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Selection of FOSS for Windows, macOS and Linux
The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage. — Thucydides (460 – 395 BC) Greek historian and author in Athens
For several reasons it is advisable to user the free and open source software (FOSS) listed below. These software packages can be used free of charge on all operating systems, such as Windows, macOS and Linux. The software packages below are legal, of high quality and guarantee more freedom for the user.
| type | alternative | name |
|---|---|---|
| webbrowser | MS Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Google Chrome |
Firefox, Chromium |
| email, addresses |
MS Outlook, Mail, Address Book |
Thunderbird |
| calendar | MS Outlook, iCal, Google Calendar |
Thunderbird |
| media player | MS Media Player, QuickTime, DVD Player |
VLC |
| audio player | iTunes, Winamp, foobar2000 |
VLC, Clementine, Amarok |
| office suite | MS Office | LibreOffice: |
| word processor | MS Word | - Writer |
| spreadsheet | MS Excel | - Calc |
| presentation | MS PowerPoint | - Impress |
| database | MS Access | - Base |
| drawing | MS Draw | - Draw |
| image manipulation | Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo |
GIMP |
| vector drawing | Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Fireworks, CorelDRAW |
Inkscape |
| simplified drawing | MS Paint Painting |
Tux Paint |
| desktop publishing | Adobe InDesign, Adobe FrameMaker, QuarkXPress |
Scribus |
| archiver, compression |
WinZip | 7-Zip |
| file transfer | WinFTP | FileZilla |
| video recording and streaming | Camtasia Snagit |
OBS Studio |
| video editting | Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, Pinnacle Studio, Adobe Premiere, Avid Xpress Pro |
OpenShot |
| audio editting | Adobe Soundbooth, GarageBand, Sony Sound Forge |
Audacity |
| antivirus | McAfee VirusScan, Semantec Norton AntiVirus |
ClamWin, ClamTk |
| pixel repair | JScreenFix |
Please, also consider installing Firefox add-ons and Thunderbird add-ons.
See also:
This overview was started in 2013 and predates that of PRISM Break.