There comes a time in the life of a geek, where he begins experimenting with Linux. The initial change may be a little difficult, chances are that you may get confused with the whole new interface, apps and procedures followed in Linux distros. Speaking of apps, a newcomer may find it difficult to find the right Linux alternatives for his Windows apps. This is precisely why you should read this post.Of course if you were to search about a little, you could get an alternative app to its Windows counterpart. But why dig a well, when its raining?
The following 3 sites will help you, whenever you need an alternative to a Windows app.
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AlternativeTo
AlternativeTo not only provides you with Linux alternatives for your apps, but also provides Windows and Mac alternatives for your desktop, and android, iphone, blackberry and s60 alternatives to your mobile’s software.
All you need to do is click on the Linux tab, and search for the software that you need. For eg. a search for ‘screenshot’, gave the following results:
You can visit the site by clicking this link.
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Linux App Finder
Unlike the previous option, Linux App Finder, specializes only in Linux apps. You may go through the categories to find your software or you can use the search functionality that is provided over there.
As in the previous option, I searched for “screenshot”. Although that didn’t yield any result, going manually through the categories, Graphics >> Screen Capture, gave the following results:
You can visit the site by clicking this link.
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Appnr
Appnr is site that only supports one of the most popular Linux distros, Ubuntu. All the apps given there are compatible with Ubuntu. The site maintains a great yet simplistic interface which has the categories neatly packed towards the left.A search for a software will show how people have rated it and an option to install or download it is also shown. A search for “screenshot” gave a typical result down at the 10th position.
You can visit the site by clicking this link.
Know about more such sites? Do comment and let us know.
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