferences-system-power-management.png|left|48px|Guidance Power Manager]] || '''[[Guidance Power Manager]]'''
+| [[Image:Preferences-system-power-management.png|left|48px|Guidance Power Manager]] || '''[[Guidance Power Manager]]'''
 :A KDE power manager, supporting screen brightness, laptop lid closing actions, and more.
-|-
-| [[Image:Kpager.png|left|48px|KPager]] || '''[[KPager]]'''
-:A standalone desktop switching application for KDE.
-|-
-| [[Image:Yakuake.png|left|48px|Yakuake]] || '''[[Yakuake]]'''
-:A drop-down terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology.
 |-
 | [[Image:Kate.png|left|48px|Kate]] || '''[[Kate]]'''
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 | [[Image:Klipper.png|left|48px|Klipper]] || '''[[Klipper]]'''
 :A powerful clipboard history manager.
+|-
+| [[Image:Kpager.png|left|48px|KPager]] || '''[[KPager]]'''
+:A standalone desktop switching application for KDE.
 |-
 | [[Image:Kwrite.png|left|48px|KWrite]] || '''[[KWrite]]'''
 :A simple text editor.
+|-
+| [[Image:Yakuake.png|left|48px|Yakuake]] || '''[[Yakuake]]'''
+:A drop-down terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology.
 |}
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 | [[Image:Accessories-character-map.png|left|48px|KCharSelect]] || '''[[KCharSelect]]'''
 :A tool to select special characters from all installed fonts and copy them into the clipboard.
+|-
+| [[Image:Keurocalc.png|left|48px|KEuroCalc]] || '''[[KEuroCalc]]'''
+:A universal currency converter and calculator.
+|-
+| [[Image:Krecipes.png|left|48px|KRecipes]] || '''[[KRecipes]]'''
+:A recipe book for KDE.
+|-
+| [[Image:Kruler.png|left|48px|KRuler]] || '''[[KRuler]]'''
+:An onscreen ruler that allows you to measure objects on the screen.
 |-
 | [[Image:Ktimer.png|left|48px|KTime]] || '''[[KTimer]]'''
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 | [[Image:Printer.png|left|48px|Printer]] || '''[[Printer Applet]]'''
 :A system tray utility that shows you the current print jobs and lets you configure new printers.
-|-
-| [[Image:Superkaramba.png|left|48px|Superkaramba]] || '''[[SuperKaramba]]'''
-:A tool that allows you to easily create interactive widgets on your KDE desktop.
-|-
-| [[Image:Keurocalc.png|left|48px|KEuroCalc]] || '''[[KEuroCalc]]'''
-:A universal currency converter and calculator.
-|-
-| [[Image:Krecipes.png|left|48px|KRecipes]] || '''[[KRecipes]]'''
-:A recipe book for KDE.
 |-
 | [[Image:Rsibreak.png|left|48px|RSIBreak]] || '''[[RSIBreak]]'''
 :A small utility which bothers you at certain intervals, reminding you to take breaks.
 |-
-| [[Image:Kruler.png|left|48px|KRuler]] || '''[[KRuler]]'''
+| [[Image:Superkaramba.png|left|48px|Superkaramba]] || '''[[SuperKaramba]]'''
-:An onscreen ruler that allows you to measure objects on the screen.
+:A tool that allows you to easily create interactive widgets on your KDE desktop.
 |}