List of free and open-source web applications

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All web applications, both traditional and Web 2.0, are operated by software running somewhere. This is a list of free software which can be used to run alternative web applications. Also listed are similar proprietary web applications that users may be familiar with. Most of this software is server-side software, often running on a web server.

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Application

! Service

! License

! Requirements

! Similar proprietary web application(s)

Collabora Online

| Online office suite

| MPLv2.0

|

| Google Docs, Microsoft 365

Gallery

| Photo sharing

| GPLv3

| PHP + MySQL{{Cite web |title=Gallery3:Requirements - Gallery Codex |url=http://codex.galleryproject.org/Gallery3:Requirements.html |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=codex.galleryproject.org}}

| flickr, Picasa

Piwigo

| Photo sharing

| GPL

| PHP + MariaDB / MySQL{{Cite web |title=Piwigo/README.md at 9af2ba648f4939e1a6a1774b178186290bb7a1b9 · Piwigo/Piwigo |url=https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/blob/9af2ba648f4939e1a6a1774b178186290bb7a1b9/README.md?plain=1#L13 |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=GitHub |language=en}}

| flickr, Picasa

OpenBroadcaster

| Video streaming

| AGPLv3+

| MySQL

| YouTube

Plumi

| Video streaming

| GPL | ZPL

|

| YouTube

PeerTube

| Video streaming

| AGPLv3+

|

| YouTube

Libre.fm

| Music streaming

| AGPLv3+

| PostgreSQL or MySQL

| last.fm

CiteSeerX

| Bibliographic database

| Apache

| MySQL or PostgreSQL

| SpringerLink

OpenStreetMap

| Mapping

| ODbL

| MySQL or PostgreSQL

| Google Maps

ownCloud

| File sharing/sync, web calendar, online office suite etc.

| AGPLv3

|

| Dropbox, drop.io

Nextcloud

| File sharing/sync, web calendar, online office suite etc.

| AGPLv3+

| PHP + MariaDB / MySQL / Oracle / PostgreSQL / SQLite{{Cite web |title=System requirements — Nextcloud latest Administration Manual latest documentation |url=https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.html#server |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=docs.nextcloud.com}}

| Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft 365, box

Seafile

| File sharing/sync, web calendar, online office suite etc.

| GPLv2

|

| Dropbox, drop.io

Tahoe Least-Authority File Store

| File sharing

| GPLv2+

|

| Dropbox, drop.io

iFolder

| File sharing

| GPLv2+

|

| Dropbox, drop.io

AbiCollab

| Online file editing

| GPLv2

| MySQL or PostgreSQL

| Google Docs

Etherpad

| Online file editing

| Apache

| MySQL or PostgreSQL

| Google Docs

Eucalyptus (computing)

| Virtual machine provisioning

| GPLv3

|

|Amazon EC2

OpenNebula

| Virtual machine provisioning

| Apache

| SQLite3

| Amazon EC2

DokuWiki

|Wiki

| GPLv2

|

| Wikispaces

MediaWiki

| Wiki

| GPLv2+

| MySQL or PostgreSQL

| Wikispaces

TiddlyWiki

| Wiki

| BSD license

| Web browser

| Evernote, Microsoft OneNote

Open Journal Systems

| Publication management

| GPLv2

| MySQL or PostgreSQL

|

WordPress

| Blogging

| GPLv2

| PHP + MariaDB / MySQL{{Cite web |title=Hosting Requirements for WordPress |url=https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=WordPress.org |language=en-US}}

| blogger.com

LiveJournal

| Blogging

| GPLv2+

|

| blogger.com

Ghost

| Blogging

| MIT License

| JavaScript, node.js

| blogger.com

GNU Social

| Distributed social network

| AGPLv3

| MySQL or PostgreSQL

| Twitter

Mastodon

| Distributed social network

| AGPLv3

| PostgreSQL

| Twitter

AppScale

| Virtual web hosting

| BSD

|

| Google AppEngine

PHPGroupware

| Online office suite

| GPLv2

|

| Google Docs

eGroupware

| Online office suite

| GPLv2

|

| Google Docs

Feng Office

| Online office suite

| AGPL

|

| Google Docs

Roundcube

| Web mail

| GPLv3+ with exceptions for skins and plugins

|

| Gmail, Hotmail

IMP

| Web mail

| GPLv2

| IMAP server

| Gmail, Hotmail

Squirrelmail

| Web mail

| GPLv2

|

| Gmail, Hotmail

Mailman

| Mailing lists

| GPL

|

| Google Groups, Yahoo Groups

FluxBB

| Forum

| GPLv2

|

|

phpBB

| Forum

| GPLv2

|

|

MyBB

| Forum

| GNU LGPL

|

|

Phorum

| Forum

| Phorum 2.0

|

|

Vanilla

| Forum

| GPLv2

|

|

Discourse

| Forum

| GPLv2+

|

|

LimeSurvey

| Internet survey

| GPLv2

|

| SurveyMonkey, Google Form creator

Tiny Tiny RSS

| RSS reader

| GPLv3

|

| Google Reader

pump.io

| Social aggregation

| Apache

|

| FriendFeed

Meneame

| Social news

| AGPLv3

|

| Digg

Mixx

| Social news

|

|

| Digg

Friendica

| Distributed social network

| MIT

|

| Facebook

Diaspora

| Distributed social network

| AGPL

|

| Facebook

BuddyPress

| Distributed social network

| GPL

| WordPress

| Facebook

Elgg

| Distributed social network

| GPLv2 / MIT

|

| Facebook

Scuttle

| Social bookmarking

|

|

| Delicious

Connotea (discontinued)

| Social bookmarking

|

|

| Delicious

Ma.gnolia 2 (discontinued)

| Social bookmarking

|

|

| Delicious

Apertium

| Translation

| GPLv2

|

| Google Translate

EyeOS (version 2.5 and earlier)

| Homepage

| AGPLv3

|

| iGoogle

OpenCroquet

| Virtual world

| MIT

|

| SecondLife

OpenSimulator

| Virtual world

| BSD

|

| SecondLife

bitwarden

| Password manager

| GPLv3, AGPLv3

| node.js

| Dashlane, LastPass

Mattermost

| Web chat

| MIT, AGPLv3, Apache License 2.0

|

| Slack

Element

| Web chat

| Apache License 2.0

|

|Slack

See also

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