Checkout this list of alternatives of the most popular proprietary softwares. If you hate piracy checkout this list. OS: MS Windows/MAC Alternative:- Ubuntu(Linux)-This OS is sufficient for performing every daily task moreover most of the softwares which are available for windows/mac are also available for ubuntu too. The only two things where it lacks is gaming(windows) and editing/animation(mac). You can run many windows apps directly on ubuntu using an open source project called Red Wine. The best thing about the ubuntu is complete open source nature. Even you have acces to the source code. Office suite: MS Office Alternatives:- 1) Google docs- It is one of the best product from google Inc. Google docs has familiar interface as ms word. The google docs can open the .docx file even faster than the ms office 2013. The google spreadsheet is much much better than the ms excel. It has a great UI. The best thing of it, is that multiple people can access and modify the same spreadsheet at the same time. Moreover it also shows who are currently accessing the spreadsheet. 2) Open office(Apache)- This is the complete office suite and it can do every thing that the ms word can do and the best thing is that you dont have to pay a single penny to use it. .NET IDE and C#.NET programming: MS Visual Studio Alternative:- MONO- Most of the people thinks that the .NET(C#.NET) programming can only be done on windows PC using visual studio and can use the .net apps only on windows but may I know there is an open source cross-platform .net framework and IDE is available to do .net developement on Linux, Windows and MAC. The best thing of MONO .net framework is that you can develope .net app for almost all the popular os kenels (windows, mac, linux, ios, android, bsd). So like java, and php you can start your .net developement with mysql as db without investing a single rupee. Non Linear Vdeo Editors: Avid Media Composer, Adobe premiere pro Alernative:- Lightwork: It capable of doing many of the things that avid or adobe can do and it is sufficient for home or small bussiness use. But if you want some industry standard features you have to pay for that which is bad in lightworks. This utility has been used for editing movies like mission impossible, the departed etc... Image editors: Adobe photoshop Alternative: Gimp Download Managers: Internet Download Manager (IDM) Alternative: EagleGet: The great thing of eagleget is the really accelerated download speed. In my case the max speed I get with IDM is 250kbps whereas eagleget gives the speed upto 350kbps which is really amazing. The worse problem with IDM is the browser intergration and corrupted downloads from sites like YouTube. Whereas there is no such problems with EagleGet Virtualization: VMWare workstation Alternatives: 1)citrix(linux), 2)Oracle Virtual box(windows, linux) 3) Linux vs server Audio Player: Winamp pro Alternative: AIMP3: It is the best audio player I ever seen. The best things about aimp is that it can output 32bit 192000Hz sound which gives the amazingly best sound out of your sound card and speaker. You yourself install it and see the differece. Another best thing is that it can output 2ch stereo to 5.1ch or 7.1 channel surround soud. Screen Casting: Camtasia Alternative:- Cam Studio, vlc media player. Adio filters for 5.1 surround sound: Cyberlink power dvd player with Dolby Digital Codecs (Dolby Pro Logic II) Alternatives:- 1)ffdshow filters (works with media player classic, windows media player), 2)AC3 filter, 3) AIMP3 audio player, 4) VLC meadia player Many people who have a 6/8 channel sound card and 5.1/7.1 channnel home theater most of the time dont have the 5.1ch source audio, so they cant enjoy there movies/music with 5.1/7.1 surround sound. So above listed tools are great free tools for converting stereo (2.1 channel) to AC3(5.1ch/7.1ch) which gives you a very similar surroud quality like dolby gives.
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