FLOSS/FLOSS for Education

The types of software which may used in education is extremely broad. The most commonly used FLOSS in education is listed below.

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Administration and Office Productivity

OpenOffice.org/Libreoffice
- OpenOffice.org Writer – WYSIWYG text editor
- OpenOffice.org Calc – spreadsheet
- OpenOffice.org Impress – presentation
- OpenOffice.org Math – equation editor
- OpenOffice.org Base – database
Abiword
KOffice
- KChart
- Kexi - an integrated environment for creating databases and database applications.
- KFormula - formula editor for KOffice
- Kivio - diagramming and flowcharting
- KPlato - project management
- KPresenter
- KSpread
- KWord
OpenProj

Graphics

3D-modelling

Blender 3D – heavy and powerful 3D-modelling software, there are Wikibooks, too
POV Ray – Raytracing

raster graphics

GIMP – GNU Image Manipulation Program, powerful raster graphics editor
Krita – KOffice Paint

vector graphics

Inkscape – simple vector graphics editor
Karbon14
OpenOffice.org Draw
QCAD
Xara Xtreme – a bit tricky

Desktop Publishing

Scribus – semi-professional layout program, needs some training
Lyx – easy to use LaTeX (& other) editor without troubles about markup-syntax

Multimedia

Audio/Music

Audacity – audio recording/editing with easy access to a bunch of filters/generators/etcpp
Rosegarden – MIDI, and note editor
Note Editor

Video

Cinelara
CinePaint
Jahshaka
Kino
Kdenlive – non-linear video editor
MythTV
MPlayer
VLC

Book and Library collections

Alexandria
Greenstone
Koha

External links