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Open Source Software

  1. Open Source Software Survival Guide
    1. Web Browsers
    2. Email Clients
    3. Graphics Editing
    4. Media Applications
    5. Archive Tools
    6. Office Suites
  2. What is Open Source Software?
  3. High-Level and Low-Level Code

Open Source Software Survival Guide

A collection of the best Open Source software available

Web Browsers

Mozilla Firefox

The most powerful and most secure browser to date. A perfect replacement for Internet Explorer, and everything else! Fully customizable, with a wide range of skins, themes, and extensions.

You can download Firefox [here]

Email Clients

Mozilla Thunderbird

From the same people who brought us Firefox, Mozilla also develops an email client. A perfect alternative to Outlook.

You can download Thunderbird [here]

Graphics Editing

GIMP

GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program, and is a perfect Open Source alternative to Photoshop, and has functions surpassing the mighty Adobe package.

You can download GIMP [here]

Inkscape

Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X.

You can download Inkscape [here]

Media Applications

VLC Media Player

VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, avi ...) as well as DVDs, and VCDs

You can download VLC [here]

Archive Tools

7-Zip

7-Zip is an Open Source file archiver with a higher compression ratio than even the leading proprietary software - WinRAR. A perfect replacement for WinZip or WinRAR

You can download 7-Zip [here]

Office Suites

OpenOffice

OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is a perfect Open Source alternative to Microsoft Office.

You can download OpenOffice [here]