CrossOSS: Database of cross-platform software

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CrossOSS: Database of cross-platform software

by Jordan Running Jul 21st 2006

CrossOSS is a web site for people who want to be able to use the same programs on their Windows machine, their Linux box, and their Mac. It's a database of applications--open source, free, and commercial--that will run on at least two of the above platforms. At the moment the database is fairly small--less than 100 apps--but there's some great selections in categories ranging from Database to Multimedia, and programs are identified clearly according to platforms and cost.

Tags: commercial, cross-platform, crossoss, crossplatform, freeware, opensource, shareware

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Chris said 10:58PM on 7-22-2006

Thanks for the link to CrossOSS guys. One are it's lacking in is Linux apps. So if anyone knows a few that run on Linux and/or Windows and/or OS X, let us know.

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