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

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

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