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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