# Default applications review for 22.10 / 23.04 and beyond

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**Created:** [April 25, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/default-applications-review-for-22-10-23-04-and-beyond/5883 "2022-04-25T13:05:50Z")\
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gnome-characters is now a libadwaita based app.

The nearest GTK equivalent is probably gucharmap (formally known as gnome characters) which on its gitlab project says it is in deep-freeze maintainence mode only.

Unless anyone knows anything different, suggest we leave gnome-characters as a default app.

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