GNOME Core Applications

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GNOME Core Applications
Developer(s)The GNOME Project
Initial releaseDecember 20, 1998; 20 years ago (1998-12-20)[1]
Stable release3.32.2[2] (8 May 2019; 3 months ago (2019-05-08)) [±]
Preview release3.33.3[3] (20 June 2019; 51 days ago (2019-06-20)) [±]
Written inVala, C, C++, Scheme, JavaScript, Python
Operating systemLinux, Unix-like, macOS, Microsoft Windows
PlatformGTK+
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitewiki.gnome.org/Design/Apps/

GNOME Core Applications is a collection of approximately 30 applications that are packaged as part of the standard free and open-source GNOME desktop environment. GNOME Core Applications have the look and feel of the GNOME desktop; some applications have been written from scratch and others are ports.

The employment of the newest GUI widgets offered by the latest version of GTK in order to implement the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) ergonomically is the only feature which all GNOME Core Applications have in common. Some of the GNOME Core Applications are essential, while several are not, e.g. GNOME Weather. Most are thin graphical front-ends, e.g. GNOME Software, to underlying Linux system daemons, like e.g. journald, PackageKit, NetworkManager or PulseAudio.

All GNOME Core Applications except Evolution feature the GtkHeaderBar. GtkHeaderBar[4] is a widget introduced to GTK in version 3.10. It is intended to replace the Title-Bar and the Toolbar for Client-Side Decoration.

Graphical shell[edit]

The default graphical shell of GNOME 3 is GNOME Shell. GNOME Shell obsoleted GNOME Panel. An alternative graphical shell is, e.g. Cinnamon.

GNOME Core Applications: User interface (GNOME Shell)
Screenshots of GNOME Core User Interface (Shell) Application

Configuration[edit]

  • Settings – main interface to configure various aspects of GNOME. Diverse panels represent graphical front-ends to configure the NetworkManager daemon and other daemons.
  • dconf editor – an editor for dconf
  • Tweak Tool – gives access to a certain popular subset of the desktop settings
GNOME Core Applications: Configuration
Screenshots of GNOME Core Configuration Applications

Conversations[edit]

  • Chat (Design in progress)
  • Contacts – managing addresses
  • Mail (Design in progress)
  • Polari – IRC client Polari
GNOME Core Applications: Conversations

  • GNOME Chat

  • GNOME Contacts

  • GNOME Mail

  • GNOME Polari

Screenshots of GNOME Core Conversations Applications

Files[edit]

  • Files – the file browser
  • Documents
  • Photos
  • Music – audio player with database
  • Videos – the media player
  • Transfers (Design in progress)
GNOME Core Applications: Files
Screenshots of GNOME Core Files Applications

System[edit]

GNOME Core Applications: System
Screenshots of GNOME Core System Applications

World[edit]

GNOME Core Applications: World

  • GNOME Clocks (stopwatch mode)

  • GNOME Clocks

  • GNOME Maps

  • GNOME Weather

Screenshots of GNOME Core World Applications

Utilities[edit]

GNOME Core Applications: Utilities
Screenshots of GNOME Core Utilities Applications

References[edit]

  1. ^ "first release".
  2. ^ Kitouni, Abderrahim (8 May 2019). "GNOME 3.32.2 released!". GNOME Mail Services (Mailing list). Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. ^ Jardón, Javier (20 June 2019). "GNOME 3.33.3 RELEASED". GNOME Mail Services (Mailing list). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. ^ "GNOME Developer Documentation: GtkHeaderBar".

External links[edit]

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