List of free and open-source software packages
Updated: 11/6/2025, 1:07:17 AM Wikipedia source
This is a list of free and open-source software (FOSS) packages, computer software licensed under free software licenses and open-source licenses. Software that fits the Free Software Definition may be more appropriately called free software; the GNU project in particular objects to their works being referred to as open-source. For more information about the philosophical background for open-source software, see free software movement and Open Source Initiative. However, nearly all software meeting the Free Software Definition also meets the Open Source Definition and vice versa. A small fraction of the software that meets either definition is listed here. Some of the open-source applications are also the basis of commercial products, shown in the List of commercial open-source applications and services.
Tables
| Software | Platform | Formats |
| AbiWord | Linux, Windows | txt |
| Atom (text editor) | macOS 10.9 or later, Windows 7 and later, and Linux | txt |
| gedit | Linux, MacOS | txt |
| GNOME Text Editor | Linux | txt |
| Kate (text editor) | 25 Linux distributions, Microsoft Windows, macOS | txt |
| Leafpad | Linux, BSD, Maemo | txt |
| Metapad | Windows | txt |
| Mousepad | Linux, BSD, Maemo | txt |
| Notepad++ | Windows | txt |
| Visual Studio Code | Linux, Windows, MacOS | txt |
| Software | Operating system | Format |
| Gnumeric | Unix-like (Linux included) | gnm, |
| GNU Oleo | Linux | oleo |
| Pyspread | Unix-like, Windows | CSV, |
| Sheetster | Cross-platform | JSON, XML, , xlsx/.ooxml, |
References
- "Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software"https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html
- NASA Engineering and Safety Center Academyhttps://nescacademy.nasa.gov/src/flightsim/Reports/aiaa-15-1810-EOM_chkcases-II.pdf
- opensource.comhttps://opensource.com/alternatives/microsoft-publisher
- Admin Network & Securityhttps://www.admin-magazine.com/Articles/Collaborative-online-office-solutions
- "File Formats"https://help.gnome.org/users/gnumeric/stable/sect-file-formats.html.en
- Linux Magazinehttps://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2020/238/Collabora-and-OnlyOffice/(language)/eng-US