For many Open Source software and operating system MS Windows are completely opposite things, and often mutually exclusive. Open Source ideology is commonly associated with Linux OS and various Unix-derivatives. So when you combine these two opposites, it looks a bit strange. However, despite this, at the moment there is a wide landscape to create a free open source application designed specifically for Windows users. And such software probably you already know. Mozilla Firefox excellent example of how free software can provide a first class solution for users.
Subsequently, a new, three-word phrase “open source software” was born to describe the environment that the new copyright, licensing, domain, and consumer issues created. (Wikipedia)
If you are looking at open source software to make your Windows 7 experience more better, we have compiled a list of top 10 open source software for Windows 7 OS.
1) GIMP:
GIMP is a freely distributed program allows us to do photo retouching, image composition and editing. Photoshop-style. GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program (GNU Image Manipulation Program). It is a freeware program that allows us to perform tasks such as photo retouching, image composition and editing. GIMP has many possibilities. Can be used as a simple paint program, such as a photo editing program, such as image format converter, etc.. GIMP is a program similar to Photoshop.
2) Songs Bird:
Songbird is a media player based on VLC and Mozilla engine, coupled with a drive Internet radio streaming (Shoutcast). In addition to the traditional functions of playlists, and download library, Songbird offers you complete your drive with add-ons: album art, sync with your music player (Apple or MTP), music playback protected (Windows Media playback), alert concerts of your favorite artist, last.fm, etc.. Songbird has a simple browser interface with tabs and bookmarks module and a subscription to music blogs. Among the new features of the latest version, we discover a better compatibility with Windows 7, encoding video or sync with smartphones.
3) Notepad Plus:
Notepad + + is a source editor with highlighting of syntax and formatting it. This software also allows you to color the words defined by the user. You can print your source code in color. Furthermore, Notepad + + has a multi-view feature that allows the user to edit different documents at once and even edit the same document by synchronizing two different views. It fully supports drag and drop: You can drop the file to open it and view but also drag a document from one view to another. Finally, the software runs as fast as Notepad provided by MS Windows.
4) Pidgin:
Pidgin is compatible with networks AIM (Oscar and TOC protocols), ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu and Zephyr. Pidgin users can register under multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can”chat”with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger and stay on an IRC channel at a time.
5) Crystal Dew World:
6) Gom Player:
GOM Player is a handy video player that supports most codecs (AVI, DAT, MPEG, DivX, etc.). And has a detection system that you do not find the missing codec when you can not read a video. Besides the many settings of the video, audio, subtitles and skins to customize the player, the application is also able to read the files you’re downloading.
7) Video LAN:
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player supporting most audio and video formats (H.264, Ogg, DivX, MKV, TS, MPEG-2, mp3, MPEG-4, aac, …) from files, physical media (DVDs, VCD, Audio-CD), TV capture cards and many network streaming protocols.
8 ) Mozilla:
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. Firefox runs on various versions of GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows and many other Unix-like operating systems. Its current stable release is version 3.6.3, released on April 1, 2010.
9) Image Burn:
ImgBurn has been developed to allow you to burn any CD or DVD images, erase or reformat your files rewritable. As for the images with support for dual-layer DVDs, the application proposes to calculate the change point layer to make the optimum burning.
10) Open office:
OpenOffice.org is a great alternative to Microsoft Office.This professional-quality office suite has all the tools necessary for most users: word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, database.
Migrating to OpenOffice.org is completely transparent since the documents created with Microsoft following are fully compatible with the free solution, even the oldest files. When necessary, you can save your documents in Microsoft Office format readable by your employees who have not yet taken the plunge.
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