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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.
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.
ArchWiki App Sites refers to the "List of applications" page on the Arch Linux Wiki, a general categorized reference list of software applications. The page includes generic software lists, software lists from other Linux distributions, specialized software lists, and software forges.
Awesome Free Software is a GitHub repository that maintains a curated list of the best free applications for PC and mobile devices. The list is organized into categories, including sections for audio tools, audio players and audio recording software.
A GitHub wiki with notes and articles about software quality and software testing. It collects learning resources, books and courses in English and Russian, along with cheatsheets and material on tools, test runners, formal specification and other testing topics.
The CIMMYT Research Data & Software Repository Network is the institutional network of scientific datasets and software repositories operated by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). It hosts multiple data and software collections including research data from the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia, International Wheat Yield Partnership, Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems Intensification in the Eastern Gangetic Plains, and Crops to End Hunger programs, as well as CIMMYT research data, research software, and Seeds of Discovery BNI-CropSustaiN research data and protocols. The network had recorded 557,560 downloads as of the snapshot.
Commodore Software is a resource dedicated to Commodore 64 and 128 systems. It hosts applications, utilities and tools for these platforms, includes categorized software lists, a searchable file database, news, and resources for GEOS, printer drivers, REU compatibility and other Commodore-specific topics.
Gadgeteer is a technology site focused on free and open source software (FOSS). It hosts a large curated list of free and open source software, and runs a tech blog covering gadgets, technology news and open source projects. The site advises corporate and government users to vet software with their CIOs and notes concerns related to OpenCore.
Music Software Deals helps discover apps, SaaS products, no-signup tools, clones, or software alternatives.
Open Source Security Software is a developer resource for coding, documentation, communities, security research, or software tools.
Software is a software download or discovery resource for apps, installers, releases, or tools.
Software Informer is a software download or discovery resource for apps, installers, releases, or tools.
Adobe Alternatives is a GitHub repository that maintains a curated list of alternative software for Adobe products. The list is organized by use case, including categories such as Photoshop alternatives, photography tools, painting software and pixel art applications.
A guidance page explaining that choosing a license is part of publishing free software projects and that changing it later can be difficult. It recommends widely used free software licenses and describes copyleft and permissive licenses, with advantages and disadvantages. It also suggests including the license when sharing software, for example in a file called "COPYING".
DEV Community is a website where software developers discuss and keep up with software development and manage their software careers. It publishes community posts and articles on programming topics and hosts challenges and events, and lists help documentation for writing, editing and scheduling posts and customizing a reading feed.
New Software is a GitHub repository or organization with source code, releases, documentation, or project resources.
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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.
RetroSystemRevival is a site that provides free retro computer software. It supports Windows operating systems from Windows 95 through Windows 10, including intermediate versions such as 98, XP, Vista, and 7. The site hosts tools including system utilities, drivers, web browsers, and customization software, and organizes content by supported Windows version and software category.
Savannah is a software forge for free software projects, hosting development, distribution and maintenance of GNU and non-GNU software. It hosts projects that run on free operating systems without proprietary software dependencies, and provides a separate nongnu.org site for non-GNU projects.
Software Foundations is a series introducing the mathematical foundations of reliable software. Each volume's text and exercises are formalized as a proof script for the Rocq proof assistant. It targets readers from advanced undergraduates to researchers; no background in logic or programming languages is assumed.
Archive preserving public source code, software projects, development history, and repositories.
The Software Heritage archive collects publicly available software in source code form together with its development history. It aims to replicate the collected material to support preservation and to share it with those who need it. The archive grows as new source code is crawled from software projects and development forges. A web interface and API are provided.