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=====Free Open-Source Software (FOSS)=====
A random collection of software that's free and open-source (meaning that it's available for anyone to change and improve).\\ 
Find more information for some of these on [[https://www.techradar.com/best/best-open-source-software]]

^Type^Name^URL^Availability^Comments^
|Email client|Thunderbird|[[https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/]] |MacOS, Windows, Linux|
|Password Manager/Safe|KeePass|[[https://keepass.info]]|MacOS, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android, iPad, Chromebook, maybe others| 
|Office Suite (cf Microsoft Office)|LibreOffice|[[https://www.libreoffice.org/]] |MacOS, Windows, Linux|
|Picture/Photo Editing|GIMP|[[https://www.gimp.org/]]|MacOS, Windows, Linux|
|File Transfer (FTP)|FileZilla|[[https://filezilla-project.org/]]|MacOS, Windows, Linux|
|Operating System (cf Windows, MacOS)|Linux|[[https://www.techradar.com/best/best-linux-distros]]|any PC including old ones you have no other use for\\ (Steve suggests Linux Mint [[https://linuxmint.com]] but many like Ubuntu [[https://ubuntu.com]])|
|Media Player|VLC|[[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/]]|MacOS, Windows, Linux, Android, more?|

=====Free, but Not Open Source=====
Just because it's not open-source doesn't mean that it's not bad just 'cause it's free.

^Type^Name^URL^Availability^Comments^
|Video Editing|DaVinci Resolve|[[https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/studio]] |MacOS, Windows, Linux|Professional quality video editing. Note, there is a learning curve, but Note: there are MANY YouTube videos to help! [[davinci_resolve_notes|See the page on this wiki]]|