A list of websites with their own Wikipedia articles that list free software projects. These directories and repositories of free software differ from software hosting facilities (or software forges) in the number of features they offer and they type of collaboration they are designed to promote. For a listing of free software hosting projects, see Comparison of open source software hosting facilities.
| Name | Website | Description/Focus |
|---|---|---|
| freshmeat | freshmeat.net | |
| Apache Software Foundation | apache.org | Mostly Java |
| CPAN | cpan.org | Perl |
| CTAN | ctan.org | Tex |
| CRAN | cran.r-project.org | R |
| Open Source Scripts | opensourcescripts.com | |
| PROEXPLUS | www.proexplus.com | |
| OpenSymphony | www.opensymphony.com | Java |
| Koders | koders.com | Black Duck Software Commercial Site |
| JBoss | jboss.com | Enterprise Java |
| PEAR | pear.php.net | PHP |
| JSAN | openjsan.org | JavaScript |
| Free Software Directory | directory.fsf.org | |
| Ohloh | ohloh.net | |
| Programmer2Programmer | www.programmer2programmer.net | |
| Libre Projects | libreprojects.net | Web platforms & software as a service |
| Open Source Software Directory | www.opensourcesoftwaredirectory.com | Provides a list of open source software organized by categories. |