Will my Windows apps run on Linux?
Pick an app you rely on. You'll get a straight answer first, then the easiest way to keep doing the same job on Linux.
Office & documents
Apache OpenOffice
Yes · Has a Linux versionGoogle Docs
Yes · Works in a browserGoogle Sheets
Yes · Works in a browserGoogle Slides
Yes · Works in a browserLibreOffice
Yes · Has a Linux versionMicrosoft Access
No · No way to run itMicrosoft Excel
Partly · Works in a browserMicrosoft Office
Partly · Works in a browserMicrosoft PowerPoint
Partly · Works in a browserMicrosoft Whiteboard
Partly · Works in a browserMicrosoft Word
Partly · Works in a browserSoftMaker Office
Yes · Has a Linux versionWPS Office
Yes · Has a Linux version
Web browsers
Arc Browser
No · No way to run itBrave
Yes · Has a Linux versionChromium
Yes · Has a Linux versionDuckDuckGo Browser
No · No way to run itFirefox
Yes · Has a Linux versionGoogle Chrome
Yes · Has a Linux versionInternet Explorer
No · No way to run itLibreWolf
Yes · Has a Linux versionMicrosoft Edge
Yes · Has a Linux versionOpera
Yes · Has a Linux versionTor Browser
Yes · Has a Linux versionVivaldi
Yes · Has a Linux version
Email & calendar
eM Client
No · No way to run itGmail
Yes · Works in a browseriCloud
Partly · Works in a browserMailbird
No · No way to run itMailspring
Yes · Has a Linux versionMicrosoft Outlook
Partly · Works in a browserProton Mail
Yes · Has a Linux versionThunderbird
Yes · Has a Linux versionWindows Calendar
No · No way to run itWindows Mail
No · No way to run itZoho Mail
Yes · Has a Linux version
Photos & graphics
ACDSee Photo Studio
No · No way to run itAdobe Bridge
No · No way to run itAdobe Express
Yes · Works in a browserAdobe Illustrator
No · No way to run itAdobe Lightroom
Partly · Works in a browserAdobe Photoshop
Not directly · Only some of it worksAffinity Photo
No · No way to run itCanva
Yes · Works in a browserCapture One
No · No way to run itClip Studio Paint
No · No way to run itDxO PhotoLab
No · No way to run itFastStone Image Viewer
No · No way to run itGIMP
Yes · Has a Linux versionIrfanView
No · No way to run itKrita
Yes · Has a Linux versionLuminar Neo
No · No way to run itMicrosoft Paint
No · No way to run itPaint 3D
No · No way to run itPaint.NET
No · No way to run itPaintTool SAI
No · No way to run itTopaz Photo AI
No · No way to run itWindows Photos
No · No way to run itXnView
Yes · Has a Linux version
Video
4K Video Downloader
Yes · Has a Linux versionAdobe Animate
No · No way to run itAdobe Premiere Pro
No · No way to run itAdobe Premiere Rush
No · No way to run itAvidemux
Yes · Has a Linux versionBandicam
No · No way to run itCamtasia
No · No way to run itCapCut
Partly · Works in a browserClipchamp
Yes · Works in a browserCyberLink PowerDirector
No · No way to run itDaVinci Resolve
Yes · Has a Linux versionFilmora
No · No way to run itHandBrake
Yes · Has a Linux versionJellyfin
Yes · Has a Linux versionKodi
Yes · Has a Linux versionLoom
Partly · Works in a browserMakeMKV
Yes · Has a Linux versionMedia Player Classic
No · No way to run itMovavi Video Editor
No · No way to run itNetflix
Partly · Works in a browserOBS Studio
Yes · Has a Linux versionPlex
Yes · Has a Linux versionPotPlayer
No · No way to run itShotcut
Yes · Has a Linux versionStreamlabs Desktop
No · No way to run itVEGAS Pro
No · No way to run itVLC
Yes · Has a Linux versionWindows Media Player
No · No way to run itXSplit Broadcaster
No · No way to run it
Music & audio
Ableton Live
No · No way to run itAdobe Audition
No · No way to run itAmazon Music
Partly · Works in a browserAudacity
Yes · Has a Linux versionAudible
Partly · Works in a browserCakewalk by BandLab
No · No way to run itCubase
No · No way to run itFL Studio
No · No way to run itfoobar2000
No · No way to run itiTunes
Partly · Only some of it worksMediaMonkey
No · No way to run itMuseScore
Yes · Has a Linux versionMusicBee
No · No way to run itPro Tools
No · No way to run itREAPER
Yes · Has a Linux versionSerato DJ
No · No way to run itSpotify
Yes · Has a Linux versionStudio One
No · No way to run itTIDAL
Partly · Works in a browserVirtualDJ
No · No way to run itVoicemeeter
No · No way to run itWinamp
No · No way to run itYouTube Music
Yes · Works in a browser
Chat & video calls
Discord
Yes · Has a Linux versionFacebook Messenger
Yes · Works in a browserGoogle Meet
Yes · Works in a browserMicrosoft Teams
Partly · Works in a browserSignal
Yes · Has a Linux versionSkype
No · No way to run itSlack
Yes · Has a Linux versionTeamSpeak
Yes · Has a Linux versionTelegram
Yes · Has a Linux versionViber
Yes · Has a Linux versionWebex
Yes · Has a Linux versionWeChat
Yes · Has a Linux versionWhatsApp
Partly · Works in a browserZoom
Yes · Has a Linux version
Gaming
Battle.net
Not directly · Needs a helper toolCheat Engine
Yes · Has a Linux versionCurseForge App
Yes · Has a Linux versionDolphin Emulator
Yes · Has a Linux versionDS4Windows
No · No way to run itEA app
Not directly · Needs a helper toolEpic Games Launcher
Not directly · Needs a helper toolFortnite
No · No way to run itGeForce NOW
Yes · Has a Linux versionGenshin Impact
Partly · Needs a helper toolGOG Galaxy
No · No way to run ititch.io App
Yes · Has a Linux versionLeague of Legends
No · No way to run itMinecraft
Partly · Only some of it worksParsec
Partly · Only some of it worksPCSX2
Yes · Has a Linux versionPlaynite
No · No way to run itRetroArch
Yes · Has a Linux versionRoblox
Partly · Needs a helper toolRockstar Games Launcher
Not directly · Needs a helper toolSteam
Yes · Has a Linux versionSteam Link
Yes · Has a Linux versionUbisoft Connect
Not directly · Needs a helper toolVALORANT
No · No way to run itVortex
No · No way to run itWorld of Warcraft
Not directly · Needs a helper toolXbox app for Windows
Partly · Works in a browserXbox Game Pass
No · No way to run it
Money & tax
MetaTrader 5
Partly · Needs a helper toolMicrosoft Money
No · No way to run itMoney Manager Ex
Yes · Has a Linux versionMoneydance
Yes · Has a Linux versionQuicken
No · No way to run itTaxAct
Partly · Works in a browserTradingView Desktop
Yes · Has a Linux versionTurboTax
Partly · Works in a browserYNAB
Yes · Works in a browser
Notes & PDFs
Adobe Acrobat
Partly · Works in a browserAdobe Acrobat Reader
Not directly · Works in a browserEvernote
Partly · Works in a browserFoxit PDF Reader
No · No way to run itGoogle Keep
Yes · Works in a browserKindle
Partly · Works in a browserMicrosoft Loop
Yes · Works in a browserMicrosoft OneNote
Partly · Works in a browserMicrosoft To Do
Partly · Works in a browserNitro PDF Pro
No · No way to run itNotion
Partly · Works in a browserObsidian
Yes · Has a Linux versionPDF-XChange Editor
No · No way to run itPDF24 Creator
No · No way to run itScrivener
No · No way to run itSimplenote
Yes · Has a Linux versionSticky Notes
No · No way to run itSumatra PDF
No · No way to run itTodoist
Yes · Has a Linux versionTrello
Partly · Works in a browserTypora
Yes · Has a Linux version
Cloud storage & backup
Acronis True Image
No · No way to run itBackblaze
No · No way to run itBox Drive
Partly · Works in a browserCarbonite
No · No way to run itDropbox
Yes · Has a Linux versionEaseUS Todo Backup
No · No way to run itFreeFileSync
Yes · Has a Linux versionGoogle Drive
Partly · Works in a browserGoogle Photos
Yes · Works in a browserMacrium Reflect
No · No way to run itMEGA Desktop App
Yes · Has a Linux versionOneDrive
Partly · Works in a browserpCloud
Yes · Has a Linux versionProton Drive
Partly · Works in a browserSync.com
Partly · Works in a browser
Security & passwords
1Password
Yes · Has a Linux versionAuthy
No · No way to run itAvast
No · No way to run itAVG AntiVirus
No · No way to run itBitdefender
No · No way to run itBitwarden
Yes · Has a Linux versionDashlane
Partly · Works in a browserESET
Partly · Only some of it worksExpressVPN
Yes · Has a Linux versionKaspersky
Yes · Has a Linux versionKeePass
Partly · Only some of it worksLastPass
Partly · Works in a browserMalwarebytes
No · No way to run itMcAfee Total Protection
No · No way to run itMullvad VPN
Yes · Has a Linux versionNordVPN
Yes · Has a Linux versionNorton 360
No · No way to run itPrivate Internet Access
Yes · Has a Linux versionSurfshark
Yes · Has a Linux versionTrend Micro Maximum Security
No · No way to run itVeraCrypt
Yes · Has a Linux versionWindows Defender
No · No way to run it
Utilities
7-Zip
Partly · Only some of it worksbalenaEtcher
Yes · Has a Linux versionBlueStacks
No · No way to run itCCleaner
No · No way to run itChrome Remote Desktop
Yes · Has a Linux versionCorsair iCUE
No · No way to run itCPU-Z
No · No way to run itCrystalDiskInfo
No · No way to run itDisk Cleanup
No · No way to run itDriver Booster
No · No way to run itEverything
No · No way to run itFile Explorer
No · No way to run itFileZilla
Yes · Has a Linux versionGoogle Earth Pro
Yes · Has a Linux versionGreenshot
No · No way to run itHWiNFO
No · No way to run itJava
Yes · Has a Linux versionLightshot
No · No way to run itLogitech G HUB
No · No way to run itMicrosoft Copilot
Partly · Works in a browserMicrosoft PowerToys
No · No way to run itMicrosoft Store
No · No way to run itMSI Afterburner
No · No way to run itNinite
No · No way to run itNotepad
No · No way to run itNVIDIA app
No · No way to run itProcess Explorer
No · No way to run itPuTTY
Yes · Has a Linux versionRazer Synapse
No · No way to run itRecuva
No · No way to run itRemote Desktop Connection
No · No way to run itRevo Uninstaller
No · No way to run itRufus
No · No way to run itSnagit
No · No way to run itSnipping Tool
No · No way to run itTeamViewer
Yes · Has a Linux versionTreeSize
No · No way to run ituTorrent
No · No way to run itVMware Workstation
Yes · Has a Linux versionWinDirStat
No · No way to run itWindows Calculator
No · No way to run itWindows Task Manager
No · No way to run itWinRAR
Partly · Only some of it worksWinSCP
No · No way to run itWinZip
No · No way to run it
Coding
Anaconda
Yes · Has a Linux versionAndroid Studio
Yes · Has a Linux versionArduino IDE
Yes · Has a Linux versionCursor
Yes · Has a Linux versionDocker Desktop
Yes · Has a Linux versionEclipse IDE
Yes · Has a Linux versionGitHub Desktop
No · No way to run itGitKraken
Yes · Has a Linux versionGodot
Yes · Has a Linux versionHeidiSQL
Yes · Has a Linux versionIntelliJ IDEA
Yes · Has a Linux versionJetBrains Rider
Yes · Has a Linux versionMobaXterm
No · No way to run itMySQL Workbench
Yes · Has a Linux versionNotepad++
Not directly · Needs a helper toolpgAdmin
Yes · Has a Linux versionPostman
Yes · Has a Linux versionPowerShell
Yes · Has a Linux versionPyCharm
Yes · Has a Linux versionSourcetree
No · No way to run itSQL Server Management Studio
No · No way to run itSublime Text
Yes · Has a Linux versionUnity
Yes · Has a Linux versionUnreal Engine
Partly · Has a Linux versionVisual Studio
No · No way to run itVisual Studio Code
Yes · Has a Linux versionWebStorm
Yes · Has a Linux versionWindows Subsystem for Linux
Not directly · No way to run itWindows Terminal
No · No way to run itXAMPP
Yes · Has a Linux version
Business & accounting
Airtable
Yes · Works in a browserAsana
Yes · Works in a browserClickUp
Yes · Has a Linux versionDocusign
Yes · Works in a browserFreshBooks
Yes · Works in a browserHubSpot
Yes · Works in a browserJira
Yes · Works in a browserLucidchart
Yes · Works in a browserMicrosoft Project
Partly · Works in a browserMiro
Yes · Works in a browsermonday.com
Yes · Works in a browserMYOB
Partly · Only some of it worksPower BI Desktop
Partly · Only some of it worksQuickBooks
Partly · Works in a browserSage 50
No · No way to run itSalesforce
Yes · Works in a browserTableau Desktop
No · No way to run itWave Accounting
Yes · Works in a browserXero
Yes · Works in a browserZoho Books
Yes · Works in a browser
Design, CAD & 3D
3ds Max
No · No way to run itAdobe After Effects
No · No way to run itAdobe InDesign
No · No way to run itAdobe XD
No · No way to run itAffinity Designer
No · No way to run itAutoCAD
Partly · Only some of it worksAutodesk Fusion
Partly · Only some of it worksAutodesk Maya
Yes · Has a Linux versionBlender
Yes · Has a Linux versionCinema 4D
No · No way to run itCorelDRAW
Partly · Only some of it worksFigma
Yes · Works in a browserKiCad
Yes · Has a Linux versionMicrosoft Publisher
No · No way to run itMicrosoft Visio
Partly · Works in a browserRevit
No · No way to run itSketchUp
Partly · Only some of it worksSOLIDWORKS
No · No way to run itZBrush
No · No way to run it
Accessibility
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
No · No way to run itGrammarly
Partly · Works in a browserJAWS
No · No way to run itNVDA
No · No way to run itRead&Write
Partly · Only some of it worksWindows Magnifier
No · No way to run itWindows Narrator
No · No way to run itWindows Speech Recognition
No · No way to run itZoomText
No · No way to run it
Education
Anki
Yes · Has a Linux versionGeoGebra
Partly · Works in a browserGoogle Classroom
Yes · Works in a browserIBM SPSS Statistics
No · No way to run itKahoot!
Yes · Works in a browserMATLAB
Yes · Has a Linux versionMendeley Reference Manager
Yes · Has a Linux versionRosetta Stone
Yes · Works in a browserScratch
Partly · Works in a browserZotero
Yes · Has a Linux version