Windows 3.1 AlternativesOperating Systems and other similar apps like Windows 3.1

Windows 3.1 is described as 'The third Microsoft-Windows version to add a graphical user interface to MS-DOS, released in 1992. Runs on MS DOS 2.0 or newer (was not an operating system, but a program that ran on DOS). Windows 3.1 introduced better graphic, filetype, and audio/video support to users of DOS' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Windows 3.1 for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Windows, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best Windows 3.1 alternative is Fedora, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows 3.1 are Arch Linux, openSUSE, macOS and Kubuntu.

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  1. Fedora icon
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    Fedora creates an innovative, free, and open source platform for hardware, clouds, and containers that enables software developers and community members to build tailored solutions for their users.

    182 Fedora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  2. Arch Linux icon
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    Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86_64 optimized GNU/Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking.

    199 Arch Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  3. macOS icon
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    A Unix-based OS for Mac with seamlessly integration with Apple’s ecosystem, offering an intuitive UI, productivity tools like Finder, Spotlight, and Automator, built-in apps like Safari and Photos, Continuity for cross-device functionality, and security features including FileVault and Gatekeeper.

    176 macOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  4. Kubuntu icon
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    Kubuntu is an official "flavor" of Ubuntu that uses the KDE Plasma desktop environment. This gives it a completely different look and feel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  5. Windows 10 icon
     413 likes

    Versatile OS with universal app architecture, free first-year offer for Windows 7 and 8.1 users, redesigned mouse-touch UI, virtual desktop, Microsoft Edge, upgraded security, and enhanced graphics for gaming, supporting fingerprint and face recognition login.

    178 Windows 10 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Windows 10 as an Alternative to Windows 3.1
    andrejusdovidaitis
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    A computer running Windows 3.1 is guaranteed NOT to be able to run Windows 10 and you won't really be able to run Windows 3.1 applications in Windows 10 unless you have VM or something similar

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    • Windows 10 is Paid and ProprietaryWindows 3.1 is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. FreeBSD icon
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    FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of...

    193 FreeBSD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. ReactOS icon
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    ReactOS™ is a FOSS effort to develop a quality operating system based on the architecture of Microsoft® Windows™ NT family of operating systems, that is compatible with applications and drivers written for it (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7).

    195 ReactOS alternatives

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    • Windows
    • ReactOS
     
  8. Xubuntu icon
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    Xubuntu is an elegant and easy-to-use operating system. Xubuntu comes with Xfce, which is a stable, light and configurable desktop environment. It is based on Ubuntu Debian Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Gentoo icon
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    Gentoo Linux is a versatile, fast, highly configurable and completely free Linux and FreeBSD distribution geared towards developers and network professionals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
  10. CentOS icon
     150 likes

    CentOS is a community-supported, free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream distribution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. Haiku icon
     100 likes

    Haiku is an open-source operating system that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku is fast, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very powerful.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Haiku
    • Self-Hosted
     
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