---
type: source
title: "URZ: Recommendations for Free/Libre Open Source Software"
tags: [floss, recommendations, software, urz]
related: [concepts/floss]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
authors: [Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ)]
year: 2026
url: "https://rz.uni-greifswald.de/support/dokumentation/floss"
venue: "Universität Greifswald"
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_support_dokumentation_floss.md"]
---

# URZ: Recommendations for Free/Libre Open Source Software

This source provides a curated, though non-exhaustive, list of Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) recommended by the Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ) for daily academic and administrative work at the Universität Greifswald.

The document categorizes software recommendations into five main areas:
- **Operating Systems**: Recommends Ubuntu (LTS) and Ubuntu MATE.
- **Security**: Recommends KeePassXC for password management.
- **Office**: Recommends LibreOffice (Base, Calc, Impress, Writer), OnlyOffice, and GnuCash.
- **Email & Communication**: Recommends Groupware, Mozilla Thunderbird, Adium, and Pidgin.
- **Image Editing & Multimedia**: Recommends Scribus, Inkscape, GIMP, darktable, LightZone, Avidemux, Shotcut, VLC media player, and Audacity.

The URZ explicitly states that this is an incomplete list and makes no claim to absolute correctness, positioning these as suggestions rather than mandates.
