35 Great Open Source Apps For Daily Use Wondering how open source technology can be a part of your daily life? Open source technology is one of the best things that have happened to the techies. The best part of this technology is that anyone can use it. Even if you have never used open source software before or youre a long-time Linux user, you can look among this varied and wide list of applications for supporting app that will assist you in your work every day. As stated on datamation, these open source alternatives are priced lower than their proprietary alternatives, and most of them comprise of features and functions that you wont find in their commercial counterparts. Here’s taking a look at 50 of such open source alternatives below:- Audio/Music Tools 1. Amarok – This is in place of iTunes. It is a combination of music discovery features with an attractive, user-friendly audio player. Its prime features include integration with multiple Web audio services, dynamic playlists, bookmarks, scripting, context view and much more. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X. For further details you can go to - Amarok 2. aTunes – This is in place of iTunes. It is a full-featured audio player and the organizer can be customized offering loads of information about tracks. Its key features include tagging, statistics, support for multiple file formats, karaoke function, equalizer and support for very large playlists. Operating System: OS Independent. For further details you can go to - aTunes 3.Clementine – This is in place of iTunes. It plays locally stored music, audio CDs and streaming audio. It assists users in organizing their music and transferring it to iPhones, iPods and other devices. It is integrated with cloud services like Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Skydrive and Ubuntu One. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X, Android. For further details you can go to -Clementine Backup 4.Amanda – This is in place of CommVault Simpana, Arkeia, Barracude Backup Service, Zetta. It is self-styled and the most popular open source backup and recovery software in the world. It is an enterprise-quality network backup solution protecting over a million systems world over. It is available in an open source community version, a paid enterprise version or a subscription-based cloud version from Zmanda, now owned by Carbonite. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X. For further details you can go to - Amanda 5. Areca Backup – This is in place of Carbonite, Nova Backup, Acronis True Image. If youre taking a backup of a single PC at home or a small office, Areca is a great option. It can be easily set up but also offers a lot of options with regard to what kind of backup youd like to to, what kind of archive files you want to have, and how frequently backups are performed. Operating System: Windows, Linux. For further details you can go to -Areca Backup 6. BackupPC – This is in place of CommVault Simpana, Arkeia, Barracude Backup Service, Zetta. The app is billed as a high-performance, enterprise-grade system, although its probably very useful for SMBs who want to backup their networks to local or network storage. It needs no client software, including compression capabilities and utilizes pooling to reduce storage capacity requirements and I/Os. Operating System: Windows, Linux. For further details you can go to -BackupPC Blogging 7. B2evolution – This is in place of TypePad. It can run as an independent blog, many blogs or a whole website. It also has features for setting up a community and marketing your site, with loads of information about hosting is available on the website. Operating System: OS Independent. For further details you can go to -B2evolution 8. LifeType – This is in place of TypePad. Similar to B2evolution, this app can support varied blogs as well. It also comprises of a multi-user authentication and other features making it ideal for use by an organization. Operating System: OS Independent. For further details you can go to -LifeType 9. WordPress – This is in place of TypePad. It is a popular software running over 60 million blogs. You can utilize this software with your choice of Internet host or use the free, but limited, hosting service via WordPress. Operating System: OS Independent. For further details you can go to -WordPress Browsers 10. Chromium – This is in place of Internet Explorer. This browser is the most popular browser in the world as per StatCounter, is based on open source Chromium. It is aimed to be quicker, more secure and more stable than other browsers. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X. For further details you can go to -Chromium 11. Firefox – This is in place of Internet Explorer. As per December 2013 figures from StatCounter, nearly 19 percent of all users depend on this open source browser from Mozilla. Its features comprise of the Awesome bar, a tabbed interface, bookmarks, syncing with mobile versions, session restore and much more. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X, Android. For further details you can go to -Firefox 12. Tor Browser – This is in lieu of Internet Explorer. Those who are concerned about privacy, this app offers a way of browsing the Internet anonymously without the need for divulging your location. It bounces communications from various servers to stop eavesdropping. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X. For further details you can go to -Tor Browser Compression 13. PeaZip – This is in place of WinZip. For compressing a file and sending through email, this app offers an option to WinZip or the compression abilities built in to the Windows file manager. It can support over 150 different types of archive files, which include many that compress smaller than WinZip. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X. For further details you can go to -PeaZip Content Management 14. Alfresco – This is in place of Sharepoint. It has users in 180 countries, which include some big-name organizations like NASA, Saks Fifth Avenue, FOX and KLM. It is a combination of content management with team collaboration, document management, file sharing and business process automation. You can get paid support. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X. For further details you can go to -Alfresco 15. DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) – This is in place of OpenText, Sitecore CMS, Kentico. It runs on over 800,000 websites, which include those for True Value Hardware, Cornell University, Glacier Water, Dannon and NASCAR. Operating System: Windows For further details you can go to -DNN Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 16.Daffodil CRM – This is in place of SalesForce. It is focused on providing a cost-effective, efficient way for managing customer relationships. It offers a dual-licensing scheme having both open source and commercial licenses. Operating System: OS Independent. For further details you can go to -Daffodil CRM 17. SplendidCRM – This is a very mature project having advanced features including Twitter tracking, Asterisk integration, surveys and Google Apps synchronization. It is available in various on-premise and cloud-based versions, which are both paid and free. Operating System: Windows. For further details you can go to -Splendid CRM 18. SugarCRM – This is in place of SalesForce. It has millions of users worldwide including a complete list of sales, marketing, customer service and support features. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X. For further details you can go to -SugarCRM Database 19. Firebird – This is in place of Microsoft SQL Server. It is over thirty years old and is a high performance SQL database with great concurrency. It does not have a corporate sponsor, but commercial support is there via third-party providers. Operating System: Windows, Linux, Unix, OS X, Solaris. For further details you can go to -Firebird 20. MySQL – This is in place of Microsoft SQL Server. It is among the most popular databases in the world. This is owned by Oracle and utilizes thousands of companies, including Facebook and Google. It is available in various versions, both paid and free. Operating System: Windows, Linux, Unix, OS X. For further details you can go to -MySQL 21. PostgreSQL – This is in place of Microsoft SQL Server. It is notable for its reliability, data integrity and correctness. A lengthy list of partners offer related support and services in locations world over. Operating System: Windows, Linux, Unix, OS X. For further details you can go to -PostgreSQL Data Destruction 22. BleachBit – This is in place of Easy System Cleaner. In case you hit the delete key, you don’t need to worry about losing important data and it can still be recovered using the right tools. But BleachBit removes every trace of data from your system and protects your privacy by getting rid of cookies, temporary files, clearing your history, deleting logs and more. Operating System: Windows, Linux. For further details you can go to -BleachBit 23. Eraser – This is in place of BCWipe Enterprise. It is another alternative for shredding files so they cannot be recovered. But it does not offer the other privacy protection features of BleachBit. Operating System: Windows. For further details you can go to -Eraser Desktop Publishing 24. Scribus – This is in place of InDesign, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Office Publisher. This provides professional-caliber features for creating press-ready or PDF documents. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X For further details you can go to -Scribus E-Commerce 25. Magento – This is in place of Big Commerce, Volusion, NetSuite Ecommerce. Over 200,000 businesses utilize Magento which is known to be the most flexible enterprise-class eCommerce platform. It is available in enterprise or open source versions, along with a cloud-based version called Magento Go. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X For further details you can go to -Magento 26. osCommerce – This is in place of Big Commerce, Volusion, NetSuite Ecommerce. It has a 275,000+-member community, and is among the more popular open source e-commerce platforms. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X For further details you can go to -osCommerce 27. PrestaShop – This is in place of Big Commerce, Volusion, NetSuite Ecommerce. PrestaShop provides the best e-commerce experience. With many documentation and over 3,500 templates and modules, it is one of the easiest ecommerce systems to use. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X For further details you can go to -PrestaShop E-mail/Collaboration/Groupware 28. Collabtive – This is in place of Basecamp for tracking projects, milestones, tasks and time in the cloud or on your own server. Paid services, which include hosting, branding, installation and custom development, are available. Operating System: OS Independent For further details you can go to -Collabtive 29. EGroupware – This is in place of Microsoft Office Outlook and SharePoint. It is claimed as the leading Online Collaboration Tool and the top choice for big enterprises, small businesses and teams within and across organizations all over the globe. Operating System: OS Independent For further details you can go to -EGroupware 30. Evolution – This is in place of Microsoft Office Outlook as it provides an integrated calendar, address book and email client. Evolution at times is known as the Outlook of Linux. Operating System: Linux For further details you can go to -Evolution Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 31. Apache OFBiz – This is in place of NetSuite, Sage, ERP. This is the shortform for Open For Business. This offers ERP, CRM, e-commerce, supply chain management, manufacturing resources planning, enterprise asset management and POS capabilities that are ideal for SMBs. Operating System: OS Independent For further details you can go to -Apache OFBiz 32. OpenERP – This is in place of SAP, Microsoft, Dynamics. This has over 200 different applications, like CRM, accounting, point of sale, human resources, sales, project management and, coming soon, ecommerce. The website is focused primarily on the companys paid products and services, but you can still find the open source version from the Download page. Operating System: Windows, Linux For further details you can go to -OpenERP 33. Openbravo – This is in place of SAP, Microsoft, Dynamics. It boasts of offering the leading Web-based business applications for the cloud. Operating System: OS Independent For further details you can go to -Openbravo Financial Management 34. Buddi – This is in place of Quicken. It provides simplified financial management which doesnt comprise of as many features as Quicken but is easier for beginners to use. Operating System: OS Independent For further details you can go to -Buddi 35. GnuCash – This is in place of Quicken andQuickBooks. Many financial software can track either personal or business finances, but GnuCash makes small business owners work easy by tracking both from one application. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X, Android For further details you can go to -GnuCash
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