Many software tools for conducting research are available as FLOSS (Free, Libre and Open Source Software). Using them is usually free of charge. FLOSS is not limited to computer applications and also includes software platforms such as the Linux kernel and the Apache web server.

Reference management:

• Zotero (an easy-to-use reference manager)
• Comparison of reference management software (including a number of free tools)

Conducting studies:

• PsychoPy (cross-platform package for experiments in the behavioral sciences)
• PsyToolkit (toolkit for cognitive-psychological experiments and surveys)
• OpenSesame (program to create experiments for psychology, neuroscience, and experimental economics)
• LabJS builder (study design in the browser using a graphical, drag-and-drop interface)

Data analysis:

• Jamovi (alternative to costly statistical products such as SPSS and SAS)
• R: The R Project for  Statistical Computing (software environment and programming language for statistical computing and graphics)
• RStudio (integrated development environment for R)
• JASP – A Fresh Way to Do Statistics (graphical program for statistical analysis)
• Python (full-fledged programming language with many data analysis packages)

Workflow Organization:

• WORCS (Rstudio project template and convenience functions for the Workflow for Open Reproducible Code in Science)