Apps with 'Community based' feature
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LibreOffice is a free and open-source office suite that is compatible with other major office suites, and is available on all operating systems. It is an independently-developed version of the OpenOffice.org suite.
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Matrix.org
- Cloudron
Element is a secure collaboration and messaging app based on the Matrix protocol. It’s decentralised to deliver digital sovereignty, and based on an open standard for easy connections and interoperability. It is end-to-end encrypted by default.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- Steam
Blender is the free and open-source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, video editing, and motion tracking.
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- SteamOS
Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- Electron / Atom Shell
- FreeBSD
- Playstation
Whether you’re part of a school club, a gaming group, a worldwide art community, or just a handful of friends that want to spend time together, Discord makes it easy to talk every day and hang out more often.
- Free Personal • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- Electron / Atom Shell
Atom is an open-source, Electron based text editor with a massive ecosystem of plugins and themes that are easily accessible through a built-in package manager. Being built with Electron, it uses web technology (HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Node.
Discontinued
Atom will be discontinued at the end of 2022: https://github.blog/2022-06-08-sunsetting-atom/
Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people. The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use. Latest: Uma (20.2).
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Windows
- Windows S
- .NET Framework
Paint.net is a free and very capable image editing software for Windows. Great alternative to Photoshop for people that do not need all the stuff PS offers.
Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686- and x86_64-optimised GNU/Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking.
Manjaro is a user-friendly Linux distribution based on the independently developed Arch operating system.
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
- Android
Decentralized, GNU Social-compatible micro-blogging engine.
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
GOG.com (Good Old Games) sells classic PC games through their download service at a low price, without DRM, and updated to run on the latest versions of Windows and other systems.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Windows Mobile
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Oculus Experiences
- Kindle Fire
- FreeBSD
- Playstation
- Fire TV
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox
- NetBSD
- Oculus Rift
- OpenBSD
Minecraft is a sandbox game that revolves around using building blocks to create anything you want. At night, monsters come out; make sure to build a shelter before that happens. The game also has multiplayer capabilities.
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
- MediaWiki
Free content, multilingual online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers through a model of open collaboration, using a wiki-based editing system.