10+ Best Open Source Software 2023

The Document Foundation's LibreOffice is a free and open-source office productivity software package. It was split from OpenOffice.org, an open-source version of StarOffice, in 2010. The LibreOffice suite includes apps for word processing, spreadsheet creation and editing, slideshow creation and editing, database management, and formula composition. It comes in 115 different languages. TDF does not provide support for LibreOffice, although firms in the ecosystem offer enterprise-focused versions. LibreOffice's native file format is OpenDocument, although it can import and export files from most other popular office suites, including Microsoft Office.

Amarok is a solid open-source music player built with an extremely intuitive user interface that gives users the ability to breathe a new life into their music collection. It enables them to create playlists easily with a simple drag and drop upon which the sound can simply be adjusted in accordance with the listening environment of the users on a 10 band equalizer. It features an array of amazing tools and functionalities, including an automatic cover and lyrics download, podcasting, visualizations, and dynamic playlists.

eHour is a powerful web-based open source software for time tracking. The platform enables businesses to enhance the time visibility of their workforce which can be run on-premises as well as their own IT infrastructure. eHour is designed with utter simplicity and ease of use and it comes with a bunch of incredible tools and features, including but not limited to time tracking by project or by client, activity tracking, expense tracking, and project tracking.

openElement is open-source software for authoring and designing applications. The platform is backed by the Google Chrome engine, Chromium, which runs on Microsoft Windows. It helps users pilot their website with absolute control over their application and the platform, enabling them to build and create without limits. openElement optimizes sites and ensures unparalleled user experience with a higher search result position.

TestDrive is a robust open-source data recovery software primarily designed to restore lost partitions as well as repair file allocation table (FAT) or new technology file system (NTFS) boot sector while superbly blocking and making non-booting disks bootable again, symptoms that results from faulty software, virus attacks, or human errors. It comes with a powerful file recovery program, PhotoRec, that efficiently recovers lost files such as documents, videos, and archives from the CDRom and hard disks.

FileZilla is a cross-platform FTP program that consists of two parts: FileZilla Client and FileZilla Server. Clients and servers are accessible for Windows, Linux, and macOS, however servers are only available for Windows. FTP and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS) are supported by both the server and the client, and the client may also connect to SFTP servers. The source code for FileZilla is available on SourceForge, and the project was named Project of the Month in November 2003.

Shotcut is a cross-platform video editing tool that is free and open source for FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, and Windows. Shotcut was founded in 2011 by Dan Dennedy and is based on the MLT Multimedia Framework, which has been under development by the same author since 2004. FFmpeg is used by Shotcut to provide video, audio, and picture formats. It makes use of a timeline for non-linear video editing of several tracks made up of different file types. OpenGL GPU-based processing aids scrubbing and transport control, and a variety of video and audio filters are supported. The company's revenue reaches $5.7M.

Pixie Labs' goal is to create machine intelligence tools that will allow developers to design the future. Pixie, the company's main solution, enables developers to investigate, monitor, protect, and manage their apps without having to update code, move data outside of the Kubernetes platform, or rely on manual user interfaces. The startup is based in San Francisco and was formed by AI/ML veterans. Benchmark and GV have invested in the startup. The company's revenue reaches $9.15M.

The VLC media player is a free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player and streaming media server created by the VideoLAN project. VLC is available for a variety of desktop and mobile platforms, including Android, iOS, and iPadOS. VLC may also be found via digital distribution channels including Apple's App Store, Google Play, and Microsoft Store. DVD-Video, Video CD, and streaming protocols are among the audio and video compression techniques and file formats supported by VLC. It can convert multimedia files and transmit media across computer networks. The company's revenue reaches $16.8M.

Audacity is a digital audio editing and recording tool that is free and open-source. Dominic Mazzoni and Roger Dannenberg of Carnegie Mellon University began working on the project in the fall of 1999, and version 0.8 was published on May 28, 2000. Audacity is the most popular download at FossHub as of March 2, 2022, with over 111.6 million downloads since March 2015. It was originally available through Google Code and SourceForge, with over 200 million downloads. Audacity was named the Best Project for Multimedia by the SourceForge Community in 2007 and 2009. It is released under the GNU General Public License 2.0 or later. The company's revenue reaches $1M.