This is a table of applications that are approximately equivalent. It is not by any means exhaustive, but tries to help a new user of KDE software to find packages that might suit. The section headings are links to take you to pages with more software in that group.
Description
Windows
Mac OS X
KDE Software
Blogging client
Windows Live Writer
Echo, MarsEdit
Blogilo
BitTorrent Client
BitTorrent
utorrent, Transmission
KTorrent , KGet
Download Manager
FlashGet
jDownloader, pyLoad
KGet
E-mail Client
Outlook Express, Windows Live Mail
Apple Mail, Unibox
KMail
Feed Aggregator
Reeder, Vienna
Akregator
Personal Information Manager
Outlook
Outlook, Together
Kontact
Web Browser
Internet Explorer
Safari
Konqueror , rekonq , Falkon
Instant Messaging Client
Windows Live Messenger
iChat, Adium
Kopete , KMess
IRC Client
mIRC
Colloquy
Konversation , Quassel
Description
Windows
Mac OS X
KDE Software
Image Editor
Paint.NET, Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop, Pixelmator
Krita , KolourPaint
Image Viewer
ACDSee
iPhoto, Quicklook
Gwenview , KuickShow , digiKam , KPhotoAlbum
Photo Management
ACDSee
iPhoto, Aperture
digiKam , KPhotoAlbum , Gwenview
PDF Viewer
Adobe Reader
Preview, Adobe Reader
Okular
Vectorial Drawing
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator, Sketch
Karbon
Description
Windows
Mac OS X
KDE Software
Audio Player
Windows Media Player, Winamp
iTunes
Amarok , Juk , KsCD , Kaffeine
Video Player
Windows Media Player
QuickTime Player, MPlayer, VLC
Bangarang , Dragon Player , KPlayer , KMPlayer , Kaffeine
CD and DVD Authoring
Nero Burning ROM
iDVD, Toast
K3b , K9Copy
Disk image emulator
Daemon Tools
Silicon
Non-linear Video Editor
Windows Movie Maker
iMovie
Kdenlive
Description
Windows
Mac OS X
KDE Software
Office Package
Microsoft Office
iWork
Calligra
Word Processor
Microsoft Word
Pages
Words , KWord
Spreadsheet
Microsoft Excel
Numbers
Sheets , KCells
Presentation
Microsoft PowerPoint
Keynote
Stage , Showcase
Desktop Database Creation
Microsoft Access
FileMaker
Kexi
Diagram, Flowcharting and Mind Mapping
Microsoft Visio
OmniGraffle
Flow , Kivio , Semantik
Project Management
Microsoft Project
iTaskX, Merlin
Plan , KPlato
Personal Information Manager
Microsoft Outlook
Address Book, iCal
Kontact
Personal Finance Manager
Quicken
Outbank, Pecunia
KMyMoney , Skrooge
Notetaking
Microsoft OneNote
MacJournal, Evernote
BasKet
Description
Windows
Mac OS X
KDE Software
Touch-typing trainer
TypingMaster, Stamina
KTouch
Description
Windows
Mac OS X
KDE Software
Partition Editor
Logical Disk Manager
Disk Utility
KDE Partition Manager
System Monitor
Windows Task Manager
Activity Monitor
KSysGuard
System Information
EVEREST
Systeminformation
KInfoCenter
Description
Windows
Mac OS X
KDE Software
File archiver
WinRAR
The Unarchiver
Ark
Text Editor
Notepad
TextEdit
KWrite , Kate
Description
Windows
Mac OS X
KDE Software
IDE
Visual Studio
Xcode
KDevelop
Computer-aided translation system
Poedit, Virtaal
Poedit, LocFactory
Lokalize
UML tool
Enterprise Architect
Astah
Umbrello , Kivio
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