||<>|| '''List Of Open-source Programs (LOOP)''' for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems '''What is the LOOP list?''' This is a list of the best open-source applications that run on Windows. Feel free to edit this list and add any programs that meet the criteria below. The purpose of this list is to demonstrate the quality of open-source applications and advocate the open source software development model. To learn more, read the [[#FAQ|FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions]]. '''Instructions:''' Tell all your non-Linux friends and family about the LOOP list. On this list they will find free, high-quality replacements for the software that they have purchased/pirated. Once they become familiar with these new applications, introduce them to your favorite Linux distribution, such as Ubuntu. Then help them convert to Linux, using the same applications that they became familiar with on Windows. '''Rules for adding programs to the LOOP list:''' 1. Must be open-source. 1. Must run natively on Microsoft Windows operating systems. 1. Only include the best application for each specific purpose. In rare cases, up to three applications may be listed. 1. Include the names of the top three proprietary applications that provide similar functionality, if known. = Desktop Applications = == Communication == Email Client = [[http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/|Thunderbird]] Compare to: Microsoft Outlook IRC Client = [[http://www.silverex.org/|X-Chat 2]], [[http://bersirc.free2code.net/|Bersirc]] Compare to: mIRC Universal Instant Messaging Client = [[http://www.pidgin.im/|Pidgin]] (formerly Gaim), [[http://miranda-im.org/|Miranda IM]] Compare to: Trillian Web browser = [[http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/|Firefox]], [[http://www.chromium.org/Home|Chromium]] Compare to: Microsoft Internet Explorer Voice Over IP = [[http://www.qutecom.org/|QuteCom]], [[http://ekiga.org/|Ekiga]] Compare to: Skype == Engineering == EDA = [[https://www.kicad.org/|KiCad]] Compare to: Eagle Numeric Computation = [[http://www.scilab.org/|SciLab]] Compare to: MatLab == Educational == Learning Games = [[http://www.schoolsplay.org/|Childsplay]] Compare to: Unknown Planetarium = [[http://www.stellarium.org/|Stellarium]] Compare to: Starry Night Space Simulator = [[http://www.shatters.net/celestia/|Celestia]] Compare to: Unknown Flight Simulator = [[http://www.flightgear.org/|FlightGear]] Compare to: MS Flight Simulator Typing Tutor = [[http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/|Tux Typing]] Compare to: Unknown Beginner Drawing Program = [[http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/|Tux Paint]] Compare to: KidPix Reference & Citation Manager = [[http://www.zotero.org/|Zotero]] Compare to: EndNote == Financial == Personal Accounting = [[http://homebank.free.fr/|HomeBank]], [[http://www.grisbi.org/index.en.html|Grisbi]], [[http://jgnash.sourceforge.net/|jGnash]] Compare to: Quicken, Microsoft Money Accounting: [[http://gnucash.org/|GnuCash]], [[http://www.turbocash.co.za/|TurboCash]] Compare to: Intuit Quickbooks Monitoraggio Finanziario = [[http://mfbyas.sourceforge.net|MFbyAS]] Compare to: Unknown == Games == 3D Space Simulator = [[http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/|Vega Strike]], [[http://epiar.net/|Epiar]] Compare to: Eve-Online 3D Tank Battle (Real-time) = [[http://www.bzflag.org/|BZFlag]] Compare to: Unknown 3D Tank Battle (Turn-based) = [[http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/|Scorched 3D]] Compare to: Unknown 3D Pirate Action/Adventure = [[http://crownandcutlass.sourceforge.net/|Crown and Cutlass]] Compare to: Pirates! Arcade space shooter = [[http://www.reptilelabour.com/software/chromium/|Chromium]], [[http://maxfighter.musgit.com/|Max Fighter]], [[http://www.olofson.net/kobodl/|Kobo Deluxe]] Compare to: Demon Star, Chicken Invaders Billiards (Pool) = [[http://foobillard.sourceforge.net/|FooBillard]], [[http://www.billardgl.de/|BillardGL]] Compare to: Unknown Cards (Solitaire) = [[http://pysolfc.sourceforge.net/|PySolFC (PySol Fan Club Edition)]] Compare to: Windows Solitaire, Windows FreeCell, Windows Spider, Pretty Good Solitaire First-person Shooter = [[http://sauerbraten.org/|Sauerbraten]], [[http://www.warsow.net/|Warsow]], [[http://tremulous.sourceforge.net/|Tremulous]], [[http://cheapy.deathmask.net/|OpenArena]], [[http://www.nexuiz.com/|Nexuiz]] Compare to: Quake, Doom, Unreal First-person Shooter (Hexen II clone) = [[http://uhexen2.sourceforge.net/|Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion]] Compare to: Hexen II Karaoke player = [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/plarpebu/|Plarpebu]], [[http://www.kibosh.org/pykaraoke/|PyKaraoke]] Compare to: Unknown Lemmings-clone = [[http://pingus.seul.org/|Pingus]] Compare to: Lemmings Mario-clone = [[http://supertux.berlios.de/|SuperTux]], [[http://www.secretmaryo.org/|Secret Maryo Chronicles]] Compare to: Super Mario Bros Missle-Command clone = [[http://www.linux-games.com/penguin-command/|Penguin Command]] Compare to: Unknown MMORPG = [[http://www.planeshift.it/|PlaneShift]], [[http://www.eternal-lands.com/|Eternal Lands]] Compare to: Everquest Net Hack clone = [[http://www.darkarts.co.za/projects/vultures/|Vulture's Eye/Claw]] Compare to: Unknown Pang clone = [[http://www.pixjuegos.com/?q=node/16/|PiX Pang]] Compare to: Super Pang Racing = [[http://www.extremetuxracer.com/|Extreme Tux Racer]], [[http://vdrift.net/|VDrift]], [[http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/|SuperTuxKart]] Compare to: Unknown Real-Time Strategy = [[http://megaglest.org/|MegaGlest]], [[http://dark-oberon.sourceforge.net/|Dark Oberon]], [[http://globulation2.org/|Globulation]] Compare to: Warcraft 2, Starcraft Risk clone = [[http://javarisk.sourceforge.net/|JavaRisk]] Compare to: Unknown Singstar clone = [[http://www.ultrastardeluxe.org/|UltraStar Deluxe]] Compare to: Singstar Tron clone = [[http://armagetronad.net/|Armagetron Advanced]] Compare to: Unknown Turn-based Strategy (Fantasy) = [[http://wesnoth.org/|Battle for Wesnoth]] Compare to: Age of Wonders, Heroes of Might and Magic, Warlords Turn-based Strategy (World Building) = [[http://lincity-ng.berlios.de/wiki/index.php/Main_Page|LinCity-NG]] [[http://www.openttd.org/|OpenTTD]] Compare to: SimCity, Transport Tycoon Deluxe Turn-based Strategy (Sci-Fi) = [[http://ufo.myexp.de/|UFO: Alien Invasion]], [[http://codenautics.com/zombies/|Zombies]] Compare to: X-Com Unique = [[http://www.spicetrade.org/|SpiceTrade]] Compare to: Unknown Unique = [[http://icculus.org/neverball/|Neverball]] Compare to: Unknown Unique = [[http://xmoto.sf.net/|X-Moto]] Compare to: Elasto Mania == Productivity == Database (Desktop) = [[http://www.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice (Base)]] Compare to: Microsoft Office (Access) Desktop Publishing = [[http://windows.scribus.net/|Scribus]] Compare to: Microsoft Publisher Mind Mapping = [[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page|FreeMind]] Compare to: Mindjet MindManager, Inspiration PDF creator = [[http://sector7g.wurzel6.de/pdfcreator/index_en.htm|PDF Creator]] Compare to: Adobe Acrobat Presentation = [[http://www.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice (Impress)]] Compare to: Microsoft Office (Powerpoint) Spreadsheet = [[http://www.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice (Calc)]], [[http://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/|Gnumeric]] Compare to: Microsoft Office (Excel) Word Processor = [[http://www.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice (Writer)]], [[http://www.abiword.com/|AbiWord]] Compare to: Microsoft Office (Word) Scientific Word Processor = [[http://www.lyx.org/|Lyx (LaTeX GUI frontend)]] Compare to: Scientific Word Notepad Replacement = [[http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html|Notepad2]], [[http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net|Notepad++]], [[http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html|SciTE]] Compare to: Notepad Report bursting and report distribution = [[http://www.pdfburst.com/|DocumentBurster]] Compare to: AutoDocHSE == Management == Gantt chart = [[http://ganttproject.sourceforge.net/|GanttProject]] Compare to: Microsoft Project Project management = [[http://winplanner.sourceforge.net/|Planner]], [[http://www.itdesign.de/en/products-solutions/open-workbench.html|OpenWorkbench]] Compare to: Microsoft Project Report Creator = [[http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/|JasperReports]] Compare to: Crystal Reports Analisi dei processi = [[http://apbyas.sourceforge.net/|APbyAS]] Compare to Unknown Gestione Attività = [[http://pmbyas.sourceforge.net/|PMbyAS]] Compare to Microsoft Project Team Collaboration = [[http://www.mindquarry.com/|Mindquarry]] Compare to Microsoft Sharepoint Human Resource Management = [[http://www.orangehrm.com/|OrangeHRM]] Compare to !PeopleSoft HCM == Misc == Animal Shelter Manager = [[http://sheltermanager.sourceforge.net|Animal Shelter Manager]] Compare to: Unknown Virtual PC emulator = [[http://www.virtualbox.org/|VirtualBox]], [[http://bochs.sourceforge.net/|Bochs]], [[http://www.h7.dion.ne.jp/~qemu-win/|Qemu]] Compare to: VMware, Microsoft Virtual PC Linux environment = [[http://www.cygwin.com/|Cygwin]] Compare to: Microsoft Services For Unix (SFU) (formerly Interix, formerly OpenNT) Recipe Manager = [[http://grecipe-manager.sourceforge.net/|Gourmet Recipe Manager]] Compare to: Unknown Screen Saver = [[http://www.reallyslick.com/|Really Slick Screensavers]] Compare to: Unknown Language Translation tool = [[http://www.omegat.org|OmegaT]] Compare to: Unknown Countdown Timer = [[http://cooktimer.googlecode.com/|CookTimer]] Compare to: Unknown Application Launcher = [[http://launchy.sf.net/|Launchy]] Compare to: Unknown Worship presentation = [[http://openlp.org/|OpenLP]] Compare to: !MediaShout, !SongPro == Multimedia == === 3D === 3D Animation = [[http://www.blender.org/|Blender]], [[http://www.wings3d.com/|Wings 3D]] Compare to: Alias Maya 3D Graphics = [[http://www.povray.org/|POV-Ray]] Compare to: Unknown 3D Game Development Kit = [[http://crystalspace3d.org|Crystal Space]], [[http://ogre3d.org|Ogre3d]] Compare to: Unknown === Audio === Audio Composition = [[http://www.evolvingsoftware.com/opensebj.html|OpenSebJ]] Compare to: Ableton Live Audio Editing = [[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/|Audacity]] Compare to: Adobe Audition Audio Player = [[http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net/|Coolplayer]], [[http://zinf.sourceforge.net/|Zinf]], [[http://getsongbird.com/|Songbird]] Compare to: WinAMP, Windows Media Player, iTunes Drum Machine = [[http://www.hydrogen-music.org/|Hydrogen]] Compare to: Unknown MP3 Ripper = [[http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/|CDex]] Compare to: Exact Audio Copy Piano Sampled Virtual Instrument = [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/vScaleNotes|vScaleNotes]] Compare to: Ivory - Grand Pianos Volume normalizer = [[http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/|MP3Gain]] Compare to: Unknown === Drawing === Diagram Editor = [[http://dia-installer.sourceforge.net/|Dia]] Compare to: Microsoft Visio Image Editing = [[http://www.gimp.org/|Gimp]], [[http://pinta-project.com/|Pinta]] Compare to: Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop, Paint.NET Vector Drawing = [[http://www.inkscape.org/|Inkscape]] Compare to: Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW Digital Painting = [[http://mypaint.intilinux.com/|MyPaint]] Compare to: Corel Painter === Other === HTPC/PVR Media Centre = [[http://www.team-mediaportal.com/|MediaPortal]] Compare to: Microsoft Media Centre Edition (MCE), Showshifter, SageTV Media Player = [[http://www.videolan.org/|VLC media player]] Compare to: Windows Media Player, PowerLink PowerDVD, Intervideo WinDVD Flash Player = [[http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/|JW Player for Flash]] Compare to: Flow Player, Agriya Silverlight Player = [[http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-wmv-player/|JW Player for Silverlight]] Compare to: Windows Media Player HTML5 Player = [[http://developer.longtailvideo.com/trac/wiki/HTML5Overview|JW Player for HTML5]] Compare to: HTML5 Video Player Desktop Media Player = [[http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-desktop-player/|JW Desktop Player]] Compare to: VLC media player Image Rotator = [[http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-image-rotator/|JW Image Rotator]] Compare to: jQuery Image Rotators Web Design = [[http://www.nvu.com/|Nvu]] Compare to: Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver === Video === Internet TV platform = [[http://www.getmiro.com/|Miro]] Compare to: iTunes, FireAnt Video Capture = [[http://www.virtualdub.org/|VirtualDub]] Compare to: Sorenson Squeeze Video MPEG-4 codec = [[http://ffdshow.sourceforge.net/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=Getting%20ffdshow|ffdshow]], [[http://www.xvid.org/|XviD]] Compare to: DivX Video Editing = [[http://www.jahshaka.org/|Jashaka]], [[http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/|Avidemux]], Compare to: Adobe After Effects, Pinnacle Studio, Apple Final Cut == Security == 802.1x client (EAP-TTLS) = [[http://www.securew2.com/uk/|SecureW2]] [no longer opensource] Compare to: Unknown Anti-Spyware = [[http://winpooch.free.fr/|Winpooch]], [[http://www.safer-networking.org|Spybot Search&Destroy (not OpenSource, but FreeWare)]] Compare to: Unknown Anti-Virus = [[http://www.clamwin.com/|ClamWin]] Compare to: Unknown Encryption = [[http://www.truecrypt.com/|Truecrypt]] Compare to: Win Zip? Network protocol analyzer = [[http://www.wireshark.org/|Wireshark]] Compare to: Sniffer Password strength testing = [[http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/|Ophcrack 2]] Compare to: LOphtCrack Password safe = [[http://keepass.sourceforge.net/|KeePass Password Safe]], [[http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/|Password Safe]] Compare to: Unknown VPN client = [[http://openvpn.se/|OpenVPN client GUI for Windows]] Compare to: Cisco VPN client, Nortel VPN client == Software Development == Framework/Platform = [[http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page|Mono]] Compare to: Microsoft .NET Framework, Java Integrated Development Environment = [[http://www.eclipse.org/|Eclipse]], [[http://www.icsharpcode.net/opensource/sd/#Develop|SharpDevelop]], [[http://www.codeblocks.org/|Code::Blocks]], [[http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/|Lazarus IDE, Free Pascal]], [[http://padre.perlide.org/|Padre, the Perl IDE]] Compare to: Microsoft Visual Studio, Borland IDE Windows Installer = [[http://nsis.sourceforge.net/|Nullsoft Scriptable Install System]], [[http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php|Inno Setup]] Compare to: InstallShield, Microsoft Installer Visual Basic clone = [[http://www.gambas.sourceforge.net|gambas]] - A visual development environment using a programming language similar to Visual Basic Compare to: Microsoft Visual Basic == Utilities == BitTorrent client = [[http://azureus.sourceforge.net/|Azureus]], [[http://www.bittorrent.com/|BitTorrent Client]] Compare to: Unknown File compression = [[http://www.7-zip.org/|7-Zip]] Compare to: WinZip FTP Client = [[http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/|Filezilla FTP client]] Compare to: SmartFTP, BulletProof FTP Statistics on Disk usage = [[http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/|WinDirStat]] Compare to: Unknown P2P file-sharing = [[http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/|Shareaza]], [[http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/|Ares]] Compare to: Napster Remote Administration = [[http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/|UltraVNC]], [[http://www.tightvnc.com/|TightVNC]], [[http://tigervnc.org/|TigerVNC]] Compare to: PCAnywhere, GoToMyPC.com, Windows Remote Desktop Process Usage Analysis = [[http://process-history.co.uk/|Process History]] Compare to: Task Manager Daphne, process list & manager = [[http://www.drk.com.ar/daphne.php|Daphne]] Compare to: Windows task manager Download Manager = [[http://freedownloadmanager.org/|Free Download manager]] Compare to: Internet Download Manager Files Listing = [[http://www.kobware.com/klyster.php|Klyster]] Compare to: Unknown = Server Applications = == Content Management == Enterprise Content Management = [[http://www.alfresco.com|Alfresco]] Compare to: Sharepoint, Documentum,Filenet, OpenText, Vignette, Interwoven == Database == Database server = [[http://firebird.sourceforge.net/|Firebird]], [[http://www.mysql.com/|MySQL]], [[http://www.postgresql.org/|PostgreSQL]] Compare to: Microsoft SQL server, Oracle database Elastic key-value database = [[http://northscale.com/products/membase_server.html|NorthScale Membase Server]] Compare to: Unknown == File Server == FTP server = [[http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/|Filezilla FTP server]] Compare to: Unknown == Messaging == Email server = [[http://www.hmailserver.com/|hMailServer]] Compare to: Microsoft Exchange server, Novell GroupWise server Instant messaging server = [[http://www.jivesoftware.org/messenger/|Jive Messenger]] Compare to: Novell GroupWise Messenger == Security == Intrusion Detection System (IDS) = [[http://www.snort.org/|Snort]] Compare to: Unknown VPN server = [[http://openvpn.net/|OpenVPN]] Compare to: Cisco VPN == Web == Application server = [[http://www.jboss.org/|JBoss]] Compare to: BEA Weblogic, IBM Websphere Rich Internet Application Server = [[http://www.openlaszlo.org/|OpenLaszlo]] Compare to: Macromedia Flex Statistics Generator = [[http://awstats.sourceforge.net/|AWStats]] Compare to: Unknown Web server = [[http://httpd.apache.org/|Apache]] Compare to: Microsoft Internet Information Services (ISS) <> = FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions = '''These applications are awesome! I can't believe that they are free! How can I help to support these applications?''' That is a terrific question. If these programs provide value to you, it makes sense to give something back to the community. The best way to do this may be different for each application, so read more at the project's website. In general, here are ways that you can give back to the open-source community: * Install and use the program, then share your experiences (good or bad) with the project mailing list. * Subscribe to the project mailing list and answer questions that users are asking. * Share any ideas you have about the software, such as features that you would like to see implemented or any changes that you think would improve the project. * Create documentation about the project, such as how to install, configure, and use the application. * If you are a programmer, look at the code and report any bugs you find and share any improvements that you make. * Some projects provide a way to contribute money to the project. * Tell everyone you know about the application and help them start using it. The great thing about contributing to an open-source project is that you will be helping everyone who uses the software. If users give back to the project, there will be a constant improvement in the quality of the application. Here are some ideas on how to [[http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate|Participate]], from Ubuntu. '''Why do you only include open-source applications? Why not include applications that are free, but not open-source?''' The goal of the LOOP list is to demonstrate the quality of open-source software and the advantages of the open-source development model. There are many high-quality free applications, but they do not have the same advantages of the open-source development model. '''You keep talking about the advantages of the open-source software development model. What are they?''' The easiest to explain advantage is the concept of shared cost. In the traditional software development model, many different software companies each create their own version of a software application, such as a word processor. When a customer buys the software, they are only contributing to one of these versions. With the open-source model, all resources that are spent on an open-source project will benefit everyone who uses the application. There are many advantages to open-source, which you can learn about by visiting the links below. *[[http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~pev5b/writing/econ_oss/index.html|The Economics of Open-Source Software]] *[[http://www.cio.com/archive/030104/open.html|The Myths of Open Source Software]] *[[http://eu.conecta.it/paper/Advantages_open_source_soft.html|Advantages of Open-Source Software]] *[[http://www.netc.org/openoptions/pros_cons/comparing.html|Arguments about Open-Source]] '''Some of these applications only run on Windows, and not Linux. Why do you include these?''' The goal of the LOOP list is to demonstrate the advantages of open-source applications. One of those advantages is the ability to port the application to other operating systems. This means that anyone with the time, skill, and desire can port these applications to Linux or any other operating system. It is also likely that these applications will run in Linux using Wine (http://www.winehq.com/). '''Why don't you include applications that only run on Linux? These Linux applications are open-source, so they could be ported to Windows, right?''' That is true, but an overwhelming majority of people use Windows operating systems. If these people knew they could keep their applications, they would be more likely to switch to a Linux distribution (such as Ubuntu Linux). '''I disagree with the applications that were chosen for a particular category. How can I make my case for another application?''' You can debate the pros and cons of each application on the LoopListDebate page. '''Why did you create a new list? There are other lists out there with similar information.''' This list serves a specific purpose, which is listed at the top of this page. Other lists on the web have good information, but they were not what I was looking for. Here are some projects similar to the LOOP list: = Links to similar projects = Note: These links are not part of the LOOP list. They do not follow the guidelines defined for the LOOP list. Links are included only as a reference to efforts similar to the LOOP list. == Windows == === Open Source === *The OSSwin project: Open-Source for Windows http://osswin.sourceforge.net/ *Opensource list - Open Source Software in a Windows Environment http://www.opensourcelist.org/oss/suggestedapplications.html *Software: Open Source & Free for Windows http://www.alessandropagano.net/software_en.html *The table of equivalents / replacements of Windows software in Linux http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html *WinLibre - Free Software for Windows http://www.winlibre.com/en/index.php *GnuWin32 - Ports of GNU or Open Source tools http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/ *Open Source GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Software http://opensourcegis.org/ and http://freegis.org/ *Open and Free Project Management Tools http://proj.chbs.dk/ *Open and Free Financial Accounting Systems http://proj.chbs.dk/accounting/ *The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy — and Their Open Source Alternatives http://whdb.com/blog/2008/the-top-50-proprietary-programs-that-drive-you-crazy-and-their-open-source-alternatives/ ==== Compilations on a CD ==== *TTCS OSSWIN CD - A collection of nearly 100 Free/Open Source software for Microsoft Windows http://www.ttcsweb.org/osswin-cd/ *The Open CD - A collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. http://www.theopencd.org/ *Open Source Software CD — A CD that contains high-quality, Free, open source software for Microsoft Windows http://osscd.sunsite.dk/ === Gratis === *Open Source Free CD - A compilation of gratis software for Windows. Despite the name, not all is free/open source. http://www.opensourcefreecd.org/ *Software for Starving Students - A CD with all the most commonly used gratis programs http://www.softwarefor.org/ == Linux == === Open Source Software === *The Linux Alternative Project - Linux alternatives to windows software http://www.linuxalt.com/ *Linux App Finder - High quality site with tons of information about Linux software http://linuxappfinder.com/ *Open Source Alternatives - Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software http://www.osalt.com/ == Mac OS X == === Open Source Software === *A simple list of free, open-source software for Mac OS X http://www.opensourcemac.org/ *A list of Mac OS X Free OpenSource Software: http://www.freesmug.org/ *Open source on Mac http://nothickmanuals.info/doku.php?id=opensourcemac ==== Compilations on a CD ==== *FreeSMUG Suite CD - Mac OS X Free OpenSource collection CD http://www.freesmug.org/fscd/ *Software for Starving Students - A CD with all the most commonly used gratis programs http://www.softwarefor.org/ == General Directories == === Free and Open Source === *The Free Software Directory - The software catalog of the Free Software Foundation http://directory.fsf.org/ *Open Source Software Directory - Provides a list of open source software organized by categories http://www.opensourcesoftwaredirectory.com/ ----