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Hey,
Ive seen a few threads asking for alternatives for Photoshop or Microsoft word ect, so i decided to show you guys a website that shows you TONS of free alternatives to any program you can think of, paid or free.
I was looking for a website like this forever,and now ive finally found it.
Here it is guys:

Alternative software and apps to your PC (Windows, Linux), Mac, iPhone, Android, Web/Online and other platforms. - AlternativeTo.net

I think its a great website, just search for whatever program you want such as "Photoshop" and free alternatives will pop up.

Hope you like it.
:p
 

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Realtek HD Audio
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Thanks, pretty good find, may prove useful :)
 

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Acer Aspire 5742
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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Intel Core i3-370M @ 2.4GHz
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Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
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6GB 1333MHz DDR3
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Intel GMA HD
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15.6" HD Acer CineCrystal LED LCD
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1366×768
Hard Drives
320GB (5400 RPM) SATA
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65W
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 3000
Internet Speed
6Mbps
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WEI Score: 4.6
Thanks for that. It is helpful..as I'm not one to spend money on software, but I also don't pirate software either.
 

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Self-Built in July 2009
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
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Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
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8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
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EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
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Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Yea glad you guys liked it.
:p
 

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HP Pavillion P7-1054
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 645 II Quad Core 3.2MHz
Motherboard
Foxconn 2AB1
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6GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 4200
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP S2031 20'
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
1TB
Internet Speed
18mb/s Down 2mb/s Up
Nice find! :D
 

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Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920
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Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Corsair Vengeance
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Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
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Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia
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Main - Hann 25" + I-INC 25" + Acer 23"; 2nd - Upgrading Soon
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Main - 1920x1080 (All Three Monitors); 2nd - Upgrading Soon
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Main - (1) Crucial M4 128GB (Boot)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data)
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2nd - (1) Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (Boot)
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Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W
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Main - Thermaltake Element G; 2nd - NZXT something or other
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Main - Corsair H80; 2nd - Prolimatech Megahalems
Keyboard
Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard
Mouse
Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse
Internet Speed
20Mbps Time-Warner Cable
+REP!
Seriously, this is totally awesome!
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64Intel Core i5 2500K8GB DDR3nVidia GeForce GTX650 Ti BOOST
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Custom
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500K
Motherboard
MSI MS-7750
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTX650 Ti BOOST
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
21' Philips
Screen Resolution
Full HD
Hard Drives
1TB
PSU
500W

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitAMD Athlon 645 II Quad Core 3.2MHz6GB DDR3 1333MHzRadeon HD 4200
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion P7-1054
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 645 II Quad Core 3.2MHz
Motherboard
Foxconn 2AB1
Memory
6GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 4200
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP S2031 20'
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
1TB
Internet Speed
18mb/s Down 2mb/s Up
Ive found alternativeto.net quite useful over the years.
 

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self built
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Intel E8400 3GHz
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Intel DX48BT2
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Kingston PC3-10700H 4Gb
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XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
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Asus Xonar DG
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2x Samsung SM-T220HD 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 on two monitors
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
Seagate Momentus XT 500gb
Samsung F3 1Tb (games)
2x Samsung F1 1Tb
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower 850w
Case
Thermaltake Armor
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Scythe Mugen II
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Microsoft Comfort Curve USB
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
8128/443
Likewise, thanks for sharing this.
 

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Win 7 Pro 64-bitIntel i5 2.4 Ghz8GB DDR3Intel HD 3000
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Laptop
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Sony Vaio VPCEB47GM Laptop
OS
Win 7 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel i5 2.4 Ghz
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD 3000
Sound Card
IDT High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6 WGXA Anti-Glare LED
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
640Gb 7200rpm
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Opera (primary) with IE9 backup
pparks1 said:
Thanks for that. It is helpful..as I'm not one to spend money on software, but I also don't pirate software either.
Click to expand...

+1 I completely agree.

Many free alternatives are just as good. With the exception of a few I've found where theres really no good suitable free solution for the features I want, a purchase may be needed.

Still, Free alternative over Pirating is certainly the way to go.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitIntel Core i7 2700k8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866EVGA GTX570 SC
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Custom (Self Build)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 2700k
Motherboard
eVGA P67 SLI
Memory
8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX570 SC
Sound Card
XiFi Titanium HD
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2453V
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB
PSU
Seasonic x750
Case
Corsair 600T SE White
Cooling
eVGA Superclocked CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
IE
Other Info
LG BD/DVD
The only stuff I am totally prepared to pay for is FL Studio, Corel PSP and Sony Sound Forge... Everything else is either free or open source :)
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64Intel Core i5 2500K8GB DDR3nVidia GeForce GTX650 Ti BOOST
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500K
Motherboard
MSI MS-7750
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTX650 Ti BOOST
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
21' Philips
Screen Resolution
Full HD
Hard Drives
1TB
PSU
500W
Gornot said:
The only stuff I am totally prepared to pay for is FL Studio, Corel PSP and Sony Sound Forge... Everything else is either free or open source :)
Click to expand...

Free is good
:p
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitAMD Athlon 645 II Quad Core 3.2MHz6GB DDR3 1333MHzRadeon HD 4200
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HP Pavillion P7-1054
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 645 II Quad Core 3.2MHz
Motherboard
Foxconn 2AB1
Memory
6GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 4200
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP S2031 20'
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
1TB
Internet Speed
18mb/s Down 2mb/s Up

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WIN7 Ultimate, 64bit OEMi5-750 quad core8GB dual channel DDR3 @ 668MHZ (9-9-9-24) 4 x...ATI Radeon HD5750
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homebuilt
OS
WIN7 Ultimate, 64bit OEM
CPU
i5-750 quad core
Motherboard
MSI P55-GD55 (MS-7589) (CPU1)
Memory
8GB dual channel DDR3 @ 668MHZ (9-9-9-24) 4 x 2GB each
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD5750
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
LG widescreen LCD 1920 x 1080 FLATRON
Hard Drives
2 x WD 500 GB SATA drives, room for 8 more in the drive bays. 1 WD USB 320 GB used for backup the system.
PSU
SEASONIC M-12D 850 watt sli ready
Case
ANTEC DARK FLEET (biggest one they make)
Cooling
case: 6 x 120mm fans 2 x 140mm fans, CPU: Corsair H50
Keyboard
generic
Mouse
microsoft wireless
Internet Speed
bloody slow thanks to Canadian ISP's throttling our net
Other Info
soon to have a ZALMAN RESERATOR just for the GPU...also dedicated 500 GB of virtual memory for paging file,caching
NGNL- Thanks for the great alternative program resource! There is so much material there that I've got it bookmarked in Opera so I can continue to check it out later.

~Maxx~
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Windows 7 x64 Home PremiumIntel Core i7 930 @ 2.8 Ghz Socket 1366 LGA8 GB 1366 Mhz DDR3 (PC3-10700) RAMATI Radeon 5770 1 GB DDR5 RAM
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP HPE 270f
OS
Windows 7 x64 Home Premium
CPU
Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.8 Ghz Socket 1366 LGA
Motherboard
Pegatron Truckee v1.04E41
Memory
8 GB 1366 Mhz DDR3 (PC3-10700) RAM
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 5770 1 GB DDR5 RAM
Sound Card
Realtech High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
32" Sony Bravia
Screen Resolution
1366 X 768
Hard Drives
Intel 25nm 120 GB Series 320 SSD HD Tune- 265 MBps Read/ 130 MBps Write

LaCie 1TB + 1TB RAID 0 eSATA Drive HD Tune- 160 MBps Read/ 90 MBps Write
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminated
Mouse
Logitech MX Revolution
Internet Speed
36.4 Mbps Maximum on a 37 Mbps Motorola SB501 Modem
Wow im glad so many people liked this!
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitAMD Athlon 645 II Quad Core 3.2MHz6GB DDR3 1333MHzRadeon HD 4200
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion P7-1054
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 645 II Quad Core 3.2MHz
Motherboard
Foxconn 2AB1
Memory
6GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 4200
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP S2031 20'
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
1TB
Internet Speed
18mb/s Down 2mb/s Up
I don't mean to sound greedy, but do you have any more juicy links to share with us? :p

~Maxx~
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Windows 7 x64 Home PremiumIntel Core i7 930 @ 2.8 Ghz Socket 1366 LGA8 GB 1366 Mhz DDR3 (PC3-10700) RAMATI Radeon 5770 1 GB DDR5 RAM
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP HPE 270f
OS
Windows 7 x64 Home Premium
CPU
Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.8 Ghz Socket 1366 LGA
Motherboard
Pegatron Truckee v1.04E41
Memory
8 GB 1366 Mhz DDR3 (PC3-10700) RAM
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 5770 1 GB DDR5 RAM
Sound Card
Realtech High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
32" Sony Bravia
Screen Resolution
1366 X 768
Hard Drives
Intel 25nm 120 GB Series 320 SSD HD Tune- 265 MBps Read/ 130 MBps Write

LaCie 1TB + 1TB RAID 0 eSATA Drive HD Tune- 160 MBps Read/ 90 MBps Write
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminated
Mouse
Logitech MX Revolution
Internet Speed
36.4 Mbps Maximum on a 37 Mbps Motorola SB501 Modem
What can be more juicy than this website? It'll save you tons of time Googling other "free download" websites and/or searching for particular software alternatives to what you might have, not to mention that you can add your own apps if you have an account. :)
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64Intel Core i5 2500K8GB DDR3nVidia GeForce GTX650 Ti BOOST
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500K
Motherboard
MSI MS-7750
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTX650 Ti BOOST
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
21' Philips
Screen Resolution
Full HD
Hard Drives
1TB
PSU
500W
I gave up Googling. These days I Scroogle which enables me to search by encrypted proxy thus avoiding Google sending the information in my browser along with the subject of the search to all of the websites listed in the results.

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP HPE 270f
OS
Windows 7 x64 Home Premium
CPU
Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.8 Ghz Socket 1366 LGA
Motherboard
Pegatron Truckee v1.04E41
Memory
8 GB 1366 Mhz DDR3 (PC3-10700) RAM
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 5770 1 GB DDR5 RAM
Sound Card
Realtech High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
32" Sony Bravia
Screen Resolution
1366 X 768
Hard Drives
Intel 25nm 120 GB Series 320 SSD HD Tune- 265 MBps Read/ 130 MBps Write

LaCie 1TB + 1TB RAID 0 eSATA Drive HD Tune- 160 MBps Read/ 90 MBps Write
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminated
Mouse
Logitech MX Revolution
Internet Speed
36.4 Mbps Maximum on a 37 Mbps Motorola SB501 Modem
NoGoodNamesLeft said:
Hey,
Ive seen a few threads asking for alternatives for Photoshop or Microsoft word ect, so i decided to show you guys a website that shows you TONS of free alternatives to any program you can think of, paid or free.
I was looking for a website like this forever,and now ive finally found it.
Here it is guys:

Alternative software and apps to your PC (Windows, Linux), Mac, iPhone, Android, Web/Online and other platforms. - AlternativeTo.net

I think its a great website, just search for whatever program you want such as "Photoshop" and free alternatives will pop up.

Hope you like it.
:p
Click to expand...


thanks!
 

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windows 7 professional & ultimate 64bit laptops2.27 boost to 2.53 & 2.53 boost to 2.804GBIntel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
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Gateway/NV7923u & NV79C52u Laptops
OS
windows 7 professional & ultimate 64bit laptops
CPU
2.27 boost to 2.53 & 2.53 boost to 2.80
Motherboard
Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset ???
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Sound Card
realtek High-definition audio support
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3 " HD 1600 x 900
Hard Drives
hatachi Travelstar 5400 500GB & west digital 500GB
Internet Speed
35MB fios
Maxxwire said:
I don't mean to sound greedy, but do you have any more juicy links to share with us? :p

~Maxx~
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Click to expand...

Ill try to find more and if i do ill make sure to post em here!
:p

radio.com
(Listen to your local radio stations online!)

Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com
(Download virtually any thing!)

Technology Product Reviews, News, Prices & Downloads | PCMag.com | PC Magazine
(Product Reviews, computer stuff)

Not Doppler - Links to Free Online Games | Updated Every Thursday
(Play free flash games)

StumbleUpon.com: Personalized Recommendations to Help You Discover the Best of the Web
(Go through random websites about things you like)

Uncyclopedia
(A fake version of wikipedia)

Edit:

http://cleverbot.com/
(FUN site were you talk to a very smart robot!)

Theres a few though.
 
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My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitAMD Athlon 645 II Quad Core 3.2MHz6GB DDR3 1333MHzRadeon HD 4200
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion P7-1054
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 645 II Quad Core 3.2MHz
Motherboard
Foxconn 2AB1
Memory
6GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 4200
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP S2031 20'
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
1TB
Internet Speed
18mb/s Down 2mb/s Up
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