Software (Libre)

Stuff that runs on your computer.

This page only shows free, libre and open software. For a list that includes proprietary common content (that is to say, noncommercial and verbatim works), see Software (Common Content).

General

Software

• Alchemy ● An electronic sketching program.
• Blender ● 'Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite'
• Blender Foundation ● Creators of the 3D graphics/video software Blender and films using Blender.
• Composition Generators ● Generates collections of stripes or dots or blank canvases.
• evalimine ● The server-side source code for the Estonian electronic voting system.
• EveryCook ● 'Better food through information.'
• Evil Mad Scientist Shop ● 'DIY and open source hardware for art, education, and world domination.'
• Free Software Directory ● Details of almost 7,000 free software projects.
• Free Software Foundation ● A foundation to encourage the use of free software licences.
• Free Software Recommendations ● Windows and Mac FLOSS.
• Full Circle Magazine ● A free, independent magazine for Ubuntu Linux.
• GIMP ● A program for image manipulation and creation.
• Gimp Magazine ● 'The goal of this publication is to promote GIMP and related open source software.'
• Hampshire College Free Software Recommendations ● Hampshire College's recommended FLOSS for students.
• Hello_world ● A blog for three documentaries about open programming languages.
• Inkscape ● A vector graphics editor.
• Inventory of FLOSS in the Cultural Heritage Domain ● Libre software that relates to culture and content.
• KA Lite ● Access the Khan Academy offline.
• Libre Projects ● A very attractive site that presents key libre projects.
• Linux ● Linux is an operating system. Sometimes called GNU/Linux
• Linvix ● A Spanish language Linux magazine.
• List of Open Source Programs ● List of Open Source Programs for Windows
• Lunduke ● A game designer and comic creator.
• LWN.net ● 'LWN.net is a computing webzine with an emphasis on free software and software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.'
• MediaGoblin ● 'MediaGoblin is a free software media publishing platform that anyone can run. You can think of it as a decentralized alternative to Flickr, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.'
• MyPaint ● A simple graphics program.
• OnlineComputerBooks.com ● A website with many free ebooks, some of which are open.
• Open Mission Control Technologies ● The software that NASA used to land Curiosity.
• Open Source Alternative ● 'Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software'
• Open Translation Tools ● Open source translation software.
• OpenRelativity ● 'OpenRelativity is an open-source toolkit to simulate effects of special relativity by varying the speed of light.'
• PCGen ● A character generator for the d20 System.
• pdfreaders.org ● A collection of free software PDF readers.
• PRISM ⚡ BREAK ● 'Opt out of PRISM, the NSA’s global data surveillance program. Stop the American government from spying on you by encrypting your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services.'
• Sage ● 'Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL.'
• SketchChair ● Software allowing you to design and build your own wooden furniture.
• Software Freedom Conservancy ● 'Software Freedom Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization that helps promote, improve, develop, and defend Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects.'
• Tex for the Impatient ● 'TeX for the Impatient is a ~350 page book on TeX, plain TeX, and Eplain, written by Paul Abrahams, Kathryn Hargreaves, and Karl Berry.'
• The Open Game Art Bundle ● 'We're the people behind some of the most popular web games. The web is meant to be an open landscape; being in this bundle is how we choose to honor this.'
• The OpenPhoto Project ● Cloud-based storage for your photos on other sites.
• The OSSwin Project ● Open source software on Windows.
• Tor ● Browse the Internet anonymously.

Sources of Software

• Alchemy ● An electronic sketching program.
• Blender ● 'Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite'
• Blender Foundation ● Creators of the 3D graphics/video software Blender and films using Blender.
• Composition Generators ● Generates collections of stripes or dots or blank canvases.
• EveryCook ● 'Better food through information.'
• Evil Mad Scientist Shop ● 'DIY and open source hardware for art, education, and world domination.'
• Free Software Directory ● Details of almost 7,000 free software projects.
• Free Software Foundation ● A foundation to encourage the use of free software licences.
• Free Software Recommendations ● Windows and Mac FLOSS.
• Full Circle Magazine ● A free, independent magazine for Ubuntu Linux.
• GIMP ● A program for image manipulation and creation.
• Gimp Magazine ● 'The goal of this publication is to promote GIMP and related open source software.'
• Hampshire College Free Software Recommendations ● Hampshire College's recommended FLOSS for students.
• Hello_world ● A blog for three documentaries about open programming languages.
• Inkscape ● A vector graphics editor.
• Inventory of FLOSS in the Cultural Heritage Domain ● Libre software that relates to culture and content.
• Libre Projects ● A very attractive site that presents key libre projects.
• Linux ● Linux is an operating system. Sometimes called GNU/Linux
• Linvix ● A Spanish language Linux magazine.
• List of Open Source Programs ● List of Open Source Programs for Windows
• Lunduke ● A game designer and comic creator.
• LWN.net ● 'LWN.net is a computing webzine with an emphasis on free software and software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.'
• MediaGoblin ● 'MediaGoblin is a free software media publishing platform that anyone can run. You can think of it as a decentralized alternative to Flickr, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.'
• Mozilla ● A NFP.
• MyPaint ● A simple graphics program.
• OnlineComputerBooks.com ● A website with many free ebooks, some of which are open.
• Open Mission Control Technologies ● The software that NASA used to land Curiosity.
• Open Source Alternative ● 'Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software'
• Open Translation Tools ● Open source translation software.
• PCGen ● A character generator for the d20 System.
• pdfreaders.org ● A collection of free software PDF readers.
• PRISM ⚡ BREAK ● 'Opt out of PRISM, the NSA’s global data surveillance program. Stop the American government from spying on you by encrypting your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services.'
• Sage ● 'Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL.'
• SketchChair ● Software allowing you to design and build your own wooden furniture.
• Software Freedom Conservancy ● 'Software Freedom Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization that helps promote, improve, develop, and defend Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects.'
• Tex for the Impatient ● 'TeX for the Impatient is a ~350 page book on TeX, plain TeX, and Eplain, written by Paul Abrahams, Kathryn Hargreaves, and Karl Berry.'
• The Open Game Art Bundle ● 'We're the people behind some of the most popular web games. The web is meant to be an open landscape; being in this bundle is how we choose to honor this.'
• The OpenPhoto Project ● Cloud-based storage for your photos on other sites.
• The OSSwin Project ● Open source software on Windows.
• Tor ● Browse the Internet anonymously.

Graphic Design

Graphic Design Software

• Alchemy ● An electronic sketching program.
• Blender ● 'Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite'
• GIMP ● A program for image manipulation and creation.
• Inkscape ● A vector graphics editor.
• Libre Graphics Magazine ● A magazine focused on GIMP, Inkscape and other open source graphics software — as well as the art created from that software.
• MyPaint ● A simple graphics program.

Sources of Graphic Design Software

• Alchemy ● An electronic sketching program.
• Blender ● 'Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite'
• GIMP ● A program for image manipulation and creation.
• Inkscape ● A vector graphics editor.
• Libre Graphics Magazine ● A magazine focused on GIMP, Inkscape and other open source graphics software — as well as the art created from that software.
• MyPaint ● A simple graphics program.