The FreeBSD Ports Collection offers a simple way for users and administrators to install applications. Each ``port'' listed here contains any patches necessary to make the original application source code compile and run on FreeBSD. Installing an application is as simple as downloading the port, unpacking it and typing make in the port directory. The Makefile automatically fetches the application source code, either from a local disk or via ftp, unpacks it on your system, applies the patches, and compiles. If all goes well, simply type make install to install the application.

Below are the listings of ports currently available, arranged by application type. Four links are available for each port listed:

Description
This fetches a description of the application from the FTP archive (ftp.freebsd.org).
Browse
This is a link to the FTP archive directory for the port where you can examine the Makefile and patches.
Download
This is a link to a gzip'd tar file containing the port. Be sure to tell your browser to save rather than display!
Maintainer
The person responsible for maintaining the port. If you have problems with a specific port, contact this person.

For more information, see The ports collection and Porting applications in the FreeBSD Handbook.


There are currently 556 ports is the FreeBSD Ports Collection.
Download a gzip'd tar file of all 556 ports (about 2 megabytes) or browse the following categories:


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