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AlternativeTo is the ultimate hub for discovering new and exciting software, no matter what platform you're on! Whether you're looking for apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, online services or mobile devices, we've got you covered!
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AlternativeTo was founded in 2009 in Sweden by Ola and Markus, with a lot of help from our friends and colleagues in 🇮🇹
Italy, 🇫🇮
Finland, 🇺🇸
USA, 🇨🇴
Colombia, 🇵🇭
Philippines, 🇫🇷
France, and contributors from all over the world.
AlternativeToAlternativeTo has introduced a new design and features to improve user experience. Changes include a modernized header, a sticky search bar, a redesigned app pages layout, the ability to select multiple filters for searches, and a revamped news page. 💙
https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/11/alternativeto-just-got-a-fresh-new-design-support-for-multiple-filters-and-much-more-/
AlternativeToMistral AI has launched Voxtral Transcribe 2, offering advanced speech-to-text models for live and batch use, with support for 13 languages, low latency, open weights, cheap costs, and capable of running directly on-device.
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/mistral-unveils-voxtral-transcribe-2-a-cheap-open-source-speech-model-that-runs-on-device/
AlternativeToTor-powered Android VPN that routes selected apps through the Tor network for private browsing, IP masking, and censorship bypass. Available in public beta https://alternativeto.net/software/tor-vpn/about/
AlternativeToApparently someone has finally managed to run Adobe Photoshop 2025 and 21 on Linux through Wine 👀
would you be interested? https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1qdgd73/i_made_adobe_cc_installers_work_on_linux_pr_in/
AlternativeToItaly’s communications regulator fined Cloudflare €14M for refusing to block piracy related domains under the country’s anti piracy rules. The company warned the measures are disruptive and could impact billions of users, while the regulator argued targeted blocking is feasible and necessary to enforce the law https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/italy-fines-cloudflare-14m-for-non-compliance-with-anti-piracy-order/
AlternativeToTired of being tracked? We tested dozens of Firefox-based web browsers so you don’t have to. Our honest picks for privacy + customization, plus a few that let you theme your tabs like it’s 2003 (in a good way). No fluff. Just real options! 🦊
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https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/our-honest-take-on-the-best-firefox-based-web-browsers-for-top-privacy-and-customization/
AlternativeToA community-led, completely free and open-source alternative to Google Maps based on OpenStreetMap data, with offline navigation and zero ads, tracking, or data collection https://alternativeto.net/software/comaps/about/
AlternativeToSelf-hosted video saver and archiver for YouTube and dozens of other sites, powered by yt-dlp https://alternativeto.net/software/metube/about/
AlternativeToCompletely free WeTransfer alternative with no file size restrictions and unlimited transfers. No registration required https://alternativeto.net/software/transfer-it/about/
AlternativeToRun Windows apps on Linux with deep OS level integration, shared filesystems, smartcard passthrough, and built-in resource monitoring https://alternativeto.net/software/winboat/about/
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️ Want a map that respects your privacy? Dive into @openstreetmap@en.osm.town! Learn why contributing matters, explore the best apps, from the quests of StreetComplete to the powerful desktop editor JOSM, and start improving the world’s mapping, one edit at a time.
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/from-quest-hunting-to-cartographer-craft-a-guide-to-contributing-to-openstreetmap/