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==Members==
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'''Team Captain:''' [[User:David_Hedlund|David Hedlund]]
! GNU/Linux
 
! GNU/Hurd
 
! BSD
 
! Android
 
! macOS
 
! iOS
 
! Windows
 
! Windows Mobile
 
! Replacement for
 
! Category
 
|-
 
! [[Dia]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS -->
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Visio
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Graphics and Design
 
|-
 
! [[Iridium]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD -->
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
| <!-- macOS -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
* Safari (included)
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
* Safari (included)
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
* Internet Explorer (included)
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Internet
 
|-
 
! [[GIMP]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS --> Photoshop
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
* PaintShop Pro
 
* Photoshop
 
* Microsoft Paint (included)
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Graphics and Design
 
|-
 
! [[Inkscape]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS --> Adobe Illustrator
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
* CorelDraw
 
* Adobe Illustrator
 
* Xara Photo & Graphic Designer
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Graphics and Design
 
|-
 
! [[Claws Mail]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS --> Apple Mail (included)
 
| <!-- iOS --> Apple Mail (included)
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
* Microsoft Outlook
 
* Windows Mail (included)
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Internet
 
|-
 
! [[GNUnet]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS --> Yes
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows --> DC++
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Internet
 
|-
 
! [[Pidgin]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux -->
 
* ICQ
 
* Trillian
 
* Yahoo! Messenger
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD -->
 
* Yahoo! Messenger
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
* 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
 
|-
 
! [[GNU IceCat]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD -->
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
| <!-- macOS -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
* Safari (included)
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
* Safari (included)
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
* Internet Explorer (included)
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Internet
 
|-
 
! [[QupZilla]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD -->
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
| <!-- macOS -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
* Safari (included)
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
* Safari (included)
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
* Chrome
 
* Firefox
 
* Internet Explorer (included)
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Internet
 
|-
 
! [[qBittorrent]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS --> BitTorrent
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows --> BitTorrent
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Internet
 
|-
 
! [[Tribler]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD -->
 
| <!-- Android --> Yes
 
| <!-- macOS --> BitTorrent
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows --> BitTorrent
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Internet
 
|-
 
! [[UNetbootin]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD -->
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS --> Disk Utility
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
* Microsoft Windows USB/DVD Download Tool
 
* Windows USB Installer Maker
 
* WinToFlash
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Live USB Systems
 
|-
 
! [[Blender]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD -->
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS --> Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
* Autodesk Maya ("Maya")
 
* Autodesk 3ds Max
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Multimedia
 
|-
 
! [[VLC media player|VLC media player]] (VLC)
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- Android --> Yes
 
| <!-- macOS -->
 
| <!-- iOS --> Yes
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
* PowerDVD
 
* Windows Media Player
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile --> Yes
 
|
 
| Multimedia
 
|-
 
! [[LibreOffice]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS --> Microsoft Office
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows --> Microsoft Office
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Office and Productivity
 
|-
 
! [[Evince]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Adobe Reader
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD -->
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS --> Adobe Reader
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
* Adobe Reader
 
* Microsoft Reader
 
* Nitro PDF Reader
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Office and Productivity
 
|-
 
! [[Scribus]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd --> Yes
 
| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS -->
 
* Adobe InDesign
 
* QuarkXPress
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
* Adobe InDesign
 
* QuarkXPress
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
|
 
| Publishing
 
|-
 
! [[MinGW]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD -->
 
| <!-- Android -->
 
| <!-- macOS -->
 
| <!-- iOS -->
 
| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
| Microsoft Visual C++
 
| Programming Utilities
 
|-
 
! [[Signal]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD -->
 
| <!-- Android --> Yes
 
| <!-- macOS --> Yes
 
| <!-- iOS --> Yes
 
| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
| iMessage
 
| Messaging
 
|-
 
! [[Vim]]
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD --> Yes
 
| <!-- Android --> Yes
 
| <!-- macOS --> Yes
 
| <!-- iOS --> Yes
 
| <!-- Windows -->
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
| Notes
 
| Office and Productivity
 
|-
 
! [[ownCloud]] (client only)
 
| <!-- GNU/Linux --> Yes
 
| <!-- GNU/Hurd -->
 
| <!-- BSD -->
 
| <!-- Android --> Yes
 
| <!-- macOS --> Yes
 
| <!-- iOS --> Yes
 
| <!-- Windows --> Yes
 
| <!-- Windows Mobile -->
 
| Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive
 
| Internet
 
|}
 
  
Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-windows.html
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'''Participants:'''
** Added Iridium.
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* [[User:Adfeno|Adfeno]]
** Replaced "Blender3D" with "Blender" (see menu bar Blender -> About).
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** Replaced "VideoLan Client" with "VLC media player" (see menu bar VLC -> About).
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==About==
** Replaced "Paint Shop Pro" with "PaintShop Pro".
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** Replaced "Xara Xtreme" with "Xara Photo & Graphic Designer" -- The Windows version was previously sold under the names Xara Studio, Xara X and Xara Xtreme
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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.
** 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.
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** Replaced "Napster" with DC++
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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.
** Replaced "MSN" (Windows Live Messenger, discontinued) with "Facebook Messenger"
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** Replaced "Yahoo" with "Yahoo! Messenger"
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==Privacy==
** Replaced "ICQ chat clients" with "ICQ"
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* [[Collection:Electronic identification|Electronic identification]]
** Replaced "Maya" with "Autodesk Maya ("Maya")"
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** Replaced "3DSMax" (formerly 3D Studio and 3D Studio Max) with "Autodesk 3ds Max"
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==Free operating systems==
** Removed AIM, discontinued (December 15, 2017)
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* GNU-like
** Replaced "Outlook Express" with "Microsoft Mail"
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** [[Collection:BSD|BSD]]
** Replaced "InDesign" with "Adobe InDesign"
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** [[Collection:GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux]]
** Removed "PageMaker", discontinued
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* Android-based
** Replaced "Reader (Windows 8)" with "Microsoft Reader"
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** [[Collection:Replicant|Replicant]]
** Added "Apple Mail"
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* Synced https://www.gnu.org/software/for-ios.html and
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==Nonfree operating systems==
** Removed Rufus because there are no GNU/Linux version available.
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* Apple [[Collection:iOS|iOS]]
** Removed OnionBrowser because there are no GNU/Linux version available.
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* Apple [[Collection:macOS|macOS]]
** Removed Orfox because there are no GNU/Linux version available.
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* Microsoft [[Collection:Windows|Windows]]
** Removed LibreSignal because there are no GNU/Linux version available.
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** Removed VimTouch because there are no GNU/Linux version available.
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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.
** Added Telegram (as a replacement for LibreSignal).
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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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==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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Revision as of 23:47, 25 March 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.

Privacy

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.

Misc

About

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


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