List of free software project directories

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The following is a list of notable websites that list free software projects. These directories and repositories of free software differ from software hosting facilities (or software forges) in the number of features they offer and the type of collaboration they are designed to promote.

## General directories

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Name  | Description, focus

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SourceForge | largest directory, >500K projects[1]
Apache Software Foundation | Mostly Java[2]
Free Software Directory[3] | About 17000 packages with 386 GNU-packages and 97 High Priority Projects[4]
Open Hub (Formerly Ohloh)  |
Libraries.io | Open source libraries, frameworks and tools
ibiblio | Open source software
List of free and open-source software packages |
AlternativeTo | General: can filter by license type "Open Source"

## Programming language specific directories

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Name  | Description, focus

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CPAN | Perl
CTAN | TeX
CRAN | R
Gambas Software Farm | Gambas
JBoss | Enterprise Java
LuaRocks | Lua
PEAR | PHP
Node Package Manager | Node.js
Python Package Index | Python
Hackage | Haskell
RubyGems | Ruby

## See also

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* Free and open-source software portal

* Comparison of source-code-hosting facilities

## References

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1. ^ Hoffman, Chris. "Yes, You Can Download Software From SourceForge Again". HowToGeek. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
2. ^ "Apache Software Foundation Celebrates 25 Years". Yahoo News. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
3. ^ Noyes, Katherine. "Looking for Free Software? A New Directory Can Help". PCWorld. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
4. ^ "Free Software Directory". directory.fsf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.

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* Free software movement
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* Free Software Movement of India
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