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TOP 300 Freeware software!

Office

OpenOffice –
office suite
PC Suite
602 – office suite
AbiWord – text editor
Atlantis Nova –
text editor
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer –
power point files viewer
Adobe
Reader – pdf reader
Foxit PDF Reader – pdf
reader
PDFCreator
– create pdf documents
Doc
Convertor – document convertor
Convert –
unit convertor
Converber – unit
convertor
Sunbird –
calendar/organizer
EssentialPIM Free –
calendar/organizer
PhraseExpress – speed
up your writing
ATnotes – create notes on the
desktop

Archive managers

7-Zip –
compression program
IZArc –
compression program
TugZIP –
compression program
CabPack – compression program
Universal Extractor – extract files from any
type of archive

Internet

Firefox – web
browser
Internet Explorer– web browser
Maxthon – web browser
Opera – web browser
Avant Browser – web
browser
Thunderbird –
email client
PopTray – check for
emails
Free Download
Manager – download manager
FlashGet – download manager
WellGet – download
manager
Download Master –
download manager
WGET – commandline download manager
HTTrack – offline
browser
WebReaper – offline
browser
Yeah
Reader – RSS reader
GreatNews – RSS reader
RSSOwl – RSS
reader

P2P

礣orrent – torrent
client
Azureus – torrent
client
BitComet – torrent
client
ABC – torrent
client
BitTornado – torrent
client
eMule – p2p
client
SoulSeek – p2p client
Shareaza –
p2p client
DC++ – Direct Connect network
client
PeerGuardian – IP blocker

Chat

Miranda – chat
client
MSN Messenger – chat
client
Yahoo Messenger – chat
client
QIP – chat client
Gaim – chat client
JAJC – chat client
HydraIRC – IRC client
Talkative
IRC – IRC client
IceChat – IRC client
Skype – VOIP client
Google Talk
– VOIP client
VoipStunt –
VOIP client
Gizmo –
VOIP client
Wengo – VOIP
client

Security

AVG Free –
antivirus
Avast Home Free –
antivirus
AntiVir PersonalEdition –
antivirus

BitDefender Free – antivirus
ClamWin – antivirus
CyberDifender – Internet Security
Suite
Ad-aware
– anti-spyware
Spybot: Search & Destroy
– anti-spyware
Windows Defender – anti-spyware
SpywareBlaster – anti-spyware
Spyware
Terminator – anti-spyware
Tootkit Reveaker – rootkit
detection utility
Winpooch –
system protection
HiJack Free
– system protection
HighJackThis – hijackers detector and remover
Kerio Personal Firewall – firewall
Sygate Personal Firewall –
firewall
ZoneAlarm – firewall
AxCrypt –
file encryption
Simple File
Shredder – securely delete files
PuTTy – SSH client
KeePass –
password manager
LockNote – password manager
nPassword – password manager
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer – identify
security misconfigurations

Network

Hamachi – VPN client
RealVNC – remote
control
UltraVNC – remote control
Ethereal – local area
network administration
The
Dude – network administration
Wireshark –
network administration
Angry IP Scanner –
IP scanner
IP-Tools – IP scanner
Free Port Scanner – IP scanner
NetMeter – network
bandwidth monitoring

Servers

FileZilla – FTP
client
FileZilla Server –
FTP server
EFTP – FTP
client/server
XAMPP – integrated server package of Apache,
mySQL, PHP and Perl
WAMP –
Apache, PHP5 and MySQL server

Audio

Foobar2000 – audio
player
WinAmp – audio player
1by1 – audio player
JetAudio – audio
player
XMPlay – audio
player
Xion – audio
player
Apollo – audio player
MediaMonkey – music organizer
The GodFather – music organizer
dBpowerAMP – audio
converter
Audacity – audio
converter

WavePad – audio converter
Kristal Audio
Engine – audio editor
Exact Audio Copy – CD
ripper
Audiograbber – CD
ripper
CDex – CD
ripper
Mp3 Tag Tools –
tag editor
Mp3tag – tag
editor
Taggin’ MP3 – tag
editor
Monkey’s Audio – APE
compressor/decompressor
mpTrim – mp3 editor
WavTrim – wave editor
EncSpot Basic – analyse mp3 files

Video

Windows Media Player – audio/video player
VLC – video player
Media Player
Classic – video player
MV2Player – video player
CrystalPlayer 1.95 –
video player
Zoom Player
– video player
GOM Player
– video player
viPlay –
video player
DSPlayer – video
player
VirtualDub – video
editor
CamStudio – video screen
recording
AviSplit – Avi
splitter
Video mp3
Extractor – rip audio from video files
Free
iPod Converter – convert all popular video formats to iPod
video
MediaPortal – turning your PCinto a Media Center
The FilmMachine

Image

Gimp – image editor
PhotoFiltre – image editor
Paint.net – image
editor
ArtRage – image editor
Artweaver – image editor
IrfanView
– image viewer
Picasa
– image viewer
XnView – image viewer
FastStone Image Viewer
– image viewer
FuturixImager – image
viewer
Easy Thumbnails –
create thumbnails from images
JoJoThumb – create thumbnails from images
iWebAlbum – create web photo
albums
JAlbum – create
web photo albums
3D Box Shot Maker – design quality
box shot
FastStone
Capture – screen capture
WinSnap – screen capture

3D

Blender3D
– 3D renderer
3Delight Free – 3D
renderer
SketchUp – 3D modeling
Maya Learning Edition – 3D modeling

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