It’s always surprising to see the amount of awesome free software out there, but often it isn’t that easy to find the tool you need. For each need, there is usually a well known commercial software though, like Photoshop, Outlook, OneNote, their free counterparts however are not always such “icons”.

Osalt is a site which suggests a lot of open source alternatives to widely known software, or the other way around, showing you the commercial borther of free software. With 11 categories, a searchable database, multiple suggestions and system config notes, the data you can find is very useful.

You can also find a short description for each app, links to the homepage, rss options, tags and so on, so you’ll find what you need in a jiffy. I like this site a lot because it doesn’t just point me to one open source item, but many, allowing me to choose from a wider range. I would love to see some commenting options on there, although a star rating is available. Some filtered comments would make it easier to choose without downloading, but I’m not complaining, a great service regardless.