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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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! Free program
 
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! GNU/Linux
 
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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
 
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! Windows Mobile
 
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! Replacement for
 
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! Category
 
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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 --> OmniGraffle
 
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| <!-- iOS --> OmniGraffle
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Visio
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Graphics and Design
 
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! [[Iridium]]
 
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| <!-- GNU/Linux -->
 
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* 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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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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| <!-- macOS -->
 
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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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* Safari (inbuilt)
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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| <!-- Windows -->
 
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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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* Internet Explorer (inbuilt)
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Internet
 
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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 --> Photoshop
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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| <!-- Windows -->
 
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* PaintShop Pro
 
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* Photoshop
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
  
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| Graphics and Design
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We have a separate list for each operating system because some of the free replacements don't run on all the operating system.
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, CorelDraw, Xara Xtreme
 
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| Graphics and Design
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Outlook, Outlook Express
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Napster, etc.
 
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| Internet
 
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! [[Pidgin]]
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Trillian, AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ chat clients
 
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| Internet
 
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! [[GNU IceCat]]
 
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| <!-- GNU/Linux -->
 
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* 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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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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| <!-- macOS -->
 
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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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* Safari (inbuilt)
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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| <!-- Windows -->
 
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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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* Internet Explorer (inbuilt)
 
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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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* 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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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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| <!-- macOS -->
 
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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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* Safari (inbuilt)
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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| <!-- Windows -->
 
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* Chrome
 
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* Firefox
 
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* Internet Explorer (inbuilt)
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| BitTorrent
 
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| Internet
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| BitTorrent
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Disk Utility (Mac OS X), Windows USB/DVD Download Tool, WinToFlash, Windows USB Installer Maker
 
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| Live USB Systems
 
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! [[Blender]]
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Maya, 3DSMax
 
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| Multimedia
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile --> Yes
 
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| Windows Media Player, PowerDVD
 
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| Multimedia
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Microsoft Office
 
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| Office and Productivity
 
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! [[Evince]]
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Adobe Reader, Reader (Windows 8), Nitro PDF Reader
 
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| Office and Productivity
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS -->
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| PageMaker, InDesign, QuarkXPress
 
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| Publishing
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Microsoft Visual C++
 
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| Programming Utilities
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| iMessage
 
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| Messaging
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows -->
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Notes
 
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| Office and Productivity
 
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! [[ownCloud]] (client only)
 
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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 --> Yes
 
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| <!-- iOS --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
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| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
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| Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive
 
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| Internet
 
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Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-windows.html
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==Misc==
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** Added Iridium.
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* [[Collection:File format|File format]]
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** Replaced "Blender3D" with "Blender" (see menu bar Blender -> About).
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* [[Collection:SaaSS|Service as a Software Substitute]]
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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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==Free operating systems==
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* Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-ios.html and
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* GNU-like
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** Removed Rufus because there are no GNU/Linux version available.
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** [[Collection:BSD|BSD]]
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** Removed OnionBrowser because there are no GNU/Linux version available.
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** [[Collection:GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux]]
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** Removed Orfox because there are no GNU/Linux version available.
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* Android-based
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** Removed LibreSignal because there are no GNU/Linux version available.
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** [[Collection:Replicant|Replicant]]
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** Removed VimTouch because there are no GNU/Linux version available.
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** Added Telegram (as a replacement for LibreSignal).
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==Nonfree operating systems==
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* Apple [[Collection:iOS|iOS]]
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* Apple [[Collection:macOS|macOS]]
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* 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.
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==About==
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* '''Team Captain''': [[User:David_Hedlund|David Hedlund]]
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* '''Participant''': [[User:Adfeno|Adfeno]]
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* '''Summary''': A listing of free software replacements.
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[[Category:Project Team]]

Revision as of 19:48, 27 May 2019

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.

We have a separate list for each operating system because some of the free replacements don't run on all the operating system.

Misc

Free operating systems

Nonfree operating systems

After you replace the nonfree apps, how about replacing the nonfree system with a free GNU/Linux distribution next? For your freedom's sake.

About

  • Team Captain: David Hedlund
  • Participant: Adfeno
  • Summary: A listing of free software replacements.

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