User /r/MindCrunch is contemplating making the switch from Linux to a FreeBSD desktop environment. The /r/freebsd community provides feedback on compatibility and how to make the switch.
Switching to FreeBSD from Linux as Desktop OS – pre-checking software compatibility from freebsd
You find all what You need here:
possible software – you can compile it with the /usr/ports/… “system” (see handbook) or install them as packets with #pkg install .
https://www.freebsd.org/ports/categories-grouped.html
https://www.freebsd.org/ports/categories-alpha.html
However, you can compile your own source code, but this the hard way to do it.
for Hardware requirements please read
https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.0R/hardware.html
The Online Handbooks has a big large description of everything:
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/
Or ask the Forum:
https://forums.freebsd.org/
best regards