List of proprietary software for Linux

This list is based on The Table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux, which is licensed under GNU FDL, therefore its data can be used in here.

Networking

Web Browser/s

  • Netscape — freeware, last Linux version is 7.2
  • Opera — desktop versions free of charge, multiplatform since version 3.0 in 1998

E-mail Client/s

  • Bynari Insight Connector

E-mail Client / PIM in MS Outlook Style

  • Bynari
  • Lotus Notes 7.0.1 for Linux/x86 (Red Hat and SuSE initially);
Version 8 "Hannover" announced in 2006
  • Zarafa Outlook Sharing

Newsreader/s

  • Netscape — freeware, Linux version until 7.2
  • Opera — free of charge for desktop systems, multiplatform since version 3.0 in 1998.

FTP Client/s

  • IglooFTP PRO for Linux
  • Pro:Atria Ltd SFTPPlus
  • Xellsoft.com SynchronEX+

Firewall (packet filtering)

  • SmoothWall Corporate — A closed fork of SmoothWall, targeted at enterprise and corporate users

Visual traceroute

  • VisualRoute

P2P File Sharing

  • MetaMachine eDonkey2000 — latest release from 25.07.2005.
  • Loophole (WinMX protocol) — WinMX servers down since 09.2005.

Note: Some risks may be associated by having and/or using file sharing programs, whether proprietary or not. See File Sharing to read more.

"Hotline" P2P protocol clients/servers

  • GHX

Multifunction sound modem program/s

  • PrimaFax

Fax software

  • Esker Fax
  • Esker VSI-FAX
  • Fax2Send
  • FAXCOM
  • MessagePlus/Open
  • U-Fax

Network maintenance

  • HP Openview agents

Routing

  • GateD

Distributed Computing

  • SETI@home

Desktop/System software

Work with files

Console Archiver/s

  • RAR
  • Google Desktop 1.0, released June 27, 2007

PDF viewer

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader

PDF Authoring

  • Adobe Acrobat Distiller

Cryptography

  • PGP

Scanner utilities

  • Xvscan
  • VueScan

Antivirus

  • AntiVir Workstation PersonalEdition
  • AVG Anti-Virus
  • Dr. Web
  • F-Prot (not to be confused with F-Secure)
  • Kaspersky AV
  • NOD32 (server version)
  • RAV Antivirus
  • Trend Micro ServerProtect for Linux

Bootloading

  • Acronis OS Selector

Hard disk partitioning

  • Paragon Partition Manager
  • Acronis PartitionExpert

Backup software

  • EMC Legato Networker
  • www.Lonetar.com
  • Microlite BackupEDGE

PIM / DB / Hierarchical notebook with tree view

  • TreePad Lite

Multimedia

Audio/Video

MP3 Encoding

  • L3enc

Multimedia Player

  • RealPlayer

Graphics

Graphics viewers/editors

  • CompuPic
  • Picasa — pre-beta, works through WINE, announced on 26 May 2006

Professional Graphics Editors

  • Pixel32
  • Corel PhotoPaint 9

Vector Graphics Editor/s

  • Corel Draw 9

Flash Player

Adobe Flash Player 9

3D Graphics

  • Maya
  • SoftImage XSI
  • Houdini

Video, et al.

Simple/Professional Video Production Environment

  • iMira Editing
  • MainActor
  • IFX Piranha
  • Autodesk/Discreet Smoke

Creation of 2D and 3D Effects

  • Shake
  • Fusion
  • Nuke

Miscellaneous

  • Google Earth 4

Office/Business

Office suites

  • StarOffice
  • HancomOffice
  • ApplixWare Office (see Applixware Words)
  • ThinkFree Office
  • EIOffice

Word Processor

  • TextMaker
  • StarOffice Writer

Spreadsheets

  • StarOffice Calc

Presentations

  • StarOffice Presentation

Local database

  • InterBase 7
  • Rekall
  • StarOffice Adabas

E-Commerce and Web Business

  • WebLogic
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • Oracle Application Server

Personal Finance Manager

  • Moneydance

Financial Accounting

  • Global: Hansa Business Solutions
  • India & Asia: Kalculate

Enterprise Automation (Russian)

  • Keeper
  • Oblik

Collaboration Software

  • Kerika

Project Management

  • Cando Projects Server

Communications software

  • EasyIVR Call processing (IVR, CTI, ACD) for Linux

Games

  • Return to Castle Wolfenstein
  • Doom 3
  • Quake 4
  • X2: The Threat
  • Unreal Tournament (all versions except UT3)

Programming and development

C++ IDEs

  • KDE Studio Gold
  • Kylix
  • Code Crusader
  • CodeWarrior
  • TimeStorm
  • Understand for C++
  • SlickEdit

Object Pascal IDE

  • Kylix

Prolog

  • SICStus Prolog

WYSIWYG HTML Editor

  • IBM WebSphere Homepage Builder

HTML/DHTML Editor

  • Arachnophilia

Perl/Python/Tcl IDE

  • ActiveState Komodo

Java IDE

  • Sun ONE Studio

CASE

CASE-facility for UML

  • Together ControlCenter

Top-level CASE System

  • Rational Rose

CVS

  • BitKeeper

IDE for InterBase/Firebird development

  • IBAdmin

Memory Leak Tracing

  • BoundsChecker
  • Insure

Servers

WWW

  • Zeus Web Server

DB Engine

  • Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise
  • IBM DB2
  • Oracle
  • Informix

E-mail / PIM / GroupWare Servers

  • CommuniGate Pro
  • Bynari
  • Scalix (based on HP OpenMail)
  • Teamware Office
  • Zarafa
  • Novell Netmail
  • SuSE Linux Openexchange Server
  • SCOoffice Mail Server

Lotus Domino

Cluster Filesystems

  • Matrix Server

Misc applications

Mathematics

  • Maple
  • Mathematica
  • MATLAB

3D Modelling

  • Pro/ENGINEER Linux

CAD/CAM/CAE

  • Linuxcad
  • VariCAD
  • Cycas

Diagram and Chart Designing

  • Poseidon for UML

HDD testing/benchmarking

  • SPEC SFS

Emulators

Virtual Machine Emulator

  • VMware
  • Win4Lin

Windows Compatibility Layer

  • CrossOver Office (Crossover is based on the free compatibility layer Wine.)