92 Open Source Apps That Replace Everyday Software: Page 6

Security

78. ClamAV Replaces: Avast! Linux Edition, VirusScan Enterprise for Linux

The "de facto standard for mail gateway scanning," ClamAV is a set of command line tools for protecting networks from malware. The same software is also available for the Windows desktop through a paid program called Immunet that can be downloaded from the same site. Operating System: Linux

79. ClamWin Replaces: Kaspersky Anti-Virus, McAfee AntiVirus Plus

School Management and E-Learning

80. Claroline Replaces: Blackboard, eCollege/Pearson Learning Studio,Articulate, TrainCaster LMS

Used by educational institutions and enterprises in 93 countries, Claroline includes tools for writing online course descriptions, delivering online course content, creating exercises, maintaining wikis, publishing announcements and more. It's won numerous awards, and it's available in 35 different languages. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X

81. Moodle Replaces: Blackboard, eCollege/Pearson Learning Studio,Articulate, TrainCaster LMS

More than 73,000 sites have registered their versions of Moodle, and they offer nearly 6 million online classes that reach more than 58 million students. It's a full-featured e-learning platform that aims to give educators "the best tools to manage and promote learning." Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X

82. openSIS Replaces: PowerSchool

School budgets are getting tight, and openSIS saves most schools about 75 percent compared to commercial alternatives. It's reliable, scalable, and includes most of the features you would find in software like PowerSchool. In addition to the free community version that's suitable for smaller schools, it also comes in commercially supported school and district editions. Operating System: Windows

83. SchoolTool Replaces: PowerSchool

Designed for schools in the developing world, this student information system offers a Web-based system for tracking attendance, grades, demographics and more. It runs on a Ubuntu Linux server, and can also be deployed in the cloud. Operating System: Linux

Small Business Server

84. ClearOS Replaces: Microsoft Small Business Server

This multi-function server software includes anti-malware, anti-spam, mail server, content filter, stateful firewall, VPN, WAN, file and print sharing, groupware, Web filter and other capabilities. In addition, paid support, pre-configured hardware and other services are available from ClearSDN. Operating System: Linux

85.Zentyal Replaces: Microsoft Small Business Server

Like ClearOS, Zentyal can serve as a gateway, infrastructure manager, unified threat manager, office server and/or unified communication server. Subscriptions, support, training, add-ons and other services are available for a fee. Operating System: Linux

Video Tools

86. Cinelerra Replaces: Adobe Premiere

Describing itself as "the same kind of editing suite that the big boys use," Cinelerra encourages users to "unleash the 50,000 watt flamethrower of content creation in your UNIX box." Note that a community fork of the project can be found atCinelerra.org. Operating System: Linux

87. OpenShot Video Editor Replaces: Adobe Premiere

This video editor is very popular with Linux users and has been frequently featured in various Linux-related magazines. Key features include compositing, overlays, 3D animated titles, unlimited tracks and layers, scrolling credits, rotoscoping support, digital zoom and much more. Operating System: Linux

88. VLC Media Player Replaces: Windows Media Player

This cross-platform player supports most multimedia files as well as DVD, Blu-Ray, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. It's simple, powerful, fast and very popular with open source aficionados. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X, others

89. XBMC Media Center Replaces: Windows Media Player

Designed for home theater PCs (HTPCs), this award-wining multimedia player also plays most types of files. It also supports most remote controls, and it automatically creates a personal library of your audio and video files. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.

Web Filtering

90. DansGuardian Replaces: McAfee Family Protection NetNanny

Award-winning DansGuardian uses phrase matching, PICS filtering, URL filtering to block objectionable content on your network. Note that this is not software for protecting an individual PC—to use it, you need a server. Operating System: Linux, OS X

Web Site Creation

91. BlueGriffon Replaces: Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Expression Web

One of the younger projects on our list, BlueGriffon offers a WYSIWYG Web editor powered by the same Gecko engine that runs Firefox. It offers an intuitive interface for building sites that conform to the latest Web standards. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X

92. KompoZer Replaces: Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Expression Web

With an interface very similar to what you'll find on Dreamweaver, KompoZer makes it easy for anyone to create Web pages, even if you don't have a lot of technical knowledge. Key features include a WYSIWYG editor, integrated file management via FTP, HTML mode, tabbed editing, forms support and more. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X