50 open-source alternatives to expensive, popular programs

[akahn]

Here is a list of 50 open-source alternatives to otherwise expensive and proprietary programs. I use this blog page as a reference to find open source software. Some highlights include:

Microsoft Office: OpenOffice
MathWorks MATLAB: SciLab
Adobe Illustrator: Inkscape
Adobe Photoshop: GIMP

http://whdb.com/2008/the-top-50-proprie ... ernatives/

Check out the comments section for additional recommendations other readers have made.

[Library]

Also, an open source alternative to Adobe Acrobat Professional:
PDFCreator
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/