Best Open Source Software

Code::Blocks

A C, C++ and Fortran IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users. It is designed to be very extensible and fully configurable. With multiple compiler support, custom build system, and support for parallel builds, Code:: Blocks makes compiling easy. The good range of features is extended further via plugins.

Code::Blocks is oriented towards C, C++, and Fortran. It has a custom build system and optional Make support.

OS	Supported	Notes
		Code::Blocks is being developed for Windows, Linux, and macOS and has been ported to FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris. The software has been in development for more than 12 years. Homepage: www.codeblocks.org Developer: The Code::Blocks team License: GNU GPL v3 (third party plugins can be released under any license) Written in: C++

Eclipse

There’s little competition to Eclipse when it comes to the most feature-rich integrated development environment. It offers an awesome community of tools, projects, and collaborative working groups.

Eclipse is written mostly in Java and its primary use is to code Java applications, but it may also be used to develop applications in other programming languages through the use of plugins.

OS	Supported	Notes
		The Eclipse Installer makes it easy to install and update the Eclipse Development Environment. There are specific packages for Java EE, Java, C/C++, Android, PHP, JavaScript/Web, Java and DSL, RCP and RAP, and more. Homepage: eclipse.org Developer: Eclipse Foundation License: Eclipse Public License Written in: Java

GCC

The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a compiler system produced by the GNU Project supporting various programming languages. It is one of the most used compilers. With good reason. It includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, Ada, and Go, as well as libraries for these languages.

GCC was originally written as the compiler for the GNU operating system. It used to stand for the GNU C Compiler, but since the compiler supports several other languages aside from C, it now stands for the GNU Compiler Collection.

OS	Supported	Notes
		There are too many architectures to list that are supported by GCC. Homepage: gcc.gnu.org Developer: GNU Project License: GNU GPL v3 or later Written in: C++

Bluefish

Targeted towards programmers and web developers, Bluefish is a powerful multi-language editor. With excellent support for programming and markup languages, it offers a clean way to develop dynamic and interactive websites.

Bluefish fills the niche market between the plain text editors and the full Integrated Development Environment. Syntax highlighting, auto-completion, code folding as well as auto-recovery, upload/download functionality and a Unicode character browser are all included.

OS	Supported	Notes
		Packages are available for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Gentoo, Mac OS X, AltLinux, OpenSolaris and Windows. Bluefish uses GTK+ for its GUI widgets and is written in C. Homepage: bluefish.openoffice.nl Developer: Olivier Sessink, Andrius Rinkevicius, Shawn Novak, Jim Hayward, Daniel Leidert License: GNU GPL v3 Written in: C

OpenShift Origin

RedHat OpenShift Origin offers tools to develop, host, and scale apps in the public or private cloud. It includes support for a wide variety of language runtimes and data layers including Java EE6, Ruby, PHP, Python, Perl, MongoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

This is the upstream community project used in OpenShift Online, OpenShift Dedicated, and OpenShift Container Platform. Built around a core of Docker container packaging and Kubernetes container cluster management, Origin is augmented by application lifecycle management functionality and DevOps tooling.

OS	Supported	Notes
		OpenShift Origin is designed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Homepage: www.openshift.org Developer: Red Hat License: Apache License 2.0 Written in: Go, Angular.js

Docker

The most promising platform for distributed applications to emerge in recent times, Docker is ideal for developers and system administrators alike. One of the most talked about platforms; with good reason.

Docker containers wrap a piece of software in a complete filesystem that contains everything needed to run: code, runtime, system tools, system libraries – anything that can be installed on a server. This ensures the software will always run the same, regardless of its environment.

OS	Supported	Notes
		This project is Linux only. Docker provides an additional layer of abstraction and automation of operating-system-level virtualization on Linux. Homepage: www.docker.com Developer: Docker, Inc. License: Apache License 2.0 Written in: Go

Git

Git is a distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. With its branching model, developers benefit from frictionless context switching, role-based codelines, disposable experimentation, and feature based workflow.

Version control is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later.

OS	Supported	Notes
		Besides Linux, Windows and OS X, the latest release is available for Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Alpine. Git was created by Linus Torvalds in 2005 for development of the Linux kernel, with other kernel developers contributing to its initial development. Linus is the creator of Linux. Homepage: git-scm.com Developer: Junio Hamano and others License: GNU GPL v2 and GNU LGPL v2.1 Written in: C, Perl, Python, Shell, and Tcl

Google Web Toolkit

Set of tools that allows web developers to develop complex JavaScript front-end applications in Java. GWT is used by many products at Google, including Google AdWords and Google Wallet.

OS	Supported	Notes
		Google Web Toolkit runs on systems that have Java Runtime Environment 1.5 or later. The software needs 100MB of free disk space, and a system with 512MB of RAM (minimum). It supports Firefox, Internet Explorer 8-11, Safari 5-6, Chromium and Google Chrome, and Opera. Homepage: www.gwtproject.org Developer: Google Inc License: Apache License 2.0 Written in: Java

Vim

Vim is an advanced, portable, keyboard based text editor that seeks to provide the power of the Unix editor ‘Vi’, with a more complete feature set. Vim is a command line editor, which facilitates remote development. To build on the core of Vim, Vimscript offers a rich scripting functionality.

OS	Supported	Notes
		Vim is truly multi-platform. Besides the main three operating systems, you can run Vim on Amiga, OS/2, iOS, QNX, Agenda, Open VMS, and MorphOS. Homepage: www.vim.org Developer: Bram Moolenaar and too many to list contributors License: Charityware - GPL-compatible; the author encourages you to make a donation to charity Written in: C, VimL

Meld

Meld is a visual diff and merge tool targeted at developers. Meld helps you compare files, directories, and version controlled projects.

OS	Supported	Notes
		Meld is packaged for most Linux/Unix distributions, including Fedora, Ubuntu, and Suse. On OS X, Meld is not yet officially supported. You can download Meld from MacPorts, Fink or Brew; none of these methods are supported. Homepage: meldmerge.org Developer: Kai Willadsen License: GNU GPL v2 Written in: Python

Django

Looking for a good Web framework? Django fits the bill. It’s a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Build better Web apps quicker and with tighter code.

There are some well-known sites which are powered by this web framework. Examples include Disqus, Pinterest and Instagram.

OS	Supported	Notes
		Many third-party Linux distributors are now providing versions of Django integrated with their package-management systems. Being a Python Web framework, Django requires Python. Homepage: www.djangoproject.com Developer: Django Software Foundation License: BSD Written in: Python

XAMPP

If you are looking for a web server solution, XAMPP fits the bill. Easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP, and Perl from Apache Friends. XAMPP is very mature, being around for more than a decade, and backed by a huge community following.

OS	Supported	Notes
		XAMPP is actively maintained for Linux, Windows and OS X. Most Linux distributions are supported, including Debian, RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, Gentoo, Arch, SUSE. Mac OS X 10.6 or later. Windows XP and 2003 are not supported Compatible versions of PHP 5.5.38, 5.6.28 and 7.0.13. Homepage: www.apachefriends.org Developer: Apache Friends License: GNU GPL v2 Written in: Various languages

Atom

GitHub’s Atom is billed as a hackable text editor for the 21st Century. It is a desktop application based on web technologies. Atom consists of over 50 open source packages integrated around a minimal core. With Node.js support, and a full set of features, Atom is the perfect way to edit code.

OS	Supported	Notes
		Atom is based on Electron a framework that enables cross-platform desktop applications using Chromium and Node.js. It is written in CoffeeScript and Less. Homepage: atom.io Developer: GitHub Inc. License: MIT Written in: CoffeeScript, JavaScript, HTML, Less