MakeUseOf Directory » open-source http://www.makeuseof.com/dir Directory 2.0 : Free Web Applications and Mobile Tools Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:52:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Click2try: Test Open Source Apps In Your Brower http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/click2try-test-open-source/ http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/click2try-test-open-source/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:57:06 +0000 abhijeet http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/?p=12486

Click2try: Test Open Source Apps In Your Brower

]]> Click2Try is a unique website which allows you to test open source software in the browser itself so that you don’t go through the hassle of downloading and installing the software. It uses Java to run the apps and works on all modern browsers.

There are various software under different categories like business, education, linux etc which you can test. Registration is not required to try an app but if you want to save your sessions then you would need to sign up.

In the screenshot below, I am trying out Wordpress 2.5 in the click2try interface within the browser.

test open source

Features

  • Try open source apps in the browser.
  • Quickly start without registering.
  • Currently the site lets you test around 50 desktop applications and 3 Linux distributions.
  • Saves time by eliminating the process of downloading and installing.

Check out Click2Try @ www.click2try.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)



Click2try: Test Open Source Apps In Your Brower

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Teambox: Open Source Project Collaboration & Management

]]> Teambox is a cool web based project management and collaboration tool which can be used to create unlimited projects for free. It has many cool features like in-built calendar, tasks, pages and project chat rooms, all within a really clean user interface. What separates it from other such tools is that it is completely open source and hence you could install it in your own server and customize the entire interface.

open source project collaboration

open source project tracking

Features

  • Open source project tracking, management & collaboration tool.
  • Free to use. Create unlimited projects.
  • Clean and intuitive user interface.
  • Lost of features like in-built tasks, chat, calendars etc.
  • Install it in your own server and customize it.

Check out Teambox @ www.teambox.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)



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Osalt: Find Open Source Alternative to Commercial Software

]]> Few days ago we reviewed a site called AlternativeTo which lists alternative software to any Windows, Mac and Linux apps. Today we stumbled onto Osalt which is a similar website but the difference is that it lists open source alternatives to commercial software products.

open source alternative to commercial software

To find alternatives you can search and browse site by categories such as business, communications, databases, multimedia, development, graphic applications… etc. When you select a category the site will list open source apps and also show you the top commercial apps with their open source counterparts. Furthermore you can see ratings and read comments for each open source application.

Feature:

  • Lists free open source alternative to commercial software.
  • Search and browse site by categories.
  • Shows you top commercial software and their open source counterpart for each category.
  • Check out rating and comments on open source apps.
  • Similar sites: AlternativeTo, Dooblet and Wakoopa.

Check out Osalt @ www.osalt.com



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OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software

]]> Nicely organized collection of best open source software package in one place. Over 130 widely admired apps from several categories, i.e. video/audio, web browsers, email clients, photo editing (ex. Gimp- free alternative to Photoshop), instant messengers, and etc.

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Features

  • Software categories: Web++, Graphics and Photo, Video, Audio, Documents, Content Management (CMS), File Transfer Tools, Web Dev, Entertainment, and Miscellaneous.
  • Don’t see your favorite app? Recommend it for a conclusion.

Check out OSLiving @ [ www.osliving.com]



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BitNami : Open Source Packages. Simplified.

]]> BitNami makes it easier to download and install Open Source software packages (i.e. Wordpress, SugarCRM, Drupal, phpBB…) by bundling each package into preconfigured 1-click setup file. No need to deal with configuration settings or dependencies. Just download a package you need, run installation wizard, and that’s it. Once done, you will have a fully-functional and configured copy on your system.

“The BitNami Project was created to help spread the adoption of freely available, high quality Open Source web applications.”

Bitnami -
  • Advanced search: browse and search open source packages by category (Blogging, CMS, Collaboration, CRM, Wiki, Photo Sharing, etc.), technology (ASP.NET, Java, MySQL, Python, Ruby on Rails, etc.), license type (Apache, Creative commeons, EPL, GPL, …) or tags.
  • Recommend and vote on the next to be stacked apps on Bitnami polls.
  • BitNami forums: Get help and provide feedback on the BitNami stacks.

Check out BitNami @ www.bitnami.org



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