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This page documents the various applications that are commonly used in Windows, and the alternatives that are available to openSUSE (SUSE Linux) users. Links to more information are provided where possible.
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Internet
| Windows® Application | Linux Application | Import Settings | Included in SUSE Linux | Remarks |
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| Internet Explorer | Firefox, Konqueror |  | | Proprietary Active X is not supported. This is a security feature. |
| Firefox | Firefox | | | |
| Opera Browser | Opera Browser | | | |
| Netscape | Firefox (Mozilla) | | | |
| Skype | Skype |  |  | Install Guide |
| MSN Messenger | Kopete, Pidgin, aMSN | | | Contacts are stored at server side. They are therefore automatically available through Kopete or Pidgin. |
| Yahoo Messenger | Kopete | | ||
| AIM | Kopete, Pidgin | | ||
| Google Talk | Kopete, Pidgin | | ||
| Netmeeting | Gnomemeeting | | ||
| mIRC | Kopete, Pidgin, Xchat, Ksirc, Konversation | |
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Office & Productivity
| Windows® Application | Linux Application | File Format Compatibility | Included in SUSE Linux | Remarks |
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| Adobe Acrobat Reader | Adobe Acrobat Reader | | (Addon-CD) | Adobe Download |
| gpdf,kpdf,xpdf | | | ||
| Adobe Illustrator | Inkscape | Most files | | |
| Corel Draw | Inkscape | Most files | | |
| Adobe PhotoAlbum | digiKam F-Spot | | ||
| Picasa | Picasa | | http://picasa.google.com/linux/ | |
| Adobe Photoshop CS2 | GIMP Krita | | | English GIMP documentation. See Adobe Photoshop CS2-flash move for comparison |
| Microsoft Word | OpenOffice Writer | | | |
| Microsoft Excel | OpenOffice Calc | | | |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | OpenOffice Impress | | | |
| Microsoft Access | OpenOffice Base | | | |
| Microsoft Outlook | Evolution Kontact | | | With Microsoft Exchange support |
| Adobe Acrobat Pro. | Scribus | | | Scribus can create interactive PDF forms, presentation PDF and javascripted PDF |
| QuarkXPress Adobe Indesign Pagemaker | Scribus | via EPS or SVG export | | See: Proprietary Page Layout Files |
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Multimedia
| Windows® Application | Linux Application | File Format Compatibility | Included in SUSE Linux | Remarks |
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| RealPlayer | RealPlayer Helix Player | | (Addon-CD) | RealPlayer is commercial software. -Msmeissn |
| Winamp | XMMS | | | Does not have mp3 support out of the box. -percent20 |
| Windows Media Player | KPlayer and MPlayer, Xine, Kaffeine, Totem | | | Patent-encumbered codecs not included. All codecs are dead easy to install. |
| iTunes | Amarok | | | Has support for various Digital Audio Players. Generates a database of your audio files, album browser, automated tag updates, and more. (Not included in the Gnome Desktop Environment) |
| QuickTime | | | |
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Other
| Windows® Application | Linux Application | Import Settings | Included in SUSE Linux | Remarks |
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| Google Earth | Google Earth | | | Install guide |
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