Free Software Directory

Free Software Directory
A collaborative catalog of free software.

Welcome to the

What is free software?

Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. Think of “free” as in “free speech”, not as in “free beer”. Free software is a matter of the users’ freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software.

Think of “free” as in “free speech”, not as in “free beer”. Free software is a matter of the users’ freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software.

What is the Free Software Directory?

The Free Software Directory (FSD) is a project of the Free Software Foundation (FSF). We catalog useful free software that runs under free GNU-like systems, not limited to the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants. Many of those programs also runs on proprietary operating systems which can be used to replace nonfree software.

If you are looking for a full operating system for your computer, please see our list of free GNU/Linux distributions. More about the Directory

Become a FSD Volunteer

• Would you like to submit a new entry?
• Or are you eager to join a team of other community members to help maintain, grow, and rebuild the Free Software Directory?
• Have you found a bug or an entry that needs to be updated?

If so, visit our Participate page, and review the submission requirements to find out how you can get started today. Also make sure to join the directory-discuss mailing list to keep up on discussions or send in any questions you have about the directory.

High Priority Projects

Featured packages

List of more featured packages

Main listing

Categories

Free software to use for …

Free software that interfaces with …

Free software for business …

Free software that works with …

Free software that works with the format…

List of all categories

More about the Directory

The FSD is made thanks to user contributions and our stack that consists of MediaWiki, Debian package repository data, and more. Licenses are verified for each and every program listed in this directory.

The FSF provides this directory as a service to the free software community. Please consider donating to the FSF to help support this project.