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avast! Free Antivirus
Expect great all-around protection against viruses and trojans. Download
AntiVir Free Version
Lightweight and solid. Good ratings. Worth looking into. Download
AVG Antivirus Free Edition
Not as good as Avast or Avira but with considerably less bloat. The most popular free antivirus. Download
Microsoft Security Essentials
Simple, lightweight and competent protection suite. Download
Comodo Internet Security
Free security suite, includes both a firewall and anti-virus protection. Download



Spybot S&D
Detects and removes spyware. Compliments anti-virus apps. Download
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
Easy-to-use, simple, and effective anti-malware application. Download
IObit Security 360 Free
Advanced malware & spyware removal utility. Download



PC Tools Firewall Plus 6
Powerful firewall capable of providing excellent protection. Download
Comodo Firewall (standalone)
Long been considered one of the best free firewall tools available. Download
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
Provides the best overall firewall protection for advanced users. Download
Online Armor Free
All of the normal features of a firewall and more. Download
Ashampoo FireWall Free
Very easy to use and navigate. For intermediate users. Download



Auslogics Disk Defrag
Simple, reliable and quite fast. A must-have free PC tool. Considered no.1 by many. Download
Defraggler
Another excellent defrag tool. Portable. From the same guys behind hugely popular CCleaner. Download
IObit Smart Defrag
Extremely easy to use. Works continuously in the background. Download



Recuva
Very effective in restoring deleted files. Extremely popular. Download
FreeUndelete
No frills, just focused on the zen of file recovery. Download
ADRC Data Recovery Software
The Renaissance Man of free data recovery. Not as popular as Recuva but still has its own fans. Download



Revo Uninstaller Free
Fast and very effective at uninstalling just about anything. Popular choice for the purpose. Download
IObit Uninstaller
New kid on the block. Gaining popularity. Boasts a bunch of features not found on other uninstallers. Download
Absolute Uninstaller
Less popular than the other two but probably the simplest to use one. Download



Mozy
Incredibly smart, highly secure, set-it-and-forget-it backup solution. Backups data to web. Download
FBackup
Backup files and documents, personal settings and plugins. Download
Todo Backup
Able to backup the entire operating system, program settings, browser data, emails and other data. Download
Clonezilla
Live CD to completely clone your hard drive. Download
SyncBack Freeware
Selective synchronisation, local and remote backup to an FTP server. Download



Glary Utilities
Includes over 15 useful tools. Been recommended by MakeUseOf several times! Download
CCleaner
Scores high points all around. The most popular choice at the moment. Not as many features as in others. Download
IObit Toolbox
The amount of system maintenance tools included in this free app is truly staggering. Download



Google Chrome
The fastest, minimal design browser now with extension support. Download
Firefox
More than 6,000 add-ons for every possible feature. The most customisable browser to date. Download
Safari
Designed to emphasize browsing. Also features extensions. Download
Opera
The “fastest and most advanced” browser available today. Download



Thunderbird
Increasingly popular. One of the best email clients for Windows. Download
Postbox Express
A simple, yet powerful, new email application for Windows. Download
Google Notifier
Alerts you when you have new Gmail messages. Download



Skype
The most popular cross-platform VoIP application. Must-have for everyone online. Download
Pidgin
Easy-to-use, cross-platform, multi-protocol chat client. Supports all major chat programs. Download
Digsby
An alternative multi-protocol instant messaging app. Cross-platform. Extremely popular. Download



Paint.NET
Strong candidate as a potential substitute for Photoshop for beginner/intermediate users. Download
FastStone Image Viewer
One of the best image viewer, converter & editor bundles. Download
IrfanView
The Swiss Army knife of image viewers/editors. Extremely popular. Download
Google Picasa
Powerful photo manager software from Google. Includes 1-click photo retouching features. Easy online photo sharing. Download
GIMP
Very capable graphic editor with Photoshop-like features. Often labeled as free Photoshop alternative. Download
PhotoScape
Another good free photo editing application. Download



foobar2000
Highly customisable advanced audio player for Windows. Download
Songbird
A popular music player based on Mozilla’s code. Includes plugins. Download
Audacity
Very popular open source software for recording and editing sounds. Download
iTunes
Music player and video library organiser. Hosts the iTunes Store. Download
MediaMonkey
Full-featured music player and music collection organiser. Download
Winamp
Well-know, lightweight, small-footprint media player. Download
CopyTrans Manager
Alternative iPod manager app. Sync and transfer music & files to iPod, iPhone, iPad. Download



VLC Media Player
Extremely popular cross-platform app that plays almost any video file. Download
Handbrake
Open source, cross-platform, multithreaded video transcoder and converter. Download
VirtualDub
Open-source and portable video editor. Download
Media Player Classic
Replica of WM Player. Includes only the most basic controls. Plays many formats. Download
Freemake
Free video converter & DVD burner that’s easy to use. Download



OpenOffice
A popular free alternative to Microsoft Office. Download
Dropbox
Must-have for everyone. Sync folder with docs to web or other PCs / Macs. Share documents. Download
Notepad++
Popular open source text editor. Favoured by many, including programmers. Download
FoxIt Reader
Really light alternative to Adobe Reader. Open PDF files. Download
doPDF
Easily convert documents and pictures to PDF from any Windows program with two clicks. Download



Fences
Provides rectangular containers for your desktop to visually organize your icons. Handy! Download
Rainlender
Very easy to use and lightweight calendar for your Windows desktop. Download
Evernote
Save your ideas on the go and instantly take notes. Access notes from anywhere. Highly recommended! Download
VirtuaWin
Gives you multiple virtual desktops to organize your workflow. Highly customisable. Download
Launchy
A powerful keystroke based program launcher. Replaces the Start button. Download



7-zip
Takes care of most of your extracting/compression needs. Download
Universal Extractor
With over 50 supported file formats, Universal Extractor is superb. Download
IZArc
One archive utility to rule them all. Supports almost all formats. Download



ImgBurn
CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray burning application. Also, lets you create image files from CDs and DVDs. Download
CDBurnerXP
The most popular free alternative to Nero Burning ROM. Burn CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. Download
bitRipper
Back-up your DVDs as AVI files or Mpeg to your hard drive. Excellent backup tool for DVDs. Download
CDex
Open-source digital audio CD extractor. Saves CD tracks as MP3’s. Download
DuBaron CD2ISO
A great tool to extract ISO images from CDs or DVDs. Very simple and easy to use. Download
Virtual CloneDrive
Mount a virtual drive to open and playback ISO image files (CD/DVD images). Download
DVDShrink
The easiest and one of the better free DVD ripping and backup tools. Download



uTorrent
Speedy, efficient, and free. The most popular BitTorrent client. Download
Deluge
An awesome but unappreciated cross-platform BitTorrent client. Download
YouTube Downloader HD
Downloads YouTube videos with just a few clicks of the mouse button. Download



LastPass
Secure plugin to store and synchronise passwords across browsers. Download
Unlocker
Kills or unlocks unresponsive programs or system processes. Download
Soluto
Speed up Windows boot time by removing unnecessary apps from startup. Very effective. Download
PortableApps Suite
A collection of useful portable apps. Carry the apps with you wherever you go on a thumbdrive. Download
TreeSize Free
Shows you where your precious hard drive space has gone to. Download
TrueCrypt
Free open-source, cross-platform disk encryption software. Encrypt and hide sensitive files. Download
EASEUS Partition Master
All-in-one partition manager. Create, resize and merge partitions. Download
   

       InterneT                                   

  1. I.Explorer 7.0 beta 3
  2. Mozilla Firefox 3.52 
  3. Maxthon 1.5.7 Build 82  
         Communication 
  1. MSN Messenger 8.5.1235 
  2. Yahoo Messenger 9.0.0.2034 
  3. Google Talk 1.0.100 
  4. Skype 3.8.0.188  
              Graphics 
  1. ACDSee 8.1 
  2. Swish 2.0 
  3. Picasa 2.2 Build 28.20 
           Multimedia 
  1. Windows Media Player 11
  2. jetAudio 7.0.5 
  3. PowerDVD 7
 35+ Amazing Softwares That Are Free

Productivity Suites

OpenOffice.org

 



One of the best alternatives available for Microsoft Office Suite, OpenOffice.org has not only received several awards and accolades, it is one of the best alternatives to managing your document, spreadsheets, presentations and more.
With Open Office you can do everything you can with Microsoft Office and with the software being open source you can expect 100s and 1000s of cool software engineers contributing to make it better.
Other worthwhile mentions

Thunderbird

 






Maintaining several email accounts in a single place has always been a forte associated with Microsoft Outlook. Thunderbird on the other hand is a alternative which is as good as Outlook if not better, providing you with the many of the same features to manage multiple email accounts at no cost at all.
Thunderbird lets you manage your POP and IMAP accounts with ease. Thunderbird also allows you to extend the basic functionality by allowing you to add useful add-ons and extensions making it just too good to resist.

Dia

 





A good software is always conceptualized by defining the exact way in which it should work with process diagrams and flowcharts. If you have been paying out of your pocket for Microsoft Visio it is high time you switched to Dia a open source software that allows you to create structured diagrams and flowcharts for free.

Sunbird

 






Though not one of the most talked about product, Sunbird definitely is a great alternative to managing your appointments and events without having to use Microsoft Outlook.
And if you would frown about having to use two different applications to manage emails and calendars you should definitely try out Lightning that combines Thunderbird with Sunbird to create a great productivity application.

Browsers, Instant Messengers, Remote File Management, Shell and Linux Emulation

Firefox

 






Firefox is not only the best open source browser available today, it also provides you with a much safer and faster browsing experience. It is really much better than Internet Explorer and not many would say otherwise.
Well if you have been reading us for sometime you may already know how much we love Firefox. You can definitely check out the ultimate list of tips and tricks for firefox 3 and while your at it don’t forget to see the Firefox extensions we have put up for you.
Other worthwhile mentions

Digsby

 



Digsby is much more than just a just a multi-protocol IM client. With Digsby you can communicate with your friends over AIM, Yahoo, MSN, GTalk and more without having to install separate clients, as well as check your emails from multiple providers.
If that was not enough you can also use Digsby to update your social networking statues in Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
Other worthwhile mentions

WinSCP

 



Remote file management is always a challenge and though there are several softwares out there our preferred one is WinSCP, a incredible and versatile software that makes file management quite a breeze.
WinSCP is not only allows you to transfer files but they do it by providing you a way to securely do them, using the SFTP protocol instead of the regular FTP protocol.
Other worthwhile mentions

uTorrent

 




If you are looking to download files using torrents, look no farther than uTorrent, one of the best softwares to manage torrents. Not only is it lightweight it also can be managed using the browser by accessing the uTorrent site and the best part is it runs out of the box without requiring any installations.
Other worthwhile mentions

Free Download Manager

 



Managing your downloads with browsers have never been that easy and download managers definitely allow you to download files in a much better way. Free Download Manager allows you to download files from multiple sources, accelerating your download process, along with allowing you to pause and resume them.
Free Download Manager makes your download management much better and also comes with inbuilt support to download torrent files.
Other worthwhile mentions

Putty

 




Ever wanted to manage Linux servers from your Windows machine using shell. Putty is one of the best way to access shell environment. As far as we know there is not competition to Putty.
If you have been using Putty, don’t forget to check out how you can manage your putty sessions in a database and work in a tabbed interface or minimize it to a tray so that you are not overwhelmed with the number of open windows.

Cygwin

 



Ever wanted to emulate a Linux system on your Windows PC or just wanted to practice few skills before you actually installed Linux as you main system? Cygwin is one of the best Linux emulator you will ever find using which you can get your hands dirty without worrying about screwing up a actual operating system.

System Management, File Management, System Maintenance, Anti-virus, Anti-spyware and Firewalls

Having paid for a software like Windows does not mean that you get the best of everything, there are several pieces of softwares that help you maintain your system so that it runs properly for a long time and is optimized to the T.
AVG Free Anti-virus
 



Symantec no doubt has a huge market in the anti-virus industry with Norton, with support from computer manufacturers who bundle the trial version of Norton in factory shipped desktops and laptops, that obliviously does not mean it is the best.
Norton has had huge complaints of considerably slowing down PCs and using considerable system resources. AVG on the other hand is a real good alternative which is free and does not tax you system as much as Norton does. The latest version of AVG also comes with several new features such as Anti-spyware, Anti-rootkit and more.
Other worthwhile mentions

CCleaner

 




Your PC accumulates several temporary files and traces that are not useful to you. These temporary files and traces slows down the PC along with taking up unwanted disk space.
CCleaner is a cleaning robot for your computer, which is smart enough to know which places to look for unwanted files and traces. CCleaner can also cleanup several applications along cleaning temporary and unwanted files created by Windows.

Defraggler

 




Your PC is not the smartest thing in the world and it has a tendency to spread fragments of files all over the place. Defraggler allows you to sort out the mess and make your PC run faster and much better. The good thing about defraggler is that it allows you to choose the files you want to defrag making the process much more easier and faster.

Comodo Firewall Pro

 



Windows inbuilt Firewall is good but not really one of the best things around, there are several alternatives which you can definitely try out but our personal favorite is Comodo which packs in all the features of a professional version as a free software.
Other worthwhile mentions

Recuva

 




“Oops I deleted that important file” is a statement many users have right after using Shift + Delete option for a file.If you thought that you could never recover the deleted file you are in for a surprise. There are several softwares that will allow you to recover deleted files.
Recuva is one of the best alternative that is available today, not only is it very reliable, you will not have to spend a penny for it as it is completely free.

Imaging Tools, Graphics, 3D Software, Image Managers

Gimp

 




Gimp is undoubtedly the best alternative available for Photoshop. Edit your images with ease without having to worry about paying a fortune for Photoshop. Gimp also can be used in conjunction with plugins bringing a host of new features to the core software.
Other worthwhile mentions

Blender

 



Creating 3D applications is not that easy but even more harder is spending thousands of dollars to get a software that allows you to create 3D animations.
Blender is a great application to work with 3D modeling with a great interface at a unmatchable price, Free.

Picasa

 



Picasa is definitely one of the best tools available for managing your photos. With Picasa you can import your pictures from your camera and edit them to change contrast, remove red eyes and more. You can also upload your pictures to your online album and share them with family and friends without having to upload each and every file individually.
Other worthwhile mentions

Video Softwares, Audio Softwares, 3D Softwares

VLC Player

 





VLC Player is one of the best video softwares available to view different files and formats. VLC player supports multiple codecs out of the the box allowing you to play almost all kinds of file formats without having to install any additional softwares or codecs.

Miro

 




Miro allows you to convert your PC into a Internet TV. You can use it to watch Internet video channels and play any video file. You can play files from YouTube and more and you can play almost any types of file with it including HD videos.

PicLens

 




PicLens is a Firefox add-on that transforms your browser into full screen 3D browser allowing you to browse images and videos in full screen.

Audacity

 




Audacity is one of the best free tools available for audio editing and recording for several operating systems.
You can record live audio, convert tapes into digital recordings, cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together and more.

Development Tools, Editors

Eclipse

 




Eclipse is one of the best development IDE available for building robust enterprise applications, embedded software development and more with support for several languages.
The Eclipse project has been supported by several well know companies and also has a very large open source community to help develop and test the product.
Other worthwhile mentions

Notepad++

 




Notepad++ is not just a mere notepad replacement, it will allow you to modify several file types and has been getting better by the day with new features like auto complete and more.
If you are stuck with notepad this is definitely one software you should give a try.
Other worthwhile mentions

CD / DVD Writing Softwares, DVD Ripping, Virtual CD / DVD

Handbrake

 





Handbrake is a DVD Ripper that will allow you to rip DVD files and convert them to MPEG-4 format for Mac OS, Linux and Windows.

CDBurnerXP

 






CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface.

MagicDisc

 






Several softwares and games can be downloaded as image files like ISO, BIN etc. If you do not have a CD / DVD writer those files may be practically useless to you. With MagicDisc you can easily mount those image files as Virtual CD / DVDs and install the software, copy them and do more.

Utilities

Foxit PDF Reader

 



Foxit PDF Reader is no doubt one of the best alternative to the Adobe PDF reader. It is much more faster and robust than the reader provided by Adobe.
There are several features that you make you completely ditch Adobe PDF reader, if you have not already done that.

7Zip

 




7Zip is one of the best open source software which allows you to manage several types of archives with simplicity and ease. 7Zip supports all the popular archive formats such as zip, rar, gzip, tar and more.
It is by far a much better alternative to the dominating WinZip and WinRar softwares that require you to purchase licenses.

xPlorer2 Lite

 


Windows explorer is definitely not the best to manage files, with you have to open several windows just to perform a simple task of copying and pasting files.
xPlorer2 Lite is a very handy utility when it comes to managing files in Windows. The tabbed interface saves you lot of times and hassles simplifying the task of managing files.

Launchy

 




Loading applications has never been more easier than it is with Launchy. This is probably one of the best software that makes your life much more easier when it comes to opening applications without having to go through the pain of creating a desktop shortcut or searching for them.

Google Desktop

 




If you thought Google only worked online then you are in for a surprise. Google Desktop is one of the best indexing and desktop search tools for your PC with results as accurate as their web based search.
With Google Desktop Search you can search your files, emails, chat conversations and more. The handy sidebar also allows you to add gadgets so that you can access information quickly and easily.

Windows Live Writer

 



One of the best tools to manage your blogs offline, Windows Live Writer has grown to become one of the most loved applications from Microsoft.
You can manage multiple weblogs and post to them with ease, save drafts online and offline, edit images, add watermarks to them and more.

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