GnuWin32 Alternatives

GnuWin32 is described as 'provides Win32 (MS Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / 2008) ports of tools with a GNU or similar open source license' and is an app. There are nine alternatives to GnuWin32 for Windows, Web-based, Mac and Linux. The best GnuWin32 alternative is Free Software Directory, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GnuWin32 are Libre Projects, MSYS2, Open Source Software Directory and osalt.

GnuWin32 alternatives are mainly App Discovery Services but may also be Terminal Emulators or Software Download Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of GnuWin32.

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GnuWin32

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GnuWin32 provides Win32 (MS Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / 2008) ports of tools with a GNU or...

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Free Software Directory
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Free • Open Source
App Discovery Service
Software Download Service
Online
88 Free Software Directory alternatives
The Free Software Directory is a project of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). We catalog useful free software that runs under free operating systems — particularly the GNU operating system and its...
- - Free Software Directory is the most popular Web-based alternative to GnuWin32.
- - Free Software Directory is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GnuWin32.
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Free Software Directory Features
1. Ad-freeFree Software Directory doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. No TrackingFree Software Directory will not track you or use your personal data.
3. Privacy focusedFree Software Directory is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Free Software Directory without registration.
5. CrowdsourcedFree Software Directory uses suggestions, information, etc., from a large group of people to improve the quality of the content.
6. LightweightFree Software Directory consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Libre Projects
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Free • Open Source
App Discovery Service
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54 Libre Projects alternatives
A directory of free & open source hosted web applications and alternatives to many proprietary web services.
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Multiple languages
Discontinued
Last commit on 17 Dec 2019
MSYS2
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
38 MSYS2 alternatives
MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software.
- - MSYS2 is the most popular Windows alternative to GnuWin32.
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1. Command line interfaceMSYS2 either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Support for scriptingMSYS2 supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Command line/bash
Linux on Windows
POSIX-compatible
Open Source Software Directory
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Free • Proprietary
App Discovery Service
Online
56 Open Source Software Directory alternatives
The aim of the Open Source Software Directory is to list the best and most promising open source software available on the Internet. The focus is on end-user programs for home users, and small and medium businesses.
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osalt
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Free • Proprietary
Online
59 osalt alternatives
Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software.

Our mission is to provide easy access to high quality open source alternatives to well-known commercial products. And remember that open source software is also a freeware alternative.
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No longer updated. Last news dates back to June 2012
gow
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Free • Open Source
Windows
24 gow alternatives
Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It uses a convenient Windows installer that installs about 130 extremely useful
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Discontinued
No activity for over a year.
unxutils
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Free • Open Source
Windows
6 unxutils alternatives
Here are some ports of common GNU utilities to native Win32. In this context, native means the executables do only depend on the Microsoft C-runtime (msvcrt.dll) and not an emulation layer like that provided by Cygwin tools.
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ezwinports
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Free • Open Source
Windows
2 ezwinports alternatives
Collection of ports to MS-Windows of GNU and Unix software packages, which either don't have precompiled Windows binaries available, or whose existing ports are buggy or broken. All the ports are built using the MinGW development environment, with or without MSYS.
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Cash
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
8 Cash alternatives
Cash is a cross-platform implementation of Unix shell commands written in pure ES6.
- - Cash is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to GnuWin32.
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