Difference between revisions of "Free Software Directory:Free software replacements"
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! Windows Mobile | ! Windows Mobile | ||
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! [[Blender]] | ! [[Blender]] | ||
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* Autodesk 3ds Max | * Autodesk 3ds Max | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[Claws Mail]] | ! [[Claws Mail]] | ||
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* Windows Mail (included) | * Windows Mail (included) | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[Dia]] | ! [[Dia]] | ||
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| <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Visio | | <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Visio | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
− | | | + | | Diagramming software |
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! [[Evince]] | ! [[Evince]] | ||
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* Nitro PDF Reader | * Nitro PDF Reader | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[GIMP]] | ! [[GIMP]] | ||
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* Microsoft Paint (included) | * Microsoft Paint (included) | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[GNU IceCat]] (Firefox ESR fork) | ! [[GNU IceCat]] (Firefox ESR fork) | ||
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* Internet Explorer (included) | * Internet Explorer (included) | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[GNUnet]] | ! [[GNUnet]] | ||
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| <!-- Windows --> DC++ | | <!-- Windows --> DC++ | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
− | | | + | | Anonymous P2P |
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! [[Inkscape]] | ! [[Inkscape]] | ||
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* Xara Photo & Graphic Designer | * Xara Photo & Graphic Designer | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[Iridium]] (Chromium fork) | ! [[Iridium]] (Chromium fork) | ||
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* Internet Explorer (included) | * Internet Explorer (included) | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[LibreOffice]] | ! [[LibreOffice]] | ||
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| <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Office | | <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Office | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[MinGW]] | ! [[MinGW]] | ||
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| <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Visual C++ | | <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Visual C++ | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[ownCloud]] (client only) | ! [[ownCloud]] (client only) | ||
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* Dropbox | * Dropbox | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[Pidgin]] | ! [[Pidgin]] | ||
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* Facebook Messenger | * Facebook Messenger | ||
* ICQ | * ICQ | ||
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! [[qBittorrent]] | ! [[qBittorrent]] | ||
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| <!-- Windows --> BitTorrent | | <!-- Windows --> BitTorrent | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[QupZilla]] | ! [[QupZilla]] | ||
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* Internet Explorer (included) | * Internet Explorer (included) | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[Scribus]] | ! [[Scribus]] | ||
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* QuarkXPress | * QuarkXPress | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[Signal]] | ! [[Signal]] | ||
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes | | <!-- Windows --> Yes | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[Tribler]] | ! [[Tribler]] | ||
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| <!-- Windows --> BitTorrent | | <!-- Windows --> BitTorrent | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[UNetbootin]] | ! [[UNetbootin]] | ||
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* WinToFlash | * WinToFlash | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
− | | Live USB | + | | Live USB |
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! [[Vim]] | ! [[Vim]] | ||
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| <!-- Windows --> | | <!-- Windows --> | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> | ||
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! [[VLC media player|VLC media player]] (VLC) | ! [[VLC media player|VLC media player]] (VLC) | ||
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* Windows Media Player | * Windows Media Player | ||
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> Yes | | <!-- Windows Mobile --> Yes | ||
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Revision as of 17:15, 12 January 2018
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Free program | GNU/Linux | GNU/Hurd | BSD | Replicant | macOS | iOS | Windows | Windows Mobile | Unique category |
Blender | Autodesk Maya ("Maya") | Autodesk Maya ("Maya") |
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3D computer graphics software | |||||
Claws Mail | Yes | Yes | Apple Mail (included) | Apple Mail (included) |
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E-mail client | |||
Dia | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Visio | Diagramming software | |||||
Evince | Adobe Reader | Adobe Reader |
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Document viewer | |||||
GIMP | Yes | Yes | Adobe Photoshop |
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Raster graphics editor | ||||
GNU IceCat (Firefox ESR fork) |
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Web browser | |||
GNUnet | Yes | Yes | Yes | DC++ | Anonymous P2P | ||||
Inkscape | Yes | Yes | Adobe Illustrator |
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Vector graphics editor | ||||
Iridium (Chromium fork) |
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Web browser | |||
LibreOffice | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Office | Microsoft Office | Office suite | ||||
MinGW | Yes | Microsoft Visual C++ | Compiler | ||||||
ownCloud (client only) | Dropbox | Dropbox | Dropbox | Dropbox |
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Online storage | |||
Pidgin |
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Instant messaging client | |
qBittorrent | Yes | Yes | BitTorrent | BitTorrent | BitTorrent client | ||||
QupZilla |
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Web browser | |||
Scribus | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Desktop publishing | |||
Signal | Yes | Yes | Apple iMessage | Apple iMessage | Yes | Encrypted voice calling, video calling and instant messaging | |||
Tribler | Yes | Yes | BitTorrent | BitTorrent | BitTorrent client | ||||
UNetbootin | Yes | Apple Disk Utility |
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Live USB | |||||
Vim | Yes | Yes | Yes | Notes | Notes | Text editor | |||
VLC media player (VLC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | Media player |
- Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-windows.html
- Replaced "Blender3D" with "Blender" (see menu bar Blender -> About).
- Replaced "VideoLan Client" with "VLC media player" (see menu bar VLC -> About).
- Replaced "Paint Shop Pro" with "PaintShop Pro".
- Replaced "Xara Xtreme" with "Xara Photo & Graphic Designer" -- The Windows version was previously sold under the names Xara Studio, Xara X and Xara Xtreme
- 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.
- Replaced "Napster" with DC++
- Replaced "MSN" (Windows Live Messenger, discontinued) with "Facebook Messenger"
- Replaced "Yahoo" with "Yahoo! Messenger"
- Replaced "ICQ chat clients" with "ICQ"
- Replaced "Maya" with "Autodesk Maya ("Maya")"
- Replaced "3DSMax" (formerly 3D Studio and 3D Studio Max) with "Autodesk 3ds Max"
- Removed AIM, discontinued (December 15, 2017)
- Replaced "Outlook Express" with "Microsoft Mail"
- Replaced "InDesign" with "Adobe InDesign"
- Removed "PageMaker", discontinued
- Removed Google Drive, a service not a software
- Replaced "Reader (Windows 8)" with "Microsoft Reader"
- Added "Apple Mail"
- Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-ios.html and
- Removed Rufus because there is no GNU/Linux version available.
- Removed OnionBrowser because there is no GNU/Linux version available.
- Removed Orfox because there is no GNU/Linux version available.
- Removed LibreSignal because there is no GNU/Linux version available.
- Removed VimTouch because there is no GNU/Linux version available.
- Added Telegram (as a replacement for LibreSignal).
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