Type of Software |
Proprietry Software |
Open Source Alternate |
Operating System |
Microsoft Windows |
Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian) |
Office Suite |
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) |
LibreOffice (Writer, Calc, Impress) |
Web Browsers |
Google Chrome |
Mozilla Firefox |
Image Editing |
Adobe Photoshop |
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) |
Video Editing |
Adobe Premiere Pro |
DaVinci Resolve |
Audio Editing |
Adobe Audition |
Audacity |
3D Modeling |
Autodesk Maya |
Blender |
Vector Graphics Design |
Adobe Illustrator |
Inkscape |
IDE (Integrated Development Environment) |
Microsoft Visual Studio |
Visual Studio Code |
Version Control |
GitHub |
GitLab |
Messaging and Communication |
Microsoft Teams, Slack |
Mattermost, Rocket.Chat |
File Compression |
WinZip, WinRAR |
7-Zip |
Virtualization |
VMware |
VirtualBox |
Password Manager |
LastPass |
Bitwarden |
Media Player |
VLC media player |
VLC media player |
CAD Software |
AutoCAD |
FreeCAD |
Project Management |
Microsoft Project |
OpenProject |
E-commerce Platform |
Shopify |
WooCommerce (for WordPress) |
Database Management |
Microsoft SQL Server |
MySQL, PostgreSQL |
CRM (Customer Relationship Management) |
Salesforce |
SuiteCRM |