Equivalents to Windows Programs

This page is a copy of the WindowsToUbuntu Georgia US wiki page.

Contents:
  Windows to Ubuntu
  CNR

Windows to Ubuntu

We here at Ubuntu Georgia know that making the decision to switch from Microsoft Windows to Ubuntu Linux may cause you to wonder what applications will be available. Rest assured that for many of those you rely on in Windows, there are equivalent programs that come with Ubuntu. To help you find these applications quickly, we have created this page.

Some of these applications are included in the default installation of Ubuntu Linux. Even more are available through the easy to use Add/Remove Applications menu item, Synaptic, or other online sources. Make sure to go to "Software Sources" under the System > Administration menu and check all of the available repositories, so that you can access the applications of most interest to you.

In the table below you will find the following columns:

  • Type: type of application (e.g. Word Processor, DVD Player)
  • Windows: name of the Windows application
  • Ubuntu: name of the equivalent Ubuntu application
  • Location: location of files to install - Synaptic, Add/Remove Applications, default on install, or external source
  • Alternate: name of an alternate program; there are many applications available, and only the best are listed

note: If you see "(prop.)" next to the application name, it means that that particular application is proprietary, not open source.




Type Windows Ubuntu Location Alternate
Networking
Web Browser Internet Explorer Firefox Default on Install Opera (Prop.)
E-Mail/PIM Outlook Evolution Default on Install Thunderbird
Chat Trillian ICQ Gaim Default on Install Kopete
VoIP Skype Ekiga Default on Install WengoPhone
Peer-to-Peer Bittorent Bittorent Add/Remove Applications Bittornado
FTP Client WS_FTP FileZilla Synaptic gFTP
Fax WinFax GFax Add/Remove Applications XSane
Remote Desktop RealVNC Gnome-RDP Add/Remove Applications Krdc
Shared Folders Network Places Network Servers (under "Places" menu) Default on Install Smb4K
Windows Network Admin. Network Places GSAMBAD Add/Remove Applications SMBC
Office/Business Software
Text Editor Wordpad Gedit Default on Install Text Editor
PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat Reader (prop.) Add/Remove Applications Xpdf
Office Suite Microsoft Office OpenOffice.org Default on Install Gnome Office
Word Processor Microsoft Word OpenOffice.org Writer Default on Install Abiword
Spreadsheet Microsoft Excel OpenOffice.org Calc Default on Install Gnumeric Spreadsheet
Presentation Microsoft Powerpoint OpenOffice.org Impress Default on Install Criawips
Database Microsoft Access OpenOffice.org Base Default on Install Glom
Diagrams/Flow Charts Visio OpenOffice.org Draw Add/Remove Applications Kiveo
Desktop Publishing Microsoft Publisher Scribus Add/Remove Applications
Finance Manager Quicken KMyMoney Add/Remove Applications GnuCash
Database Mangement MySQL MySQL Add/Remove Applications HSQL
Multimedia (Sound)
Music Player Windows Media Player Amarok Add/Remove Applications Rhythmbox
CD Burning Nero K3b Add/Remove Applications GnomeBaker
CD Ripping Windows Media Player Sound Juicer Default on Install Grip
Karaoke VanBasco KMid Add/Remove Applications Pykaraoke
Audio Editors Audacity Audacity Add/Remove Applications Jokosher
Sound Mixer sndvol32 Volume Control Add/Remove Applications GNOME ALSA Mixer
Multimedia (Graphics)
Image Viewer Windows Image Viewer GThumb Image Viewer Default on Install GQview
Simple Paint Program Paint GPaint Add/Remove Applications GNU Paint
Advanced Graphics Program Adobe Photoshop Gimp Default on Install Xara Xtreme (prop.)
Vector Graphics Adobe Illustrator Sodipodi Add/Remove Applications Inkscape
3-D Graphics 3-D Studio Blender Add/Remove Applications Wings3D
Multimedia (Video)
Video Player Windows Media Player Movie Player Add/Remove Applications gxine
DVD Player WinDVD Movie Player Add/Remove Applications gxine
DVD Ripper Gordian Knot Thoggen DVD Ripper Add/Remove Applications AcidRip (prop.)
Simple Video Editor Windows Movie Maker Avidemux Add/Remove Applications Kino
Professional Video Editor Adobe Premier CinePaint Add/Remove Applications Pitivi Video Editor
Animation Animation Shop CinePaint Add/Remove Applications Blender
TV Tuner AVerTV TVtime Add/Remove Applications Zapping TV Viewer

CNR

Coming soon!

CNR (Click 'N Run) is one of the easiest ways to install programs for Linux! When the plugin is made available, you will find instructions here on how to use it.


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