How to Get Free Software

Although it is possible to find pirated software using torrent search tools, I would like to advocate a legal alternative: Open Source Software.

Whether you use windows, linux, or mac, there are free "open source" alternatives to the expensive proprietary software you use (or want to use). Why don't most people know this? It is because open source software isn't marketed the way proprietary software is; it spreads by word of mouth and articles such as this, but it doesn't have a multi-million dollar advertising campaign pushing it to the masses.

Here's a list of the open source software I like most. The following links take you straight to the download page:

• 3D (Blender)
• Application Virtualization (Ulteo - a Citrix XenApp Alternative) - See video
• Bit Torrent Download Manager (qBittorrent)
• Burn Discs (Infra Recorder)
• Calendar (Sunbird)
• Clone Disk Partitions (Clonezilla - Like Norton Ghost)
• Code Editor (Pulsar)
• Compression (7-Zip)
• Database Manager (DBeaver)
• Desktop Database (Kexi) - Imports Microsoft Access Databases!
• Desktop Operating System (Ubuntu Unity)
• Desktop Publishing (Scribus)
• Diagramming (Dia)
• Disk Usage Viewer (WinDirStat)
• Drawing (Inkscape)
• Email (Thunderbird)
• Find and Replace (fnr)
• FTP / SFTP (Filezilla)
• Jukebox:
  • Audacious
• Instant Messaging (Pidgin)
• Internet TV:
  • Miro
  • xbmc
• Mount ISOs (WinCDEmu)
• Mind Maps (Freeplane)
• Office Suite
• Optical Character Recognition (NormCap)
• PDF Editor (LibreOffice Draw)
• PDF Signing (Xournal++)
• PDF Reader (Sumatra PDF)
• Project Management (ProjectLibre)
• Photo Editing (GIMP)
• Screenshots (Flameshot)
• Server Operating Systems:
  • Zentyal (see video)
  • Debian
  • CentOS
  • Ubuntu
• Sound Recording (Tenacity)
• SQL Database Server (PostgreSQL instead of mysql or Microsoft SQL Server)
• Task Management (Lightning)
• Video Editing:
  • Kdenlive
  • OpenShot
  • VirtualDub
• Video Player (VLC)
• Video Screen Capturing (CamStudio)
• Virtual Machines:
  • Desktop Virtual Machine (Virtual Box)
  • Virtual Machine Server (Proxmox)
• Web Authoring - HTML Editor (KompoZer)
• Web Browsing (Firefox)

Resources Links:

• osalt.com
• www.opensourcewindows.org
• www.ttcsweb.org/osswin-cd/
• www.digitaldarknet.net/thelist/
• mashable.com
• Linux for Business
• Linux for Design
• PortableApps.com
• Educational Software
• LinuxLinks.com
• 67 Open Source Replacements for Really Expensive Applications
• Wikipedia - List of free and open-source software packages
• Ninite - Install multiple software at once.

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