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This page catalogs truly open source software as defined below. Also see: Best Free Software for a page which combines this list with free proprietary software.

From the Free Software Foundation's Free Software Definition:

"Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of free as in free speech, not as in free beer.

Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software:

• The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
• The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
• The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
• The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

A program is free software if users have all of these freedoms. Thus, you should be free to redistribute copies, either with or without modifications, either gratis or charging a fee for distribution, to anyone anywhere. Being free to do these things means (among other things) that you do not have to ask or pay for permission."

For case study reports on implementing enterprise-wide open source solutions, see: COSN Open Technology Project.

Contents 1 AntiVirus Software 1.1 Clam 2 Anti-Spam Filtering 2.1 ASSP 3 Blog Servers 3.1 Drupal 4 Concept Mapping 4.1 FreeMind 4.2 CMap 5 Content Management Systems 5.1 opensourceCMS.com 5.2 See Also:Content Management Systems 6 CourseWare 7 Help desk software 8 Image Management/Editing 8.1 Gallery 8.2 TuxPaint 8.3 The GIMP 8.4 IrfanView 9 Internet Filtering 9.1 DansGuardian 10 Library Catalog Software 10.1 Koha 11 Math 11.1 GeoGebra 12 Miscellaneous 12.1 Grass GIS 12.2 NASA WorldWind 12.3 Open Source Mac 13 Network Managment & Monitoring 13.1 Cacti 13.2 Nagios 13.3 NetStumbler 13.4 MRTG 13.5 PTRG 13.6 LanSurveyor 14 Office Suites 14.1 Open Office 14.2 Neo J Office 14.3 Zoho Online 15 Page Layout 15.1 Scribus 16 PDF Converters/Creators 16.1 PDF Creator 16.2 DocMorph 17 RSS Feed Compiler/Display 17.1 BlogLines 17.2 RSSBandit 17.3 RSS Owl 17.4 Vienna 17.5 BlogBridge 18 Sound Management/Editing 18.1 Audacity 19 Programming and 3D Modeling 19.1 Alice 19.2 FMSLogo 19.3 Blender 20 Web Authoring 20.1 NVU 21 Word Processors 21.1 AbiWord 21.2 OpenOffice 21.3 VoodooPad 22 Other Sites Which Catalog Free Software

[edit] AntiVirus Software

[edit] Clam

Open source antivirus software (Win version at http://www.clamwin.com/) More on ClamAV

[edit] Anti-Spam Filtering

[edit] ASSP

[edit] Blog Servers

[edit] Drupal

See Blogging page for information.

[edit] Concept Mapping

[edit] FreeMind

Powerful free concept-mapping softwar for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Great keyboard shortcuts to make the mapping process easy. Somewhat modeled after the commercial MindManager software from Mindjet. You can see screenshots here.

[edit] CMap

Sophisticated concept mapping. Also allows users to collaborate on maps. Has a free server product as well.

[edit] Content Management Systems

[edit] opensourceCMS.com

[edit] See Also:Content Management Systems

[edit] CourseWare

See Course_Management_Systems for more information.

See Digital Video for more on this topic.

[edit] Help desk software

See Help Desk Software

[edit] Image Management/Editing

[edit] Gallery

Upload, catalog, share images

[edit] TuxPaint

Drawing & painting program like KidPix

[edit] The GIMP

The GNU image manipulation program. Mac, Windows, Linux versions. Open source.

[edit] IrfanView

[edit] Internet Filtering

[edit] DansGuardian

[edit] Library Catalog Software

[edit] Koha

Also See: Library Circulation and Catalog Software

[edit] Math

[edit] GeoGebra

GeoGebra is a free and multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for schools that joins geometry, algebra and calculus.

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Grass GIS

Geographic Information Systems

[edit] NASA WorldWind

Systems update server for managing Windows updates

[edit] Open Source Mac

A list of free open source software for OS X

[edit] Network Managment & Monitoring

[edit] Cacti

Graphical system for monitoring servers & switches, particularly bandwidth usage.

For evaluating the security of devices on a network

[edit] Nagios

For monitoring status of servers and services.

[edit] NetStumbler

[edit] MRTG

may be outdated?

[edit] PTRG

[edit] LanSurveyor

[edit] Office Suites

[edit] Open Office

[edit] Neo J Office

[edit] Zoho Online

The OS X port of Open Office

[edit] Page Layout

[edit] Scribus

[edit] PDF Converters/Creators

[edit] PDF Creator

[edit] DocMorph

Online conversion

[edit] RSS Feed Compiler/Display

[edit] BlogLines

Easy way to collect content from sites offering RSS feeds. Also includes a blog. Completely web-based.

[edit] RSSBandit

Includes advanced features like flagging items for follow-up, web search, tracking comments submitted.

[edit] RSS Owl

Open souce, elegant RSS reader for Mac, Windows or Linux. Works with RSS, RDF and Atom feeds.

[edit] Vienna

Great RSS reader for Mac's. Free, open source and reads RSS/Atom feeds. Has a built in web browser for when you click links. Smart folders available (like many Mac OS X programs) which can be programmed to show only certain groups at a time. Change styles with custom css'ing.

[edit] BlogBridge

[edit] Sound Management/Editing

[edit] Audacity

Powerful audio tool including ability to record, mix, export to MP3 and other formats.

[edit] Programming and 3D Modeling

[edit] Alice

Good intro-level programming

[edit] FMSLogo

A modern implementation of the Logo programming language for kids, you can create animated GIFs with it or images like these: http://neoparaiso.com/logo/galeria-mswlogo.html

[edit] Blender

[edit] Web Authoring

[edit] NVU

Similar functionality to FrontPage or Dreamweaver.

[edit] Word Processors

[edit] AbiWord

compatible on all platforms.

[edit] OpenOffice

word processor, spreadsheet, drawing, database suite available for PCs. For Macs, use NeoOffice. For technical support for OpenOffice.org use Plan-B, specializing in non technical users.

[edit] VoodooPad

Free demo version of a notepad that works just like a wiki. Paid version as well. Use it to create multiple links within the document or to pages on your hard drive or the web. Great note-taking resource for students. Macs only.

[edit] Other Sites Which Catalog Free Software

Educational Application Index is a catalog of open source software sorted by academic categories.

Freshmeat (http://www.freshmeat.net) - read the fine print for the type of license - includes software for all platforms

Sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/) - all open source

Savannah (http://savannah.gnu.org/) - repository for GNU projects

Seul/Edu Educational Application Index (http://richtech.ca/seul/) - all open source

The KDE Edutainment Project (http://edu.kde.org/)

Edubuntu (http://www.edubuntu.org/) - Linux distribution geared to K-12 - "Edubuntu includes more than 16,000 pieces of software, but the core installation fits on a single CD. Edubuntu starts with the Linux kernel version 2.6 and Gnome 2.12, and covers every standard desktop application from word processing and spreadsheet applications, educational software (such as GCompris and the KDE education suite) to internet access applications, web server software, email software, programming languages and tools and of course several games."

Skolelinux (http://www.skolelinux.org/portal/) - a customized Debian distribution for schools

Educational Freeware(http://www.educational-freeware.com/) - lists free learning software for Windows.

Play Open Source Tux Games Online: (http://www.auntlee.com/kids/games_tux.html) Tux Typing, Super Tux!