List of proprietary software for Linux

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Though Linux is an open-source operating system and usually comes bundled with free software, proprietary software for Linux does exist and is available to end-users.

The following is a list of proprietary software for Linux:

Contents

[edit] Networking

[edit] Web Browser/s

  • Netscape — freeware, last Linux version is 7.2
  • Opera — desktop versions free of charge, multiplatform since version 3.0 in 1998

[edit] E-mail Client/s

  • Bynari Insight Connector

[edit] E-mail Client / PIM in MS Outlook Style

[edit] Newsreader/s

  • Netscape — freeware, Linux version until 7.2
  • Opera — free of charge for desktop systems, multiplatform since version 3.0 in 1998.

[edit] FTP Client/s

  • IglooFTP PRO for Linux
  • Pro:Atria Ltd SFTPPlus
  • Xellsoft.com SynchronEX+

[edit] Firewall (packet filtering)

  • SmoothWall Corporate — A closed fork of SmoothWall, targeted at enterprise and corporate users

[edit] Visual traceroute

[edit] P2P File Sharing

  • MetaMachine eDonkey2000 — latest release from 25.07.2005.
  • Loophole (WinMX protocol) — WinMX servers down since 09.2005.

Note: Some risks may be associated by having and/or using file sharing programs, whether proprietary or not. See File Sharing to read more.

[edit] "Hotline" P2P protocol clients/servers

  • GHX

[edit] Multifunction sound modem program/s

  • PrimaFax

[edit] Fax software

[edit] Network maintenance

[edit] Routing

  • GateD

[edit] Distributed Computing

[edit] Desktop/System software

[edit] Work with files

[edit] Console Archiver/s

[edit] Desktop search

[edit] PDF viewer

[edit] PDF Authoring

[edit] Cryptography

[edit] Scanner utilities

[edit] Antivirus

[edit] Bootloading

  • Acronis OS Selector

[edit] Hard disk partitioning

  • Paragon Partition Manager
  • Acronis PartitionExpert

[edit] Backup software

[edit] PIM / DB / Hierarchical notebook with tree view

  • TreePad Lite

[edit] Multimedia

[edit] Audio/Video

[edit] MP3 Encoding

[edit] Multimedia Player

[edit] Graphics

[edit] Graphics viewers/editors

  • CompuPic
  • Picasa 2.2 and 2.7 beta

[edit] Professional Graphics Editors

[edit] Vector Graphics Editor/s

[edit] Flash Player

Adobe Flash Player 9

[edit] 3D Graphics

[edit] Video, etc.

[edit] Simple/Professional Video Production Environment

  • iMira Editing
  • MainActor
  • IFX Piranha
  • Autodesk/Discreet Smoke

[edit] Creation of 2D and 3D Effects

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Office/Business

[edit] Office suites

[edit] Word Processor

[edit] Spreadsheets

[edit] Presentations

[edit] Local database

[edit] E-Commerce and Web Business

[edit] Personal Finance Manager

  • Moneydance

[edit] Financial Accounting

  • Global: Hansa Business Solutions
  • India & Asia: Kalculate

[edit] Enterprise Automation (Russian)

  • Keeper
  • Oblik

[edit] Collaboration Software

[edit] Project Management

  • Cando Projects Server

[edit] Communications software

  • EasyIVR Call processing (IVR, CTI, ACD) for Linux

[edit] Games

  • Majesty & Majesty Gold
  • Heroes of Might&Magic III
  • Alpha Centauri
  • Civilization III
  • Return to Castle Wolfenstein
  • Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
  • Doom 3
  • Quake 4
  • X2: The Threat
  • Unreal Tournament (all versions except UT3)
  • Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

[edit] Programming and development

[edit] C++ IDEs

[edit] Object Pascal IDE

[edit] Prolog

  • SICStus Prolog

[edit] WYSIWYG HTML Editor

[edit] HTML/DHTML Editor

[edit] Perl/Python/Tcl IDE

[edit] Java IDE

  • Sun ONE Studio

[edit] CASE

[edit] CASE-facility for UML

  • Together ControlCenter

[edit] Top-level CASE System

  • Rational Rose

[edit] CVS

[edit] IDE for InterBase/Firebird development

  • IBAdmin

[edit] Memory Leak Tracing

  • BoundsChecker
  • Insure

[edit] Servers

[edit] WWW

[edit] DB Engine

[edit] E-mail / PIM / GroupWare Servers

[edit] Proxy

[edit] Lotus Domino

[edit] Cluster Filesystems

  • Matrix Server

[edit] Misc applications

[edit] Mathematics

[edit] 3D Modelling

[edit] CAD/CAM/CAE

[edit] Diagram and Chart Designing

[edit] HDD testing/benchmarking

[edit] Emulators

[edit] Virtual Machine Emulator

[edit] Windows Compatibility Layer

[edit] References

  1. ^ See Lotus Notes 8.0 trial download
This list is based on The Table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux, which is licensed under GNU FDL.
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