Some issues with OpenID sign up/signing in

Unfortunately we’ve had a problem with OpenID the last couple of days that caused some issues with both new registrations and signing in to existing accounts. If you have been registered for more than a week and haven’t experienced any issues then you should be fine. If you have had problems signing in the »

New features and design improvements

It’s getting cold outside (we’re from Sweden) but on AlternativeTo it’s definitely heating up! We have been hard at work trying to enhance the look and feel of the site, and as always we added new features and got rid of some bugs as well. New startpage with featured applications. Updated design across »

In Search Of...

It’s now possible to add AlternativeTo Search to your browser. We have tested this in Firefox (2+) Internet Explorer (7+) and in Google Chrome. Just go to our search page and click on one of the links to the right to add them. If you use Chrome or Firefox you can also assign a keyword »

Let's get social!

We recently added some new features that will make it easier for you to tell your friends about cool applications you find on AlternativeTo. If you “like” or comment on an application you now have the possibility to publish that on Facebook or Twitter. We thought that if you really like an application it’s likely »

Follow AlternativeTo on Facebook

We recently created a page for AlternativeTo on the popular social networking site Facebook. And while we were at it we even snatched the nice URL facebook.com/AlternativeTo to make it easy to find. If you use Facebook and like AlternativeTo then add yourself as a fan to stay updated and show your support. See »

The Next Episode

It’s been a while since we updated the blog or released a new version of AlternativeTo, but that’s because we’ve been hard at work finishing the first major update of the site. This update includes many small changes and bug fixes, but most importantly it has a whole new version focused on applications »

Moving on up

Hello again! We have made some new updates to the site the last couple of days. The most notable are: Possibility to filter the alternatives by tags. You simply get a list of all the tags that the application has and you can choose one of them and only the alternatives with the same tag will »

So fresh and so clean clean

Hi people! As you might already know we recently moved to a new server and things seems to be working really well now. Unlike our previous solution everything should scale well if we hit another traffic boost in the future. In other news, we just uploaded a new version of the site with some nice fixes »

A question of time

It seems like the move went fine. If you were active on the site you probably got an error or two but nothing major. And it seems like the time on the new server wasn’t the same as on the old one. But that will correct itself in an hour or two. Please report anything »

A short break

We are moving to new servers. It will probably just take a couple of minutes. Hang on! Btw. While you are waiting. Follow us on Twitter! Or digg us! Or make a cup of coffe and relax a bit. »