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*[http://www.getdemocracy.com/ '''Democracy player'''] - cross-platform media player that can automatically download videos from RSS-based "channels" and play videos sequentially from a playlist
 
*[http://www.getdemocracy.com/ '''Democracy player'''] - cross-platform media player that can automatically download videos from RSS-based "channels" and play videos sequentially from a playlist
 
*[http://www.songbirdnest.com '''Songbird'''] - similar to iTunes with built-in browser. [http://www.songbirdnest.com/screencast Screencast]
 
*[http://www.songbirdnest.com '''Songbird'''] - similar to iTunes with built-in browser. [http://www.songbirdnest.com/screencast Screencast]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity '''Audacity'''] - digital audio editor
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*[http://www.ardour.org '''Ardour'''] - digital audio workstation
 
*[http://www.scribus.net '''Scribus'''] - Desktop Publishing (DTP)
 
*[http://www.scribus.net '''Scribus'''] - Desktop Publishing (DTP)
  

Revision as of 17:13, 8 February 2007

Free and open-source software logos

This is list, in no significant order, of good quality free and open-source software that anyone can download and use right away. There is plenty of other high quality open-source software out there, this list is an introductory sample for those who are new to it. Most of these programs cross-platform, meaning they can be installed on MS Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

See screenshots at the bottom of the page
(All links below point to external websites)

Operating systems and Desktop environments

  • Linux - Operating system kernel
  • Ubuntu Linux - Linux distribution with full compliment of software for everyday use. See also Kubuntu that runs the KDE desktop which some people find this easier if they previously used MS Windows
  • BSD - Operating system
  • Darwin - The core of Apple's Mac OS X operating system
  • GNOME desktop environment for Linux (and Unix)
  • KDE desktop environment for Linux (and Unix)
  • Xfce lightweight desktop environment for Linux (and Unix)

Graphics and multimedia

  • GIMP - Bitmap graphics editor, similar to Adobe Photoshop
  • Inkscape - Vector graphics editor
  • Xara Xtreme - Vector graphics editor
  • VNC - cross-platform remote desktop utility. For example it enables a Mac to control a Windows or a Linux PC (or vice-versa)
  • Blender - Advanced 3D modelling and rendering application. Gallery
  • Art of Illusion - Java-based 3D modelling and rendering application with an intuitive user interface. Gallery
  • VideoLAN - cross-platform media player capable of playing most video filetypes
  • Democracy player - cross-platform media player that can automatically download videos from RSS-based "channels" and play videos sequentially from a playlist
  • Songbird - similar to iTunes with built-in browser. Screencast
  • Audacity - digital audio editor
  • Ardour - digital audio workstation
  • Scribus - Desktop Publishing (DTP)

Office software

  • OpenOffice - office productivity software. Comparable to Microsoft Office. As well as having using an open file format it can read and write Microsoft Office files
  • KOffice - office suite for KDE desktop (Unix / Linux)
  • AbiWord - word processor
  • Evolution - personal information manager
  • PDFCreator - creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer (PDFCreater is Windows only)

Internet related software

Other

  • MediaWiki - wiki content management software. This website is powered by MediaWiki
  • Celestia realtime space simulation software. For an overview of what it can do select 'Run demo' from the 'Help' menu. Gallery and addons
  • NASA worldwind - virtual Earth software
  • FlightGear - flight simulator
  • Audacity - digital audio editor
  • FreeMind - mind mapping software
  • K3b - CD and DVD authoring application for Linux

Programming related

  • Eclipse - software framework and Java IDE
  • GTK - Popular widget toolkit for the X Window System, for creating graphical user interfaces
  • QT toolkit - cross-platform application development framework
  • KDevelop - Programming IDE for Linux / Unix
  • PHP - server-side programming language
  • PERL - Dynamic programming language
  • Python - programming language
  • GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
  • MySQL - Database management system
  • Java - Programming language
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