A List Of Great Free Software Good open source variants of commercial software

[coolcat50 0]

<This list is meant for those that cannot afford products like Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Office. I have used all of this software before and I am very pleased with it and I am currently using it on my laptop.
1.GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program || https://www.gimp.org/
GIMP is a good variant of Adobe Photoshop. It is tiny in download size (only 14 MB). Runs under most operating systems including Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. This program even comes pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux. I would highly reccommend using this program for graphics because it is a free and highly extensible. It can even open up the native Photoshop image format. I also am able to use Photoshop brushes with GIMP.
2.OpenOffice.org 2.3 || http://www.openoffice.org/
OpenOffice.org is an office suite comparable to Microsoft Office in many ways. It comes with a word processor, a presentaion program, a database manager, a spreadsheet program, and a image program. Sounds like Microsoft Office doesn't it? Well OpenOffice.org is absolutely free and is also highly extensible with available scripting in the program's native language, OpenOffice.org Basic. It can also be scripted in Python and JavaScript and I believe Java as well. The program was programmed in C++ and it is easy to get the source code and do some tweaks. The program can save in its own native formats as well as the Microsoft Office formats. It can even do one thing Microsoft Office will never do. You are able to export all of your documents as a PDF file.
3.Blender || https://www.blender.org/
Blender is a powerful 3D modelling program written in Python and is also open source as most of this software is. The program has a fairly simple GUI and can create many objects. It justs takes some creativity and know-how to perform these actions. I have seen some of the work done by Blender and I believe is well worth the download.
4.Notepad++ || https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Notepad++ is a powerful programmer's notepad with syntax hightlighting in most popular languages including: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Perl, PHP, Ruby, C/C++, C#, and Java. It also can save as plain text files and has many features such as auto-indentation, line numbers, and is also highly extensible due to being open source. This is another highly reccommended piece of software to download.

Well there is my list and enjoy your free software!

[fnmc 0]

<This list is meant for those that cannot afford products like Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Office. I have used all of this software before and I am very pleased with it and I am currently using it on my laptop.

1.GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program || http://www.gimp.org/

GIMP is a good variant of Adobe Photoshop. It is tiny in download size (only 14 MB). Runs under most operating systems including Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. This program even comes pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux. I would highly reccommend using this program for graphics because it is a free and highly extensible. It can even open up the native Photoshop image format. I also am able to use Photoshop brushes with GIMP.

2.OpenOffice.org 2.3 || http://www.openoffice.org/

OpenOffice.org is an office suite comparable to Microsoft Office in many ways. It comes with a word processor, a presentaion program, a database manager, a spreadsheet program, and a image program. Sounds like Microsoft Office doesn't it? Well OpenOffice.org is absolutely free and is also highly extensible with available scripting in the program's native language, OpenOffice.org Basic. It can also be scripted in Python and JavaScript and I believe Java as well. The program was programmed in C++ and it is easy to get the source code and do some tweaks. The program can save in its own native formats as well as the Microsoft Office formats. It can even do one thing Microsoft Office will never do. You are able to export all of your documents as a PDF file.

3.Blender || https://www.blender.org/

Blender is a powerful 3D modelling program written in Python and is also open source as most of this software is. The program has a fairly simple GUI and can create many objects. It justs takes some creativity and know-how to perform these actions. I have seen some of the work done by Blender and I believe is well worth the download.

4.Notepad++ || https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Notepad++ is a powerful programmer's notepad with syntax hightlighting in most popular languages including: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Perl, PHP, Ruby, C/C++, C#, and Java. It also can save as plain text files and has many features such as auto-indentation, line numbers, and is also highly extensible due to being open source. This is another highly reccommended piece of software to download.

 

Well there is my list and enjoy your free software!

awesome..Thanks,

[coolcat50 0]

No problem. You should though try to improve your posting quality to avoid moderation and it will help your chances of being approved of hosting. Glad to help though.

[myfujiang 0]

There is no one in my list...As OpenOffice,I use WPS Office, It's a chinese cheap and power software.

[SamiFX 0]

Thanks, I've tried them using Ubuntu.

[dre 0]

On the Blender part:

The program has a fairly simple GUI and can create many objects.

The GUI is in no way simple. While it is true that Blender is a very good modeler, it's not easy for beginners.

[Evolke 0]

Good on you for making a post like this! It will beifit some people greatly! Although we already have Photoshop, its nice to know what other options there are

Edited February 3, 2008 by Evolke (see edit history)

[A donut 0]

Great list, thanks!Isn't it wonderful that you can get wonderful free software like that?

[Amiel 0]

I agree with this. Adobe Photoshop is kinda confusing so I decided just to download The Gimp. I thought before The Gimp was so hard to use but when I discovered the things there, I became already familiarized with it. The Gimp is so easy to use and it's so Simple.BTW, I saw OpenOffice when I was using Ubuntu. OpenOffice is like Microsoft Office but it is the simpler one.

[adrianator 0]

I recently have been thinking of picking up a copy of Quicken to track expenses and other finances. I found a great, free alternative. It's called gnucash. I did end up just resorting to paper to track my funds. It seems easier for me.