This is a list of free and open-source software packages, computer software licensed under free software licenses and open-source licenses. Software that fits the Free Software Definition may be more appropriately called free software; the GNU project in particular objects to their works being referred to as open-source.[1] For more information about the philosophical background for open-source software, see free software movement and Open Source Initiative. However, nearly all software meeting the Free Software Definition also meets the Open Source Definition and vice versa. A small fraction of the software that meets either definition is listed here. Some of the open-source applications are also the basis of commercial products, shown in the List of commercial open-source applications and services.
Main category: Free computer-aided design software |
Main category: Free electronic design automation software |
Main article: List of free and open-source computer simulation software |
Main article: Cybersecurity |
See also: Antivirus software |
See also: Data loss prevention software |
See also: Data recovery and List of data recovery software |
See also: Forensic science |
See also: Anti-forensics |
See also: Disk Cleanup |
See also: Encryption, Encryption software, and List of cryptographic file systems |
See also: Disk encryption and Disk encryption software |
See also: Firewall (computing) |
Main category: Free network management software |
See also: Secure Shell |
Main category: Free security software |
Main category: Free backup software |
Main category: Free database management systems |
Main category: Free partitioning software |
Main category: Free data compression software |
Main category: Virtual learning environment |
Main articles: Offline learning and Open data |
Main category: Free file managers |
See also: Comparison of accounting software |
See also: Cryptocurrency |
See also: Customer relationship management |
See also: Enterprise resource planning |
Main article: List of open-source video games |
Main article: Video game console emulator |
Main category: Free genealogy software |
For a more comprehensive list, see List of open source geographic information system software. |
Main category: Free desktop environments |
Main category: Free X window managers |
Main category: Free windowing systems |
Main category: Free groupware |
Main category: Free content management systems |
Main category: Free wiki software |
Main articles: List of open-source health software and List of open-source bioinformatics software |
For a more comprehensive list, see List of open-source software for mathematics. |
Main article: Comparison of free software for audio |
Main category: Free optical disc authoring software |
Main article: List of game engines |
Main category: Free graphics software |
Main category: Free image galleries |
Main category: Free multimedia codecs, containers, and splitters |
Main article: List of free television software |
Main category: Free television software |
See also: Comparison of PVR software packages |
Main category: Free video conversion software |
See also: List of video editing software § Free_(libre)_or_open-source |
Main article: Comparison of video codecs |
Main article: Comparison of video player software |
Main category: Free email software |
Main category: Free file transfer software |
Main category: Free instant messaging clients |
Main category: Free Internet Relay Chat clients |
Main category: Free file sharing software |
See also: Category:Free BitTorrent clients |
Main category: Free routing software |
Main category: Free web browsers |
Software | Platform | Formats |
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AbiWord | Linux, Windows | .txt |
Atom (text editor) | macOS 10.9 or later, Windows 7 and later, and Linux | .txt |
gedit | Linux, MacOS | .txt |
GNOME Text Editor | Linux | .txt |
Kate (text editor) | 25 Linux distributions, Microsoft Windows, macOS | .txt |
Leafpad | Linux, BSD, Maemo | .txt |
Metapad | Windows | .txt |
Mousepad | Linux, BSD, Maemo | .txt |
Visual Studio Code | Linux, Windows, MacOS | .txt |
Software | Operating system | Format |
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Gnumeric | Unix-like (Linux included) | .gnm, .gnumeric |
GNU Oleo | Linux | .oleo[5] |
Pyspread | Unix-like, Windows | .CSV, .XLS, .SVG, .PDF |
Sheetster | Cross-platform | JSON, XML, .XLS, .CSV, xlsx/.ooxml, .exml, .zip |
Be advised that available distributions of these systems can contain, or offer to build and install, added software that is neither free software nor open-source.
Main category: Free software operating systems |
Main category: Free emulation software |
Main category: Free virtualization software |
Main category: Free integrated development environments |
Main category: Free version control software |
Main category: Free science software |
Main category: Free GIS software |
See also: List of free geology software |
Main category: Free plotting software |
See also: List of quantum chemistry and solid-state physics software |
Main category: Free statistical software |
Main category: Free typesetting software |