Freeware/Open Source Software

I have tested all of these free applications. They are all high-quality. (However, always do a virus scan!)

I have used them on both Windows XP and Vista. My old machine was an XP but then a power surge fried the RAM, so the rent-to-own place gave me my current Vista machine.

Some software has both stable and beta versions. If you want to use the latest features and don't mind bugs or crashes, use the beta version. Otherwise, use the latest stable version.

Productivity

Office Suites

Word Processors

Misc

metapad

QJot

AbiWord

Internet

Browsers

Email

Misc

Firefox Addons

Mozilla Firefox

Opera Browser

Google Chrome

Netscape Browser Archive

MozBackup

Pidgin

uTorrent

AdBlock Plus

BookmarkDD

ColorfulTabs

FoxClocks

IE Tab

ImageShack Toolbar

Stop Autoplay

Xmarks (formerly Foxmarks)

 

 

Multimedia

Media Players

Codecs

Rippers

Converters and Encoders

Editors

Misc

VLC Media Player

Media Player Classic

Songbird

Winamp

K-Lite Codec Pack

ffdshow

SmartRipper

DVD Decrypter

CDEx

avi.NET

AutoGK

MediaCoder

VirtualDub

Avidemux

Audacity

DVD Flick

AudioShell

Graphics

Image Editors

Image Viewers

Misc

GIMP

GIMPShop

paint.NET

Inkscape

Picasa

IrfanView

IconExplorer

Security

Antiviruses

Spyware Removers

AVG Antivirus

avast! Antivirus

Spybot Search & Destroy

Utilities

Cleaners

Archivers

CD Burning

System Information

Data Recovery

PDF Files

Revo Uninstaller

CCleaner

Empty Folder Nuker

7-Zip

Universal Extractor

CDBurnerXP

ImgBurn

HWiNFO32

HDD Health (scroll down)

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder

Process Monitor

SpeedFan

ShellExView

WhoCrashed

FolderSize

Recuva

Recovery Toolbox for CD

Roadkil's Unstoppable Copier

DiskInternals ZIP Repair

Foxit Reader

DoPDF

 

 


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