A exhaustive list of FOSS alternatives to proprietary software.
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Free and open-source software (FOSS) is software that is available under a license that grants the right to use, modify, and distribute the software, modified or not, to everyone free of charge. The public availability of the source code is, therefore, a necessary but not sufficient condition. FOSS is an inclusive umbrella term for free software and open-source software. FOSS is in contrast to proprietary software, where the software is under restrictive copyright or licensing and the source code is hidden from the users.
Source: Wikipedia
- Odysee (Alternative to YouTube, owned by Google. Source, Website)
- Penpot (Alternative to Figma, owned by Adobe. Source, Website, Self-hostable!)
Phone Link is a syncing software developed by Microsoft to connect Windows PCs to Android and iOS mobile devices to view notifications, make phone calls, use mobile apps amongst others, control audio, via the PC.
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FOSS Alternatives to Phone Link:
- KDE Connect (Source, Wikipedia, Website) (Supported on Linux, BSD, MacOS (alpha), Windows, Android and iOS. Made for KDE.)
- GSConnect (Source, GNOME Extensions Page, Firefox Extension, Chrome Extension, Download) (Supported on Linux, BSD, Chrome, Firefox, Android, iOS, MacOS (alpha), and Windows. Made for GNOME.)
- LocalSend (Source, Website) (Supported on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.)
- RetroShare (Source, Website) (Supported on Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, BSD)