Software

Software Matrix

Software	Linux	MacOS	Windows	Solaris	Android
Backup	rsnapshot / rsync		Grsync	rsnapshot / rsync	Syncthing (?)
Browser	Chrome (w/o Solaris), Firefox				Opera Mobile
CD Burning	Brasero, cdrtools	Burn	InfraRecorder, ImgBurn
CD Ripping	Goobox, jack, abcde	Max, XLD	CDex
Compression Software			7-Zip
CPU Info	lscpu		CPU-Z & Core Temp
Filebrowser	TDFSB (3D filesystem browser)	File System Visualizer	Windirstat	Midnight Commander	File Expert
Duke Nukem 3D	Eduke32
Editor	/usr/bin/vi	TextWrangler	Notepad++	/usr/bin/vi	Jota Text Editor, Text Edit
Ext2/3 access		ext2fsx	Ext2 IFS, Ext2fsd
Firewall	Netfilter	pf, HandsOff, Little Snitch	Windows Firewall	Filter	NetGuard
FTP	ncftp	Cyberduck	FileZilla		File Expert
GNU Software		MacPorts, Homebrew, Fink	Unxutils, Cygwin	OpenCSW, Blastwave, Sunfreeware	Busybox
IM	Pidgin, Empathy	Adium	Pidgin		Xabber, Beem, Gibberbot
Image Editor	GIMP	Seashore
Image organizer	Shotwell	Picasa
IRC	ChatZilla, Irssi	Babbel
Mail	Thunderbird				K-9 Mail
Malware	ClamAV, Auditing	Malwarebytes	Malwarebytes		Lookout
Mediaplayer	VLC		VLC, Media Player Classic		MX Player
Musicplayer	Clementine				Android Music Player, RadioRec+
Network sniffer	tcpdump	Kismac	Wireshark	snoop
Office	LibreOffice				Polaris Office
PDF Converter	text2pdf		Ghostscript & FreePDF
PDF Reader	Evince	Preview.app	Adobe Reader, Foxit Reader	Adobe Reader
Quake3		Q3A 1.32
RDP	Rdesktop	CoRD -- deprecated / Remote Desktop Client on Mac	mstsc.exe	Rdesktop	2X Client
Remote Support	TeamViewer / AnyDesk / SimpleHelp				Teamviewer
Sauerbraten	Sauerbraten
Screen Recorder	asciinema
Screen Temperature	f.lux				LiveDisplay
SIP	Ekiga, Jitsi	Jitsi, Blink, Telephone	Zoiper		csipsimple
Skype	Linux	Mac	Windows		Android
SSH Client			Putty, WinSCP		Connectbot
SSH Server
Sound Editing	Audacity
Syslog	syslog-ng, rsyslog	syslog-ng, rsyslog (via Homebrew)	Eventlog	syslog-ng
System Information	lm-sensors, GKrellM	iStat Menus, MenuMeters
Terminal Emulator	/usr/bin/xterm	iTerm2	Putty, mRemoteNG	/usr/openwin/bin/xterm	Android Terminal Emulator
Twitter	Birdie	Twitter			Seesmic
Undelete/Recovery	TestDisk, PhotoRec
Video Transcoding	Transcode	Handbrake	Miro Videoconverter
VNC		Screen Sharing.app, CotVNC	TightVNC
VPN	OpenVPN, vpnc	Tunnelblick	OpenVPN, Hamachi	OpenVPN, vpnc	OpenVPN Installer
X11	X.Org	XQuartz	X-Win32, MobaXterm	Xsun (moved to X.Org)

Rescue Software

OS	URL
Linux	GRML
Linux	UNetbootin
Linux	ArchEX Live
Linux	Clonezilla Live
Linux	GParted Live
Linux	Parted Magic (commercial)
Windows	Live CD
DOS	FreeDOS / AllBootDisks / mkfdosusboot

Antivirus Software

OS	Vendor	URL
	Kaspersky	Kaspersky Rescue Disk
	Virustotal	Virustotal.com
Windows	Windows Defender	Defender Antivirus Windows Defender
	ESET	ESET SysRescue Live disc
	Trend Micro	Rescue Disk

Note: in order to check NTFS partitions, Windows must not be in hibernation, otherwise the ntfs-3g driver cannot mount the partition!

Links

• OpenSourceMac.org
• SunFreeware.com
• heise.de Software-Verzeichnis
• List of Applications (Arch Linux)
• Kickball/awesome-selfhosted
• No More Google - Privacy-friendly alternatives to Google that don't track you