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=== Logitech Mice ===
=== Logitech Mice ===
Both do the same thing but have a slightly different interface.
Solaar https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.pwr_solaar.solaar
Solaar https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.pwr_solaar.solaar


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=== Corsair Devices ===
=== Corsair Devices ===
CKB Next https://github.com/ckb-next/ckb-next
CKB Next, does not support all corsair devices, check the supported hardware on the linked GitHub page https://github.com/ckb-next/ckb-next


=== Stream Deck ===
=== Stream Deck ===

Revision as of 20:00, 3 June 2026

Creative Apps

Photoshop and Illustrator do not work with Wine. Photoshop Lightroom does work with Wine versions 11.10 and above with the staging patch set.

Krita https://krita.org/en/download/

GIMP https://www.gimp.org/

FireAlpaca https://firealpaca.com/

FTP Clients

WinSCP does work well with Wine.

FileZilla https://filezilla-project.org/

Media Players

VLC https://www.videolan.org/

mpv https://mpv.io/

Foobar2000 (requires Wine, works well) https://www.foobar2000.org/windows

System Utilities

WinRAR/7-Zip

Ark is built in to most KDE installs https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.kde.ark

PeaZip https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.peazip.PeaZip

WinDirStat/SpaceMonger/WizTree

Filelight https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.kde.filelight

Disk Usage Analyzer https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.gnome.baobab

Gaming

Shadowplay

GPU Screen Recorder https://flathub.org/en/apps/com.dec05eba.gpu_screen_recorder

Minecraft Launcher

Prism Launcher https://prismlauncher.org/

Epic Games/GOG/Amazon Games

Heroic Games Launcher https://heroicgameslauncher.com/

Logitech Mice

Both do the same thing but have a slightly different interface.

Solaar https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.pwr_solaar.solaar

Pipe https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.freedesktop.Piper

Corsair Devices

CKB Next, does not support all corsair devices, check the supported hardware on the linked GitHub page https://github.com/ckb-next/ckb-next

Stream Deck

OpenDeck, uses Wine to try and run Stream Deck plugins designed for windows https://github.com/nekename/OpenDeck

StreamController, does not attempt to run Windows versions of plugins, smaller app store https://flathub.org/en/apps/com.core447.StreamController

RGB Software

OpenRGB - has to have specific support from the developers but a lot of devices are supported https://openrgb.org/

FPS overlay

MangoHud, similar to RTSS https://github.com/flightlessmango/Mangohud

Emulators

RetroArch, also available on Steam https://www.retroarch.com/