Perhaps the most widely used and adopted set of tools for productivity. Of course, this may change in the future, due to the open-source nature of most of these programs: the necessary functionality can be added in my anyone. I personally tend to look at what people have done using the free alternative and compare them to the paid option, comparing their capabilities and not their specific feature sets. However, for the average user, the free alternatives are more than adequate. In some specific cases, they won't act as replacements for the paid programs, due to paid programs having a vastly superior feature set. One caveat to be aware of: The programs listed are merely alternative options to proprietary tools. Proprietary alternatives are only included for programs that are both low-cost and worth paying for. Many of them can also be cross-compiled from Linux source to run on Windows. Open-source software isn't restricted to Linux only - many of them can be cross-platform. Free doesn't necessarily mean open-source, and that difference will be highlighted where applicable. The purpose of this topic is to highlight some of the many free and/or open-source alternatives to many proprietary Windows programs. Most of these applications are proprietary and closed-source and won't run on Linux natively. Gaming on Linux is gaining momentum, but what about other productivity tools? Windows is still the king of OS's due to the wide range of applications natively supported, from Office to Graphics tools to 3D modelling, CAD/CAM and many other areas. It won't really be long before more games start supporting Linux natively newer games will definitely be supporting it as early as 2014, older games are constantly being ported over.
With the advent of SteamOS, a good portion of gamers will likely switch to using it for their gaming needs. Free and Open-source Alternatives to Common Programsġ.1 - Thread revamped with new info and added links.
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