GNOME Core Applications

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.

GNOME Core Applications
Developer(s)The GNOME Project
Initial releaseDecember 20, 1998 (1998-12-20)[1]
Stable release3.38.3[2] (29 January 2021 (2021-01-29)) [±]
Preview release40.alpha[3] (26 January 2021 (2021-01-26)) [±]
Written inVala, C, C++, Scheme, JavaScript, Python
Operating systemLinux, Unix-like, macOS, Microsoft Windows
PlatformGTK+
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitewiki.gnome.org/Design/Apps/

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

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
  • 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
GNOME Core Applications: Configuration
Screenshots of GNOME Core Configuration Applications

Conversations
  • Contacts – managing addresses
  • Mail (Design in progress)
GNOME Core Applications: Conversations
  • GNOME Contacts
  • GNOME Mail
Screenshots of GNOME Core Conversations Applications

Files
  • Files – the file browser
  • Photos
  • Music – audio player with database
  • Videos – the media player
GNOME Core Applications: Files
Screenshots of GNOME Core Files Applications

System
GNOME Core Applications: System
Screenshots of GNOME Core System Applications

World
GNOME Core Applications: World
  • GNOME Clocks (stopwatch mode)
  • GNOME Clocks
  • GNOME Maps
  • GNOME Weather
  • GNOME Web
Screenshots of GNOME Core World Applications

Utilities
GNOME Core Applications: Utilities
Screenshots of GNOME Core Utilities Applications

References
  1. "first release".
  2. Catanzaro, Michael (29 January 2021). "GNOME 3.38.3 released!". GNOME Mail Services (Mailing list). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. Petridis, Jordan (26 January 2021). "GNOME 40.alpha Released". GNOME Mail Services (Mailing list). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. "GNOME Developer Documentation: GtkHeaderBar".
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