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| <!-- macOS --> Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
 
| <!-- macOS --> Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
| <!-- Windows -->* Autodesk Maya ("Maya")* Autodesk 3ds Max
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| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
 +
* Autodesk 3ds Max
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| Multimedia
 
| Multimedia
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| <!-- macOS --> Apple Mail (included)
 
| <!-- macOS --> Apple Mail (included)
 
| <!-- iOS --> Apple Mail (included)
 
| <!-- iOS --> Apple Mail (included)
| <!-- Windows -->* Microsoft Outlook* Windows Mail (included)
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| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* Microsoft Outlook
 +
* Windows Mail (included)
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| Internet
 
| Internet
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| <!-- macOS --> Adobe Reader
 
| <!-- macOS --> Adobe Reader
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
| <!-- Windows -->* Adobe Reader* Microsoft Reader* Nitro PDF Reader
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| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* Adobe Reader
 +
* Microsoft Reader
 +
* Nitro PDF Reader
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| Office and Productivity
 
| Office and Productivity
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| <!-- macOS --> Photoshop
 
| <!-- macOS --> Photoshop
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
| <!-- Windows -->* PaintShop Pro* Photoshop* Microsoft Paint (included)
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| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* PaintShop Pro
 +
* Photoshop
 +
* Microsoft Paint (included)
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| Graphics and Design
 
| Graphics and Design
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[GNU IceCat]]
 
! [[GNU IceCat]]
| <!-- GNU/Linux -->* Chrome* Firefox
+
| <!-- GNU/Linux -->
 +
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->  
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->  
 
| <!-- BSD -->  
 
| <!-- BSD -->  
| <!-- Android -->* ''Work in progress''
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| <!-- Android -->
| <!-- macOS -->* Chrome* Firefox* Safari (included)
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* ''Work in progress''
| <!-- iOS -->* Chrome* Firefox* Safari (included)
+
| <!-- macOS -->
| <!-- Windows -->* Chrome* Firefox* Internet Explorer (included)
+
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 +
* Safari (included)
 +
| <!-- iOS -->
 +
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 +
* Safari (included)
 +
| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 +
* Internet Explorer (included)
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| Internet
 
| Internet
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| <!-- macOS --> Adobe Illustrator
 
| <!-- macOS --> Adobe Illustrator
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
| <!-- Windows -->* CorelDraw* Adobe Illustrator* Xara Photo & Graphic Designer
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| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* CorelDraw
 +
* Adobe Illustrator
 +
* Xara Photo & Graphic Designer
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| Graphics and Design
 
| Graphics and Design
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Iridium]]
 
! [[Iridium]]
| <!-- GNU/Linux -->* Chrome* Firefox
+
| <!-- GNU/Linux -->
 +
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->  
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->  
 
| <!-- BSD -->  
 
| <!-- BSD -->  
| <!-- Android -->* Chrome* Firefox
+
| <!-- Android -->
| <!-- macOS -->* Chrome* Firefox* Safari (included)
+
* Chrome
| <!-- iOS -->* Chrome* Firefox* Safari (included)
+
* Firefox
| <!-- Windows -->* Chrome* Firefox* Internet Explorer (included)
+
| <!-- macOS -->
 +
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 +
* Safari (included)
 +
| <!-- iOS -->
 +
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 +
* Safari (included)
 +
| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 +
* Internet Explorer (included)
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| Internet
 
| Internet
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| <!-- macOS --> Dropbox
 
| <!-- macOS --> Dropbox
 
| <!-- iOS --> Dropbox
 
| <!-- iOS --> Dropbox
| <!-- Windows -->* Dropbox* iCloud
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| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* Dropbox
 +
* iCloud
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| Internet
 
| Internet
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Pidgin]]
 
! [[Pidgin]]
| <!-- GNU/Linux -->* ICQ* Trillian* Yahoo! Messenger
+
| <!-- GNU/Linux -->
 +
* ICQ
 +
* Trillian
 +
* Yahoo! Messenger
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->  
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->  
| <!-- BSD --> * Yahoo! Messenger
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| <!-- BSD -->  
| <!-- Android -->* Facebook Messenger* ICQ* Trillian* Yahoo! Messenger
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* Yahoo! Messenger
| <!-- macOS -->* Facebook Messenger* ICQ* Trillian* Yahoo! Messenger
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| <!-- Android -->
| <!-- iOS -->* ICQ* Trillian* Yahoo! Messenger
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* Facebook Messenger
| <!-- Windows -->* ICQ* Trillian* Yahoo! Messenger
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* ICQ
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->* Facebook Messenger* ICQ
+
* Trillian
 +
* Yahoo! Messenger
 +
| <!-- macOS -->
 +
* Facebook Messenger
 +
* ICQ
 +
* Trillian
 +
* Yahoo! Messenger
 +
| <!-- iOS -->
 +
* ICQ
 +
* Trillian
 +
* Yahoo! Messenger
 +
| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* ICQ
 +
* Trillian
 +
* Yahoo! Messenger
 +
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 +
* Facebook Messenger
 +
* ICQ
 
| Internet
 
| Internet
 
|-
 
|-
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|-
 
|-
 
! [[QupZilla]]
 
! [[QupZilla]]
| <!-- GNU/Linux -->* Chrome* Firefox
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| <!-- GNU/Linux -->
 +
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->  
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->  
 
| <!-- BSD -->  
 
| <!-- BSD -->  
| <!-- Android -->* Chrome* Firefox
+
| <!-- Android -->
| <!-- macOS -->* Chrome* Firefox* Safari (included)
+
* Chrome
| <!-- iOS -->* Chrome* Firefox* Safari (included)
+
* Firefox
| <!-- Windows -->* Chrome* Firefox* Internet Explorer (included)
+
| <!-- macOS -->
 +
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 +
* Safari (included)
 +
| <!-- iOS -->
 +
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 +
* Safari (included)
 +
| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* Chrome
 +
* Firefox
 +
* Internet Explorer (included)
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| Internet
 
| Internet
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| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- Android -->  
 
| <!-- Android -->  
| <!-- macOS -->* Adobe InDesign* QuarkXPress
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| <!-- macOS -->
 +
* Adobe InDesign
 +
* QuarkXPress
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
| <!-- Windows -->* Adobe InDesign* QuarkXPress
+
| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* Adobe InDesign
 +
* QuarkXPress
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| Publishing
 
| Publishing
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| <!-- macOS --> Disk Utility
 
| <!-- macOS --> Disk Utility
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
 
| <!-- iOS -->  
| <!-- Windows -->* Microsoft Windows USB/DVD Download Tool* Windows USB Installer Maker* WinToFlash
+
| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* Microsoft Windows USB/DVD Download Tool
 +
* Windows USB Installer Maker
 +
* WinToFlash
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->  
 
| Live USB Systems
 
| Live USB Systems
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| <!-- macOS -->  
 
| <!-- macOS -->  
 
| <!-- iOS --> Yes
 
| <!-- iOS --> Yes
| <!-- Windows -->* PowerDVD* Windows Media Player
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| <!-- Windows -->
 +
* PowerDVD
 +
* Windows Media Player
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> Yes
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> Yes
 
| Multimedia
 
| Multimedia
 
|}
 
|}
  
Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-windows.html
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* Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-windows.html
 
** Added Iridium.
 
** Added Iridium.
 
** Replaced "Blender3D" with "Blender" (see menu bar Blender -> About).
 
** Replaced "Blender3D" with "Blender" (see menu bar Blender -> About).

Revision as of 16:25, 10 January 2018

Replacement for / Available
Free program GNU/Linux GNU/Hurd BSD Replicant macOS iOS Windows Windows Mobile Category
Blender Autodesk Maya ("Maya") Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
  • Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
  • Autodesk 3ds Max
Multimedia
Claws Mail Yes Yes Apple Mail (included) Apple Mail (included)
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Windows Mail (included)
Internet
Dia Yes Yes Microsoft Visio Graphics and Design
Evince Adobe Reader Adobe Reader
  • Adobe Reader
  • Microsoft Reader
  • Nitro PDF Reader
Office and Productivity
GIMP Yes Yes Photoshop
  • PaintShop Pro
  • Photoshop
  • Microsoft Paint (included)
Graphics and Design
GNU IceCat
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Work in progress
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari (included)
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari (included)
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Internet Explorer (included)
Internet
GNUnet Yes Yes Yes DC++ Internet
Inkscape Yes Yes Adobe Illustrator
  • CorelDraw
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Xara Photo & Graphic Designer
Graphics and Design
Iridium
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari (included)
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari (included)
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Internet Explorer (included)
Internet
LibreOffice Yes Yes Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Office and Productivity
MinGW Yes Microsoft Visual C++ Programming Utilities
ownCloud (client only) Dropbox Dropbox Dropbox Dropbox
  • Dropbox
  • iCloud
Internet
Pidgin
  • ICQ
  • Trillian
  • Yahoo! Messenger
  • Yahoo! Messenger
  • Facebook Messenger
  • ICQ
  • Trillian
  • Yahoo! Messenger
  • Facebook Messenger
  • ICQ
  • Trillian
  • Yahoo! Messenger
  • ICQ
  • Trillian
  • Yahoo! Messenger
  • ICQ
  • Trillian
  • Yahoo! Messenger
  • Facebook Messenger
  • ICQ
Internet
qBittorrent Yes Yes BitTorrent BitTorrent Internet
QupZilla
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari (included)
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari (included)
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Internet Explorer (included)
Internet
Scribus Yes Yes Yes
  • Adobe InDesign
  • QuarkXPress
  • Adobe InDesign
  • QuarkXPress
Publishing
Signal Yes Yes iMessage iMessage Yes Messaging
Tribler Yes Yes BitTorrent BitTorrent Internet
UNetbootin Yes Disk Utility
  • Microsoft Windows USB/DVD Download Tool
  • Windows USB Installer Maker
  • WinToFlash
Live USB Systems
Vim Yes Yes Yes Notes Notes Office and Productivity
VLC media player (VLC) Yes Yes Yes Yes
  • PowerDVD
  • Windows Media Player
Yes Multimedia
  • Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-windows.html
    • Added Iridium.
    • 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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