Windows Software <=> Linux Software

Below is the full list of Windows Software equivalents for Linux. If you can suggest better list you're welcome to comment here! :)

Windows Software Linux Equivalent/Alternative
3D Studio Max
K-3D (http://www.k-3d.org/)
Wings 3D (http://www.wings3d.com/)
Art of Illusion (http://www.artofillusion.org/)
Blender (http://www.blender.org/)
ACDSee
GTKSee (http://gtksee.berlios.de/)
gthumb (http://gthumb.sf.net/)
KuickShow (http://kuickshow.sourceforge.net/)
ShowImg (http://www.jalix.org/projects/showimg/)
Gwenview (http://gwenview.sourceforge.net/)
GQview (http://gqview.sourceforge.net/)
Eye of GNOME (http://www.gnome.org/projects/eog/)
Adobe Acrobat Reader
okular (http://kpdf.kde.org/okular/)
Xpdf (http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/)
Evince (http://www.gnome.org/projects/evince/)
ePDFView (http://trac.emma-soft.com/epdfview/)
KPDF (http://kpdf.kde.org/)
Adobe Audition
Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
Adobe Illustrator
Skencil (http://www.skencil.org/)
Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/)
Karbon14 (http://www.koffice.org/karbon/)
Xara Xtreme for Linux (http://www.xaraxtreme.org/)
Adobe PageMaker
Scribus (http://www.scribus.net/)
Adobe PhotoAlbum
F-Spot (http://f-spot.org/Main_Page)
KPhotoAlbum (http://www.kphotoalbum.org/)
digiKam (http://www.digikam.org/)
Adobe Photoshop
CinePaint (http://www.cinepaint.org/)
Gimpshop (http://www.gimpshop.com/download.shtml)
Krita (http://www.koffice.org/krita/)
GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/)
Adobe Premier
PiTiVi (http://www.pitivi.org/wiki/Main_Page)
LiVES (http://lives.sourceforge.net/)
Kino (http://www.kinodv.org/)
Cinelerra (http://cvs.cinelerra.org/)
kdenlive (http://kdenlive.sourceforge.net/)
Jahshaka (http://www.jahshaka.org/)
Ant Movie Catalog
Moviefly (https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/lmc/)
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)
Kopete (http://kopete.kde.org/)
Pidgin (http://pidgin.im)
APC PowerChute
Network UPS Tools (http://www.networkupstools.org/)
Apcupsd (http://www.apcupsd.com/)
PowerD (http://power.sourceforge.net/)
CDex
Sound Juicer (http://www.burtonini.com/blog/computers/sound-juicer)
Rubyripper (http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Rubyripper)
ripperX (http://ripperx.sourceforge.net/)
Grip (http://nostatic.org/grip/)
KAudioCreator (http://www.icefox.net/programs/?program=KAudioCreator)
Collectorz
aviManager (http://avimanager.sourceforge.net/)
GCstar (http://www.gcstar.org/)
Tellico (http://periapsis.org/tellico/)
Alexandria (http://alexandria.rubyforge.org/)
Griffith (http://griffith.vasconunes.net/)
vMovieDB (http://vmoviedb.sourceforge.net/)
Katalog (http://salvaste.altervista.org/)
Dreamweaver
Quanta Plus (http://quanta.kdewebdev.org/)
Geany (http://geany.uvena.de)
Nvu (http://www.nvu.com)
Screem (http://www.screem.org/)
KompoZer (http://www.kompozer.net/)
Bluefish (http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html)
DVDShrink
k9copy (http://k9copy.sourceforge.net/)
OGMRip (http://ogmrip.sourceforge.net/)
Thoggen (http://thoggen.net/)
xdvdshrink (http://dvdshrink.sourceforge.net/)
DVD Rip-O-Matic (http://dvdripomatic.sourceforge.net)
qVamps (http://vamps.sourceforge.net/)
dvd::rip (http://www.exit1.org/dvdrip/)
AcidRip (http://untrepid.com/acidrip/)
Everest
HardInfo (http://hardinfo.berlios.de/web/HomePage)
Finale
Lilypond (http://www.lilypond.org)
Denemo (http://denemo.sourceforge.net/index.html)
Rosegarden (http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/)
NoteEdit (http://noteedit.berlios.de/)
Brahms (http://brahms.sourceforge.net/)
Flash
F4L (http://f4l.sourceforge.net/)
Forte Agent
Pan (http://pan.rebelbase.com/)
FruityLoops
LMMS (http://lmms.sourceforge.net/)
Hydrogen (http://www.hydrogen-music.org/)
Google Desktop Search
Google Desktop (http://desktop.google.com/linux/index.html)
Beagle (http://beagle-project.org/)
Guitar Pro
TuxGuitar (http://www.tuxguitar.com.ar/home.html)
iTunes
Banshee (http://banshee-project.org/Main_Page)
aTunes (http://www.atunes.org/)
Quod Libet (http://www.sacredchao.net/quodlibet)
SongBird (http://www.songbirdnest.com)
Exaile (http://www.exaile.org/)
Amarok (http://amarok.kde.org/)
Listen (http://listengnome.free.fr/)
Rhythmbox (http://www.gnome.org/projects/rhythmbox/)
gtkpod (http://www.gtkpod.org/)
Legacy Family Tree
GRAMPS (http://gramps-project.org/)
LimeWire
FrostWire (http://www.frostwire.com/)
Meal Master
krecipe (http://krecipes.sourceforge.net/)
Gourmet Recipe Manager (http://grecipe-manager.sourceforge.net/)
Microsoft Access
Kexi (http://www.koffice.org/kexi/)
GNOME-DB (http://www.gnome-db.org/)
Microsoft Excel
KSpread (http://www.koffice.org/kspread/)
Open Calc (http://www.openoffice.org/product/calc.html)
Gnumeric (http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/)
Microsoft Frontpage
Quanta Plus (http://quanta.kdewebdev.org/)
Nvu (http://www.nvu.com)
KompoZer (http://www.kompozer.net/)
Bluefish (http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html)
Microsoft HyperTerminal
minicom (http://alioth.debian.org/projects/minicom/)
GtkTerm (http://freshmeat.net/projects/gtkterm/)
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Epiphany (http://www.gnome.org/projects/epiphany/)
Opera (http://www.opera.com/download/)
Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/)
Konqueror (http://www.konqueror.org/)
Microsoft Money
KMyMoney (http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/)
GNUcash (http://www.gnucash.org/ )
Gnofin (http://gnofin.sourceforge.net/)
Grisbi (http://www.grisbi.org/)
Microsoft Office
GNOME Office (http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office/)
KOffice (http://www.koffice.org/)
OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org/)
Microsoft Outlook (Express)
Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/)
Evolution (http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/)
Microsoft Powerpoint
Open Office Impress (http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html)
KPresenter (http://www.koffice.org/kpresenter/)
Microsoft Project
KPlato (http://www.koffice.org/kplato/)
OpenProj (http://openproj.org/openproj)
GanttProject (http://ganttproject.sourceforge.net/)
Planner (http://live.gnome.org/Planner)
TaskJuggler (http://www.taskjuggler.org/)
Microsoft Visio
Dia (http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/)
Kivio (http://www.koffice.org/kivio/)
Microsoft Windows Media Center
Freevo (http://freevo.sourceforge.net/)
Elisa Media Center (http://www.fluendo.com/elisa/)
MythTV (http://www.mythtv.org)
LinuxMCE (http://www.linuxmce.com/)
Microsoft Word
Open Office Writer (http://www.openoffice.org/product/writer.html)
AbiWord (http://www.abisource.com/)
Kword (http://www.koffice.org/kword/)
mIRC
Konversation (http://konversation.kde.org/)
KVIrc (http://www.kvirc.net/)
BitchX (http://www.bitchx.org/)
Xchat (http://www.xchat.org/)
ChatZilla! (http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/)
irssi (http://www.irssi.org/)
Pidgin (http://pidgin.im)
Mp3tag
Kid3 (http://kid3.sourceforge.net/)
Musicbrainz (http://musicbrainz.org/)
Pinkytagger (http://pinkytagger.sourceforge.net/)
EasyTAG (http://easytag.sourceforge.net/)
Cowbell (http://more-cowbell.org/)
Audio Tag Tool (http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paol/tagtool/)
MSN messenger
Mercury Messenger (http://www.mercury.to/)
Kopete (http://kopete.kde.org/)
aMSN (http://amsn-project.net/)
Pidgin (http://pidgin.im)
Mudbox
SharpConstruct (http://sharp3d.sourceforge.net)
Nero Burning Rom
X-CD-Roast (http://www.xcdroast.org/)
Brasero (http://perso.orange.fr/bonfire/index.htm)
GnomeBaker (http://gnomebaker.sourceforge.net/)
Graveman! (http://graveman.tuxfamily.org/)
K3b (http://www.k3b.org/)
NetMeeting
Ekiga (http://www.gnomemeeting.org/)
NetStumbler
Kismet (http://www.kismetwireless.net/)
SWScanner (http://www.swscanner.org/)
Notepad
leafpad (http://tarot.freeshell.org/leafpad/)
NEdit (http://www.nedit.org/)
jEdit (http://www.jedit.org/)
Kate (http://kate-editor.org/)
gedit (http://www.gnome.org/projects/gedit/)
Scribes (http://scribes.sourceforge.net/)
tpad (http://tclpad.sourceforge.net/)
OrangeCD Catalog
GWhere (http://www.gwhere.org)
Origin
SciGraphica (http://scigraphica.sourceforge.net/)
Partition Magic
GParted (http://gparted.sourceforge.net/)
QtParted (http://qtparted.sourceforge.net)
Picasa
F-Spot (http://f-spot.org/Main_Page)
KPhotoAlbum (http://www.kphotoalbum.org/)
Linux Picasa (http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.htmlcd)
digiKam (http://www.digikam.org/)
Pro Tools
Ardour (http://www.ardour.org)
Quicken
KMyMoney (http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/)
GNUcash (http://www.gnucash.org/ )
Gnofin (http://gnofin.sourceforge.net/)
Grisbi (http://www.grisbi.org/)
SoulSeek
Nicotine (http://nicotine.thegraveyard.org/)
Nicotine-Plus (http://nicotine-plus.sourceforge.net/)
SoundForge
ReZound (http://rezound.sourceforge.net/)
Total Commander
GNOME Commander (http://www.nongnu.org/gcmd/)
xfe (http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/)
Tux Commander (http://tuxcmd.sourceforge.net/)
Midnight Commander (http://www.ibiblio.org/mc/)
Krusader (http://krusader.sourceforge.net/)
Traktor DJ
Mixxx (http://mixxx.sourceforge.net/)
Videora
thin liquid film (http://thinliquidfilm.org/)
Winamp
Audacious (http://audacious-media-player.org/Main_Page)
Amarok (http://amarok.kde.org/)
XMMS (http://www.xmms.org/)
Windows Media Player
KPlayer (http://kplayer.sourceforge.net/)
VideoLAN (http://www.videolan.org/)
xine (http://xinehq.de/)
mplayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html)
Windows Movie Maker
PiTiVi (http://www.pitivi.org/wiki/Main_Page)
LiVES (http://lives.sourceforge.net/)
Avidemux (http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/)
Cinelerra (http://cvs.cinelerra.org/)
kdenlive (http://kdenlive.sourceforge.net/)
WinIso
ISO Master (http://littlesvr.ca/isomaster/)
KIso (http://kiso.sourceforge.net/)
WinMerge
Meld (http://meld.sourceforge.net/)
xxdiff (http://furius.ca/xxdiff/)
WinTV
XdTV (http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/)
tvtime (http://tvtime.sourceforge.net/)

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71 Responses to “Windows Software <=> Linux Software”


  1. 1 jackie

    Very useful information! I wonder if these equivalents can work on windows.

  2. 2 Das Clown

    Jackie…..I do know GIMP and open office can be used on windows I'm sure there might be a few others.

  3. 3 chris

    I would suggest under mp3 taggers, you add musicbrainz picard tagger :) It fingerprints the song and matches it to a database of similar fingerprints online to tag the song.

  4. 4 Brian

    Great list, thanks for sharing! =) I just wanted to let you know that Picasa works flawlessly under WINE on my 64bit Ubuntu 7.10 machine, so I didn't have to find a replacement for it. Hehe.

  5. 5 artiomix

    Hi All!

    jackie, I'm sure that some of them can… :) I've got your idea about word equivalent and sumbol < => ;)

    Das Clown, thanks!

    chris, musicbrainz rocks! :)

    Brian, you might be interested in Picasa for Linux, download it here..

  6. 6 cyber_rigger
  7. 7 Vinyl Lettering

    For those used to Photoshop, the Gimpshop plugin for Gimp (http://www.gimpshop.com/download.shtml) mimics the feel of photoshop, making the transition from PS to Gimp much easier.

  8. 8 ????? (Jason)

    This is a great list! I've been looking for some Windows alternatives since making the jump to Linux a few months back, and this list gives me some options to complete the migration :D

  9. 9 frunns

    you might want to remove Picasa from the list… or at least add it on the linux side as well.

  10. 10 zcat

    AutoCad qcad perhaps?

  11. 11 Zerial

    Alternatiiva para ACDSee faltó GTKSee: http://gtksee.berlios.de

    "GTK See is a simple image viewer based on GTK+ 1.2.x and running on X Window System. The appearance and interface are similar to popular image viewer ACDSee, that is where the name "GTK See" come from."

    ;-)

  12. 12 Aloriel

    Plus:
    ACDSee -> gthumb
    CDex -> serpentine
    Google Desktop Search -> Tracker
    Windows Media Player -> Totem

    But there are dozens of programs more to mention, like Muine, Beep Media player, Gossip, Banshee, empathy, goobox, hipo, mcatalog, … and much more.

  13. 13 Peter

    And some alternative for windows' Briefcase?
    Thank you.

  14. 14 Peter

    And any alternative for windows' Briefcase?
    Thank you.

  15. 15 Brian

    Funny about Picasa. Even though I'm running 2.2 under WINE, it still says Picasa for Linux on the about page. ;)

  16. 16 artiomix

    Great thanks to everybody! List is upgraded now. Any changes or advices are still welcome! :)

  17. 17 zcat
  18. 18 eheck

    cool men ..

    Its great to have a equivalent Windows-Linux list of programs ..
    My problem in Linux is Im not know the name of programs that I want .. until now . COOL!

    thx again ..

    PD: Im not speak english, zorry about horrible speling =S

  19. 19 dandellion

    ACDsee ? pornview
    soundforge ? audacity
    vegas (sound), cubase ? ardour (though basic approach to sound editing and producing is a it different between the platforms so it is better to give groups of programs)

    Unfortunately, I cannot find replacements for vegas (video editing) or premiere. Cinerrela is just not ripe yet. Haven't tried jahshaka, though.

  20. 20 zcat

    For image viewing I use gwenview mostly, although there are plenty of different image viewers for linux.

    For video editing perhaps kino or pitivi.
    I've used kino a few times and the results are pretty good. I also have pitivi installed but I don't recall ever having used it :)

  21. 21 zcat

    Just went back and checked out pitivi.. I can't even get it to import most of the clips I have here, which would be the main reason I never used it. And I can't figure out how to do transitions, or trim clips, or anything at all really. The wiki documentation keeps telling me to click buttons and menu options that I simply don't have on my screen.

    Suggestion: drop pitivi off the list, replace it with kino.

  22. 22 Brett S McCluskey

    yes good

  23. 23 Rabbi

    nice to see lists like this… i was a die hard windows user…compiz blew me away and makes vista look like donkey crap. I want to migrate to linux but need some confidence in the software available. Lists like this are just whats needed: a flash linux prg, I hope so

    Thanks….. your time was well spent now if you have a COD 4 linux prg I am sold

    John the Rabbi

  24. 24 wooptoo

    ACDSee Mirage

  25. 25 wooptoo

    sorry, that would be:
    ACDSee - Mirage

  26. 26 everts garay

    Hi. Thanks for this great information and the best it’s that it’s free.
    I think linux in two year more it will be more popular than apple. and maybe ten to be in the 50 percent of the computers in the world.

  27. 27 Howard

    There is a Linux Adobe Acrobat Reader now.

  28. 28 Bruce Wagner

    NOTICE how there’s almost always ONE SINGLE defacto standard for Windows… for each major type of software…?

    Is there any way we could figure out which ONE is the "best of breed" for the Ubuntu alternative software…?

    Maybe highlight it in RED…?

    Bruce Wagner

  29. 29 lou

    CooL

    Salu2

    Lou

  30. 30 Angel S. Moreno

    Great list! Makes my switching to Ubuntu a lot easier.

    On another note regarding Bruce Wagner’s comment: I think that when you spend a couple of hundred dollars on a peace of software, one might not be too inclined to make another purchase for software that is similiar. However, most Linux apps are free. This makes it easier to experiment with apps that on the surface "do the same thing". In turn one can see the differences in apps and how how is better, faster or easier at a particular task over one another.

    I speak from expirience because when i spent my money on frontpage 2003 i was not interested in how things where done in dreamweaver. Frontpage could do (at that time) everything Dreamweaver could. was dreamweaver better? I see now that it could've been. But i had already spent my money and did not want to throw that out and then go spend more.

  31. 31 Bruce Wagner

    Re: Angel S. Moreno’s comments:

    "I think that when you spend a couple of hundred dollars on a peace of software, one might not be too inclined to make another purchase for software that is similar. However, most Linux apps are free. This makes it easier to experiment with apps that on the surface "do the same thing". In turn one can see the differences in apps and how how is better, faster or easier at a particular task over one another.

    I speak from experience because when i spent my money on frontpage 2003 i was not interested in how things where done in dreamweaver. Frontpage could do (at that time) everything Dreamweaver could. was dreamweaver better? I see now that it could've been. But i had already spent my money and did not want to throw that out and then go spend more."

    Wow. That is another — and a very insightful, new, and excellent — argument for free open source software.

  32. 32 tdeprato

    sure wish that the linux / ubuntu world would look at the software for amateur radio operators and work on ubuntu versions. we have to run VMware now as all of out logging and contest software is windows based. and VISTA is killing us.
    more of us everyday are looking to switch OS from windows to ubuntu OS
    Thanks
    Tony

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