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Linux Alternatives to Common Windows Programs
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06-23-09
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Linux Alternatives to Common Windows Programs
What is this
A comprehensive list of popular alternatives to popular windows programs. Here you'll find Alternatives to any program you can think of. Goal To help new and existing users get accustomed to Linux faster. By providing a user made list of alternatives to windolws software. Table of content 1. Office Software 2. Media 3.Media Editing 4. Utilities 5. Internet 1.Office Software Quicken KMyMoney GNUcash Gnofin Grisbi Microsoft Money KMyMoney GNUcash Gnofin Grisbi Eqonomize! HomeBank iFreeBudgethy jGnash Kapital- 40 for download, 50 for physical media Microsoft Word AbiWord Kword Open Office Writer Adobe Acrobat Reader KPDF okular Xpdf Evince ePDFView Microsoft Frontpage Quanta Plus Nvu KompoZer Bluefish Microsoft OneNote BasKet Microsoft Office GNOME Office KOffice OpenOffice Microsoft Powerpoint Open Office Impress KPresenter Microsoft Project KPlato OpenPro GanttProject Planner TaskJuggler Microsoft Visio Dia Kivio Microsoft Access Kexi knoda GNOME-DB Microsoft Excel KSpread Open Calc Gnumeric 2.Media Microsoft Windows Media Center XBMC Media Center Boxee Elisa Media Center Entertainer Freevo GeeXboX LinuxMCE MythTV SageTV Sofa Media Center iTunes Banshee aTunes Quod Libet SongBird Exaile Amarok Listen Rhythmbox gtkpod Nero Burning Rom X-CD-Roast Brasero GnomeBaker Graveman! K3b Winamp Audacious Amarok XMMS Windows Media Player KPlayer VideoLAN xine mplayer 3.Media Editing Picasa F-Spot KPhotoAlbum digiKam Final Cut Avidemux Cinelerra Jahshaka KDEnlive Kino LiVES Guitar Pro DGuitar TuxGuitar Windows Movie Maker PiTiVi LiVES Open Movie Editor Avidemux Cinelerra kdenlive Adobe Photoshop CinePaint Krita GIMP Microsoft Paint KolourPaint Tux Paint Adobe Premier PiTiVi LiVES Kino Cinelerra kdenlive Jahshaka 4.Utilites NetStumbler Kismet SWScanner Notepad leafpad NEdit jEdit Kate gedit Scribes tpad CCleaner BleachBit FSlint KDirStat KleanSweep Sweeper DAEMON Tools AcetoneISO Furius ISO Mount gCDEmu Gmount-iso ISO Master KIso FSlint KDirStat FeedDemon aKregator Blam BlogBridge Google Reader Gregarius Liferea RSSOwl Straw KleanSweep Sweeper Launchy Deskbar Applet GNOME Do GNOME Launch Box Katapult GNOME Do Mathematica MATLAB Maxima Octave Sage Katapult Backup Keep Konserve pyBackPack Simple Backup Roboform KeePassX 5.Internet Software mIRC Konversation KVIrc *****X Xchat ChatZilla! irssi Pidgin IM Pidgen Amsn Mercury Messenger Kopete Dreamweaver Quanta Plus Geany Nvu Screem KompoZer Bluefish Final Thoughts If your a new or existing linux user. Hopefully this will help you find alternatives to the windows software you use. This list is in no way complete. So if you have anymore suggestions for software please state it in the thread. Future Updates This is kind of like a beta. I hope to add more features later, but first I kind of want to know if their is a need for this. I don't want to waste my time do something no one wants If their is a need I will implement these things. If not this thread will die and thats the end of that. Categories- To organise the thread better. So navigating through all the files is easy. Icons- Maybe it would make the thread look better Links- Provide links to the home page, and download page. add more software- With the help of other members. Spazz- This looks very boring right now I hope to add color and other things to make it more appealing to the eyes. Last edited by Iambazerkus : 06-24-09 at 03:37 PM |
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Nice list, I had one of these I used to use. I'll see if I can find the link (though that is where you may have gotten this stuff
 ). Should be very helpful to new and old Linux users alike.One thing I think would be very helpful would be to list why each program is better/worse than the Windows version. I know some have more/less features, etc. I'm sure a lot of Linux users will be able to contribute as well. edit: Here are three, but not the one I was thinking of: http://linuxappfinder.com/alternatives http://www.linux.ie/newusers/alternatives.php http://www.foogazi.com/2006/11/10/al...dows-programs/
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nice list, but i feel as if this would be better as a Wiki instead of a form thread.
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Can you bold the names of the Windows software? At the start the list was really confusing, I think it would really help to make the list more clear...
EDIT: Also, a couple of typos I picked on, both in Internet Software: Pidgin, not Pidgen, and aMSN, not Amsn (yea, I can be anal ).
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Yeah reorganize this list. People who are newbs aren't going to be able to determine which are Linux programs and which aren't. Hell, even I had problems understanding this list.
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This is a top quality effort, and could really help a lot of people out! I agree with the bold of Windows programs, just for clarity really. It would really help if people could possibly come up with other Windows programs and a few alternatives (that said, it covers most bases anyway)
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Good job with the reorganization of the list.
I like the way you left out Adobe reader for Linux! I never understood why people use Adobe when there are better Linux alternatives available. Okular is what I use.
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Tank + Guitar = WIN!!!
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Also, Mathematica is available for Linux as well. It may also be beneficial to add whether the program is free or not.
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Now *that* looks very nice. Nice job on the reorganization.
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