Free Software and Useful Web-based Applications!
Richard's Recommendations
Below are the freeware packages that are running on my machines. Each one has been thoroughly tested. If you find that some of these are not what you want, additional choices are listed below my recommendations, by functional category.
If you are looking for an application and can't find it here, drop me a note and I'll see what I can dig up.
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Application Description | Application Name |
Anti-Spyware | AVG AS |
Anti-Virus |
AVG, |
Archiving | |
Audio/Video Conversions | |
Backup/Synchronization | SyncBack |
Browser | Mozilla FireFox, Google Chrome |
Business Suite - desktop | The Open Office, IBM Lotus Symphony |
Business Suite - Online | ZOHO Suite, Thinkfree, Google Docs |
Calendaring | Lightning |
File Manger | Free Commander |
Firewall | PC Tools Firewall, Comodo |
FTP | Filezilla |
Graphics Catalog | |
Graphics Manipulation | GIMP, Serif Photoplus 6 |
Graphics Resizer | Mihov's Image Resizer |
Instant Messaging | MECA, Trillian |
Password manager | The Password Safe |
Screen Capture | Screen Capture, EasySnap |
Video Player (Movies, etc.) | VLC |
VOIP | SKYPE |
Web Design | NVU |
Here are some alternative applications.
As you can see, I have changed the layout of this page. I hope this will make it more useful. If you would like to see a category added, let me know and I'll see what I can do.
Accounting Software |
Archiving/Compression |
Astrology Software |
Back Up Utilities |
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Browser Alternatives |
Calculator |
Calendar/appointments |
Card Game |
CD/DVD burning |
Data Base |
Desktop Searching |
Duplicate file finder/remover |
DVD Player (movies, etc) (Requires DVD drive!) |
E-mail Client |
E-Mail Utility |
File Utilities |
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File Recovery |
File Renamer |
Firewall |
Games |
Recover files Recover pictures from cards |
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Graphics |
Hardware inventory |
Image Resizer |
Instant Messaging |
Maps |
Media Player |
Miscellaneous |
Music |
PC Piano | |||
Nuisance Removers |
Office Suite |
Online Virus Checker |
Optical Character Recognition |
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SimpleOCR | ||
Password Storage |
Personal Productivity |
Remote Access |
Security |
Spyware Remover |
Text - foreign characters |
Teacher's Aid |
Translation |
All Characters | Classroom Administration | Google Translation | |
Trojan Remover |
Telephony (VOIP) |
Utility Packages |
Video Player |
Stinger |
Festoon (Video
VOIP)
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VLC | |
Virus Checker |
Web Design |
Web Search |
Windows Utilities |
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Google Search Tool Bar
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Word Processing Utils | - | - | - |
PDF Creator | - | - | - |
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