flick9000/awesome-alternatives

# Instead of {$program} A curated list of free and open-source alternatives to common proprietary software. # Index - [Instead of Windows, MacOS](#instead-of-windows-macos)
- [Instead of Chrome, Edge, Safari, Opera](#instead-of-chrome-edge-safari-opera)
- [Instead of Microsoft Suite](#instead-of-microsoft-suite)
- [Instead of Adobe Suite](#instead-of-adobe-suite)
- [Instead of Google Suite](#instead-of-google-suite)
- [Instead of Teams, Discord, Slack](#instead-of-teams-discord-slack)
- [Instead of using Evergreen, OneNote, Notion](#instead-of-using-evergreen-onenote-notion)
- [Instead of 1Password, LastPass](#instead-of-1password-lastpass)
- [Instead of NordVPN, Surfshark](#instead-of-nordvpn-surfshark)
- [Instead of Plex, Netflix](#instead-of-plex-netflix)
- [Instead of Lightshot](#instead-of-lightshot)
- [Instead of Windows Media Player](#instead-of-windows-media-player)
- [Instead of AutoCAD](#instead-of-autocad)
- [Instead of CCleaner](#instead-of-ccleaner)
- [Instead of VSCode](#instead-of-vscode)
- [Instead of Figma](#instead-of-figma)
- [Instead of Spotify](#instead-of-spotify)
- [Instead of Twitter / X](#instead-of-twitter--x)
- [Instead of GitHub](#instead-of-github)
- [Instead of Zoom](#instead-of-zoom)
## Instead of Windows, MacOS - Linux ## Instead of Chrome, Edge, Safari, Opera - [Brave Browser](https://github.com/brave/brave-browser) - [Firefox Browser](https://www.mozilla.org/it/firefox/new/) - [Chromium](https://www.chromium.org/Home/) - [Ungoogled Chromium](https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium) - [Librewolf Browser](https://librewolf.net/) - [Arc Browser](https://arc.net/) - [Zen Browser](https://zen-browser.app/) - [Floorp](https://floorp.app/) ## Instead of Microsoft Suite - Word > [LibreOffice Writer](libreoffice.org) - Excel > [LibreOffice Calc](libreoffice.org) - Powerpoint > [LibreOffice Impress](libreoffice.org) ## Instead of Adobe Suite - Photoshop > [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/) - Illustrator > [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/it/)/[Krita](https://krita.org/it/) - After Effects > [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) - Premier Pro > [KdenLive](https://kdenlive.org/)/[Shotcut](https://shotcut.org/) - Lightroom > [Rawtherapee](https://www.rawtherapee.com/)/[Darktable](https://www.darktable.org/) ## Instead of Google Suite - Google Cloud > [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/) - Google Photos > [Immich](https://immich.app/) - Google Workspace > [Collabora Online](https://www.collaboraoffice.com/collabora-online/) ## Instead of Teams, Discord, Slack - [Zulip](https://zulip.com/) - [Mattermost](https://mattermost.com/) ## Instead of using Evergreen, OneNote, Notion - [Trillium](https://github.com/zadam/trilium) - [Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/) - [Affine](https://affine.pro/) ## Instead of 1Password, LastPass - [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/) - [Proton Pass](https://proton.me/pass) - [Hashicorp Vault](https://www.vaultproject.io/) ## Instead of NordVPN, Surfshark - [ProtonVPN](https://protonvpn.com/) - [OpenVPN](https://openvpn.net/) - [Wireguard](https://www.wireguard.com/) ## Instead of Plex, Netflix - [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) - [Kodi](https://kodi.tv/) ## Instead of Lightshot - [ShareX](https://getsharex.com/) ## Instead of Windows Media Player - [VLC](https://www.videolan.org/vlc) - [MPV](https://mpv.io/) ## Instead of Adobe Acrobat Pro - [Okular](https://okular.kde.org) ## Instead of AutoCAD - [FreeCAD](https://www.freecad.org/) - [OpenSCAD](https://openscad.org/) ## Instead of CCleaner - [Bleachbit](https://www.bleachbit.org/download) - [Bulk Crap Uninstaller](https://github.com/Klocman/Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller) ## Instead of VSCode - [VSCodium](https://vscodium.com/) ## Instead of Figma - [Penpot](https://penpot.app/) ## Instead of Spotify - [Spotube](https://spotube.krtirtho.dev/) - [Navidrome](https://www.navidrome.org/) - [Funkwhale](https://funkwhale.audio/) ## Instead of Twitter / X - [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) - [Misskey / Calckey](https://misskey-hub.net/) - [Pleroma / Akkoma](https://pleroma.social/) ## Instead of GitHub - [Gitea](https://gitea.io/) - [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) - [GitLab CE](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss) ## Instead of Zoom - [Jitsi Meet](https://meet.jit.si/) - [BigBlueButton](https://bigbluebutton.org/) - [Element Call](https://element.io/element-call)