Open the windows

Open the Windows is a collection of links to open source software for Windows users. Try to use free software on Windows, you’ll find plenty of goodness!

Let’s start…

Text writing and Office Suite

• OpenOffice
  Replaces Microsoft Office
  openoffice.org
• Notepad++
  Repaces Notepad
  notepad-plus.sourceforge.net

Internet & Communication

• Mozilla Firefox
  Browser
  mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/
• Mozilla Thunderbird
  Email
  thunderbird.net

Multimedia

• VLC
  Replaces Windows Media Player
  videolan.org/vlc/
• Audacity
  Audio recorder and editor, replaces and extends Windows Sound Recorder
  audacity.sourceforge.net

Graphics

• The Gimp
  Replaces Adobe Photoshop
  gimp-win.sourceforge.net
• Inkscape
  Replaces Adobe Illustrator
  inkscape.org

Utilities

• 7-Zip
  Replaces WinZip, WinRar and extends the default compress file management in Windows
  7-zip.org
• Filezilla e Filezilla Server
  Good Ftp Client and Server
  filezilla.sourceforge.net
• Clam Av
  Antivirus
  clamwin.com

Games

• Frozen Bubble
  Replaces Puzzle Bubble
  fb-win32.sourceforge.net
• Armagetron advanced
  3D racing game inspired by the Disney movie Tron
  armagetronad.org
• Cube
  Very fast FPS
  cubeengine.com
• Freedroid
  Isometric RPG (Diablo style) set in a science fiction environment
  freedroid.sourceforge.net
• Open Source Game Clones
  A lot of links to open-source reimplementations of great old games
  osgameclones.com

Now, after all this free software for Windows, do you want a brief introduction to the Linux world?

A good page that describes and compares the major free operative systems is that of Distrowatch.