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Todd Weaver

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Latest posts by Todd Weaver (see all)

• Hardware Encrypted COMSEC Bundle by Purism - April 29, 2024
• Purism Differentiator Series, Part 14: Surveillance Capitalism - April 23, 2024
• Purism Differentiator Series, Part 13: Modularity & Right to Repair - April 23, 2024

A common request for anybody using free and open source software is “What would be equivalent to <insert_branded_software_name_here />?” So we wanted to make a simple table that shows common branded proprietary software and what free and open source software replaces or is an acceptable alternative to it.

Proprietary Software		Free and Open Source Software
Office Suite
	Microsoft Word; word processing		LibreOffice Writer; word processing, a direct alternative for Microsoft Word
	Microsoft Excel; spreadsheet		LibreOffice Calc; spreadsheet, a direct alternative to Microsoft Excel
	Microsoft Powerpoint; presentation		LibreOffice Impress; presentation, a direct alternative to Microsoft Powerpoint
	Microsoft Access; graphical database		LibreOffice Base; graphical database, a direct alternative to Microsoft Access
Email and Calendaring
	Microsoft Outlook; email and calendaring		Evolution; email and calendaring, a direct alternative for Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mac Mail, and Apple Mac iCal.
	Apple Mac Mail; email
	Apple Mac iCal; calendaring
Graphics
	Adobe Photoshop; graphics		Gimp; graphics, a direct alternative to Adobe Photoshop
Web Browser
	Microsoft IE; browser		Mozilla Firefox; browser
	Google Chrome; browser		Abrowser; browser, a firefox derivative with greater privacy controls, a direct replacement for Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft IE, Google Chrome, and Apple Safari
	Apple Safari; browser