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Full desktop operating system

openSUSE has everything you need for your work and play. Browse the web, send email, socialize online, play games, write documents, and much more; all free.

Full office suite included

Use LibreOffice to create professional-looking documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more. With LibreOffice, you can work on office documents created with other office suites.

Enjoy your Internet experience, worry-free

Forget worrying about viruses and spyware with openSUSE's trusted software repositories. The Firefox web browser is included with all openSUSE distributions, with alerts for known phishing websites protecting you from scams and identity thieves.

Have fun with media

Whether you're playing the latest chart-topping song, replaying your childhood memories or touching up that sunset landscape, openSUSE has you covered.

Play your music, podcasts and videos with Dragon Player and Amarok. Organize, edit and share your photos with GIMP and digiKam. Make new photos and fool around with you and your friends with Cheese.

Keeps up with you, wherever you're going

openSUSE works great on laptops and tablets, so you don't have to be tied down to be working or having fun with openSUSE!

Simply change

Are you coming from another operating system and want to be free with Linux? openSUSE works with many of your favorite applications, and there are tons of application equivalents to try out.

We back you up

openSUSE products are backed with free software updates for 18 months after release. The openSUSE community is also helpful and ready if you have any questions or problems with openSUSE.

Full and accurate source code

openSUSE products allow you to retrieve the exact source code of each distributed binary package. The complete sources for openSUSE products are available online — see Source code for more information.