My last list of free desktop applications was for Windows only. Since starting to use Mac and Linux, I’m particularly interested in applications that are cross-platform (ie. they work on all Linux, Mac, Windows platforms).
Here is a collection of those applications I previously used on Windows and the alternatives on Linux and Mac.
| Category | Using on Windows |
Linux | Mac |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web browser | Firefox | Y | Y | |
| Instant Messaging | Pidgin | Y | Adium | |
| SFTP/FTP client | Filezilla | command line integrated into Nautilus |
command line | |
| Text Editing | Notepad 2 | Vim | Vim | Vim is also available on Windows |
| Graphic viewer | Irfanview | Included | Included | Still looking for something more versatile like Irfanview |
| Vector graphic | Inkscape | Y | Y | |
| Graphics | Gimp | Y | Y | |
| PDF writer | PDF Creator | Included | Included | |
| CD Writer | WinXP builtin | Included | included | |
| Manage Password | KeePass | Y | Y | KeePassX runs on Linux and Mac |
| Anti-virus | ClamWin | ClamAV | none | Using ClamAV to scan files in portable device in Linux |
There are of course more alternatives and other applications, these are some that I use on a regular basis.
Do you have something to recommend? Let me know.
“Still looking for something more versatile like Irfanview”
I like JustLooking from ChipmunkNinja. It’s fast, but not nearly as feature rich as IrfanView.
Thanks for the tip! JustLooking looks like a promising alternative.