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*[http://www.openoffice.org '''OpenOffice.org'''] - office productivity software. Comparable to Microsoft Office. As well as having using an open file format it can read and write Microsoft Office files
 
*[http://www.openoffice.org '''OpenOffice.org'''] - office productivity software. Comparable to Microsoft Office. As well as having using an open file format it can read and write Microsoft Office files
 
*[http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php '''NeoOffice'''] - Mac OS X version of OpenOffice
 
*[http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php '''NeoOffice'''] - Mac OS X version of OpenOffice
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koffice '''KOffice'''] - office suite for KDE desktop (Unix / Linux)
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*{{wp|Koffice|'''KOffice'''}} - office suite for KDE desktop (Unix / Linux)
 
*[http://www.abisource.com '''AbiWord'''] - word processor
 
*[http://www.abisource.com '''AbiWord'''] - word processor
 
*[http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution '''Evolution'''] - personal information manager
 
*[http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution '''Evolution'''] - personal information manager
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====Internet related software====
 
====Internet related software====
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_HTTP_Server '''Apache webserver'''] - web server
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*{{wp|Apache_HTTP_Server '''Apache webserver'''] - web server
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_client '''BitTorrent'''] - distributed file-sharing
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*{{wp|BitTorrent_client '''BitTorrent'''] - distributed file-sharing
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Foundation '''Mozilla Foundation''']
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*{{wp|Mozilla_Foundation '''Mozilla Foundation''']
 
**[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox '''Mozilla Firefox'''] - web browser
 
**[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox '''Mozilla Firefox'''] - web browser
 
**[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird '''Mozilla Thunderbird'''] - mail client
 
**[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird '''Mozilla Thunderbird'''] - mail client
 
*[http://www.nvu.com/index.php '''NVU'''] - HTML composer
 
*[http://www.nvu.com/index.php '''NVU'''] - HTML composer
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sendmail '''Sendmail'''] - email transfer agent
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*{{wp|Sendmail '''Sendmail'''] - email transfer agent
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaim '''Gaim'''] - multiple-protocol instant messaging
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*{{wp|Pidgin_%28software%29|'''Pidgin (software)'''}} - multiple-protocol instant messaging
  
 
====Content management systems====
 
====Content management systems====
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joomla%21 '''Joomla!'''] - CMS
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*{{wp|Joomla%21|'''Joomla!'''}} - CMS
 
*[http://www.alfresco.com '''Alfresco'''] - CMS
 
*[http://www.alfresco.com '''Alfresco'''] - CMS
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki '''MediaWiki'''] - wiki content management software. AdCiv.org is powered by MediaWiki
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*{{wp|MediaWiki|'''MediaWiki'''}} - wiki content management software. AdCiv.org is powered by MediaWiki
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drupal '''Drupal'''] - modular content management framework and blogging engine
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*{{wp|Drupal|'''Drupal'''}} - modular content management framework and blogging engine
  
''See more open-source CMS software [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_content_management_systems#Free_and_open_source_software here]''
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''See more open-source CMS software {{wp|List_of_content_management_systems#Free_and_open_source_software|here}}''
  
 
====Other====
 
====Other====
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*[http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov '''NASA worldwind'''] - virtual Earth / Moon / Mars software
 
*[http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov '''NASA worldwind'''] - virtual Earth / Moon / Mars software
 
*[http://www.flightgear.org '''FlightGear'''] - flight simulator
 
*[http://www.flightgear.org '''FlightGear'''] - flight simulator
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_life '''Second life'''] - virtual world viewer (as in a virtual reality, rather than a virtual Earth model)
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*{{wp|Second_life|'''Second life'''}} - virtual world viewer (as in a virtual reality, rather than a virtual Earth model)
 
*[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page '''FreeMind'''] - mind mapping software
 
*[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page '''FreeMind'''] - mind mapping software
 
*[http://www.stellarium.org '''Stellarium'''] - planetarium software for accurate representations of the night's sky from any location or time
 
*[http://www.stellarium.org '''Stellarium'''] - planetarium software for accurate representations of the night's sky from any location or time
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K3b '''K3b'''] - CD and DVD authoring application for Linux
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*{{wp|K3b|'''K3b'''}} - CD and DVD authoring application for Linux
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhpMyAdmin '''phpMyAdmin'''] - web front-end for MySQL database management system
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*{{wp|PhpMyAdmin|'''phpMyAdmin'''}} - web front-end for MySQL database management system
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_Strike '''Vega Strike'''] - Space flight simulator and trading game
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*{{wp|Vega_Strike|'''Vega Strike'''}} - Space flight simulator and trading game
 
*[http://www.winehq.org '''Wine'''] - a compatibility layer for computers running Linux that enables them to run many applications that were originally written for MS Windows
 
*[http://www.winehq.org '''Wine'''] - a compatibility layer for computers running Linux that enables them to run many applications that were originally written for MS Windows
  
 
====Programming related====
 
====Programming related====
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_%28software%29 '''Eclipse'''] - software framework and Java IDE
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*{{wp|Eclipse_%28software%29|'''Eclipse'''}} - software framework and Java IDE
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTK%2B '''GTK'''] - Popular widget toolkit for the X Window System, for creating graphical user interfaces
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*{{wp|GTK%2B '''GTK'''] - Popular widget toolkit for the X Window System, for creating graphical user interfaces
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_%28toolkit%29 '''QT toolkit'''] - cross-platform application development framework
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*{{wp|wiki/Qt_%28toolkit%29|'''QT toolkit'''}} - cross-platform application development framework
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDevelop '''KDevelop'''] - Programming IDE for Linux / Unix
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*{{wp|KDevelop|'''KDevelop'''}} - Programming IDE for Linux / Unix
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP '''PHP'''] - server-side programming language
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*{{wp|PHP|'''PHP'''}} - server-side programming language
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl '''PERL'''] - Dynamic programming language
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*{{wp|Perl|'''PERL'''}} - Dynamic programming language
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_%28programming_language%29 '''Python'''] - programming language
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*{{wp|Python_%28programming_language%29|'''Python'''}} - programming language
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Compiler_Collection '''GNU Compiler Collection''' (GCC)]
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*{{wp|GNU_Compiler_Collection|'''GNU Compiler Collection''' (GCC)}}
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL '''MySQL'''] - Database management system
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*{{wp|MySQL|'''MySQL'''}} - Database management system
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_%28programming_language%29 '''Java'''] -  Programming language
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*{{wp|Java_%28programming_language%29|'''Java'''}} -  Programming language
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_%28software%29 '''Mono'''] - Free and open-source .NET framework implementation
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*{{wp|Mono_%28software%29|'''Mono'''}} - Free and open-source .NET framework implementation
  
 
====More comprehensive list of open-source software====
 
====More comprehensive list of open-source software====
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_software_packages '''Wikipedia - List of open source software packages''']
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This is a list of good quality free and open-source software that anyone can download and use no strings attached. There is plenty of other quality open-source software out there – this list is just an introductory sample. Most of these programs are cross-platform, meaning they can be installed on MS Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. (This is not a list of freeware or shareware, which is a different thing altogether).

Free and open-source software logos

Operating systems and Desktop environments

  • Linux 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Operating system kernel
  • Ubuntu 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Linux distribution 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg with full compliment of software for everyday use. See also Kubuntu 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg that runs the KDE desktop which some people find this easier if they previously used MS Windows
  • BSD 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Operating system
  • Darwin 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - The core of Apple's Mac OS X 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg operating system
  • GNOME 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg desktop environment for Linux (and Unix)
  • KDE 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg desktop environment for Linux (and Unix)
  • Xfce 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg lightweight desktop environment for Linux (and Unix)

Graphics and multimedia

  • GIMP - Bitmap graphics editor, similar to Adobe Photoshop
  • Inkscape 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Vector graphics editor
  • Xara Xtreme - Vector graphics editor
  • VNC 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - cross-platform remote desktop utility. For example it enables a Mac to control a Windows or a Linux PC (or vice-versa)
  • Blender 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Advanced 3D modelling and rendering application. Gallery
  • Art of Illusion 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Java-based 3D modelling and rendering application with an intuitive user interface. Gallery
  • VideoLAN 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - 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 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - digital audio editor
  • Ardour - digital audio workstation
  • Scribus - Desktop Publishing (DTP)
  • F-Spot - Photo manager

Office software

  • OpenOffice.org - office productivity software. Comparable to Microsoft Office. As well as having using an open file format it can read and write Microsoft Office files
  • NeoOffice - Mac OS X version of OpenOffice
  • KOffice 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - 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

  • {{wp|Apache_HTTP_Server Apache webserver] - web server
  • {{wp|BitTorrent_client BitTorrent] - distributed file-sharing
  • {{wp|Mozilla_Foundation Mozilla Foundation]
  • NVU - HTML composer
  • {{wp|Sendmail Sendmail] - email transfer agent
  • Pidgin (software) 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - multiple-protocol instant messaging

Content management systems

  • Joomla! 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - CMS
  • Alfresco - CMS
  • MediaWiki 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - wiki content management software. AdCiv.org is powered by MediaWiki
  • Drupal 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - modular content management framework and blogging engine

See more open-source CMS software here 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg

Other

  • Celestia 3D space simulation software. For a tour of its capabilities, select 'Run demo' from the 'Help' menu. Gallery and addons
  • NASA worldwind - virtual Earth / Moon / Mars software
  • FlightGear - flight simulator
  • Second life 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - virtual world viewer (as in a virtual reality, rather than a virtual Earth model)
  • FreeMind - mind mapping software
  • Stellarium - planetarium software for accurate representations of the night's sky from any location or time
  • K3b 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - CD and DVD authoring application for Linux
  • phpMyAdmin 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - web front-end for MySQL database management system
  • Vega Strike 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Space flight simulator and trading game
  • Wine - a compatibility layer for computers running Linux that enables them to run many applications that were originally written for MS Windows

Programming related

  • Eclipse 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - software framework and Java IDE
  • {{wp|GTK%2B GTK] - Popular widget toolkit for the X Window System, for creating graphical user interfaces
  • QT toolkit 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - cross-platform application development framework
  • KDevelop 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Programming IDE for Linux / Unix
  • PHP 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - server-side programming language
  • PERL 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Dynamic programming language
  • Python 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - programming language
  • GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg
  • MySQL 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Database management system
  • Java 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Programming language
  • Mono 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - Free and open-source .NET framework implementation

More comprehensive list of open-source software

  • Wikipedia 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg - List of open source software packages]