Awesome Free Software

title: Awesome Free Software slug: awesome-free-software url: https://github.com/johnjago/awesome-free-software#readme category: Themed Directories tags:

• free-software
• open-source
• awesome-lists featured: false

Overview

Awesome Free Software is a curated "awesome list" of software projects and related resources that are free as in freedom. Every project listed is distributed under licenses that allow anyone to use, modify, and share the software for any purpose (e.g., MIT, GPL, and other FOSS licenses).

Features

• Focus on software freedom

  • Only includes projects under licenses that grant the right to use, modify, and redistribute for any purpose.
  • Highlights common free/open-source licenses (e.g., MIT, GNU GPL) and links to broader license information.

• Curated software directory

  • Organized by practical categories to help discover free software alternatives:
    • Audio
    • Command Line Tools
    • Communication
    • File Management
    • File Sharing
    • Graphics
    • IDEs
    • Office
    • Operating Systems
    • Other
    • Payments
    • Scientific Work
    • Screencasting
    • Text Editors
    • Utilities
    • Video
    • Virtualization
    • Web Applications
    • Web Servers

• Hardware-related sections

  • Companies working with or producing open/free hardware.
  • Hardware resources relevant to free/open ecosystems.

• Resource collections beyond software

  • Articles about free software and related topics.
  • Blogs covering free software and open-source.
  • Businesses involved with free software.
  • Discovery tools and services for finding free/open software.
  • Events related to free and open-source software.
  • Licensing information and references.
  • Organizations active in the free software movement.
  • Other curated lists related to free/open software.
  • People profiles and notable contributors.
  • Talks and presentations.
  • Documentaries.

• Community-driven curation

  • Open GitHub repository with contribution guidelines (CONTRIBUTING.md).
  • Multiple contributors maintaining and expanding the list.

• Open content licensing

  • List content is licensed under CC0 1.0, dedicating it to the public domain for maximum reuse.

Pricing

• Not applicable. The list and its content are free to access and reuse under the CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.

License

• Repository content: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication).
• Listed software projects: Various free/open-source licenses (e.g., MIT, GNU GPL, others) as specified in each project’s own repository.