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Open Source Software
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]