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Here is a list of popular free software applications that run on Microsoft Windows — along with the proprietary applications they replace. If you are still a user of a nonfree operating system like Windows or iOS, you can take a first step towards free software by installing these applications on your platform.
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* [[User:Adfeno|Adfeno]]
  
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When we say these application programs are [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.en.html free software], we're talking about freedom, not price. It means that you are free to use these programs constructively, either alone or in a community, while respecting the freedom of others. The source code is available, so that you can study the software, adapt it to your needs, fix bugs, and release versions with new features. You can also convince or pay others to do these things for you. You are also free to give away and free to sell copies, under the terms of the applicable free software license. These programs are free software because <em>you have freedom</em> in using them. Free software develops under the control of its users.
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==About==
  
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Microsoft Windows is a clear and instructive example of nonfree software. Its source code is a secret, so programmers cannot learn from it, fix it, adapt it to their clients (your) needs, or even verify what it really does. If you share copies with your neighbors, you will be called a &ldquo;pirate&rdquo;, and users have been threatened with imprisonment for this. Nonfree software is completely controlled by its developer, who also has power over the users. We started the free software movement because [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/freedom-or-power.html this power is unjust].
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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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Using free software on Microsoft Windows (or any nonfree operating system) is the first step towards freedom, but it does not get you all the way there. You're still under Microsoft's power as long as you use Windows.
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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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So the next step is to replace Windows with a [https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.htmlfree operating system such as GNU/Linux].
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==Misc==
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* [[Collection:File format|File format]]
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* [[Collection:SaaSS|Service as a Software Substitute]]
  
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'''However, on this page we're concerned with the first step.'''
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==Free operating systems==
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* GNU-like
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** [[Collection:BSD|BSD]]
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** [[Collection:GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux]]
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* Android-based
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** [[Collection:Replicant|Replicant]]
  
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==OS==
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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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===GNU/Linux===
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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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'''We urge all GNU/Linux users to switch to a free [https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html GNU/Linux distribution] as soon as possible.'''
 
  
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[https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.en.html Common distros] usually provides a repository of nonfree software. [https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html Free GNU/Linux distros] do not permit non-free software.
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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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! 3D computer graphics software
 
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| [[Blender]]
 
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| Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
 
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! Anonymous P2P
 
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! BitTorrent client
 
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! Compiler
 
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! Diagramming software
 
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! Document viewer
 
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| [[Evince]]
 
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! Instant messaging client, softphone, and videotelephone<br />(all-in-one)
 
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! Live USB
 
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| UNetbootin
 
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! Media player
 
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| [[VLC media player|VLC media player]] (VLC)
 
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| RealPlayer Basic
 
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! Office suite
 
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| [[LibreOffice]] (OpenOffice.org fork)
 
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| [[Emacs]], [[Gedit]], [[Vim]] (included)
 
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| [[Inkscape]], [[Xfig]]
 
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! Web browser
 
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| [[GNU IceCat]] (Mozilla Firefox ESR fork), [[Midori]]
 
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| Chromium, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox
 
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Although some [https://gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#BSD BSD distros] are mostly free software, they all contain binary firmware programs. Some contain other nonfree programs as well.
 
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| [[Blender]]
 
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! Document viewer
 
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| [[Evince]]
 
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! Email client, news client, feed reader
 
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| [[Claws Mail]]
 
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! Instant messaging client, softphone, and videotelephone<br />(all-in-one)
 
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| [[GNU Ring]], [[Linphone]]
 
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! Instant messaging client
 
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| [[Pidgin]]
 
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| Yahoo! Messenger
 
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! Live USB
 
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! Media player
 
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| [[VLC media player|VLC media player]] (VLC)
 
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* OpenBSD: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.0/packages/amd64/
 
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===Replicant===
 
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'''We urge all Android users to switch to [https://www.replicant.us/supported-devices.php a mobile device that supports Replicant].'''
 
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* [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html Android and Users' Freedom]
 
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* [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-mobiles.html Malware in Mobile Devices]
 
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| [http://ugetdm.com/downloads-android uGet]
 
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| DrawExpress Diagram Lite
 
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! Media player
 
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| Microsoft Office Mobile
 
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| Dropbox
 
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! Raster graphics editor
 
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| Adobe Photoshop Express
 
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# Some [https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/Graphics#Popular-apps-from-F-Droid-that-do-not-work popular apps] from F-Droid do not work with Replicant without enabling llvmpipe as software renderer but it is slow. - https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/Graphics This is not a problem on Android but it's not entirely free either.
 
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# GNU IceCatMobile: [[GNU IceCat]] (Mozilla Firefox ESR fork) discontinued official IceCatMobile support after version [https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/icecat/38.6.0/ 38.6.0]. However many F-Droid users preferred their unofficial IceCatMobile releases even when official releases existed.
 
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[https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.html Apple's Operating Systems Are Malware]
 
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| Adobe Reader
 
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! Instant messaging client, softphone, and videotelephone<br />(all-in-one)
 
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| Adobe Illustrator
 
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Windows can be easily replaced with a free operating system on most PCs, but not iOS: there are ways to install [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html Android] on some iThings, but its free counterpart, Replicant, cannot be installed on any of them.
 
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! Email client, news client, feed reader
 
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! Instant messaging client, softphone, and videotelephone<br />(all-in-one)
 
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==Policy==
 
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* Software with external links do not have GNU/Linux support so they will not be added to Free Software Directory as required by the policy.
 
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==Log==
 
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* Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-ios.html and
 
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** Added K-9 Mail
 
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** Added uGet
 
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** Added MuPDF
 
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** Added XGimp Image Editor
 
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** Removed LibreSignal (abandonware) - https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/blob/master/README.md
 
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** Replaced VimTouch (abandonware, and removed from F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/net.momodalo.app.vimtouch -> https://f-droid.org/packages/net.momodalo.app.vimtouch/) with Markor
 
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==See also==
 
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* [[Free_Software_Directory:Antifeatures|FSD: Antifeatures]]
 
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* [[Free Software Directory:Participate/Project Team|FSD: Participate/Project Team]]
 
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==External links==
 
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* [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-adobe.html Adobe's Software is Malware]
 
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* [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.html Apple's Operating Systems Are Malware]
 
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* [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.html Google's Software is Malware]
 
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* [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html Microsoft's Software is Malware]
 

Revision as of 09:28, 1 February 2020

Members

Team Captain: David Hedlund

Participants:

About

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.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the page “GNU Free Documentation License”.

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