--- title: These 4 Linux tools solve problems the default apps... description: Linux Mint provides a solid out-of-the-box desktop experience, but daily use reveals gaps. Four tools fill those gaps well: Syncthing for peer-to-peer file... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/these-4-linux-tools-solve-problems-the-default-apps-shouldn-t-have-left-unsolved-6yonveaft twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: These 4 Linux tools solve problems the default apps shouldn't have left unsolved | daily.dev og:description: Linux Mint provides a solid out-of-the-box desktop experience, but daily use reveals gaps. Four tools fill those gaps well: Syncthing for peer-to-peer file... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/these-4-linux-tools-solve-problems-the-default-apps-shouldn-t-have-left-unsolved-6yonveaft og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6YONVeAFT.png og:image:alt: These 4 Linux tools solve problems the default apps shouldn't have left unsolved og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # These 4 Linux tools solve problems the default apps shouldn't have left unsolved **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Linux Mint provides a solid out-of-the-box desktop experience, but daily use reveals gaps. Four tools fill those gaps well: Syncthing for peer-to-peer file sync across devices without cloud dependency, Btop++ for a real-time terminal system monitor that beats top/htop in readability, KeePassXC for offline encrypted password management without trusting third-party servers, and CopyQ for a clipboard manager that retains clipboard history beyond a single item. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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