Software:List of free software project directories
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The following is a list of notable websites 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 the type of collaboration they are designed to promote.
General directories
| Name | Description, focus |
|---|---|
| SourceForge | largest directory, >500K projects[1] |
| Apache Software Foundation | Mostly Java[2] |
| Free Software Directory[3] | About 17000 packages with 386 GNU-packages and 97 High Priority Projects[4] |
| Open Hub (Formerly Ohloh) | |
| Libraries.io | Open source libraries, frameworks and tools |
| ibiblio | Open source software |
| List of free and open-source software packages | |
| AlternativeTo | General: can filter by license type "Open Source" |
| sourcehut[5] |
Programming language specific directories
| Name | Description, focus |
|---|---|
| CPAN | Perl |
| CTAN | TeX |
| CRAN | R |
| Gambas Software Farm | Gambas |
| JBoss | Enterprise Java |
| LuaRocks | Lua |
| PEAR | PHP |
| Node Package Manager | Node.js |
| Python Package Index | Python |
| Hackage | Haskell |
| RubyGems | Ruby |
See also
References
- ↑ Hoffman, Chris. "Yes, You Can Download Software From SourceForge Again". https://www.howtogeek.com/218764/warning-dont-download-software-from-sourceforge-if-you-can-help-it/.
- ↑ "Apache Software Foundation Celebrates 25 Years". https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apache-software-foundation-celebrates-25-160000000.html.
- ↑ Noyes, Katherine. "Looking for Free Software? A New Directory Can Help". https://www.pcworld.com/article/476990/looking_for_free_software_a_new_directory_can_help.html.
- ↑ "Free Software Directory". https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page.
- ↑ "sourcehut hub". https://sr.ht/.
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