Mobile-Optimized Applications¶

Migrating from Android or iOS to PureOS¶

How easy is it to migrate from Android or iOS to PureOS? The answer depends on your expectations and usage habits.

If you primarily use your Android or iOS device for phone calls, email, or light web browsing, switching to PureOS will be relatively easy. However, if you rely heavily upon Android or iOS applications that are not yet natively supported within PureOS, you may need to use:

Progressive Web Applications (PWAs): HTML5 applications (Social Media, News, Banking) that have most/full functionality directly from within a web browser

Native clients that interoperate with mainstream/proprietary applications (e.g. Riot.im vs. Signal)

Native Android applications within WayDroid

Legend¶

Compatibility	Category	Description
★★★★★	Fully optimized	software is fine-tuned for mobile screen and touch input
★★★★☆	Not fully optimized	some visual elements could use additional fine tuning for mobile screens
★★★☆☆	Not optimized but usable	app cannot entirely fit into screen, but at least partially usable by toggling landscape/portrait orientation (without changing DPI)
★★☆☆☆	Not optimized and unusable	app cannot fit into screen and is unusable to large extent or completely unless DPI is changed
★☆☆☆☆	App not working at all

List¶

THis is a list of applications that are optimized for mobile phone displays, available from the Software Center in PureOS.

Main/Essential¶

Name	Compatibility	Category	Description
Calls	★★★★★	Phone calls	Phone call application
Chatty	★★★★★	SMS, Messaging	XMPP and SMS messaging
Geary	★★★★★	Email	Send and receive email
King’s Cross	★★★★★	Development	Terminal
GNOME Calendar	★★★★☆	PIM	Simple and beautiful calendar application
GNOME Clocks	★★★★★	Utilities	World clocks, alarms, a stopwatch and a timer
GNOME Contacts	★★★★★	PIM	Keep and organize your contact information
GNOME Web	★★★★★	Internet	Lightweight web browser with privacy defaults

GNOME¶

Name	Compatibility	Category	Description
Archive Manager	★★★★☆	Utilities	Application for opening, creating and modifying archive files (File Roller)
Backups	★★★★★	Utilities	Simple backup tool (Déjà Dup)
Books	★★★☆☆	Utilities	Simple and elegant e-book management
GNOME Boxes	★★☆☆☆	Utilities	Simple Virtual Machine application
Calculator	★★★★☆	Utilities	Calculator and application that solves mathematical equations
Celluloid	★★★★★	Multimedia	Celluloid (formerly GNOME MPV) is a simple GTK+ frontend for `mpv`
Characters	★★★★☆	Utilities	Unicode character map program (Character Map)
Cheese	★★★☆☆	Multimedia	Uses your webcam to take photos and videos and apply fancy special effects
Control Center	★★★★☆	System	Main interface for configuration of various aspects of your device
Dictionary	★★★★★	Utilities	Dictionary is the GNOME application to look up definitions
Disks	★★★★★	System	Inspect, format, partition and configure storage devices
Disk Usage Analyzer	★★☆☆☆	Utilities	Simple application to manage disk usage and available space
Document Viewer	★★★★★	Office	Simple multi-page document viewer (Evince)
Evolution	★★☆☆☆	PIM	Integrated mail, calendaring and address book functionality
Files	★★★★★	System	Default file manager of the GNOME desktop (Nautilus)
Fonts	★★★☆☆	Utilities	Fonts installed on your computer
Frogr	★★★★★	Internet	Flickr Remote Organizer for GNOME
Gnote	★★★★☆	PIM	Note-taking app (port of Tomboy)
Help	★★★★★	Utilities	Help and documentation viewer
Image Viewer	★★★★☆	Multimedia	GNOME’s official image viewer (Eye of GNOME)
Logs	★★☆☆☆	System	Shows events from the systemd journal, and sorts them into categories
Lollypop	★★★★★	Multimedia	A modern music player
Maps	★★★★☆	Education	Explore global maps
Music	★★★★★	Multimedia	A simple music player
Notes	★★★☆☆	PIM	Note-taking app
Photos	★★☆☆☆	Multimedia	Simple application to access, organize and share your photos
Polari	★☆☆☆☆	Internet	Simple Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client
Recipes	★★☆☆☆	Other	Recipe application for GNOME
Rhythmbox	★★☆☆☆	Multimedia	Music management, music and internet radio player application
Screenshot	★★★★☆	Utilities	Simple utility that lets you take pictures of your computer screen
Simple Scan	★★★★☆	Utilities	Easily scan documents and photos
PureOS Store	★★★★☆	System	Manage applications and system extensions
Sound Recorder	★★★★★	Multimedia	A simple and modern sound recorder
System Monitor	★★★☆☆	System	Process viewer and system monitor
Seahorse	★★★★☆	Utilities	Application for managing encryption keys
Text Editor	★★★★★	Utilities	Powerful general-purpose text editor (Gedit)
To Do	★★★☆☆	PIM	Task management application
Tweaks	★★☆☆☆	System	Utility to fine-tune your GNOME desktop
Usage	★★★★★	Utilities	System resources status
Videos	★★★☆☆	Multimedia	Default local and online video player
Weather	★★★★★	Utilities	Weather forecast app

Other¶

Name	Compatibility	Category	Description
Authenticator	★★★★★	Utilities	A Two-Factor Authentication application
Cawbird	★★★★★	Social Media	A GNOME Twitter client
Confy	★★★★★	Internet	Conference schedule viewer
Dino	★★★☆☆	Messaging	Modern Jabber/XMPP Client using GTK+/Vala
Drawing	★★★★☆	Graphic Design	A simple drawing application
Feeds	★★★★★	News	RSS/Atom feed reader for GNOME
Firefox	★★★★☆	Internet	Mozilla Firefox web browser
Giara	★★★★★	Social Media	Reddit client optimized for mobile devices
Goodvibes	★★★★☆	Audio & Video	Lightweight internet radio player
Gpodder	★★★★★	Media	Podcast client and feed aggregator
Kaidan	★★★★☆	Messaging	Jabber/XMPP client with a modern user interface using Kirigami
Matrix Mirage	★★★★★	Messaging	Encrypted, decentralized, keyboard-operable Matrix chat client
Nheko	★★★★★	Messaging	Matrix chat client
Onionshare	★★★☆☆	Internet	Share a file over Tor Hidden Services anonymously and securely
Powersupply	★★★★★	Utilities	GTK3 application to display power/charging status of phones
Password Safe	★★★★★	PIM	Password manager which makes use of the KeePass v.4 format
PDF Arranger	★★★★★	Productivity	Merge, split and re-arrange pages from PDF documents
Pithos	★★★★★	Audio & Video	Pandora Radio client for the GNOME desktop
Pre Paid Manager	★★★★★	Other	Check and top up the balance of GSM mobile prepaid SIM cards
Stellarium	★★★☆☆	Education	Real-time photo-realistic sky generator
Telegram Desktop	★★★★☆	Messaging	Telegram chat application
Tootle	★★★★☆	Social Media	Mastodon client
What IP	★★★★★	Internet	Info on your IP

Games¶

Name	Compatibility	Category	Description
2048	★★★★★	Games	Mathematics based puzzle game
Aisleriot	★★★★☆	Games	GNOME solitaire card game collection
Animatch	★★★★★	Games	Match-three game with cute animals
Bob	★★★★★	Games	Short arcade game with a square named Bob
Boiledcorn	★★★★★	Games	Simple game about selling boiled corn
Chess	★★★★★	Games	Simple chess game
Iagno	★★★★★	Games	Popular Othello game for GNOME
Neverball	★★★★☆	Games	3D floor-tilting game
OpenTTD	★★★★☆	Games	Reimplementation of Transport Tycoon Deluxe with enhancements
SuperTuxKart	★★★★★	Games	3D arcade racer with a variety of characters, tracks, and modes to play
Taquin	★★★★★	Games	Game to move tiles so that they reach their places
Waaaa	★★★★★	Games	Voice-based basketball game for two players

Third-party¶

List of apps optimized for mobile phone displays available from 3rd party repos, that are being considered for inclusion in PureOS software repo

Icon	Name	Compatibility	Category	Description
	Blanket	★★★★★	Audio & Video	Sound/noise generator
	Color Palette	★★★★☆	Utilities	Color Palette tool
	Dialect	★★★★☆	Utilities	A translation app for GNOME based on Google Translate
	Enroute	★★★★★	Utilities	A flight navigation app for VFR pilots
	Flatseal	★★★★★	System	Graphical utility to manage Flatpak application permissions
	Foliate	★★★★☆	Productivity	A simple and modern eBook viewer
	Forklift	★★★★★	Audio & Video	Video and audio download application
$../../../_images/fractal.png$	Fractal	★★★★★	Messaging	Matrix messaging client
	Fragments	★★★★☆	Internet	An easy to use BitTorrent client for the GNOME environment
	Hackgregator	★★★★★	Internet	A tool for reading Hacker News on your desktop or mobile phone
	Komikku	★★★★☆	Productivity	An online/offline manga reader for GNOME
	Marker	★★★★☆	Utilities	Powerful markdown editor for the GNOME desktop
	Markets	★★★★★	Finance	A stock, currency and cryptocurrency tracker
	Metronome	★★★★★	Utilities	A simple Metronome application for the GNOME desktop
	Organizer	★★★★☆	Utilities	A utility to organize your files into neat categories
	Podcasts	★★★★★	Audio & Video	Listen to your favorite podcasts
	Portfolio	★★★★☆	File Manager	A File manager for GNU/Linux mainline kernel mobile Operating systems
	Pure Maps	★★★★★	Navigation	Navigation instructions featuring several data and service providers
	Read It Later	★★★★★	Utilities	A Wallabag Client
	Shortwave	★★★★★	Audio & Video	Find and listen to internet radio stations
	Solanum	★★★★★	Utilities	A pomodoro timer for the GNOME
	Vehicle Voyage	★★★★★	Utilities	Track vehicle service history
	Video Downloader	★★★★★	Internet	Download videos from websites like YouTube and many others