This is a list of free and open-source software packages , computer software licensed under free software licenses and open-source licenses. Software that fits the Free Software Definition may be more appropriately called free software; the GNU project in particular objects to their works being referred to as open-source. [1] For more information about the philosophical background for open-source software, see free software movement and Open Source Initiative. However, nearly all software meeting the Free Software Definition also meets the Open Source Definition and vice versa. A small fraction of the software that meets either definition is listed here. Some of the open-source applications are also the basis of commercial products, shown in the List of commercial open-source applications and services.
Software | Platform | Formats |
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AbiWord | Linux, Windows | .txt |
Atom (text editor) | macOS 10.9 or later, Windows 7 and later, and Linux | .txt |
gedit | Linux, MacOS | .txt |
GNOME Text Editor | Linux | .txt |
Kate (text editor) | 25 Linux distributions, Microsoft Windows, macOS | .txt |
Leafpad | Linux, BSD, Maemo | .txt |
Metapad | Windows | .txt |
Mousepad | Linux, BSD, Maemo | .txt |
Notepad++ | Windows | .txt |
Visual Studio Code | Linux, Windows, MacOS | .txt |
Software | Operating system | Format |
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Gnumeric | Unix-like (Linux included) | .gnm, .gnumeric |
GNU Oleo | Linux | .oleo [5] |
Pyspread | Unix-like, Windows | .CSV, .XLS, .SVG, .PDF |
Sheetster | Cross-platform | JSON, XML, .XLS, .CSV, xlsx/.ooxml, .exml, .zip |
Be advised that available distributions of these systems can contain, or offer to build and install, added software that is neither free software nor open-source.
Gecko is a browser engine developed by Mozilla. It is used in the Firefox browser, the Thunderbird email client, and many other projects.
In computing, cross-platform software is computer software that is designed to work in several computing platforms. Some cross-platform software requires a separate build for each platform, but some can be directly run on any platform without special preparation, being written in an interpreted language or compiled to portable bytecode for which the interpreters or run-time packages are common or standard components of all supported platforms.
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Kolab is a free and open source groupware suite. It consists of the Kolab server and a wide variety of Kolab clients, including KDE PIM-Suite Kontact, Roundcube web frontend, Mozilla Thunderbird and Mozilla Lightning with SyncKolab extension and Microsoft Outlook with proprietary Kolab-Connector PlugIns.
An embedded database system is a database management system (DBMS) which is tightly integrated with an application software; it is embedded in the application. It is a broad technology category that includes:
A site-specific browser (SSB) is a software application that is dedicated to accessing pages from a single source (site) on a computer network such as the Internet or a private intranet. SSBs typically simplify the more complex functions of a web browser by excluding the menus, toolbars and browser GUI associated with functions that are external to the workings of a single site. These applications are typically started by a desktop icon which is usually a favicon.
A software widget is a relatively simple and easy-to-use software application or component made for one or more different software platforms.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to software:
Mozilla is a free software community founded in 1998 by members of Netscape. The Mozilla community uses, develops, publishes and supports Mozilla products, thereby promoting exclusively free software and open standards, with only minor exceptions. The community is supported institutionally by the non-profit Mozilla Foundation and its tax-paying subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to MySQL:
...users can also convert text files to the ePub format for displaying appear on ebook readers or with desktop software for reading ePub files.
For cross-platform use, the suite not only supports the Open Document Format (ODF) but also all newer Microsoft formats, which makes interaction with other office suites easier.