Opensource.

com: Open Source Alternatives Cheat Sheet

Use this guide to help you find an open source alternative to common proprietary software tools.
Creative Tools
Photoshop GIMP, Pinta, Krita https://opensource.com/life/12/6/design-without-debt-five-tools-
for-designers
Dreamweaver Aptana Studio, BlueGriffon, NetBeans, SeaMonkey, https://opensource.com/alternatives/dreamweaver
Aloha Editor
AutoCAD BRL-CAD, FreeCAD, LibreCAD https://opensource.com/alternatives/autocad
Video Editing Pitivi, OpenShot, Cinelerra, KDEnlive, Blender https://opensource.com/article/18/4/new-state-video-editing-linux
Microsoft Publisher Scribus, LibreOffice, LaTeX or other markup languages https://opensource.com/alternatives/microsoft-publisher
Chat Tools
Slack IRC, Let's Chat, Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, Riot.im https://opensource.com/alternatives/slack
WhatsApp Line, Riot.im, Signal, Threema, Viber, Wire, https://opensource.com/article/19/3/open-messenger-client
Skype Jami, Jitsi, Linphone, Riot, Wire, Pidgin https://opensource.com/alternatives/skype
Office Tools
Microsoft Access LibreOffice Base, DB Browser for SQLite, Kexi, https://opensource.com/alternatives/access
nuBuilder Forte
Gmail Roundcube, Zimbra, SquirrelMail, Rainloop, Cypht https://opensource.com/alternatives/gmail
https://opensource.com/article/19/1/productivity-tool-cypht-email
Google Docs CryptPad https://opensource.com/article/19/1/productivity-tool-cryptpad
Google Sheets EtherCalc https://opensource.com/article/19/7/get-going-ethercalc
Project Management Tools
Project MyCollab, Odoo, Taiga, Phabricator, Tuleap Open ALM, https://opensource.com/business/16/3/top-project-management-
Management Tools Agilefant, Redmine, Gitlab, OpenProject, LibrePlan, tools-2016
ProjectLibre
Trello Taiga, Kanboard, Wekan, Restyaboard, Taskboard https://opensource.com/alternatives/trello
Notetaking Tools
Evernote Joplin, Turtl, Paperwork, Laverna, Permanote, https://opensource.com/article/17/12/joplin-open-source-
Brainstorm evernote-alternative
https://opensource.com/article/17/12/using-turtl-open-source-
alternative-evernote
https://opensource.com/alternatives/evernote
News and Social Media
Pocket Wallabag https://opensource.com/article/18/7/wallabag
Social Media Mastodon, Textile, PixelFed https://opensource.com/article/19/1/open-source-social-media-
alternatives
Filesharing
Dropbox ownCloud, NextCloud, Seafile, OnionShare, Pydio Cells https://opensource.com/alternatives/dropbox
CRM Tools
Salesforce Corteza https://opensource.com/article/19/8/corteza-open-source-
alternative-salesforce
CRM Tools EspoCRM, SuiteCRM, Oro CRM, CiviCRM, Fat Free https://opensource.com/business/16/2/top-6-open-source-crm-
CRM, Zurmo tools-2016
Security
LastPass Bitwarden https://opensource.com/article/18/3/managing-passwords-bitwarden
https://opensource.com/life/14/7/managing-passwords-open-
source-way
Personal Finance
Personal Finance GnuCash, HomeBank, KMyMoney, Money Manager https://opensource.com/life/17/10/personal-finance-tools-linux
Tools Ex, Skrooge, Spreadsheets
Gaming
Minecraft, Steam Lutris, Minetest, Terasology, Voxel.js, TrueCraft, Craft https://opensource.com/alternatives/minecraft
https://opensource.com/article/18/10/lutris-open-gaming-platform
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