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SourceForge Reviews Summary
SourceForge enjoys a strong reputation among users for its comprehensive database of both open-source and business software, facilitating informed decision-making through genuine user reviews. The platform's user-friendly interface and effective comparison tools are frequently praised, contributing to high customer satisfaction. However, some users noted challenges with search functionality and occasional website errors during onboarding. Overall, the sentiment reflects a positive experience with customer support and software discovery, while highlighting areas for improvement in usability and browsing features. This feedback suggests that enhancing the user interface could further elevate the customer experience.
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SourceForge was acquired by a new company earlier this year and has vastly improved since then. They have added https support, removed all bundled adware, they scan projects for malware, and your account can have 2 factor authentication enabled as well.
This used to be a great site with loads of useful programs to download. The programs are still there but now they are hidden under a plethora of misleading adverts that pretend to be the downloads. This has now been compounded by the sourceforge installer with unwanted third party programs attached.
I understand the need for advertising to pay for the service and I fully support them in that regard, but forcing third party apps via an installer is not the solution, and having no quality control on the adverts means that the website is becoming a minefield for the unwary.
Such a shame but this is now a website I advise people to avoid as the likelyhood of them getting unwanted programs is now extremely high.
Shame on you Sourceforge!
I have been very happy with my experiences with SourceForge.Net. I love open-source software, and here it is all in one place. As a previous reviewer said, it is "a bit slow," but not intolerably, and free, to say nothing of safe, is worth the wait. I wish all the projects they list would be active, but surely there are enough as it is...
SourceForge.net is a fantastic open source download site. The site has something for everyone, with almost 300,000 free programs. Can't complain nothing is free anymore! I have found some of the best downloads from this site such as Eraser, TrueCrypt, OpenVPN & TOR.
Great website for open source software. A bit slow.
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