Open Source Network & Admin Apps for Windows

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  1. VirtualBox icon
     2954 likes

    Open source virtualization tool supporting x86/AMD64, runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris. Offers portable, lightweight, ad-free use.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    VirtualBox Manager
    Create Virtual Machine
    Setting of an OS
    +5
    Instaling Windows 10 as Virtual Machine
    69 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent44 reviews
  2. Wireshark icon
     956 likes

    Foremost network protocol analyzer with multi-platform support, deep protocol inspection, VoIP analysis, and extensive file format compatibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    Wireshark screenshot 1
    57 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good12 reviews
  3. QEMU icon
     304 likes

    Open-source hypervisor emulating CPUs via dynamic translation. Supports unmodified guest OS, allows mixed binary translation and native execution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    QEMU  with the free OS ReactOS
    Hardware Configuration of a VMware machine
    Harddisk based on a VMware vmdk-file
    +1
    Advanced settings of a vmdk-machine
    45 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent15 reviews
  4. Nmap icon
     337 likes

    Free, open-source utility for network security auditing and exploration with capabilities for OS detection, service identification, and large network scans.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Main Window
    Profile Editor
    61 alternatives
  5. OpenSSH icon
     390 likes

    OpenSSH is a free version of the SSH connectivity tools that technical users rely on. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
    61 alternatives
  6. Angry IP Scanner icon
     131 likes

    Open-source, cross-platform network scanner for fast, simple IP and port scanning. Lightweight with no installation needed, extensible via plugins.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Java
    Angry IP Scanner screenshot 1
    Angry IP Scanner screenshot 1
    Angry IP Scanner screenshot 2
    60 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good6 reviews
  7. TightVNC icon
     264 likes

    TightVNC is a free remote desktop application. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Access Control
    Administration
    112 alternatives
  8. UltraVNC icon
     279 likes

    Free remote desktop access for Windows, enabling screen sharing, remote control, file transfer, secure connections, helpdesk, and IT support use cases.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Server Property Page
    File Transfer
    Remote Desktop
    +1
    UltraVNC screenshot 3
    108 alternatives
    3.4
    Fair7 reviews
  9. DocFetcher icon
     129 likes

    DocFetcher is an Open Source desktop search application: It allows you to search the contents of files on your computer. — You can think of it as Google for your local files. The application runs on Windows, Linux and macOS, and is made available under the Eclipse Public License.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled
    No extra fluff
    +2
    Preview panel enabled
    128 alternatives
    3.8
    Good18 reviews
  10. PortKiller icon
     11 likes

    Cross-platform port management tool for identifying listening ports, managing Kubernetes forwards, handling Cloudflare Tunnels, and terminating processes instantly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    PortKiller screenshot 1
    PortKiller screenshot 1
    18 alternatives
  11. Caddy icon
     63 likes

    Caddy is a web server like Apache, nginx, or lighttpd, but with different goals, features, and advantages.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Homepage
    Caddy screenshot 1
    File Browser
    +1
    File Browser
    29 alternatives
  12. DWService icon
     99 likes

    DWService is a half (only the client/agent) open source project which offers a service that allows access to remote systems (Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry...) using a standard web browser - without any component required on the client side.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
    It allows you to fully control the remote system by displaying its screen and allowing cursor control and keyboard input
    It allows you to fully access the file system of the remote system
    It allows you to monitor the status of the remote system
    +5
    It allows you to start a terminal session on the remote system.
    117 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good22 reviews
  13. ProxyBridge icon
     15 likes

    Lightweight, open-source universal proxy client for Windows and macOS with process-based routing, SOCKS5/HTTP support, kernel-level interception, and privacy features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ProxyBridge screenshot 1
    ProxyBridge screenshot 1
    ProxyBridge screenshot 2
    +5
    ProxyBridge screenshot 3
    20 alternatives
  14. Zenmap icon
     114 likes

    Zenmap is the official cross-platform GUI for the Nmap Security Scanner. It is free and runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, etc. Zenmap aims to make Nmap easy for beginners to use while providing advanced features for experienced Nmap users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Zenmap screenshot 1
    Zenmap screenshot 1
    Zenmap screenshot 2
    45 alternatives
  15. AdGuard Home icon
     31 likes

    AdGuard Home is a network-wide software for blocking ads & tracking. After you set it up, it'll cover ALL your home devices, and you don't need any client-side software for that.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
    AdGuard Home screenshot 1
    AdGuard Home screenshot 1
    AdGuard Home screenshot 2
    11 alternatives
  16. TigerVNC icon
     82 likes

    TigerVNC is an advanced VNC implementation. It is based on the fourth generation of VNC. TigerVNC also includes features from the TightVNC and TurboVNC projects. This includes accelerated JPEG compression. TigerVNC supports the latest X.Org X server.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Viewer Interface
    78 alternatives
  17. Yggdrasil icon
     21 likes

    A proof-of-concept scalable IPv6 meshnet, featuring end-to-end encryption, a unique spanning tree routing algorithm and aiming to implement novel backpressure routing metrics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    Yggdrasil screenshot 1
    165 alternatives