List Of Open-source Programs (LOOP) for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
What is the LOOP list?
- This is a list of the best open-source applications that run on Windows. Feel free to edit this list and add any programs that meet the criteria below. The purpose of this list is to demonstrate the quality of open-source applications and advocate the open source software development model. To learn more, read the FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions.
Instructions:
- Tell all your non-Linux friends and family about the LOOP list. On this list they will find free, high-quality replacements for the software that they have purchased/pirated. Once they become familiar with these new applications, introduce them to your favorite Linux distribution, such as Ubuntu. Then help them convert to Linux, using the same applications that they became familiar with on Windows.
Rules for adding programs to the LOOP list:
- Must be open-source.
- Must run natively on Microsoft Windows operating systems.
- Only include the best application for each specific purpose. In rare cases, up to three applications may be listed.
- Include the names of the top three proprietary applications that provide similar functionality, if known.
Desktop Applications
Communication
- Email Client = Thunderbird
- Compare to: Microsoft Outlook
- Compare to: mIRC
Universal Instant Messaging Client = Pidgin (formerly Gaim), Miranda IM- Compare to: Trillian
- Compare to: Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Compare to: Skype
Engineering
Educational
- Learning Games = Childsplay
- Compare to: Unknown
Planetarium = Stellarium- Compare to: Starry Night
Space Simulator = Celestia- Compare to: Unknown
Flight Simulator = FlightGear- Compare to: MS Flight Simulator
Typing Tutor = Tux Typing- Compare to: Unknown
Beginner Drawing Program = Tux Paint- Compare to: KidPix
Reference & Citation Manager = Zotero- Compare to: EndNote
Financial
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- Compare to: Quicken, Microsoft Money
- Compare to: Intuit Quickbooks
Monitoraggio Finanziario = MFbyAS- Compare to: Unknown
Games
- 3D Space Simulator = Vega Strike, Epiar
- Compare to: Eve-Online
3D Tank Battle (Real-time) = BZFlag- Compare to: Unknown
3D Tank Battle (Turn-based) = Scorched 3D- Compare to: Unknown
3D Pirate Action/Adventure = Crown and Cutlass- Compare to: Pirates!
- Compare to: Demon Star, Chicken Invaders
Billiards (Pool) = FooBillard, BillardGL- Compare to: Unknown
Cards (Solitaire) = PySolFC (PySol Fan Club Edition)- Compare to: Windows Solitaire, Windows FreeCell, Windows Spider, Pretty Good Solitaire
- Compare to: Quake, Doom, Unreal
First-person Shooter (Hexen II clone) = Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion- Compare to: Hexen II
- Compare to: Unknown
Lemmings-clone = Pingus- Compare to: Lemmings
Mario-clone = SuperTux, Secret Maryo Chronicles- Compare to: Super Mario Bros
Missle-Command clone = Penguin Command- Compare to: Unknown
MMORPG = PlaneShift, Eternal Lands- Compare to: Everquest
Net Hack clone = Vulture's Eye/Claw- Compare to: Unknown
Pang clone = PiX Pang- Compare to: Super Pang
- Compare to: Unknown
- Compare to: Warcraft 2, Starcraft
Risk clone = JavaRisk- Compare to: Unknown
Singstar clone = UltraStar Deluxe- Compare to: Singstar
Tron clone = Armagetron Advanced- Compare to: Unknown
Turn-based Strategy (Fantasy) = Battle for Wesnoth- Compare to: Age of Wonders, Heroes of Might and Magic, Warlords
Turn-based Strategy (World Building) = LinCity-NG OpenTTD- Compare to: SimCity, Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Turn-based Strategy (Sci-Fi) = UFO: Alien Invasion, Zombies- Compare to: X-Com
Unique = SpiceTrade- Compare to: Unknown
Unique = Neverball- Compare to: Unknown
Unique = X-Moto- Compare to: Elasto Mania
Productivity
- Database (Desktop) = OpenOffice (Base)
- Compare to: Microsoft Office (Access)
Desktop Publishing = Scribus- Compare to: Microsoft Publisher
Mind Mapping = FreeMind- Compare to: Mindjet MindManager, Inspiration
PDF creator = PDF Creator- Compare to: Adobe Acrobat
Presentation = OpenOffice (Impress)- Compare to: Microsoft Office (Powerpoint)
Spreadsheet = OpenOffice (Calc), Gnumeric- Compare to: Microsoft Office (Excel)
Word Processor = OpenOffice (Writer), AbiWord- Compare to: Microsoft Office (Word)
Scientific Word Processor = Lyx (LaTeX GUI frontend)- Compare to: Scientific Word
- Compare to: Notepad
Report bursting and report distribution = DocumentBurster- Compare to: AutoDocHSE
Management
- Gantt chart = GanttProject
- Compare to: Microsoft Project
Project management = Planner, OpenWorkbench- Compare to: Microsoft Project
Report Creator = JasperReports- Compare to: Crystal Reports
Analisi dei processi = APbyAS- Compare to Unknown
Gestione Attività = PMbyAS- Compare to Microsoft Project
Team Collaboration = Mindquarry- Compare to Microsoft Sharepoint
Human Resource Management = OrangeHRM- Compare to PeopleSoft HCM
Misc
- Animal Shelter Manager = Animal Shelter Manager
- Compare to: Unknown
- Compare to: VMware, Microsoft Virtual PC
Linux environment = Cygwin- Compare to: Microsoft Services For Unix (SFU) (formerly Interix, formerly OpenNT)
Recipe Manager = Gourmet Recipe Manager- Compare to: Unknown
Screen Saver = Really Slick Screensavers- Compare to: Unknown
Language Translation tool = OmegaT- Compare to: Unknown
Countdown Timer = CookTimer- Compare to: Unknown
Application Launcher = Launchy- Compare to: Unknown
Worship presentation = OpenLP- Compare to: MediaShout, SongPro
Multimedia
3D
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- Compare to: Alias Maya
3D Graphics = POV-Ray- Compare to: Unknown
3D Game Development Kit = Crystal Space, Ogre3d- Compare to: Unknown
Audio
- Audio Composition = OpenSebJ
- Compare to: Ableton Live
Audio Editing = Audacity- Compare to: Adobe Audition
- Compare to: WinAMP, Windows Media Player, iTunes
Drum Machine = Hydrogen- Compare to: Unknown
MP3 Ripper = CDex- Compare to: Exact Audio Copy
Piano Sampled Virtual Instrument = vScaleNotes- Compare to: Ivory - Grand Pianos
Volume normalizer = MP3Gain- Compare to: Unknown
Drawing
- Diagram Editor = Dia
- Compare to: Microsoft Visio
Image Editing = Gimp- Compare to: Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop, Paint.NET
Vector Drawing = Inkscape- Compare to: Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW
Other
- HTPC/PVR Media Centre = MediaPortal
- Compare to: Microsoft Media Centre Edition (MCE), Showshifter, SageTV
Media Player = VLC media player- Compare to: Windows Media Player, PowerLink PowerDVD, Intervideo WinDVD
Flash Player = JW Player for Flash- Compare to: Flow Player, Agriya
Silverlight Player = JW Player for Silverlight- Compare to: Windows Media Player
HTML5 Player = JW Player for HTML5- Compare to: HTML5 Video Player
Desktop Media Player = JW Desktop Player- Compare to: VLC media player
Image Rotator = JW Image Rotator- Compare to: jQuery Image Rotators
Web Design = Nvu- Compare to: Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver
Video
- Internet TV platform = [[http://www.getmiro.com/|Miro]
- Compare to: iTunes, FireAnt
Video Capture = VirtualDub- Compare to: Sorenson Squeeze
- Compare to: DivX
- Compare to: Adobe After Effects, Pinnacle Studio, Apple Final Cut
Security
- 802.1x client (EAP-TTLS) = SecureW2 [no longer opensource]
- Compare to: Unknown
Anti-Spyware = Winpooch, Spybot Search&Destroy (not OpenSource, but FreeWare)- Compare to: Unknown
Anti-Virus = ClamWin- Compare to: Unknown
Encryption = Truecrypt- Compare to: Win Zip?
Network protocol analyzer = Wireshark- Compare to: Sniffer
Password strength testing = Ophcrack 2- Compare to: LOphtCrack
Password safe = KeePass Password Safe, Password Safe- Compare to: Unknown
VPN client = OpenVPN client GUI for Windows- Compare to: Cisco VPN client, Nortel VPN client
Software Development
- Framework/Platform = Mono
- Compare to: Microsoft .NET Framework, Java
Integrated Development Environment = Eclipse, SharpDevelop, Code::Blocks, Lazarus IDE, Free Pascal, Padre, the Perl IDE- Compare to: Microsoft Visual Studio, Borland IDE
Windows Installer = Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, Inno Setup- Compare to: InstallShield, Microsoft Installer
gambas A visual development environment using a programming language similar to Visual Basic
- Compare to: Microsoft Visual Basic
Utilities
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- Compare to: Unknown
File compression = 7-Zip- Compare to: WinZip
FTP Client = Filezilla FTP client- Compare to: SmartFTP, BulletProof FTP
Statistics on Disk usage = WinDirStat- Compare to: Unknown
- Compare to: Napster
- Compare to: PCAnywhere, GoToMyPC.com, Windows Remote Desktop
Process Usage Analysis = Process History- Compare to: Task Manager
Daphne, process list & manager = Daphne- Compare to: Windows task manager
Download Manager = Free Download manager- Compare to: Internet Download Manager
Files Listing = Klyster- Compare to: Unknown
Server Applications
Content Management
- Enterprise Content Management = Alfresco
- Compare to: Sharepoint, Documentum,Filenet, OpenText, Vignette, Interwoven
Database
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- Compare to: Microsoft SQL server, Oracle database
Elastic key-value database = NorthScale Membase Server- Compare to: Unknown
File Server
- FTP server = Filezilla FTP server
- Compare to: Unknown
Messaging
- Email server = hMailServer
- Compare to: Microsoft Exchange server, Novell GroupWise server
Instant messaging server = Jive Messenger- Compare to: Novell GroupWise Messenger
Security
- Intrusion Detection System (IDS) = Snort
- Compare to: Unknown
VPN server = OpenVPN- Compare to: Cisco VPN
Web
- Application server = JBoss
- Compare to: BEA Weblogic, IBM Websphere
Rich Internet Application Server = OpenLaszlo- Compare to: Macromedia Flex
Statistics Generator = AWStats- Compare to: Unknown
Web server = Apache- Compare to: Microsoft Internet Information Services (ISS)
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