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A curated list of free and open-source alternatives to common proprietary software.

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# Instead of {$program}
A curated list of free and open-source alternatives to common proprietary software.

# Index
- [Instead of Windows, MacOS](#instead-of-windows-macos) 
- [Instead of Chrome, Edge, Safari, Opera](#instead-of-chrome-edge-safari-opera) 
- [Instead of Microsoft Suite](#instead-of-microsoft-suite) 
- [Instead of Adobe Suite](#instead-of-adobe-suite) 
- [Instead of Google Suite](#instead-of-google-suite) 
- [Instead of Teams, Discord, Slack](#instead-of-teams-discord-slack) 
- [Instead of using Evergreen, OneNote, Notion](#instead-of-using-evergreen-onenote-notion) 
- [Instead of 1Password, LastPass](#instead-of-1password-lastpass) 
- [Instead of NordVPN, Surfshark](#instead-of-nordvpn-surfshark) 
- [Instead of Plex, Netflix](#instead-of-plex-netflix) 
- [Instead of Lightshot](#instead-of-lightshot) 
- [Instead of Windows Media Player](#instead-of-windows-media-player) 
- [Instead of AutoCAD](#instead-of-autocad) 
- [Instead of CCleaner](#instead-of-ccleaner) 
- [Instead of VSCode](#instead-of-vscode) 
- [Instead of Figma](#instead-of-figma) 
- [Instead of Spotify](#instead-of-spotify) 
- [Instead of Twitter / X](#instead-of-twitter--x) 
- [Instead of GitHub](#instead-of-github) 
- [Instead of Zoom](#instead-of-zoom)

## Instead of Windows, MacOS
- ### Linux
  > Linux is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel.

## Instead of Chrome, Edge, Safari, Opera
- ### [Brave Browser](https://github.com/brave/brave-browser)
  > Brave is a free and open-source web browser developed by Brave Software, Inc. based on the Chromium web browser.

- ### [Firefox Browser](https://www.mozilla.org/it/firefox/new/)
  > Mozilla Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

- ### [Chromium](https://www.chromium.org/Home/)
  > Chromium is a free and open-source web browser project, primarily developed and maintained by Google.

- ### [Ungoogled Chromium](https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium)
  > ungoogled-chromium is a free and open-source variant of the Chromium web browser that removes all Google-specific web services.

- ### [Librewolf Browser](https://librewolf.net/)
  > LibreWolf is a free and open-source web browser and fork of Firefox, with an emphasis on privacy and security.

- ### [Arc Browser](https://arc.net/)
  > Arc is a freeware web browser developed by The Browser Company, a startup company founded by Josh Miller and Hursh Agrawal.

- ### [Zen Browser](https://zen-browser.app/)
  > Zen is a privacy-focused browser that blocks trackers, ads, and other unwanted content while offering the best browsing experience!

- ### [Floorp](https://floorp.app/)
  > Floorp is a new Firefox based browser from Japan with excellent privacy & flexibility.

## Instead of Microsoft Suite
- ### Word > [LibreOffice Writer](libreoffice.org)
  > LibreOffice Writer is the free and open-source word processor and desktop publishing component of the LibreOffice software package

- ### Excel > [LibreOffice Calc](libreoffice.org)
  > LibreOffice Calc is the spreadsheet component of the LibreOffice software package.

- ### Powerpoint > [LibreOffice Impress](libreoffice.org)
  > A presentation program resembling Microsoft PowerPoint. Impress has support for multiple file formats including PPTX, ODP, and SXI.

## Instead of Adobe Suite
- ### Photoshop > [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/)
  > GNU Image Manipulation Program, commonly known as GIMP, is a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image manipulation and image editing,

- ### Illustrator > [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/it/)/[Krita](https://krita.org/it/)
  > Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, Windows and macOS.

> Krita is a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital art and 2D animation.

- ### After Effects > [Blender](https://www.blender.org/)
  > Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D-printed models, motion graphics & more.

- ### Premier Pro > [KdenLive](https://kdenlive.org/)/[Shotcut](https://shotcut.org/)
  > Kdenlive is a free and open-source video editing software based on the MLT Framework, KDE and Qt.

> Shotcut is a free and open-source, cross-platform video, audio, and image editing program for Linux, macOS and Windows.

- ### Lightroom > [Rawtherapee](https://www.rawtherapee.com/)/[Darktable](https://www.darktable.org/)
  > RawTherapee is application software for processing photographs in raw image formats, as created by many digital cameras.

> Darktable is a free and open-source photography application and raw developer.

## Instead of Google Suite
- ### Google Cloud > [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/)
  > Nextcloud is a suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services.

<img width="800px" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/File-Nextcloud_File_Manager_Screenshot.png">
 
- ### Google Photos > [Immich](https://immich.app/)
 > High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution.

- ### Google Workspace > [Collabora Online](https://www.collaboraoffice.com/collabora-online/)
  > Collabora Online is an open source online office suite built on LibreOffice Technology

## Instead of Teams, Discord, Slack
- ### [Zulip](https://zulip.com/)
  > Open-source team chat that helps teams stay productive and focused.

- ### [Mattermost](https://mattermost.com/)
  > Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration.

## Instead of using Evergreen, OneNote, Notion
- ### [Trillium](https://github.com/zadam/trilium)
  > Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases.

- ### [Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/)
  > Joplin is a free and open-source desktop and mobile note-taking and to-do list application written for macOS and Linux and Windows.

- ### [Affine](https://affine.pro/)
  > AFFiNE is a workspace with fully merged docs, whiteboards and databases.

## Instead of 1Password, LastPass
- ### [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/)
  > Bitwarden is a freemium open-source password management service that stores sensitive information, such as website credentials, in an encrypted vault.

- ### [Proton Pass](https://proton.me/pass)
  > Open-source password manager for effortless protection.

<img width="800px" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbulfrlrz/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1707728047/wp-pme/proton-pass-launch_384087d60c/proton-pass-launch_384087d60c.?_i=AA">
 
- ### [Hashicorp Vault](https://www.vaultproject.io/)
 > A tool for secrets management, encryption as a service, and privileged access management.

## Instead of NordVPN, Surfshark
- ### [ProtonVPN](https://protonvpn.com/)
  > Proton VPN is a VPN service launched in 2017 and operated by the company Proton AG, the company behind the email service Proton Mail.

- ### [OpenVPN](https://openvpn.net/)
  > OpenVPN is an open-source virtual private network (VPN) system.

- ### [Wireguard](https://www.wireguard.com/)
  > WireGuard is a communication protocol and free and open-source software that implements encrypted virtual private networks (VPNs).

## Instead of Plex, Netflix
- ### [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/)
  > Jellyfin is a free and open-source media server and suite of multimedia applications

<img width="800px" src="https://jellyfin.org/assets/images/10.8-home-4a73a92bf90d1eeffa5081201ca9c7bb.png">
 
- ### [Kodi](https://kodi.tv/) 
 > Kodi is an foss home theater/media center software and entertainment hub for digital media.

## Instead of Lightshot
- ### [ShareX](https://getsharex.com/)
  > ShareX is a free and open-source screenshot and screencast software for Windows.

## Instead of Windows Media Player
- ### [VLC](https://www.videolan.org/vlc)
  > VLC media player is a free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player software.

- ### [MPV](https://mpv.io/)
  > mpv is free and open-source media player software based on MPlayer, mplayer2 and FFmpeg.

## Instead of Adobe Acrobat Pro
- ### [Okular](https://okular.kde.org)
  > Okular is a multiplatform document viewer developed by the KDE community.

## Instead of AutoCAD
- ### [FreeCAD](https://www.freecad.org/)
  > FreeCAD is an open-source CAD modeler and a BIM software application.

<img width="800px" src="https://wiki.freecad.org/images/thumb/2/2a/Freecad_default.jpg/1024px-Freecad_default.jpg">
 
- ### [OpenSCAD](https://openscad.org/)
 > OpenSCAD is a free software application for creating solid 3D computer-aided design (CAD) objects.

## Instead of CCleaner
- ### [Bleachbit](https://www.bleachbit.org/download)
  > BleachBit is a free and open-source disk space cleaner, privacy manager, and computer system optimizer.

- ### [Bulk Crap Uninstaller](https://github.com/Klocman/Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller)
 > Remove large amounts of unwanted applications quickly.
 
 <img width="800px" src="https://www.bcuninstaller.com/assets/1.png">

## Instead of VSCode
- ### [VSCodium](https://vscodium.com/)
  > VSCodium is an open-source telemetry-less distribution of Microsoft’s editor VS Code.

## Instead of Figma
- ### [Penpot](https://penpot.app/)
  > The open-source design tool for design and code collaboration.

## Instead of Spotify
- ### [Spotube](https://spotube.krtirtho.dev/)
  > Spotube is a free and open-source Spotify client that uses Spotify's data API with audio from YouTube or Piped, without ads, tracking, or a Premium subscription requirement.

- ### [Navidrome](https://www.navidrome.org/)
  > Navidrome is an open-source, self-hosted music collection server and streamer compatible with Subsonic-API clients. Stream your own music library from anywhere.

- ### [Funkwhale](https://funkwhale.audio/)
  > Funkwhale is a community-driven project that lets you listen and share music and audio within a decentralized, open network.

## Instead of Twitter / X
- ### [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/)
  > Mastodon is a free and open-source self-hosted social networking service. It allows anyone to host their own server node and join a federated network of instances built on ActivityPub.

- ### [Misskey / Calckey](https://misskey-hub.net/)
  > Misskey is a free and open-source decentralized social media platform, part of the Fediverse. It features rich media embeds, reactions, and a highly customizable interface.

- ### [Pleroma / Akkoma](https://pleroma.social/)
  > Pleroma is a free and open-source federated social networking server built on the ActivityPub protocol. It is lightweight, self-hostable, and compatible with Mastodon clients.

## Instead of GitHub
- ### [Gitea](https://gitea.io/)
  > Gitea is a painless, self-hosted, open-source Git service. It is lightweight, fast, and cross-platform, offering issue tracking, pull requests, wikis, and package registries.

- ### [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/)
  > Forgejo is a self-hosted, lightweight software forge and a community-driven fork of Gitea, with a focus on governance, privacy, and federation via ActivityPub.

- ### [GitLab CE](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss)
  > GitLab Community Edition is a free and open-source DevOps platform providing Git repository management, CI/CD pipelines, issue tracking, container registries, and more — all self-hostable.

## Instead of Zoom
- ### [Jitsi Meet](https://meet.jit.si/)
  > Jitsi Meet is a free, open-source video conferencing solution. It requires no account, supports end-to-end encryption, and can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure.

- ### [BigBlueButton](https://bigbluebutton.org/)
  > BigBlueButton is a free and open-source web conferencing system designed for online learning. It supports video, audio, screen sharing, whiteboards, breakout rooms, and polls.

- ### [Element Call](https://element.io/element-call)
  > Element Call is a free, open-source, end-to-end encrypted video calling solution built on the Matrix protocol. No account required for guests; fully self-hostable.

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