Open Source Software
This is where I’m going to attempt to assemble a list of some of the most common software programs and their Open Source Equivalents. Use CTRL+F to find the program you’re looking for
| Software Program | Open Source Equivalent | Comments |
| Adobe Acrobat Pro | CutePDF | Creates PDFs from documents |
| PDF Split and Merge | Edits Existing PDFs | |
| Adobe Dreamweaver | KompoZer | |
| Adobe Illustrator | Inkscape | |
| Adobe Pagemaker/Indesign | Scribus | |
| Adobe Photoshop | GIMP Paint.net |
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| Autodesk 3ds Max | Blender | |
| Microsoft Access | OpenOffice.org Base | |
| Microsoft Excel | OpenOffice.org Calc | |
| Microsoft Frontpage | KompoZer | |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | OpenOffice.org Impress | |
| Microsoft Project | OpenProj | |
| Microsoft Visio | OpenOffice.org Draw | |
| Microsoft Word | OpenOffice.org Writer | |
| Microsoft Publisher | Scribus |
Miscellaneous Open-Source Software:
| Software Type | Name | Comments |
| Anti-Spyware | Ad-Aware Free Version CCleaner |
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| Anti Virus | AVG Antivirus Free Edition | |
| Compression Sofware | 7zip | |
| Instant Messaging | Pidgin |