Re: accessible free open source and closed source software
Hello.
@morse. I did sent a PM to your other account and was wondering why the status was not showing delivered. Now I know. WIll forward it.
@ashleygrober, I see a point: This topic can be helpful for those who need some kind of software to work. Here's the list of open source software. Will do for closed source later. I also have put URLs for each software. I found many of these, they should be accessible.
Audacity
With the rise of digital media and Instagram influencers has come a spike in Podcast creation. Audacity had already tapped into this market 20 years ago and is one of the most widely-used open source applications today. It’s a versatile audio editing tool compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux systems. Amateurs can record, edit and export sound files, and have access to a vast range of third-party add-ons to tap into thousands of extra features.
LibreOffice
Almost every commercially licensed software now has an open source counterpart on the market. The open source alternative to Microsoft Office is the aptly named LibreOffice, and is perhaps one of the most useful open source packages on the market. It offers a full range of office-based apps for dealing with documents, spreadsheets, databases, diagrams, presentations and more. It even supports files created in Microsoft.
Notepad++
Offering a smooth interface, Notepad++ is one of the most popular tools for coders, allowing them to modify and play around with files and code. Notepad++ automatically organises data into clearly numbered rows, which is particularly helpful for gamers trying to play around with their games’ .ini files, to change things such as graphics and performance.
It's also super-efficient to use, employing a tab system which allows you to work on multiple files at once. Even after rebooting your computer, the software remembers the tabs you had open, making it especially user-friendly.
FileZilla
This free file transfer protocol (FTP) client allows you to manage server file systems remotely. FTP is what enables you to put your new web pages up onto the internet, transferring your web page files to the computer server so that other people can access them. FTP operations can be fiddly and time-consuming, particularly through a web client. FileZilla offers a sleeker FTP experience than those provided by most web hosts.
Mozilla Thunderbird
Released in 2004, Thunderbird had 1 million downloads within ten days. Thunderbird is your open source solution to multi-email management, and, like Microsoft Outlook, it allows you to view all your e-mail inboxes in one place. Thunderbird has several additional features which makes it a popular choice over Microsoft Outlook. For example, you can link event updates from your e-mails into an inbuilt calendar.
It's also an efficient option for anybody dealing with huge files. If you want to e-mail a sizeable file, Thunderbird has got you covered – you'll have the opportunity to upload the file to a separate server and drop the link into your e-mail message.
Brave
Born from Google's open source Chromium browser, Brave is a web browser aimed at keeping browsing activity private. It automatically blocks ads and disables website trackers. A primary advantage of Brave is that it’s compatible with the majority of Google Chrome extensions, but it offers a faster loading time than you would have in a typical Chrome browser.
Brave also employs a unique revenue system through what they’ve coined Basic Attention Tokens. These give users a 70% share of the revenue generated from looking at ads. They can either gift their earnings to other websites or convert the tokens into real money.
7-Zip
7-Zip is one of the more popular open source software packages around. It exists for compressing and extracting files, placing groups of files into compressed containers which are known as archives. 7-Zip has its own 7z archive format, but it can also read and write several other archive formats, too.
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a customizable internet browser and a free open source software. It offers thousands of plugins that are accessible.
PHP
When talking about the best open source software examples of 2021, we shouldn’t miss PHP.
It is a software development language used for creating websites and other digital platforms.
It is fast and flexible and powers some of the most popular websites around the globe including Slack and Spotify.
WordPress
WordPress is the world’s most popular blogging platform, used by a staggering 202 million websites. As simple or as complex as you want it to be, WordPress is supported by a wide array of plugins which can be used to transform a standard blog into anything you could possibly desire. Besides blogs, WordPress can be used as a straightforward content management system to power anything from online shops using WordPress e-commerce themes, online magazine using a WordPress magazine theme to portfolios using WordPress portfolio themes, WordPress gallery themes are great for photographers and designers showcasing their creations in an online portfolio.
Open Office
With the ability to create text documents, spreadsheets, presentations and databases, OpenOffice is an accomplished rival to Microsoft Office, which clearly influenced OpenOffice’s design. Microsoft Office users will feel completely at home and find that OpenOffice performs just as well, if not better.
VLC
At last count, VLC media player had been downloaded 300 million times. Unlike some paid-for alternatives, VLC supports practically every audio/video codec and file format. The most recent VLC release also offers live recording of streaming video, frame-by-frame advancement and superb speed controls.
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