The Free Software Directory is a collaborative catalog of free software maintained as a project of the Free Software Foundation. It lists useful free software that runs under free GNU-like systems, not limited to the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants, and notes that many of those programs also run on proprietary operating systems. Users can propose new entries and join community meetings.
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FossHub is a software directory providing free software, software reviews and guides. It organizes software into categories such as file sharing, audio editors, utilities, graphic apps, video editors, multimedia, developer tools and operating systems, and lists popular open-source titles with download counts.
opensourcealternative.to is a free directory that bills itself as the world's largest collection of open source software alternatives to proprietary products. It hosts over 500 open source alternatives to popular proprietary tools, and reports that over 2 million users have replaced proprietary software with options found on the platform. Listed alternatives include game engines, business suites, observability platforms, communication tools, and databases.
LENDX is an open directory search tool powered by Google that simplifies Google Deep Search to provide free download links for video, audio, books, software, and pictures. It enables users to locate content across open directories.
A curated directory of free AI tools for developers. It organizes LLM APIs, AI coding IDEs, CLI tools, local models, RAG stack tools and agent frameworks, with featured tools and recommended tool stacks for development scenarios.
FreeHosts is a community-curated directory of free hosting providers for websites, bots, apps and Discord communities. It covers website, application, bot and database hosting, and offers guides on choosing free hosting, including comparing storage, bandwidth and compute limits. It is aimed at experiments, learning and small projects, and cautions that most free plans have limits.
OnlineRadioBox is a directory and player for free internet radio stations from around the world. It organizes stations by region and country, supports searching by station name, genre or country, and lets users listen directly in a browser without installing software. It also offers a free mobile app for Android and iOS.
Apps for GNOME is a curated directory of applications in the GNOME ecosystem. It lists GNOME Core apps and GNOME Circle apps, and points to information on getting involved. Listed apps are described as free software that integrate with the GNOME Desktop.
BootstrapTaste is a directory of free and premium Bootstrap templates and themes for building websites and apps. It lists templates such as Bootstrap admin, resume, startup landing page, business and corporate templates, with demo and download links.
Calistree is a fitness app focused on calisthenics and movement training, covering home workouts, flexibility, cardio and balance. Its exercise library is freely available, and the mobile app provides personalized workout programs, session logging and progress tracking. The app offers a generous free plan, with PRO access available through the app to support the project.
A directory page on DOS haven listing game creation tools and programming tools for DOS, including AGS, Allegro, DIV Games Studio, DJGPP, FreeBASIC, Free Pascal and Turbo C. Entries pair each tool's name and version with a short description.
Eylenburg Comparisons is a webpage that compares cloud storage, sync, and email services. It outlines strategies for reducing dependence on Big Tech platforms, including using alternative privacy-focused services, end-to-end encrypted solutions, and self-hosted options. The page also references the Techxodus movement, which promotes independence from Big Tech monopolies, use of free and open source software, and user privacy, and links to related resources such as the Techxodus Wiki and FSF Directory.
hledger is free, cross-platform accounting software that tracks money, investments, cryptocurrencies, time or other countable items using human-readable plain text data. It can be used alone as a single binary or combined with other tools, with data entered in a text editor, a UI, or imported from banks. Created by Simon Michael and contributors, it has been supported since its first release in 2007.
Listonic is a shopping list app available for Android and iOS. Its page states that shopping lists can be shared with friends and family across any device, and offers a free download.
ThriftMac is a curated directory of free Mac apps, listing hundreds of applications without trials, ads, betas, or limitations. Software is organized into dozens of categories covering areas such as audio, automation, backup, graphics, photo editing, and text tools. The site also features a blog highlighting selected apps.
VsixHub is a directory for free Visual Studio Code extensions distributed as .VSIX files. It lists extensions by categories such as themes, programming languages, linters, debuggers, snippets, keymaps and formatters, with sections for trending, most installed and most popular extensions and version history links.