Alternative To is an interesting web service that suggests software alternatives for the Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac and Linux operating system plus online services. It works by selecting one of the applications that are already listed on the website or by using the search form on the top of the page. The website will then display a profile page for the selected program that contains a short description, tags and platforms it is available for. The main part of the screen is however filled with alternatives that are sorted by user recommendations. Registered users can add their votes, visit the website of the software and even find alternatives for that application as well.
The alternatives can be filtered by license or operating system. It would for instance be possible to show only free software alternatives for the Windows operating system. Additional tabs are available that display user comments, ratings and Twitter information. The alternatives listed for Adobe Photoshop include GIMP, Paint.net, Pixlr and Picnik among others. The profile page provides comfortable means to view user opinion on software alternatives for a specific program with the option to visit the website of the developer for further information or downloads.
The main page can be filtered by operating system as well to narrow down the choices. The applications that are listed on those pages can also be viewed by most popular, most views, recent and those without alternative. The service offers an easily accessible way of discovering new applications for a selected operating system.
Update: The service has recently been redesigned. It displays a list of popular and new services on the homepage with possibilities to click on those service to open the service’s or program’s profile page on Alternative To. Alternatives are especially listed for popular programs, websites and services. Many lesser known products do not even have a profile page on the website.
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http://www.osalt.com/ has been around for a while. Great site.
Great find this is so much beter than the site’s i have up til now.
And to bad that Neowin’s Freeware Alternative List is last updated on 2005/11/27. Is there a more actual list avalibe? I like the filehippo.com website and download.cnet.com websites.
I like somewhat the for-free-on-internet.com and giveawayoftheday.com websites.
Thanks!
Looks like nice choice of alternatives.
Paulus, you can add Snapfiles Freeware to your list. They have very rich freeware collection.