Find an (possibly better) alternative to (almost) any existing app

I just tumbled on this site, and I thought I might share it with you. AlternativeTo allows you to search for an application you know, and find alternatives that might better suit you.

For example, suppose you like Photoshop on Windows, but need to find an alternative on Linux. Just search for Adobe Photoshop, and you'll be brought to a page describing what is Adobe Photoshop (as if you didn't know), and a list of alternatives people proposed, sorted by number of "I Like" votes. Each entry in the list specifies for which platform the alternative is available (Windows, Mac, Linux and Online/Web-based), and provides a link to a page similar to the one you're on, but for the alternative. That means you can navigate from one alternative to another to another (and on and on), until you find something of interest.

Personally, I plan to use this site to find alternative to applications I love, but still find imperfect. When there's only one or two show-stoppers on an otherwise almost-perfect tool, this site may prove quite useful.

Also, mobile phone users are not left empty-handed, as a specific "Mobile" section is also available. That way, no need to navigate endlessly in the iTunes stores and read tons of descriptions (that tries more to sell than actually describe the product most of the times) to find what iPhone application might suit you better than one you use or heard about. As with the previously-described Desktop section, each application entry tells you on which platform it is available (so you don't try to find an Android application in the iTunes store, for example).

Did you ever had the need to find a better tool than the one you were using? Did an OS or mobile phone change ever forced you to find an alternative to a loved application you could not use anymore? Feel free to share your experience in app-switching in the comments section below.