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Freeware Utilities List
Here's a list of useful freeware applications, arranged alphabetically by category. If you wish to add to the list or make a correction, post your suggestion in this thread and I (or another mod) will revise the list.
Antivirus:
AVG - AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security - Real-time protection against viruses, spyware and malicious websites
Avast - avast! antivirus - high security and protection from malware with anti-spyware and anti-rootkit software built in
AntiVir - Free antivirus - Avira AntiVir
Panda ActiveScan - ActiveScan 2.0 - A second opinion on the security of your PC
Audio Players:
Foobar2000 - foobar2000
Sonique - Lycos
iTunes - Apple - iPod + iTunes
jetAudio - http://www.jetaudio.com/
QCD - Quintessential Player » Play, Rip, Manage and Enjoy your music
Winamp - Winamp Media Player - MP3, Multimedia, and Music Player
Audio Utilities:
CDex - CDex | Open Source Digital Audio CD Extractor with more than 32,000,000 downloads
dbPowerAMP Music Converter - dBpoweramp Music Converter
CD Recording:
ASPI Drivers - Adaptec - Technical Support
CD/DVD Burner XP - CDBurnerXP: Introduction and News
Burn 4 Free - free dvd copy cd dvd burner audio data shrink dvd - burn4free freeware
CD Utilities:
Daemon Tools - http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/portal/portal.php
Download Managers:
WackGet - http://millweed.com/projects/wackget/
LeechGet - LeechGet - The ultimate download utility
wget for Windows - http://xoomer.virgilio.it/hherold/
Encryption:
PGP Freeware Edition - PGP Corporation - Downloads
Axcrypt - Axantum Software AB | AxCrypt | File Encryption Software
GnuPG - The GNU Privacy Guard - GnuPG.org
Firewall:
ZoneAlarm - ZoneAlarm by Check Point - Award winning PC Protection, Antivirus, Firewall, Anti-Spyware, Identity Protection, and much more.
Sygate Personal Firewall - Business Solutions - Symantec Corp.
Kerio Personal Firewall - Free Firewall Download - Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall
Outpost - http://www.agnitum.com/download/outpost1.html
GUI Utilities:
Tclock - TClock
IconPhile - http://www.virtualplastic.net/scrow/iphile.html
PowerMenu - Abstract Path: PowerMenu
Glass2k - http://www.chime.tv/products/glass2k.shtml
D-Color XP - http://dliboon.freeshell.org/products/dcolor/index.php
CursorXP - CursorXP Options
MobyDock - moby dock windows free software at mobydock.com
Samurize - Samurize.com - Samurize News - Samurize is gaining popularity! - News
Image Viewers:
IrfanView - IrfanView - Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers worldwide
iBrowser - Freeware image viewer. 14 languages and 50+ image formats supported.
AhaView - Ahaview Lite- free image viewer and converter
Instant Messaging:
Miranda IM - Miranda IM - Home of the Miranda IM client. Smaller, Faster, Easier
Gaim - Home | Pidgin
Trillian - Cerulean Studios -> Downloads
Yahoo Instant Messenger - Yahoo! Messenger - Chat, Instant message, SMS, PC Calls and More
MSN Messenger - Windows Live Messenger
AOL Instant Messenger - Instant Messenger - AIM - Instant Message Your Online Buddies for Free - AIM
ICQ - ICQ.com - community, people search and messaging service!
Jabber - Jabber.org | open instant messaging and presence
Networking:
Putty Telnet/SSH Client - PuTTY: a free telnet/ssh client
IP Tools - IP-Tools - 19 network utilities
Ethereal Protocol Analyzer - http://www.ethereal.com/
HyperTerminal Private Edition - Hilgraeve, Inc. - Terminal Emulation and File Transfer Software
RealVNC - RealVNC - RealVNC remote control software
Nmap - Nmap - Free Security Scanner For Network Exploration & Security Audits.
Programming:
ActivePerl - http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/
jEdit - jEdit - Programmer's Text Editor - overview
Dev-C++ - Bloodshed Software - Providing Free Software to the internet community
MySQL - MySQL :: The world's most popular open source database
SciTE - Scintilla and SciTE
Publication/Document Manipulation:
OpenOffice.org - download: OpenOffice.org Downloads
AbiWord - AbiWord Downloads
Spyware Protection:
Ad-Aware - Ad-Aware @ Lavasoft - The Original Anti-Spyware Company - Lavasoft
Spybot: Search & Destroy - The home of Spybot-S&D!
CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Hijack This - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
IE-SPYAD - http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm#IESPYAD
SpywareBlaster - Javacool Software
System Utilities:
BootVis - |MG| BootVis 1.3.37.0
Resource Hacker - Resource Hacker
PC Inspector File Recovery - CONVAR & PCinspector Data Recovery Datenrettung recupero dati datarecovery récupération données
Motherboard Monitor - http://mbm.livewiredev.com/
WCPUID - H.Oda!'s Home Page
EasyBCD - Download EasyBCD 1.7.2 - NeoSmart Technologies
Video Players:
BSPlayer - Movie player, Media player, video player, multimedia player, divx player, free player - BS.Player.com
Core Media Player - http://www.tcmp.org/
Media Player Classic - SourceForge.net: Files
VideoLAN - VideoLAN - Free and Open Source software and video streaming solutions for every OS!
Zoom Player - Inmatrix.com - Zoom Player Download
Video Utilities:
KVCD - Redirect page
TMPGEnc - TMPGEnc Net
VirtualDUB - Welcome to virtualdub.org! - virtualdub.org
Web Browsers:
Mozilla FireFox - Mozilla Downloads
Mozilla - Mozilla.org - Home of the Mozilla Project
Netscape - Home :: The Netscape Archive
MyIE2 - http://www.myie2.com/
Avantbrowser - Avant Browser::Home
SlimBrowser - Slim Browser: Tabbed web browser with popup killer
Web/FTP Servers:
SlimFTPd - SlimFTPd 3.181 - WhitSoft Development
Filezilla - FileZilla - The free FTP solution
Xitami - Welcome To Xitami.com
Apache - Welcome! - The Apache Software Foundation
Savant - Savant Web Server
Here's a list of useful freeware applications, arranged alphabetically by category. If you wish to add to the list or make a correction, post your suggestion in this thread and I (or another mod) will revise the list.
Antivirus:
AVG - AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security - Real-time protection against viruses, spyware and malicious websites
Avast - avast! antivirus - high security and protection from malware with anti-spyware and anti-rootkit software built in
AntiVir - Free antivirus - Avira AntiVir
Panda ActiveScan - ActiveScan 2.0 - A second opinion on the security of your PC
Audio Players:
Foobar2000 - foobar2000
Sonique - Lycos
iTunes - Apple - iPod + iTunes
jetAudio - http://www.jetaudio.com/
QCD - Quintessential Player » Play, Rip, Manage and Enjoy your music
Winamp - Winamp Media Player - MP3, Multimedia, and Music Player
Audio Utilities:
CDex - CDex | Open Source Digital Audio CD Extractor with more than 32,000,000 downloads
dbPowerAMP Music Converter - dBpoweramp Music Converter
CD Recording:
ASPI Drivers - Adaptec - Technical Support
CD/DVD Burner XP - CDBurnerXP: Introduction and News
Burn 4 Free - free dvd copy cd dvd burner audio data shrink dvd - burn4free freeware
CD Utilities:
Daemon Tools - http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/portal/portal.php
Download Managers:
WackGet - http://millweed.com/projects/wackget/
LeechGet - LeechGet - The ultimate download utility
wget for Windows - http://xoomer.virgilio.it/hherold/
Encryption:
PGP Freeware Edition - PGP Corporation - Downloads
Axcrypt - Axantum Software AB | AxCrypt | File Encryption Software
GnuPG - The GNU Privacy Guard - GnuPG.org
Firewall:
ZoneAlarm - ZoneAlarm by Check Point - Award winning PC Protection, Antivirus, Firewall, Anti-Spyware, Identity Protection, and much more.
Sygate Personal Firewall - Business Solutions - Symantec Corp.
Kerio Personal Firewall - Free Firewall Download - Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall
Outpost - http://www.agnitum.com/download/outpost1.html
GUI Utilities:
Tclock - TClock
IconPhile - http://www.virtualplastic.net/scrow/iphile.html
PowerMenu - Abstract Path: PowerMenu
Glass2k - http://www.chime.tv/products/glass2k.shtml
D-Color XP - http://dliboon.freeshell.org/products/dcolor/index.php
CursorXP - CursorXP Options
MobyDock - moby dock windows free software at mobydock.com
Samurize - Samurize.com - Samurize News - Samurize is gaining popularity! - News
Image Viewers:
IrfanView - IrfanView - Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers worldwide
iBrowser - Freeware image viewer. 14 languages and 50+ image formats supported.
AhaView - Ahaview Lite- free image viewer and converter
Instant Messaging:
Miranda IM - Miranda IM - Home of the Miranda IM client. Smaller, Faster, Easier
Gaim - Home | Pidgin
Trillian - Cerulean Studios -> Downloads
Yahoo Instant Messenger - Yahoo! Messenger - Chat, Instant message, SMS, PC Calls and More
MSN Messenger - Windows Live Messenger
AOL Instant Messenger - Instant Messenger - AIM - Instant Message Your Online Buddies for Free - AIM
ICQ - ICQ.com - community, people search and messaging service!
Jabber - Jabber.org | open instant messaging and presence
Networking:
Putty Telnet/SSH Client - PuTTY: a free telnet/ssh client
IP Tools - IP-Tools - 19 network utilities
Ethereal Protocol Analyzer - http://www.ethereal.com/
HyperTerminal Private Edition - Hilgraeve, Inc. - Terminal Emulation and File Transfer Software
RealVNC - RealVNC - RealVNC remote control software
Nmap - Nmap - Free Security Scanner For Network Exploration & Security Audits.
Programming:
ActivePerl - http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/
jEdit - jEdit - Programmer's Text Editor - overview
Dev-C++ - Bloodshed Software - Providing Free Software to the internet community
MySQL - MySQL :: The world's most popular open source database
SciTE - Scintilla and SciTE
Publication/Document Manipulation:
OpenOffice.org - download: OpenOffice.org Downloads
AbiWord - AbiWord Downloads
Spyware Protection:
Ad-Aware - Ad-Aware @ Lavasoft - The Original Anti-Spyware Company - Lavasoft
Spybot: Search & Destroy - The home of Spybot-S&D!
CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Hijack This - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
IE-SPYAD - http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm#IESPYAD
SpywareBlaster - Javacool Software
System Utilities:
BootVis - |MG| BootVis 1.3.37.0
Resource Hacker - Resource Hacker
PC Inspector File Recovery - CONVAR & PCinspector Data Recovery Datenrettung recupero dati datarecovery récupération données
Motherboard Monitor - http://mbm.livewiredev.com/
WCPUID - H.Oda!'s Home Page
EasyBCD - Download EasyBCD 1.7.2 - NeoSmart Technologies
Video Players:
BSPlayer - Movie player, Media player, video player, multimedia player, divx player, free player - BS.Player.com
Core Media Player - http://www.tcmp.org/
Media Player Classic - SourceForge.net: Files
VideoLAN - VideoLAN - Free and Open Source software and video streaming solutions for every OS!
Zoom Player - Inmatrix.com - Zoom Player Download
Video Utilities:
KVCD - Redirect page
TMPGEnc - TMPGEnc Net
VirtualDUB - Welcome to virtualdub.org! - virtualdub.org
Web Browsers:
Mozilla FireFox - Mozilla Downloads
Mozilla - Mozilla.org - Home of the Mozilla Project
Netscape - Home :: The Netscape Archive
MyIE2 - http://www.myie2.com/
Avantbrowser - Avant Browser::Home
SlimBrowser - Slim Browser: Tabbed web browser with popup killer
Web/FTP Servers:
SlimFTPd - SlimFTPd 3.181 - WhitSoft Development
Filezilla - FileZilla - The free FTP solution
Xitami - Welcome To Xitami.com
Apache - Welcome! - The Apache Software Foundation
Savant - Savant Web Server