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0.4.1 Loki | 1.50 GB (for PC or Mac)

What the press is saying about elementary OS:

“elementary OS is different… a beautiful and powerful operating system that will run well even on old PCs”
“a fast, low-maintenance platform that can be installed virtually anywhere”
“Lightweight and fast… Completely community-based, and has a real flair for design and appearances.”
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The Indie, Open Source App Store

AppCenter delivers native, Open Source apps to elementary OS. Quickly discover new apps and easily update the ones you already have. Plus, support indie developers directly through pay-what-you-want purchases.

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Apps You Need, Without Ones You Don't.

elementary OS ships with a carefully curated selection of apps that cater to every day needs so you can spend more time using your computer and less time cleaning up bloatware.

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Music

Organize and listen to your music. Browse by album, use lightning-fast search, and build playlists of your favorites.

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Epiphany

Surf the web with a fast & lightweight web browser. Epiphany lets you use HTML5 websites and web apps while being lighter on battery life.

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Mail

Manage multiple accounts quickly and effortlessly with conversation-based e-mail, fast-as-you-type search, new e-mail notifications, and more.

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Photos

Import, organize, and edit photos. Make a slideshow. Share with Facebook or Flickr.

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Videos

Smart and simple video viewing with thumbnail previews on the seekbar, playlists, subtitle support, and even the ability to resume what was last playing.

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Calendar

Easily view and create events. Sync with Online Accounts like Google.

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Files

The smart pathbar makes it easy to browse with breadcrumbs, search, or path completion. Quickly navigate with the column view and enjoy browser-class tabs with smart features like tab history.

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Terminal

With a color scheme designed to prevent eye strain, browser-class tabs with history and smart naming, task-completion notifications, natural copy & paste, backlog search and more, who says you can't teach an old app new tricks?

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Scratch

With a folder sidebar, multiple panes, and extensions like Terminal, Web Preview, Indentation Detection, and Vim Emulation, Scratch will be the last text editor you'll ever need.

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Camera

Easily snap pictures or video from a built-in webcam.

Applications
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3 Ways to Explore

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Grid

Display all your apps in an alphabetized grid. Flick through and find the one you want.

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Categories

View your apps automatically organized into categories. Perfect for large collections.

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Search

Launch apps, open settings panes, run commands, and more from the lightning fast search view.

Open Source

Our code is available for review, scrutiny, modification, and redistribution by anyone. Learn More

No Ads. No Spying.

We don't make advertising deals and we don't collect sensitive personal data. Our only income is directly from our users.

Safe & Secure

We're built on Linux: the same software powering the U.S Department of Defense, the Bank of China, and more. Security Notices

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