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| + | Here is a list of popular free software applications that we recommend to replace common proprietary applications. Ceasing to use proprietary appliations is a good way to start migrating to freedom. |
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− | ! colspan="8" | Replacement for / Available
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− | ! Free program
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− | ! GNU/Linux
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− | ! GNU/Hurd
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− | ! BSD
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− | ! Replicant
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− | ! macOS
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− | ! iOS
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− | ! Windows
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− | ! Windows Mobile
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− | ! Category
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− | ! [[Blender]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD -->
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS --> Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
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− | * Autodesk 3ds Max
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Multimedia
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− | ! [[Claws Mail]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS --> Apple Mail (included)
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− | | <!-- iOS --> Apple Mail (included)
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * Microsoft Outlook
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− | * Windows Mail (included)
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Internet
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− | |-
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− | ! [[Dia]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS -->
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Visio
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Graphics and Design
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− | |-
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− | ! [[Evince]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Adobe Reader
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD -->
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS --> Adobe Reader
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * Adobe Reader
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− | * Microsoft Reader
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− | * Nitro PDF Reader
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Office and Productivity
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− | |-
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− | ! [[GIMP]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS --> Adobe Photoshop
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * PaintShop Pro
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− | * Adobe Photoshop
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− | * Microsoft Paint (included)
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Graphics and Design
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− | ! [[GNU IceCat]] (Firefox ESR fork)
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux -->
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD -->
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | * ''Work in progress''
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− | | <!-- macOS -->
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− | * Apple Safari (included)
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | * Apple Safari (included)
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | * Internet Explorer (included)
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Internet
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− | ! [[GNUnet]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS --> Yes
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows --> DC++
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Internet
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− | ! [[Inkscape]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS --> Adobe Illustrator
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * CorelDraw
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− | * Adobe Illustrator
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− | * Xara Photo & Graphic Designer
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Graphics and Design
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− | ! [[Iridium]] (Chromium fork)
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux -->
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD -->
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | | <!-- macOS -->
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− | * Apple Safari (included)
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | * Apple Safari (included)
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | * Internet Explorer (included)
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Internet
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− | ! [[LibreOffice]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS --> Microsoft Office
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Office
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Office and Productivity
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− | ! [[MinGW]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD -->
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS -->
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Visual C++
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Programming Utilities
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− | ! [[ownCloud]] (client only)
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Dropbox
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD -->
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− | | <!-- Android --> Dropbox
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− | | <!-- macOS --> Dropbox
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− | | <!-- iOS --> Dropbox
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * Apple iCloud
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− | * Dropbox
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Internet
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− | ! [[Pidgin]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux -->
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− | * ICQ
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− | * Trillian
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− | * Yahoo! Messenger
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD -->
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− | * Yahoo! Messenger
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | * Facebook Messenger
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− | * ICQ
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− | * Trillian
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− | * Yahoo! Messenger
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− | | <!-- macOS -->
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− | * Facebook Messenger
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− | * ICQ
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− | * Trillian
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− | * Yahoo! Messenger
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | * ICQ
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− | * Trillian
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− | * Yahoo! Messenger
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * ICQ
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− | * Trillian
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− | * Yahoo! Messenger
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | * Facebook Messenger
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− | * ICQ
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− | | Internet
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− | ! [[qBittorrent]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS --> BitTorrent
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows --> BitTorrent
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Internet
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− | ! [[QupZilla]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux -->
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD -->
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | | <!-- macOS -->
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− | * Apple Safari (included)
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | * Apple Safari (included)
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * Chromium
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− | * Google Chrome
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− | * Firefox
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− | * Internet Explorer (included)
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Internet
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− | ! [[Scribus]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd --> Yes
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− | | <!-- BSD --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS -->
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− | * Adobe InDesign
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− | * QuarkXPress
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * Adobe InDesign
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− | * QuarkXPress
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Publishing
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− | ! [[Signal]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD -->
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− | | <!-- Android --> Yes
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− | | <!-- macOS --> Apple iMessage
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− | | <!-- iOS --> Apple iMessage
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− | | <!-- Windows --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Messaging
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− | ! [[Tribler]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD -->
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− | | <!-- Android --> Yes
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− | | <!-- macOS --> BitTorrent
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows --> BitTorrent
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Internet
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− | ! [[UNetbootin]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD -->
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− | | <!-- Android -->
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− | | <!-- macOS --> Apple Disk Utility
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− | | <!-- iOS -->
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * Microsoft Windows USB/DVD Download Tool
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− | * Windows USB Installer Maker
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− | * WinToFlash
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Live USB Systems
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− | ! [[Vim]]
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Android --> Yes
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− | | <!-- macOS --> Notes
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− | | <!-- iOS --> Notes
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile -->
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− | | Office and Productivity
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− | ! [[VLC media player|VLC media player]] (VLC)
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− | | <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
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− | | <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
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− | | <!-- BSD --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Android --> Yes
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− | | <!-- macOS -->
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− | | <!-- iOS --> Yes
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− | | <!-- Windows -->
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− | * PowerDVD
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− | * Windows Media Player
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− | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> Yes
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− | | Multimedia
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− | |}
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− | * Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-windows.html
| + | We have a separate list for each operating system because some of the free replacements don't run on all the operating system. |
− | ** Replaced "Blender3D" with "Blender" (see menu bar Blender -> About).
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− | ** Replaced "VideoLan Client" with "VLC media player" (see menu bar VLC -> About).
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− | ** Replaced "Paint Shop Pro" with "PaintShop Pro".
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− | ** Replaced "Xara Xtreme" with "Xara Photo & Graphic Designer" -- The Windows version was previously sold under the names Xara Studio, Xara X and Xara Xtreme
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− | ** Removed "Adobe FreeHand" (Adobe Illustrator is already in the list) -- Since 2003 FreeHand development has been discontinued; in the Adobe Systems catalog, FreeHand has been replaced with Adobe Illustrator.
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− | ** Replaced "Napster" with DC++
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− | ** Replaced "MSN" (Windows Live Messenger, discontinued) with "Facebook Messenger"
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− | ** Replaced "Yahoo" with "Yahoo! Messenger"
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− | ** Replaced "ICQ chat clients" with "ICQ"
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− | ** Replaced "Maya" with "Autodesk Maya ("Maya")"
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− | ** Replaced "3DSMax" (formerly 3D Studio and 3D Studio Max) with "Autodesk 3ds Max"
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− | ** Removed AIM, discontinued (December 15, 2017)
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− | ** Replaced "Outlook Express" with "Microsoft Mail"
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− | ** Replaced "InDesign" with "Adobe InDesign"
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− | ** Removed "PageMaker", discontinued
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− | ** Removed Google Drive, a service not a software
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− | ** Replaced "Reader (Windows 8)" with "Microsoft Reader"
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− | ** Added "Apple Mail"
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− | * Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-ios.html and
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− | ** Removed Rufus because there is no GNU/Linux version available.
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− | ** Removed OnionBrowser because there is no GNU/Linux version available.
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− | ** Removed Orfox because there is no GNU/Linux version available.
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− | ** Removed LibreSignal because there is no GNU/Linux version available.
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− | ** Removed VimTouch because there is no GNU/Linux version available.
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− | ** Added Telegram (as a replacement for LibreSignal).
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− | ==See also== | + | ==Misc== |
− | * [[Free_Software_Directory:Antifeatures|FSD: Antifeatures]] | + | * [[Collection:File format|File format]] |
| + | * [[Collection:SaaSS|Service as a Software Substitute]] |
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− | ==External links== | + | ==Free operating systems== |
− | * [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-adobe.html Adobe's Software is Malware] | + | * GNU-like |
− | * [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.html Apple's Operating Systems Are Malware] | + | ** [[Collection:BSD|BSD]] |
− | * [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.html Google's Software is Malware] | + | ** [[Collection:GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux]] |
− | * [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html Microsoft's Software is Malware] | + | * Android-based |
| + | ** [[Collection:Replicant|Replicant]] |
| + | |
| + | ==Nonfree operating systems== |
| + | * Apple [[Collection:iOS|iOS]] |
| + | * Apple [[Collection:macOS|macOS]] |
| + | * Microsoft [[Collection:Windows|Windows]] |
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| + | After you replace the nonfree apps, how about replacing the nonfree system with a free [https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html GNU/Linux distribution] next? For your freedom's sake. |
| + | |
| + | ==About== |
| + | * '''Team Captain''': [[User:David_Hedlund|David Hedlund]] |
| + | * '''Participant''': [[User:Adfeno|Adfeno]] |
| + | * '''Summary''': A listing of free software replacements. |
| + | |
| + | [[Category:Project Team]] |