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Revision as of 22:22, 12 January 2018
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Contents
OS
GNU/Linux
| Type | Free program | Replacement for |
|---|---|---|
| 3D computer graphics software | Blender | Autodesk Maya ("Maya") |
| Anonymous P2P | GNUnet | Yes |
| BitTorrent client | qBittorrent | Yes |
| BitTorrent client | Tribler | Yes |
| Compiler | MinGW | Yes |
| Desktop publishing | Scribus | Yes |
| Diagramming software | Dia | Yes |
| Document viewer | Evince | Adobe Reader |
| Email client, news client, feed reader | Mozilla Thunderbird | Yes |
| VoIP, telephony, softphone, SIP | GNU Ring, Linphone | Skype |
| Instant messaging client | Pidgin | * ICQ* Trillian* Yahoo! Messenger |
| Live USB | Yes | |
| Media player | VLC media player (VLC) | Yes |
| Office suite | LibreOffice | Yes |
| Online storage | ownCloud (client only) | Dropbox |
| Raster graphics editor | GIMP | Yes |
| Text editor | Vim | Yes |
| Vector graphics editor | Inkscape | Yes |
| Web browser | GNU IceCat (Mozilla Firefox ESR fork) | * Chromium* Google Chrome* Firefox |
GNU/Hurd
| Type | Free program | Replacement for |
|---|---|---|
| 3D computer graphics software | Blender | |
| Anonymous P2P | GNUnet | |
| BitTorrent client | qBittorrent | |
| BitTorrent client | Tribler | |
| Compiler | MinGW | |
| Desktop publishing | Scribus | Yes |
| Diagramming software | Dia | |
| Document viewer | Evince | |
| Email client, news client, feed reader | Mozilla Thunderbird | |
| VoIP, telephony, softphone, SIP | GNU Ring, Linphone | |
| Instant messaging client | Pidgin | |
| Live USB | ||
| Media player | VLC media player (VLC) | |
| Office suite | LibreOffice | |
| Online storage | ownCloud (client only) | |
| Raster graphics editor | GIMP | |
| Text editor | Vim | |
| Vector graphics editor | Inkscape | |
| Web browser | GNU IceCat (Mozilla Firefox ESR fork) |
BSD
| Type | Free program | Replacement for |
|---|---|---|
| 3D computer graphics software | Blender | |
| Anonymous P2P | GNUnet | Yes |
| BitTorrent client | qBittorrent | Yes |
| BitTorrent client | Tribler | |
| Compiler | MinGW | |
| Desktop publishing | Scribus | Yes |
| Diagramming software | Dia | Yes |
| Document viewer | Evince | |
| Email client, news client, feed reader | Mozilla Thunderbird | |
| VoIP, telephony, softphone, SIP | GNU Ring, Linphone | |
| Instant messaging client | Pidgin | * Yahoo! Messenger |
| Live USB | ||
| Media player | VLC media player (VLC) | Yes |
| Office suite | LibreOffice | Yes |
| Online storage | ownCloud (client only) | |
| Raster graphics editor | GIMP | Yes |
| Text editor | Vim | Yes |
| Vector graphics editor | Inkscape | Yes |
| Web browser | GNU IceCat (Mozilla Firefox ESR fork) |
Android
| Type | Free program | Replacement for |
|---|---|---|
| 3D computer graphics software | Blender | |
| Anonymous P2P | GNUnet | |
| BitTorrent client | qBittorrent | |
| BitTorrent client | Tribler | Yes |
| Compiler | MinGW | |
| Desktop publishing | Scribus | |
| Diagramming software | Dia | |
| Document viewer | Evince | |
| Email client, news client, feed reader | Mozilla Thunderbird | |
| VoIP, telephony, softphone, SIP | GNU Ring, Linphone | Skype |
| Instant messaging client | Pidgin | * Facebook Messenger* ICQ* Trillian* Yahoo! Messenger |
| Live USB | ||
| Media player | VLC media player (VLC) | Yes |
| Office suite | LibreOffice | |
| Online storage | ownCloud (client only) | Dropbox |
| Raster graphics editor | GIMP | |
| Text editor | Vim | Yes |
| Vector graphics editor | Inkscape | |
| Web browser | GNU IceCat (Mozilla Firefox ESR fork) | * Work in progress |
Apple
macOS
| Type | Free program | Replacement for |
|---|---|---|
| 3D computer graphics software | Blender | Autodesk Maya ("Maya") |
| Anonymous P2P | GNUnet | Yes |
| BitTorrent client | qBittorrent | BitTorrent |
| BitTorrent client | Tribler | BitTorrent |
| Compiler | MinGW | |
| Desktop publishing | Scribus | * Adobe InDesign* QuarkXPress |
| Diagramming software | Dia | |
| Document viewer | Evince | Adobe Reader |
| Email client, news client, feed reader | Mozilla Thunderbird | Apple Mail (included) |
| VoIP, telephony, softphone, SIP | GNU Ring, Linphone | Apple iMessage |
| Instant messaging client | Pidgin | * Facebook Messenger* ICQ* Trillian* Yahoo! Messenger |
| Live USB | Apple Disk Utility | |
| Media player | VLC media player (VLC) | Apple QuickTime |
| Office suite | LibreOffice | Microsoft Office |
| Online storage | ownCloud (client only) | Dropbox |
| Raster graphics editor | GIMP | Adobe Photoshop |
| Text editor | Vim | Notes |
| Vector graphics editor | Inkscape | Adobe Illustrator |
| Web browser | GNU IceCat (Mozilla Firefox ESR fork) | * Apple Safari (included)* Chromium* Google Chrome* Firefox |
iOS
| Type | Free program | Replacement for |
|---|---|---|
| 3D computer graphics software | Blender | |
| Anonymous P2P | GNUnet | |
| BitTorrent client | qBittorrent | |
| BitTorrent client | Tribler | |
| Compiler | MinGW | |
| Desktop publishing | Scribus | |
| Diagramming software | Dia | |
| Document viewer | Evince | |
| Email client, news client, feed reader | Mozilla Thunderbird | |
| VoIP, telephony, softphone, SIP | GNU Ring, Linphone | Apple iMessage |
| Instant messaging client | Pidgin | * ICQ* Trillian* Yahoo! Messenger |
| Live USB | ||
| Media player | VLC media player (VLC) | Yes |
| Office suite | LibreOffice | |
| Online storage | ownCloud (client only) | Dropbox |
| Raster graphics editor | GIMP | |
| Text editor | Vim | Notes |
| Vector graphics editor | Inkscape | |
| Web browser | GNU IceCat (Mozilla Firefox ESR fork) | * Apple Safari (included)* Chromium* Google Chrome* Firefox |
Microsoft
Windows
| Type | Free program | Replacement for |
|---|---|---|
| 3D computer graphics software | Blender | * Autodesk Maya ("Maya")* Autodesk 3ds Max |
| Anonymous P2P | GNUnet | DC++ |
| BitTorrent client | qBittorrent | BitTorrent |
| BitTorrent client | Tribler | BitTorrent |
| Compiler | MinGW | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| Desktop publishing | Scribus | * Adobe InDesign* QuarkXPress |
| Diagramming software | Dia | Microsoft Visio |
| Document viewer | Evince | * Adobe Reader* Microsoft Reader* Nitro PDF Reader |
| Email client, news client, feed reader | Mozilla Thunderbird | * Microsoft Outlook* Windows Mail (included) |
| VoIP, telephony, softphone, SIP | GNU Ring, Linphone | Skype |
| Instant messaging client | Pidgin | * ICQ* Trillian* Yahoo! Messenger |
| Live USB | * Microsoft Windows USB/DVD Download Tool* Windows USB Installer Maker* WinToFlash | |
| Media player | VLC media player (VLC) | * PowerDVD* Windows Media Player* Apple QuickTime |
| Office suite | LibreOffice | Microsoft Office |
| Online storage | ownCloud (client only) | * Apple iCloud* Dropbox |
| Raster graphics editor | GIMP | * PaintShop Pro* Adobe Photoshop* Microsoft Paint (included) |
| Text editor | Vim | |
| Vector graphics editor | Inkscape | * CorelDraw* Adobe Illustrator* Xara Photo & Graphic Designer |
| Web browser | GNU IceCat (Mozilla Firefox ESR fork) | * Chromium* Google Chrome* Firefox* Internet Explorer (included) |
Windows Mobile
| Type | Free program | Replacement for |
|---|---|---|
| 3D computer graphics software | Blender | |
| Anonymous P2P | GNUnet | |
| BitTorrent client | qBittorrent | |
| BitTorrent client | Tribler | |
| Compiler | MinGW | |
| Desktop publishing | Scribus | |
| Diagramming software | Dia | |
| Document viewer | Evince | |
| Email client, news client, feed reader | Mozilla Thunderbird | |
| VoIP, telephony, softphone, SIP | GNU Ring, Linphone | |
| Instant messaging client | Pidgin | * Facebook Messenger* ICQ |
| Live USB | ||
| Media player | VLC media player (VLC) | Windows Media Player Mobile |
| Office suite | LibreOffice | |
| Online storage | ownCloud (client only) | |
| Raster graphics editor | GIMP | |
| Text editor | Vim | |
| Vector graphics editor | Inkscape | |
| Web browser | GNU IceCat (Mozilla Firefox ESR fork) |
Multi view (outdated, archived as example only)
| Replacement for / Available | |||||||||
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| Free program | GNU/Linux | GNU/Hurd | BSD | Replicant | macOS | iOS | Windows | Windows Mobile | Type |
| Blender | Autodesk Maya ("Maya") | Autodesk Maya ("Maya") |
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3D computer graphics software | |||||
| 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 (Mozilla 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 | |||
| GNU Ring | Yes | Yes | Apple iMessage | Apple iMessage | Yes | VoIP, telephony, softphone, SIP | |||
| Mozilla Thunderbird | Yes | Apple Mail (included) |
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Email client, news client, feed reader | |||||
| 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 | ||
Log
- Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-windows.html
- Removed 'UNetbootin', and didn't replace it with FUSBi (abandonware)
- Removed Iridium -- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2017-01/msg00009.html, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2017-01/msg00056.html
- Removed Qupzilla -- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/directory-discuss/2017-12/msg00011.html, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/directory-discuss/2017-11/msg00005.html, and https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/directory-discuss/2017-11/msg00015.html
- Replaced 'Claws Mail' with 'Mozilla Thunderbird' -- GNU IceCat is a fork of Mozilla Firefox ESR, some add-ons run on both Firefox (and IceCat) and Thunderbird. Thunderbird is much much popular than Claws Mail.
- Made the categories more unique
- 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).
See also
External links
- Adobe's Software is Malware
- Apple's Operating Systems Are Malware
- Google's Software is Malware
- Microsoft's Software is Malware
Multi view (outdated, archived as example only)
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| Free program | GNU/Linux | GNU/Hurd | BSD | Replicant | macOS | iOS | Windows | Windows Mobile | Type |
| Blender | Autodesk Maya ("Maya") | Autodesk Maya ("Maya") |
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3D computer graphics software | |||||
| 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 (Mozilla 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 | |||
| Mozilla Thunderbird | Yes | Apple Mail (included) |
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Email client, news client, feed reader | |||||
| 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 | ||
Log
- Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-windows.html
- Replaced 'Signal' with 'GNU Ring'
- Removed 'UNetbootin', and didn't replace it with FUSBi (abandonware)
- Removed Iridium -- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2017-01/msg00009.html, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2017-01/msg00056.html
- Removed Qupzilla -- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/directory-discuss/2017-12/msg00011.html, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/directory-discuss/2017-11/msg00005.html, and https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/directory-discuss/2017-11/msg00015.html
- Replaced 'Claws Mail' with 'Mozilla Thunderbird' -- GNU IceCat is a fork of Mozilla Firefox ESR, some add-ons run on both Firefox (and IceCat) and Thunderbird. Thunderbird is much much popular than Claws Mail.
- Made the categories more unique
- 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).
See also
External links
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