FOSS for Windows!!!
I got a a lot of requests to publish a list of free and open source softwares(FOSS) for windows. This would be useful for people that are not comfortable to move away from windows.
| Windows version | FOSS version |
| Microsoft Office | OpenOffice Suite |
| Internet Explorer | Firefox |
| Outlook | Thunderbird |
| MSN / AIM / Yahoo / Gtalk / IRC | Pidgin |
| Adobe Photoshop | Gimp, Inkscape |
| Quicken / Quickbooks | GnuCash |
| Microsoft Publisher | Scribus |
| Microsoft Project | OpenProj |
| Microsoft Paint | Paint.NET, Tux Paint |
| Adobe Acrobat Professional | PDFCreator for creating PDF, Sumatra PDF for viewing PDF |
| Adobe Illustrator | Sodipodi, Inkscape |
| Windows Media Player | VLC |
| iTunes | Amarok 2 currently a beta version |
| Nero CD/DVD burning | InfraRecorder |
| BitTorrent / uTorrent | Azureus/Vuze |
| Windows Image Viewer | Cornice |
| Final Cut Pro / Avid Liquid / Windows Movie Maker | VirtualDub |
| Visio | Dia |
| FrontPage/DreamWeaver | Nvu, SeaMonkey |
| Skype | Ekiga (includes free normal telephone number via IPKall.com) |
| Notepad | Notepad2, Notepad++ |
| audio editing and/or recording | Audacity |
| WinZip | 7-Zip |
| Window Media Center / TiVo | MediaPortal 2 |
| WinFax | Faxtastic |
| anti-virus / anti-spyware | Clamwin |
| 3-D Studio | Blender |
| Backup tool | Abakt |
| FTP client | FileZilla |
| database management | MySQL |
| RSS feed reader | RSSOwl |
OpenDisc is a collection of open source software for the Microsoft Windows operating system, I recommend people that use windows to use it. I tried my level best to go through as many windows softwares as possible and find there FOSS alternatives. If i have left any leave a comment i’ll update the post. :)