Portal:Free and open-source software/categories
Types of software
The following types are the selected sub-categories of :Category:Free software:
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- Antivirus software
- Application servers
- Astronomy software
- Audio software
- Backup software
- BitTorrent clients
- Business software
- Compilers and interpreters
- Computer-aided design software
- Content management systems
- Cross-platform software
- Data compression software
- Database management systems
- Desktop environments
- Development toolkits and libraries
- Educational software
- Email software
- File managers
- File transfer software
- Games
- GIS software
- 2D graphics software
- 3D graphics software
- Groupware
- HTML editors
- Image galleries
- Instant messengers
- Internet forum software
- IRC clients
- Learning support software
- Mathematics software
- Media players
- Multimedia codecs, containers, and splitters
- Network management software
- Note-taking software
- Office suites
- Operating systems
- Optical disc authoring software
- PDF software
- Personal information managers
- Project management software
- Science software
- Search engine software
- Special purpose file systems
- Spreadsheets
- System software
- Television software
- TeX software
- Text editors
- Usenet clients
- Version control software
- Video software
- VoIP software
- Web browsers
- Windowing systems
- Word processors
- X window managers
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