Published May 4, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT Anurag is an experienced journalist and author who’s been covering tech for the past 5 years, with a focus on Windows, Android, and Apple. He’s written for sites like Android Police, Neowin, Dexerto, and MakeTechEasier. Anurag’s always pumped about tech and loves getting his hands on the latest gadgets. When he's not procrastinating, you’ll probably find him catching the newest movies in theaters or scrolling through Twitter from his bed. A lot of the popular Linux apps work perfectly on Windows. For example, apps like LibreOffice, VLC, KDE Connect that are defined as Linux also work perfectly fine on Windows because they are open-source. The developers have made sure to enable compatibility for other operating systems as well. For instance, you can also use most of them on a Mac. I switched to four of these Linux apps on Windows, and these have actually helped me cancel the subscriptions that I was paying for.…