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Linux is an open-source kernel and usually comes bundled with free and open-source software; however, proprietary software for Linux (software that isn't free and open-source) does exist and is available to end-users.

Networking

Web browsers

Application Publisher Support status Native binary[a] Source code Pricing
Google Chrome Google Inc. Active Yes Partial[b] Freeware
Edge (Chromium) Microsoft Inc. Active Yes Partial Freeware
Netscape Netscape Communications Dropped Yes Yes Freeware
Opera Opera Software Active Yes Yes Freeware
Maxthon Cloud Browser Maxthon Active Yes Yes Freeware
Vivaldi Vivaldi Technologies Active Yes Partial[c] Freeware
Insight WebClient Bynari, Inc. — — —
IBM Notes IBM Active — Yes $108 – 175 USD
Yandex Browser Yandex Active Yes Yes Freeware

FTP clients

Application Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
IglooFTP PRO IglooFTP.com — — — —
SFTPPlus Pro:Atria Ltd Active Yes Yes —
SynchronEX+ Xellsoft Software Services Active Yes Yes $0.00 USD
CrossFTP Pro CrossFTP Software Active Yes Yes $24.99 USD
Beyond Compare (Not FTP : Diff tool) Scooter Software Active Yes Yes $30.00 USD
sFTP Client sFTP App Ltd Active Yes Yes $30.00 USD
SecureFX VanDyke Software Active Yes No $59.95 USD

Firewall (packet filtering)

Visual traceroute

P2P file sharing

"Hotline" P2P protocol clients/servers

Multifunction sound modem programs

Fax software

Network maintenance

Routing

Distributed computing

Instant messaging

P2P file synchronisation

VoIP software

Desktop/system software

Work with files

Console archivers

Desktop search

File splitters

PDF viewers

Application Publisher Support status Native binary[d] Source code Pricing
Adobe Reader Adobe Systems Dropped[e] Yes No Freeware
Foxit Reader Foxit Software Active Yes No Freeware
PDF Studio Pro Qoppa Software Active No[f] No $129 USD
PDF Studio Standard Qoppa Software Active No[f] No $89 USD
  1. ^ Refers to the existence of an ELF or a.out binary targeting the Linux ABI. Applications that use a compatibility layer such as Wine or use an interpreted language are listed as "No", with a note explaining why
  2. ^ Most of the source code is provided by the Chromium project. The source code for the Flash player is excluded.
  3. ^ Most of the source code is provided by the Chromium project. The source code for the user interface is excluded.
  4. ^ Refers to the existence of an ELF or a.out binary targeting the Linux ABI. Applications that use a compatibility layer such as Wine or use an interpreted language are listed as "No", with a note explaining why
  5. ^ Last Linux version is 9.5.5
  6. ^ a b Java

PDF authoring

Cryptography

Scanner utilities

Antivirus

Application Publisher Support status Native binary[a] Source code Pricing
AntiVir Workstation PersonalEdition Avira Dropped — — —
  1. ^ Refers to the existence of an ELF or a.out binary targeting the Linux ABI. Applications that use a compatibility layer such as Wine or use an interpreted language are listed as "No", with a note explaining why

Bootloader / Boot manager

Application Publisher Support status Native binary[a] Source code Pricing
Acronis OS Selector
Plop Boot Manager Elmar Hanlhofer Active — No Freeware
  1. ^ Refers to the existence of an ELF or a.out binary targeting the Linux ABI. Applications that use a compatibility layer such as Wine or use an interpreted language are listed as "No", with a note explaining why

Hard disk partitioning

Backup software

Application Publisher Support status Native binary[a] Source code Pricing
BRU Workstation/Desktop/Server TOLIS Group, Inc. Active — — $499 – 4,999 USD[b]
EMC NetWorker EMC Corporation Active — — —
ImgBurn Lightning UK Active No[c] No Freeware
Microlite BackupEDGE Microlite Corporation Active Yes — $400 – 500 USD[d]
Nero Linux Nero AG Terminated — — —
SpiderOak Backup SpiderOak, Inc. Active Yes No Freeware (paid plans available)
Lonetar
Handy Backup Novosoft LLC
Veeam Veeam Software Active Freeware
  1. ^ Refers to the existence of an ELF or a.out binary targeting the Linux ABI. Applications that use a compatibility layer such as Wine or use an interpreted language are listed as "No", with a note explaining why
  2. ^ TOLIS Group Product Pricing
  3. ^ Developer officially supports running Windows binary with Wine
  4. ^ Microlite BackupEDGE Pricing

PIM / DB / hierarchical notebook with tree view

File hosting service clients

Drivers

Printer drivers

Multimedia

Audio/video

Digital audio workstations

MP3 encoding

Score writers

Multimedia players

Music

Graphics

Graphics viewers/editors

Application Publisher Support status Native binary[a] Source code Pricing
CompuPic Photodex Dropped — — —
iMeMiner — — — — —
Picasa Google Dropped No[b] No Freeware
Sketsa SVG Editor KIYUT Software Active No[c] No $89 USD
XnView MP Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet Active Yes No Freeware
Xv John Bradley Partial[d] Yes Yes $35 USD
  1. ^ Refers to the existence of an ELF or a.out binary targeting the Linux ABI. Applications that use a compatibility layer such as Wine or use an interpreted language are listed as "No", with a note explaining why
  2. ^ Publisher bundled the application with Wine
  3. ^ Cross-platform Java application
  4. ^ Application is still available, but no longer actively developed

Professional graphics editors and photography

Digital imaging

2D bitmap animation and paint

Vector graphics editors

Flash players

3D graphics

Video, etc.

Simple/professional video production environments

Creation of 2D and 3D effects

Miscellaneous

Office/business

Office suites

Word processors

Spreadsheets

Presentations

Local databases

Desktop publishing

E-commerce and web business

Personal finance managers

Financial accounting

Enterprise automation (Russian)

Collaboration software

Project management

Mind mapping/diagramming software

Communications software

Games

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Game distribution platforms

Action-adventure

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Ark: Survival Evolved
Heretic II
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness

Adventure

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb
Jack Keane
Machinarium

Business simulation

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Airline Tycoon Deluxe

Card

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Eric's Ultimate Solitaire

City simulation

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Mobility last Linux version is 2.0

First-person shooter

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Aliens versus Predator
America's Army Dropped
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Valve Active
Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion
Descent³
Doom 3
Duke Nukem 3D
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Grappling Hook
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Unfinished beta
Postal²
Team Fortress 2[9] Valve Active
Unreal Tournament GT Interactive
Unreal Tournament 2003 Infogrames
Unreal Tournament 2004 Atari

Graphic adventure

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Ankh
Ankh: Heart of Osiris

MMORPG

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
A Tale in the Desert

Platformer

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
And Yet It Moves
Cave Story
Inner Worlds
Marble Blast Gold
Portal

Puzzle

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Bubble Shooter
Hyperspace Delivery Boy!

Racing

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Ballistics
H-Craft Championship

Real-time tactics

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Myth II: Soulblighter

Role-playing game (RPG)

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Bastion
Cute Knight
Eschalon: Book I
Eschalon: Book II
Exile III:Ruined World
Gorky 17
Neverwinter Nights

Shoot 'em up

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Astro Battle
Jets'n'Guns

Stealth

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Cold War

Strategy

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Civilization: Call to Power
Conquest of Elysium II
Crusader Kings II
DEFCON
Darwinia
Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders
Dominions II: The Ascension Wars
Dominions 3: The Awakening
Europa Universalis IV
Galcon
Heroes of Might and Magic III
Knights and Merchants
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
Lux
Majesty Gold
Oil Rush

Survival horror

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Penumbra: Black Plague
Penumbra: Overture

Sports simulator

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Out of the Park Baseball

Third-person shooter

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²

Visual novel

Game Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Bionic Heart
Digital: A Love Story
Heileen 2: The Hands of Fate

Programming and development

C++ IDEs

PHP IDE

CASE

CASE-facility for UML

Top-level CASE system

Compilers

Revision control

HTML/DHTML editors

InterBase/Firebird IDE

Java IDE

Memory leak tracing

Object Pascal IDE

Perl/Python/Tcl IDE

Prolog

WYSIWYG HTML editors

Servers

SSH Client/Server

Web Hosting Control Panel

WWW

DB engines

E-mail / personal information manager / groupware servers

Product data/product lifecycle management (PDM/PLM)

Proxy

Cluster filesystems

Managed file transfer

Streaming media servers

Miscellaneous applications

Mathematics

Statistical packages

3D modelling

CAD/CAM/CAE

Diagram and chart designing

Dictionaries

HDD testing/benchmarking

Game makers

Real property, Building Information Management & Asset management

SQL dataBases GUI admin tools

Remote Desktop

Emulators

Video game console emulators

Application Publisher Support status Native binary[a] Source code Pricing
BoycottAdvance[b] • Julien Frelat
• Richard Bannister
• Niels Wagenaar 		Dropped[c] Yes No Freeware
ePSXe[d] ePSXe Team Active Yes No Freeware
Regen[e] AamirM Active Yes No Freeware
  1. ^ Refers to the existence of an ELF or a.out binary targeting the Linux ABI. Applications that use a compatibility layer such as Wine or use an interpreted language are listed as "No", with a note explaining why
  2. ^ Game Boy Advance emulator
  3. ^ Last Linux-compatible version was 0.2.6; current version is 0.2.8
  4. ^ Sony PlayStation emulator
  5. ^ Sega Genesis / Mega Drive emulator

Platform virtual machines

Application Publisher Support status Native binary Source code Pricing
Parallels Workstation Parallels, Inc. Terminated[a] — No No longer sold
QuickTransit
VMware Player
VMware vCenter Converter
VMware Workstation
Oracle VM VirtualBox Enterprise
Win4Lin
Discontinued
  1. ^ Product is no longer supported on any platform

Windows compatibility layer

Notes

A.^A Open-source drivers are available through HP Linux Imaging and Printing [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ ltd., tummy.com. "Solutions – tummy.com, ltd". www.tummy.com.
  2. ^ "Pixeluvo – Beautiful Images Made Easy". www.pixeluvo.com.
  3. ^ Debian Bug report logs – #364034. Accessed on: January 12, 2009.
  4. ^ TrueCrypt licensing concern Accessed on: April 20, 2009
  5. ^ Bug #109701 in Ubuntu. Accessed on: April 20, 2009
  6. ^ non-OSI compliant packages in the openSUSE Build Service. Accessed on: April 20, 2009
  7. ^ Gentoo bug 241650. Accessed on: April 20, 2009
  8. ^ "Forbidden items - Fedora Project Wiki". fedoraproject.org.
  9. ^ "Team Fortress 2". Valve. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  10. ^ "Teamcenter 2005 Delivers Comprehensive PLM Offering". Siemens PLM Software. 2006-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  11. ^ "UGS Ships NX 4 and Delivers Industry's First Complete Digital Product Development Solution on Linux". 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  12. ^ "HP Developers Portal | HP Linux Imaging and Printing".

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