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| '''List Of Opensource Programs (LOOP) for Windows''' '''What is the LOOP list?''' This is a list of high-quality, open-source applications that run on Windows. To learn more, read the [#FAQ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions]. '''Purpose:''' To demonstrate the quality of open source applications and thereby advocate the open source software development model. '''Rules for adding programs to the LOOP list:''' 1. Must be open source. 1. Must run on Microsoft Windows operating systems. 1. Only include the best application for each specific purpose. In rare cases, two applications may be listed. 1. Include the names of the top three commercial applications that provide similar functionality, if known. ----- [#Desktop Desktop Applications] * [#Communication Communication] * [#Education Education] * [#Games Games] * [#Productivity Productivity] * [#Management Management] * [#Misc Misc] * [#Multimedia Multimedia] * [#Security Security] * [#Utilities Utilities] [#Server Server Applications] ----- '''Desktop Applications [[Anchor(Desktop)]]''' '''Communication [[Anchor(Communication)]]''' Email Client = Thunderbird URL: http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ Compare to: Microsoft Outlook Universal Instant Messaging Client = Gaim URL: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ Compare to: Trillian Web browser = FireFox URL: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ Compare to: Microsoft Internet Explorer '''Education [[Anchor(Education)]]''' Space Simulator = Celestia URL: http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ Compare to: Unkown Planetarium = Stellarium URL: http://www.stellarium.org/ Compare to: Unknown '''Games [[Anchor(Games)]]''' Strategy = Battle for Wesnoth URL: http://wesnoth.org/ Compare to: Age of Wonders, Heroes of Might and Magic, Warlords '''Productivity [[Anchor(Productivity)]]''' Database (File-based) = OpenOffice (Base) URL: http://www.openoffice.org/ Compare to: Microsoft Office (Access) PDF creator = PDF Creator URL: http://sector7g.wurzel6.de/pdfcreator/index_en.htm Compare to: Adobe Acrobat Presentation = OpenOffice (Impress) URL: http://www.openoffice.org/ Compare to: Microsoft Office (Powerpoint) Report Creator = JasperReports URL: http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/ Compare to: Crystal Reports Spreadsheet = OpenOffice (Calc) URL: http://www.openoffice.org/ Compare to: Microsoft Office (Excel) Word Processor = OpenOffice (Writer) URL: http://www.openoffice.org/ Compare to: Microsoft Office (Word) '''Management [[Anchor(Management)]]''' Finance: TurboCash URL: http://www.turbocash.co.za/ Compare to: Quicken Quickbooks Gantt chart = GanttProject URL: http://ganttproject.sourceforge.net/ Compare to: Microsoft Project Project management = OpenWorkbench URL: http://www.openworkbench.org/ Compare to: Microsoft Project '''Misc [[Anchor(Misc)]]''' Linux environment = Cygwin URL: http://www.cygwin.com/ Compare to: Unknown Recipe Manager = Gourmet Recipe Manager URL: http://grecipe-manager.sourceforge.net/ Compare to: Unknown Screen Saver = Really Slick Screensavers URL: http://www.reallyslick.com/ Compare to: Unkown '''Multimedia [[Anchor(Multimedia)]]''' 3D graphics creator = Blender URL: http://www.blender.org/ Compare to: Alias Maya Audio Editing = Audacity URL: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Compare to: Adobe Audition Desktop Publishing = Scribus URL: http://www.scribus.org.uk/ Compare to: Adobe PageMaker, Quark Image Editing = Gimp URL: http://www.gimp.org/ Compare to: Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Video Editing = Jashaka URL: http://www.jahshaka.org/ Compare to: Adobe After Effects, Pinnacle Studio, Apple Final Cut Web Design = Nvu URL: http://www.nvu.com/ Compare to: Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver '''Security [[Anchor(Security)]]''' Network protocol analyzer = Ethereal URL: http://www.ethereal.com/ Compare to: Sniffer VPN client = OpenVPN GUI for Windows URL: http://openvpn.se/ Compare to: Cisco VPN client, Nortel VPN client '''Utilities [[Anchor(Utilities)]]''' FTP Client = Filezilla FTP client URL: http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ Compare to: SmartFTP, BulletProof FTP '''Server Applications [[Anchor(Server)]]''' Application server = JBoss URL: http://www.jboss.org/ Compare to: BEA Weblogic, IBM Websphere Database server = MySQL URL: http://www.mysql.com/ Compare to: Microsoft SQL server, Oracle database Database server = PostgreSQL URL: http://www.postgresql.org/ Compare to: Microsoft SQL server, Oracle database FTP server = Filezilla FTP server URL: http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ Compare to: Unknown VPN server = OpenVPN URL: http://openvpn.net/ Compare to: Cisco VPN Web server = Apache URL: http://httpd.apache.org/ Compare to: Microsoft Internet Information Services (ISS) ----- '''FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions [[Anchor(FAQ)]] ''' '''Why do you only include open source applications? Why not include applications that are free, but not open source?''' 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: Subscribe to the project mailing list and answer questions that new users are asking. * Install and use the program, then share your experiences (good or bad) with the project mailing list. * 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. The great thing about contributing to an open source project is that you will be helping everyone who uses the software. If every user gives back to the project, there will be a constant improvement in the quality of the application. '''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. '''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 on the front page. Other lists on the web have good information, but they were not what I was looking for. Here are some lists similar to the LOOP list: The OSSwin project: Open Source for Windows http://osswin.sourceforge.net/ LoopList |
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