List of free and open-source software packages

This article is about software free to be modified and distributed. For examples of software free in the monetary sense, see List of freeware.

This is a list of free and open-source software packages, computer software licensed under free software licenses and open-source licenses. Software that fits the Free Software Definition may be more appropriately called free software; the GNU project in particular objects to their works being referred to as open-source.[1] For more information about the philosophical background for open-source software, see free software movement and Open Source Initiative. However, nearly all software meeting the Free Software Definition also meets the Open Source Definition and vice versa. A small fraction of the software that meets either definition is listed here.

Some of the open-source applications are also the basis of commercial products, shown in the List of commercial open-source applications and services.

Applied fields

Artificial intelligence

CAD

Computer simulation

Finance

Integrated Library Management Software

Image editor

Mathematics

For a more comprehensive list, see List of open-source software for mathematics.

Reference management software

Science

Bioinformatics

Cheminformatics

Grid computing

Microscope image processing

Molecular dynamics

Molecule viewer

Nanotechnology

Risk Management

Surveys

Quantum chemistry

Assistive technology

Speech (synthesis and recognition)

Other assistive technology

Data storage and management

Data mining

Data Visualization Components

Digital Asset Management software

Enterprise search engines

ETLs (Extract Transform Load)

File Systems

Networking and Internet

Advertising

Communication-related

E-mail

Grid and distributed processing

Middleware

RSS/Atom readers/aggregators

Portal Server

Remote access and management

Web browsers

Webcam

Webgrabber

Web-related

Other networking programs

Educational

Educational suites

Geography

Language

Typing

Other educational programs

Games

Application layer

Healthcare software

Media

2D animation

3D animation

Audio editors, audio management

Flash animation

Image viewers

Television

Video converters

Video editing

Video encoders

Video players

Other media packages

Operating systems

Be advised that available distributions of these systems can contain, or offer to build and install, added software that is neither free software nor open-source.

Emulation and Virtualisation

Password management

Personal information managers

Programming language support

Bug trackers

Code generators

Documentation generators

Configuration software

Debuggers (for testing and trouble-shooting)

Screensavers

Security

Anti-virus

Data loss prevention

Data recovery

Forensics

Disk erasing

Encryption

Disk encryption

Firewall

Secure Shell (ssh)

Theology

Bible study tools

See also

General directories

References

  1. Richard Stallman (July 13, 2011). "Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software". Retrieved August 24, 2011.

External links

General Directories

Open-source for Windows

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