List of free software project directories
Encyclopedia
A list of websites with their own Wikipedia articles that list free software
projects. These directories and repositories of free software differ from software hosting facilities (or software forges) in the number of features they offer and they type of collaboration they are designed to promote. For a listing of free software hosting projects, see Comparison of open source software hosting facilities.
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
projects. These directories and repositories of free software differ from software hosting facilities (or software forges) in the number of features they offer and they type of collaboration they are designed to promote. For a listing of free software hosting projects, see Comparison of open source software hosting facilities.
| Name | Website | Description/Focus |
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| freshmeat Freshmeat Freecode, formerly Freshmeat, is a website owned by Geeknet that allows computer users to keep track of the latest software releases and updates as well as write/read reviews and articles, send or receive comments to or from the author, and many other features... |
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| Apache Software Foundation Apache Software Foundation The Apache Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server. The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and incorporated in Delaware, U.S., in June 1999.The Apache Software Foundation is a decentralized community of developers... |
Mostly Java | |
| CPAN CPAN CPAN, the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, is an archive of nearly 100,000 modules of software written in Perl, as well as documentation for it. It has a presence on the World Wide Web at and is mirrored worldwide at more than 200 locations... |
Perl | |
| CTAN CTAN CTAN is an acronym for the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network.It is the authoritative place where TeX related material and software can be found for download... |
Tex | |
| CRAN Cran Cran may refer to:*CRAN , the Comprehensive R Archive Network for the R programming language*Cran , a measurement of uncleaned herring*Cranberry, a fruit... |
R | |
| Open Source Scripts | ||
| PROEXPLUS | ||
| OpenSymphony OpenSymphony OpenSymphony was an Open Source computer software project dedicated to providing enterprise class Java EE components. OpenSymphony shut down sometime around 2009-2010, but some of the subprojects are now maintained elsewhere... |
Java | |
| Koders Koders Koders is a search engine for open source code. It enables software developers to easily search and browse source code in thousands of projects posted at hundreds of open source repositories.... |
Black Duck Software Commercial Site | |
| JBoss JBoss JBoss Application Server is an open-source Java EE-based application server. An important distinction for this class of software is that it not only implements a server that runs on Java, but it actually implements the Java EE part of Java... |
Enterprise Java | |
| PEAR PHP Extension and Application Repository The PHP Extension and Application Repository, or PEAR, is a repository of PHP software code. Stig S. Bakken founded the PEAR project in 1999 to promote the re-use of code that performs common functions. The project seeks to provide a structured library of code, maintain a system for distributing... |
PHP | |
| JSAN JSAN The JavaScript Archive Network is an on-line collaborative resource to develop Open Source libraries and software for JavaScript. JSAN's aim is to create the JavaScript equivalent of Perl' s CPAN. For example, the module Joose is an equivalent to the CPAN module Moose... |
JavaScript | |
| Free Software Directory Free Software Directory The Free Software Directory is a project of the Free Software Foundation . It catalogs free software that runs under free operating systems - particularly GNU and Linux. The project was formerly co-run by UNESCO.... |
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| Ohloh Ohloh Ohloh is a website which provides a web services suite and online community platform that aims to map the landscape of open source software development. It was founded by former Microsoft managers Jason Allen and Scott Collison in 2004 and joined by the developer Robin Luckey... |
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| Programmer2Programmer | ||
| Libre Projects | Web platforms & software as a service | |
| Open Source Software Directory | Provides a list of open source software organized by categories. |
See also
- Comparison of open source software hosting facilities