Open-source software alternatives

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The table below lists open-source alternatives to proprietary software:

Open-source software Replaces Advantages Link
Ubuntu Operating systems for PCs, enterprise servers, cloud services, and IoT. Windows, macOS Ubuntu is a "version" of Linux (a Linux distribution system) that is intuitive for long term Windows-users. https://ubuntu.com
Ubuntu Touch Operating systems for phones. Android, iOS https://ubuntu-touch.io/
DuckDuckGo Search Engine Search engines; e.g. Google privacy https://duckduckgo.com/
DuckDuckGo Browser Web browsers, e.g. Google Chrome, Safari https://duckduckgo.com/
Brave Search Engine Search engines; e.g. Google anonymous, tracker & ad blocker, faster https://brave.com/
Brave Browser Web browsers, e.g. Google Chrome, MS Bing private, less bandwidth https://brave.com/
Swiss Cows Search Engine Search engines; e.g. Google no tracking, anonymous, family friendly https://swisscows.com/
Mastodon Twitter https://joinmastodon.org/
Cryptpad Productivity software and cloud services, e.g. Google Drive and MS Office https://cryptpad.fr/
LibreOffice Productivity software free and Opensource docs, sheets, presentation, database, math editor, charts in 119 languages, 55 million downloads https://libreoffice.com/
Signal Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger https://signal.org/en/
Diaspora Facebook https://diasporafoundation.org/
Minds Facebook https://www.minds.com/
Odysee YouTube https://odysee.com/
PeerTube YouTube https://joinpeertube.org/https://
Lemmy Reddit https://lemmy.ml
ProtonMail Email services (such as Gmail) Built-in encryption https://protonmail.com
Tutanota Email services Focuses on privacy and security. Has open-source iOS and Android apps. https://tutanota.com
FreeCAD SolidWorks, NX, Creo, Catia https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/FreeCAD/

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