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WORK STILL TO DO This page is under heavy renovation at the moment - please feel free to join in. The following things need to be completed:
Move this page and all related pages to the documentation wiki - https://help.ubuntu.com/community
Incorporate the appropriate software from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareEquivalentsInternet
Incorporate the appropriate software from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareEquivalentsMultimedia
- Verify all the apps in the noted sections below are in the standard/universe/multiverse repositories and remove any that are not easily available.
- Add more great software to the list that would be useful to a new Ubuntu user from a Microsoft platform.
Software Equivalents for migrating from a Microsoft Windows Operating Systems to Ubuntu Linux
What is the Software Equivalents List?
- This is a list of the best open-source applications available and supported for Ubuntu for new Linux users to explore. Feel free to edit this list and add any programs that meet the criteria below. The purpose of this list is to guide new Ubuntu Linux users to quality software products that will help them accomplish tasks they are familiar with in other operating systems (such as Microsoft Windows). To learn more, read the [#FAQ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions].
Instructions:
Tell all your non-Linux friends and family about the SoftwareEquivalents list, and the LoopList. On these lists they will find free, high-quality replacements for the software that they have purchased/pirated. This list will help them make a smooth and productive transition to Ubuntu Linux.
Rules for adding programs to the Software Equivalents list:
- Must be open-source.
- Must be available in an Ubuntu repository.
- Only include the best application for each specific purpose. In rare cases, up to three applications may be listed.
- Include the names of the top three commercial 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]
- Compare to: mIRC
Universal Instant Messaging Client = [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin] (formerly Gaim)
- Compare to: Trillian
Web browser = [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ FireFox]
- Compare to: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Voice Over IP = [http://www.openwengo.com/ OpenWengo]
- Compare to: Skype
Educational
Learning Games = [http://childsplay.sourceforge.net/ Childsplay]
- Compare to: Unknown
Planetarium = [http://www.stellarium.org/ Stellarium]
- Compare to: Unknown
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
Computer Aided Drafting (CAD)
General 2D/3D CAD = [http://www.ribbonsoft.com/qcad.html QCAD]
- Compare to: AutoCAD
Electrical Schematics
General Electronic Design Automation = [http://geda.seul.org/wiki/ gEDA]
- Compare to: Unknown
Electrical Schematics = [http://cadsoftusa.com/ Eagle]
- Compare to: Unknown
Circuit Board Design = [http://pcb.sourceforge.net/ PCB], [http://opencircuitdesign.com/xcircuit/ xCircuit]
- Compare to: Unknown
Transmission Line Calculator = TransCalc
- Compare to: Unknown
Financial
Personal Accounting = [http://www.grisbi.org/index.en.html Grisbi]
- Compare to: Quicken, Microsoft Money
- Compare to: Intuit Quickbooks
Small Business ERP & CRM = [http://www.facturalux.org/ FacturaLUX] (English translation not yet available)
- Compare to: Concorde C5
Games :Need to be verified in repositories
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]
- Compare to: Unknown
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/ Nexiuz]
- 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
Pang clone = [http://pixpang.pixjuegos.com/ PiX Pang]
- Compare to: Super Pang
Racing = [http://projects.planetpenguin.de/racer/ PlanetPenguin Racer (f.k.a. TuxRacer)], [http://vdrift.net/ VDrift], [http://supertuxkart.berlios.de/index.html SuperTuxKart]
- Compare to: Unknown
Real-Time Strategy = [http://www.glest.org/ Glest], [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
Net Hack clone = [http://www.darkarts.co.za/projects/vultures/ Vulture's Eye/Claw]
- Compare to: Unknown
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 :Need to be verified in repositories
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)]
- 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
Management :Need to be verified in repositories
Gantt chart = [http://ganttproject.sourceforge.net/ GanttProject]
- Compare to: Microsoft Project
Project management = [http://winplanner.sourceforge.net/ Planner], [http://www.openworkbench.org/ 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
Misc :Need to be verified in repositories
Animal Shelter Manager = [http://sheltermanager.sourceforge.net Animal Shelter Manager]
- Compare to: Unknown
Virtual PC emulator = [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: Unknown
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: Unkown
Multimedia :Need to be verified in repositories
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 :Need to be verified in repositories
Audio Editing = [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity]
- Compare to: Adobe Audition
Audio Player = [http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net/ Coolplayer], [http://zinf.sourceforge.net/ Zinf]
- Compare to: WinAMP, Windows Media Player
Drum Machine = [http://www.hydrogen-music.org/ Hydrogen]
- Compare to: Unknown
MP3 Ripper = [http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ CDex]
- Compare to: Unknown
Volume normalizer = [http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/ MP3Gain]
- Compare to: Unknown
Drawing :Need to be verified in repositories
Diagram Editor = [http://dia-installer.sourceforge.net/ Dia]
- Compare to: Microsoft Visio
Image Editing = [http://www.gimp.org/ Gimp], [http://www.getpaint.net/ Paint.NET]
- Compare to: Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop
Vector Drawing = [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape], [http://www.sodipodi.com/ Sodipodi]
Other :Need to be verified in repositories
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
Web Design = [http://www.nvu.com/ Nvu]
- Compare to: Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver
Video :Need to be verified in repositories
Internet TV platform = [http://www.getdemocracy.com/ Democracy Player]
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 :Need to be verified in repositories
802.1x client (EAP-TTLS) = [http://www.securew2.com/uk/ SecureW2]
- 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 :Need to be verified in repositories
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]
- 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
Utilities :Need to be verified in repositories
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]
- Compare to: PCAnywhere, GoToMyPC.com, Windows Remote Desktop
Server Applications :Need to be verified in repositories
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
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
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 are not as focused on the Ubuntu Linux experience.
[ Insert Insightful Question Here ]
Instead of copying the excellent work of Tristan Rhodes on the LoopList FAQ I urge you to read the original at LoopList.
The Software Equivalents list was created by Daniel Skov Klejnstrup MailTo(danielklejnstrup@gmail.com).
Edited and generally mucked around with by Jonathan Pruett MailTo(mindlessmax2001-ubuntuwiki@yahoo.com).
Format and wording lean heavily on the excellent work of Tristan Rhodes MailTo(tristan NOSPAM AT witenko DOT com).
Credit the things you like to Daniel, blame Jonathan for any formatting errors, and direct all flames to //dev/null
Comments
- Why are so many of the application you have suggested not the standard choice for Ubuntu or even Linux systems? E.g. Evolution is probably a lot closer to Outlook than Thunderbird, and is the default. Keep up the good work.
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