|
|
|
Freeware Catalog - Accessories:Add-ons:
DExposeE2 RELOADED OS: XP/Vista  
Preview all open applications on desktop side by side, with a mouse-click.
Folder Guide  OS: 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003
Provides fast access to your frequently used and favorite folders. Add a list of folders to display by right-clicking mouse when opening save as dialog, when you save files.
Google Desktop OS: Vista/XP/2000 SP3+
Search for content on harddrive and on the web.
Launchy OS: XP 
Index the programs in your start menu and launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes.
qliner hotkeys OS: XP
Organize Windows hotkeys.
Rainlendar OS: Windows 2000 or newer.
Customizable desktop calendar.
RandyRants SharpKeys OS: All
SharpKeys is a Registry hack that is used to make certain keys on a keyboard act like other keys.
TaskSwitchXP OS: XP/2003
Advanced task management utility that picks up where the standard Windows Alt+Tab Manager leaves off.
TeraCopy OS: XP/Vista
Copy files faster and pause and resume file transfers.
Visual Task Tips OS: XP or Vista (Classic theme)
Provides thumbnail preview image for each task in the Windows Taskbar, as seen in the Microsoft Windows Vista.
Windows Desktop Search OS: XP/Vista
Search for content on harddrive and on the web.
Windows Live Gallery OS: All - Explore products
Vista Gadgets, Messenger, Toolbar, Live.com, Spaces, Events, Windows Search, SideShow, Writer.
Enhancement:
DeskScapes - Dream Gallery OS: Vista
Vista Ultimate or Paid version DeskScapes Only.
DeskScapes OS: Vista
Allows users to have animated wallpaper on their Windows Vista desktop. Free trial will ONLY run the three dreams included (Vista Ultimate includes full version).
Sphere
Three-dimensional desktop for Windows XP (2000).
Vista Transformation Pack OS: XP/2003
Change Windows XP GUI.
VistaMizer OS: XP/MCE/Windows Server 2003 (not 32bit Version).
Transform your Windows XP, MCE or Server 2003 into the look of Windows Vista
Vistapack OS: 2000/XP
Transform Win 2000/XP in a modern looking OS.
Vize OS: 95/98/2000/XP
Change Windows Vista GUI.
XPize OS: XP/2003 (32-bit) - .
XPize-Darkside Change Windows XP GUI. (Requires .NET 2).
* GUI = Graphical User Interface.
Environment:
.NET Framework OS: XP/2003/2008/Vista
Required for running applications created with .NET.
DirectX OS: All
Required for games.
Java Runtime
Required for applications & webpages created in Java.
Microsoft Java VM
Required for Java Applications (created with programing language Java).
VB6 Run-Time Files OS: 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP
Run-time Files required for applications created with Visual Basic 6.
Windows ASPI Package OS: 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Required by some CD/DVD applications.
Multiple Appz:
Singer's Creations OS: 98/2000/XP/Vista
Among other Weather Watcher: Your personal Windows desktop weather station.
Ultimate List of Free Windows Software from Microsoft OS: All
List a lot of miscellaneous Freeware (Free Software).
WinCustomize OS: All
Skins, Wallpapers, Themes, Icons and everything you need to customzie your pc.
Windows Live OS: All
Messenger, Hotmail, Photo Gallery, Writer,Spaces, Events, Mail, SkyDrive, Family Safety, Toolbar, Mobile.
Tools:
Google Earth OS: All
View world from above.
MEDIAPORTAL - Free MediaCenter HTPC Software OS: WP (32-bit with SP2)/MCE 2005 with latest Roll-Up Version/Vista 32/64bit with latest Service Pack., .NET 2
Turn your PC / TV into a very advanced Media Center.
NASA World Wind OS: 2000/XP
View world from above.
Tweaks:
ShellRunas OS: XP/2003/2008/Vista
Add context menu: Launch programs under different accounts.
Vista Shortcut Manager OS: Vista
Remove or custimize shortcut overlay arrow.
Vista Add-ons:
AmnestyWidgets OS: Vista
Convert gadgets to run in your Windows Sidebar.
Ave's Vista Apps OS: XP/Vista
Several tiny applications to enhance Windows GUI.
Start++ OS: Vista
Enhancement for the Start Menu in Windows Vista. It also extends the Run box and the command-line with customizable commands.
Switcher OS: Vista + Aero
Arranges desktop windows. Requires Windows Vista and Aero. (Aero is not available in Vista Home Edition).
Windows Vista Sidebar OS: Vista
Gadgets for Vista Sidebar.
Freeware Catalog - Business: Goto top3D:
3D Plus OS: 95/98/98 SE/NT/ME/2000/XP
3D design software that enables you to create stunning 3D graphics for your home, school or business - no experience required!
Blender OS: 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Advanced 3D content creation suite.
Google SketchUp OS: 2000/XP/Vista
A powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software tool.
Terragen OS: All
Scenery generator. Easy to use.
Desktop Graphics:
AWicons Lite OS: All
Advanced tool for creating icons, with lots of options.
AxiomX PixelToolbox OS: 95/98/ME/NT4/2K/XP
Create, edit, and apply 1-bit patterns, wallpaper tiles, icons, and cursors.
LiquidIcon XP OS: All
Easy to use tool for creating icons and cursors.
* Portable version = Requires no installation and can be run from a USB-Pen Drive.
Dictionary:
WordWeb Pro English Dictionary OS: 98/2000/Me/XP/Vista
WordWeb is a quick and powerful international English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows.
Editor:
DrawPlus OS: 95/98/98 SE/NT/ME/2000/XP
Drawing and graphics software that enables you to create stunning vector graphics, family trees, room layouts and even web animations.
GIMP OS: Windows 2000 and above
GNU image manipulation program.
Inkscape OS: All
Open source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.
PagePlus OS: 95/98/98 SE/NT/ME/2000/XP
Desktop publishing software that enables you to create stunning documents for your home, school, business or club - no experience required!
Paint.NET OS: XP (SP2 or later)/2003 SP1 or later/Vista, .NET 2
Paint.NET is a image editor which uses a tabbed document interface.
Photobie OS: 2000/2003/XP/Vista, .NET
Photobie is image editing software that combines features amateurs can use with advanced tools professionals will appreciate.
Photofiltre OS: All
PhotoFiltre is a complete image retouching program. (No layer- or GIF support).
PhotoPlus OS: 95/98/98 SE/NT/ME/2000/XP
Photo editing software that enables you to fix and enhance digital photos, create stunning bitmap graphics and even web animations.
Pixia OS: Me/2000/XP/Vista
Image editor without GIF support.
* .NET: See Accessories - Environment
Graphic Tools:
Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition OS: XP with SP2/Vista
Browse, convert & edit images.
FastStone Image Viewer OS: 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Browse, convert & edit images.
FastStone MaxView OS: 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Tiny, very fast and innovative image viewer that supports all major graphic formats.
IrfanView OS: All
Browse, convert & edit images.
MyAlbum OS: All
Picture cataloger for building easily digital photo albums.
Picasa OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Find, organize and share your photos.
Universal Viewer (ATViewer) OS: All
Advanced file viewer with wide range of formats supported. Available as portable edition.
XnView OS: All
Browse, convert & edit images.
Miscellaneous:
Adobe Reader OS: NT SP6/2000 SP2/2003/XP/Vista
Reads PDF files, both files from disc and in web browser.
Foxit Reader OS: ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Reads PDF files, but can also watch/listen to audio/video elements. Foxit are 10 times smaller than Adobe.
Microsoft Photo Info 1.0 OS: XP/Vista
Easily view and change "metadata" properties in digital photographs from within Windows Explorer.
PngUtils OS: All
A collection of utilities for PNG images.
* Metadata is data about data. An item of metadata may describe an individual datum, or content item, or a collection of data including multiple content items.
Notepad:
metapad OS: All
Small fast text editor.
NotePad+ OS: All
Fully 32-bit replacement for the standard Windows 95/NT 4.0 Notepad.
Notepad2 OS: All
Fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting.
Win32Pad OS: All
Win32Pad is a feature filled text editor that is written with a programmer in mind.
Office Suite:
AbiWord OS: All
Word processing program.
IBM Lotus Symphony OS: All
Word processor, spreadsheet & multimedia presentations. A bit slow and resource consuming.
OpenOffice.org OS: All
Multiplatform and multilingual office suite incl. word processor, spreadsheet, multimedia presentations, dynamic 3D illustrations, database & mathematical equations.
OxygenOffice Professional OS: All
An enhanced version of OpenOffice.org and contains more extras like templates, cliparts, samples, fonts and VBA support.
Office Suite Viewers:
Excel Viewer 2003 OS: All
Open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don't have Excel installed.
PowerPoint Viewer 2007 OS: All
View full-featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions.
Snapshot Viewer for MS Access OS: All
View a report snapshot without having the standard or run-time versions of Microsoft Access 97 through Access 2007.
Visio 2007 Viewer OS: All
View Visio drawings and diagrams (created with Visio 5.0, 2000, 2002, 2003, or 2007) inside their Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later Web browser.
Word Viewer 2003 OS: All
View, print and copy Word documents, even if you don't have Word installed. This download is a replacement for Word 97 Viewer and all previous Word Viewer versions.
Online Tools:
Buzzword OS: All 
Texteditor with PDF export function.
Picnik - edit photos the easy way, online in your browser OS: All
Online photo edition tool.
Tools:
Convert For Windows OS: All
Unit conversion program that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy and many others, including the ability to create custom conversions!
doPDF OS: 2000/2003/XP/2008/Vista
PDF converter. Make PDF files from any applications Print menu.
Freeware Catalog - Development: Goto top
Add-ons:
Picnik API Documentation OS: All
Integrate the Picnik experience into your website.
Visual Studio Service Packs OS: All
Critical service packs and patches you need to keep your system up-to-date with the latest fixes and product enhancements.
Database:
Advantage Data Architect OS: All
Recommended for deploying with applications. (You need to download a trial version of Advantage Server to get the freeware Data Architect).
MySQL - open source database OS: All
Commonly used for webpages.
SQL Server Compact Edition OS: 2000 SP4/2003/XP/Vista 32-bit
SQL Server Compact is a free, easy-to-use embedded database engine that lets developers build robust Windows Desktop and mobile applications that run on all Windows platforms including Windows XP, Vista, Pocket PC, and Smartphone.
Editor:
Tools for creating webpages, and other work with various programming environments.
Alleycode OS: 95/98/Me/NT4/2000/XP
Fast, sleek and highly productive award winning HTML editor with unique features.
Arachnophilia OS: All, Java
Arachnophilia is a Web page development workshop and general programming tool.
Crimson Editor OS: All
Crimson Editor is a professional source code editor for Windows.
HAPedit OS: All 32-bit
HAPedit is an acronym for Html Asp Php editor; a win32 text-mode editor useful for all developers of dynamic web pages.
HTML Kit OS: All
HTML Kit is a full-featured free editor for HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and other text files. Over 400 plugins are available for it, including HTML Tidy for creating standards -compliant web pages.
KompoZer OS: All
KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.
NOTEPAD++ OS: All
Source code editor and Notepad replacement, which supports several programming languages.
PSPad OS: All
Programmer's editor for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Work with various programming environments like highlighted syntax in their source code. Compare text files and highlight differences.
WebPlus OS: 95/98/98 SE/NT/ME/2000/XP
Web design software that enables you to create stunning websites for your home, school or business - no experience required!
Environment:
Add MySQL, PHP, Perl and AJAX support when developing webpages.
ASP.NET - AJAX OS: XP/2003/2008/Vista, .NET
ASP.NET AJAX is a free framework for quickly creating efficient and interactive Web applications that work across all popular browsers.
xampp OS: All
XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl.
Game Development:
Adventure Game Studio OS: 98(Limited)/2000/XP/Vista
Allows you to create your own point-and-click adventure games, similar to the early 90's Sierra and Lucasarts adventures.
Wintermute Engine OS: 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista
Wintermute Engine Development Kit is a set of tools for creating and running graphical "point&click" adventure games, both traditional 2D ones and modern 2.5D games (3D characters on 2D backgrounds).
Installer:
Make installation files for Windows applications.
HM NIS Edit A Free NSIS Editor-IDE OS: All
HM NIS Edit is the best Editor/IDE for Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS).
Inno Setup Unpacker OS: All
Recovers portions of the Inno Setup installation script (.iss file), including the registry changes and the compiled Innerfuse/RemObjects Pascal Script, if available.
Inno Setup OS: All
Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs.
Microsoft Visual Studio Installer OS: All
Simplifies the creation of application setup programs for distribution to single user or enterprise-wide desktops.
NSIS OS: All
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional open source system to create Windows installers.
Programming:
API-Guide OS: All
Recommended when developing in Visual Basic 6.
HTML Help Workshop OS: All
Make HTML help files.
Joomla! OS: All
A free, open source content management system for publishing content on the world wide web and intranets.
Microsoft Visual Studio Express OS: XP/2003/Vista, .NET 3.5 - Beginner Developer Learning Center
Visual Basic, Visual Web Developer, Visual C#, Visual C++, SQL Server 2005.
Ruby on Rails OS: All
Open-source web framework that's optimized for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity.
vbAdvance 3.1 OS: All
VB6 Add-on, add 4th part of the version number.
Visual Basic 6.0 Code Advisor OS: 98/NT/2000/ME/XP/Vista
If you are programming in Visual Basic 6.0 and planning to move to Visual Basic .NET, then the Visual Basic 6.0 Code Advisor is for you.
* The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely used free software license. The GPL is the most popular and well-known example of the type of strong copyleft license that requires derived works to be available under the same copyleft.
SEO Tools:
SEO=Search Engine Optimization.
BackLinks Master OS: 98/2000/XP
Backlink and reciprocal link monitoring software.
Free Monitor for Google OS: 98/2000/XP/Vista
Query Google easily. Google Monitor Query website position web ranking software.
Good Keywords OS: All
Finding the ideal set of keywords for targeting your web pages.
Keyword Explorer OS: All
Help find out how competitive your keyword phrases are.
KeywordPad OS: All
Software for managing large keyword lists used in your Internet marketing campaigns.
PaRaMeter OS: 98/2000/XP/Vista
Google PageRank software. Monitors Google page rank.
Trials:
Commerce Server 2007 OS: XP/Vista
Commerce Server helps you create e-commerce solutions and Web sites with high-performance, familiar tools that simplify setup, management, and administration tasks.
Microsoft Expression OS: XP SP2/Vista, .NET 3.5
Professional design tools. Studio, Web, Blend, Design, Media, Encoder.
VB Project Analyzer OS: All
Recommended when developing in Visual Basic. Analyzes max 10 files at once.
Visual Studio 2008 OS: XP/2003/Vista, .NET 3.5
90-day Trial. Visual Basic, Visual Web Developer, Visual C#, Visual C++, SQL Server 2005.
Utilities:
AutoIt Script OS: All
AutoIt is a freeware Windows automation language. It can be used to script most simple Windows-based tasks (great for PC rollouts or home automation).
Dependency Walker OS: All
Dependency Walker is a free utility that scans any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows module (exe, dll, ocx, sys, etc.) and builds a hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules.
RGB Color Box OS: All
Find color codes and generate BODY-tags for your HTML-documents.
SetACL OS: 2000 and above
SetACL is a set of routines for managing Windows permissions (ACLs) from the command line, from scripts and from programs.
VERY Ltd. - VerMap OS: All
Comparison and synchronization of files by their version in two folder paths.
Freeware Catalog - Games: Goto topFull Version:
These are new games which are updated regularly.
America's Army - Special Forces
America's Army is a first-person shooter game developed and distributed by the United States Army.
Command & Conquer Red Alert 1 OS: 95/98/Me/XP
Real-time Strategy (RTS).
K2 Network OS: 9x/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Sword of the New World, War Rock, Knight Online, Global MU Online & Red Stone.
Telltale Games - Sam & Max Episode 104
Abe Lincoln Must Die. This is the fourth episode of Sam & Max: Season One.
The Battle for Wesnoth
The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme.
TrackMania Nations Forever & United Forever
3D racing games specially developed for the Electronic Sports World Cup by Nadeo.
Unreal Software
Minigolf Madness, Counter-Strike 2D, Stranded & Stranded II.
WFP Foodforce - The Game. The Reality.
A major crisis has developed in the Indian Ocean, on the island of Sheylan. We're sending in a new team to step up the World Food Programme's presence there and help feed millions of hungry people.
Full Version (Compact):
Little Fighter
Fighting game for Windows with multi-player modus.
Full Version BitTorrents:
These are older games which are not updated. Download with BitTorrent.
Command & Conquer Gold (NOD-Disc) - GDI-Disc.
First-person shooter game. The game are bundeld with two ISO-files, you must burn to a CD.
* BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), a method of distributing large amounts of data.
Full Version Packs:
These are older games which are not updated.
Rockstar Classics
Grand Theft Auto & Wild Metal.
Miscellaneous:
Freeware Game Downloads
DFG's 101 free full version games.
GameHippo.com
Collection of miscellaneous games.
Online Games:
1001 Web Games
Free online games.
Arcade Bomb
Play free online games.
Armor Games
Free online games.
FlyOrDie
Multiplayer Free online games.
GamesMate
Free online games.
Hapland Series
Point and click online games.
NEXON
MapleStory, Mabinogi, Audition, Combat Arms & Sugar Rush.
PopCap Games
Free online games.
Portal The Flash Version
The Flash Version includes over 40 challenging, portals thinking levels.
Samorost1
Point and click online game.
Samorost2
Point and click online game.
WTF!
WoW (World of Warcraft) Inspired Flash-based RPG.
* Hapland Series, Samorost1 & Samorost2 are worth checking out.
Tools:
Xfire - gaming simplified OS: 2000/XP/Vista
See when your friends are online, what game they're playing, and what server they're on.
Virtual Universe:
Online digital worlds.
Entropia Universe OS: XP/Vista
Entropia Universe takes the MMORPG genre to the next level. It is a 3D Virtual environment for Online Entertainment, Social Networking and E-commerce using a Real Cash Economy.
Second Life
Online, 3D vitual world imagined and created by its residents.
* MMORPG=Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games. Freeware Catalog - Internet: Goto topBitTorrent:
BitComet OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista
BitComet is a BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP download management software, which is powerful, fast, very easy-to-use.
BitTornado OS: All
TheSHAD0W's Experimental BitTorrent Client.
BitTorrent OS: All
Official BitTorrent Client.
Halite OS: NT/2000/XP/Vista
Resource-Friendly BitTorrent client.
uTorrent OS: All
Resource-Friendly BitTorrent client.
Vuze OS: All, Java
BitTorrent client written in Java.
* BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), a method of distributing large amounts of data.
Blog:
Tools for writing blogs.
Windows Live (Blog) Writer OS: XP SP2/Vista
Windows Live Writer is a desktop application that makes it easy to publish media content on your blog.
WordPress - Blog Tool and Weblog Platform OS: All
WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.
* A blog (a portmanteau of web log) is a website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order.
Browser Add-ons:
Add-ons for your web browser.
cooliris OS: XP/Vista
Transform your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for online photos and videos.
DownThemAll! Firefox Add-ons OS: All
Download manager/accelerator supporting metalink.
IE Add-Ons OS: All
Add-ons for Internet Explorer.
SearchStatus SEO Extension for Firefox and Mozilla OS: All
Google PageRank, Alexa popularity ranking & backward links from Google, Yahoo! and MSN.
StumbleUpon OS: All
StumbleUpon discovers Web sites based on your interests, learns what you like, and brings you more. Rate websites.
User Agent String Utility 2 OS: XP/2003/Vista
A utility that opens an Internet Explorer 7.0 window that is configured to report its identity to websites as being Internet Explorer 6.0.
* Metalink is an Open Standard that bundles the various ways (FTP/HTTP/P2P) to get files into one format for easier downloads.
Calendar:
Google Calendar Sync
A 2-way synching application between Google Calendar and the calendar in Microsoft Outlook.
Google Calendar
Online Calendar.
Spicebird
Spicebird is your one platform for many collaboration needs. It provides e-mail, calendaring and instant messaging with intuitive integration and unlimited extensibility.
eMail:
ePrompter OS: All
Automatically and simultaneously checks and retrieves your email messages and then gives you notification whenever you have new messages.
Windows Live Mail OS: XP SP2/Vista
Microsoft's free e-mail program, with the familiar features of Outlook Express, plus more.
Favorites:
AM-DeadLink OS: All
Detects dead links and duplicates in browser bookmarks and text files.
FTP Client:
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) clients, allows you to transfer files between your local computer and a server on the Internet.
FileZilla OS: All
Free FTP solution. Both a client and a server are available.
Leech FTP 1.3 OS: All
Obsolete FTP Client.
IM:
Instant messaging (IM) is a form of real-time communication between two or more people on the Internet.
Miranda IM OS: All
Miranda IM is the smaller, faster, easier instant messenger with support for multiple protocols like AIM, Jabber, ICQ, IRC, MSN, Yahoo, Gadu-Gadu and more.
Pidgin OS: All
Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once. Supports AIM, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, Groupwise, ICQ, IRC, MSN, MySpaceIM, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE, Sametime, XMPP, Yahoo! and Zephyr.
Trillian OS: 98/2000/ME/XP/Vista
Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC. (Free version has some limitations).
Windows Live Messenger OS: XP SP2/Vista
Microsoft IM Client.
* Miranda IM, Pidgin & Trillian are multi-protocol Instant Messaging clients. Trillian has some limitations.
IM Add-ons:
Add-on for Windows Live Messenger which adds lots of features and extras that make your instant messenger easier, more useful or just tons more entertaining.
Mess with MSN Messenger OS: XP SP2/Vista
Customizing the look and feel of Windows Live Messenger.
Miscellaneous:
Hotspot Shield OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Keeps your Internet connection secure and anonymous on public networks.
WebSite-Watcher OS: All
Monitor web pages, including password protected pages.
Multiple Appz:
r2 Studios - Hide OE OS: 98/ME/2000/XP - HideOutlook.
Hide Outlook (Express) creates a Tray Icon, and allows you to show and hide Outlook Express by clicking the icon or when you minimize it.
* Tray icons are located on the right side at the taskbar.
P2P Filesharing:
Peer-to-peer programs for sharing files.
Ares OS: All
Ares is a free open source file sharing program that enables users to share any digital file including images, audio, video, software, documents, etc.
Cabos OS: 2000 and later
Cabos is Gnutella file sharing program based on LimeWire and Acquisition.
DC++ OS: All
DC++ is an open source client for Windows for the Direct Connect network. Direct Connect allows you to share files over the Internet without restrictions or limits.
Lime Wire OS: All
The Fastest File Sharing Program on the Planet.
Shareaza OS: All
Shareaza can connect to up to 4 separate Peer-to-Peer networks, providing access to hundreds of thousands of diverse users, all from one single program. You can download/upload from these networks: EDonkey2000, Gnutella, BitTorrent and Gnutella2 (G2).
* A peer-to-peer (or "P2P") computer network exploits diverse connectivity between participants in a network.
P2P Phone:
Make phone calls.
Gizmo OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Voice calls, instant message, file sharing, video calls, two-way text messaging.
Skype OS: 2000/XP/Vista
With Skype you can make free calls over the internet to other people on Skype for as long as you like, to wherever you like.
Web Browser:
Apple - Safari OS: XP/Vista
The fastest, easiest-to-use web browser in the world.
Avant OS: All
Strangely enough, this is also the fastest web browser in the world.
Flock Browser - The Social Web Browser OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Browser with built in support for social networks services like Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, del.icio.us, Twitter and more.
Google Chrome OS: XP SP2/Vista
Web browser with minimal design with sophisticated technology from Google.
Internet Explorer OS: XP/2003
Microsoft contribution. This is the slowest web browser.
Maxthon OS: All
Web-browser, easy to use and powerful straight out of the box.
Mozilla Firefox & Thunderbird email client OS: All
Very popular web browser and email cilent.
Opera OS: All
The fastest and most powerful Web browser available.
SeaMonkey Inet Suite OS: All
Web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple - all your Internet needs in one application.
* Internet Explorer & Mozilla are most popular.
Web Codecs:
A lot of webpages requires these add-ons. A necessity.
Adobe AIR OS: All
The Adobe AIR runtime lets developers use proven web technologies to build rich Internet applications that deploy to the desktop and run across operating systems.
Adobe Flash Player OS: All
Adobe Flash Player is a multiple-platform client runtime. Web users must download and install the player in order to view and interact with Flash content.
Adobe Shockwave OS: All
Shockwave Player is the web standard for powerful multimedia playback.
Microsoft Silverlight OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.
Web Organizer:
Free Download Manager OS: All
Download accelerator and manager.
Fresh Download OS: 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Easy-to-use and very fast download manager that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite freeware and shareware, mp3 files, movie files, picture collections, etc.
Orbit Downloader OS: NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista
Download manager devoted to new generation web (web2.0) downloading, such as video/music/streaming media from Myspace, YouTube, Imeem, Pandora, Rapidshare, support RTMP. And to make general downloading easier and faster.
Windows Live FolderShare OS: XP/2003/Vista
Keep your latest files with you, no matter which computer you're using.
* Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Adobe Systems for streaming audio, video and data over the Internet, between a Flash player and a server. Freeware Catalog - Multimedia: Goto topAdd-ons:
Multilingual User Interface Packs for WMP 11 OS: XP Pro with Windows XP MUI Pack.
Add Language packs to Windows Media Player.
VST Plugins OS: 2000/XP
Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an interface for integrating software audio synthesizer and effect plugins with audio editors and hard-disk recording systems.
WMPlugins.com OS: Best with XP
Add extra functions to Windows Media Player.
Audio Codecs:
Programs capable of performing encoding and decoding on a digital data stream or signal.
AC3Filter OS: All
Allows media players to playback movies with AC3 and DTS audio tracks.
mp3PRO OS: All
mp3Pro uses 1/2 the size of regular mp3 with great sound quality, but are not commonly used.
Musepack OS: All
Musepack is an audio compression format with a strong emphasis on high quality. It's not lossless, but it is designed for transparency, so that you won't be able to hear differences between the original wave file and the much smaller MPC file.
Convert:
Audiograbber OS: All
Grabs digital audio from CD's. It copies the audio digitally-not through the soundcard-which enables you to make perfect copies of the originals.
CDex - CD-Ripper OS: All 32-bit
Open source Digital Audio CD Extractor.
DVDx OS: All
Rip DVD movies/TV-Recordings.
MediaCoder OS: 2000/2003/XP/Vista (experimental)
Converts audio & video files from one format to another.
SUPER OS: All
Converts audio & video files from one format to another. SUPER supports almost everything.
Windows Media Encoder OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Windows Media Encoder is a powerful tool to capture audio and video content using the many innovations in Windows Media, including high-quality multichannel sound, high-definition video quality, and support for mixed-mode voice and music content.
* Ripping is transfering audio from CD to harddrive. Tracks on a CD cannot be copied from CD to harddrive like you copy other files, it needs to be converted into a audio file like Wav, MP3, WMA etc. DVD's can be copied, but use a lot of space, ripping DVD
Editor:
Audacity Audio Editor and Recorder OS: All
A great tool for recording and editing sounds.
MediaJoin OS: 98/ME/2000/2003/XP/Vista
MediaJoin is software that enables you to easily join (combine) all popular audio and video formats into a single merged audio or video file.
MP3 Cutter OS: All
Extract small clips from a MP3 song.
Mp3tag - the universal Tag Editor OS: XP/2003/2008/Vista
Recommended for editing metadata (ID3, Vorbis Comments and APE) of common audio formats.
SolveigMM AVI Trimmer
A video editor allowing you to AVI movie cut extremely fast and lossless.
Wavosaur OS: 98/XP/Vista
Wavosaur is a sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Supports VST plugins (See 'Add-ons').
* Metadata is data about data. Audio files are tagged with extra information like author, track title, year etc.
Internet:
finetune Desktop OS: All
With this application, you can listen to (finetune) user created playlists as well as dynamic playlists dedicated to artists and tags.
JLC's Internet TV OS: All
Thousands of free TV-Channels. Portable version.
Joost OS: XP/Vista
It's video - more than 20,000 shows, with more added daily.
Miro OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Open source Internet TV and video player.
My Media Player, Adobe Air
Give you Hule - on your desktop. * Non-US citizens can use Hotspot Shield to connect to sites like hulu.com, OPENHulu and Pandora, that are onlye available to americans.
onlineTV Multimedia Experience OS: NT4/ME/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008
Internet Radio & TV.
Screamer Radio OS: All
Screamer Radio is a freeware Internet Radio player for Microsoft Windows.
Zattoo TV meets PC OS: XP/Vista
Zattoo is real TV on your PC.
* Portable applications requires no installation and can be run from a USB-Pen Drive.
Media Player:
AIMP Classic OS: 2000/Vista/XP
AIMP Classic is a powerful audio player that allows you to listen to your favorite music with an outstanding sound quality. Including a easy to use CD-ripper and file converter.
aTunes OS: All, Java
aTunes is a full-featured audio player and manager, developed in Java programming language, so it can be executed on different platforms. With Last fm. integrated (displays artist information, cover & lyrics etc.)
KMPlayer OS: 2000/XP
The KMPlayer is a versatile media player which can cover various types of container format such as VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg Theora, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, and QuickTime among others. It aslo handles a wide range of subtitles.
Media Player Classic - Home Cinema OS: All
Easy to use, and can play most file formats if codecs installed. This project is based on the original "Media Player Classic" and was created after Gabest, the original author, stopped working on it. Has several new features.
Media Player Classic OS: All
Easy to use, and can play most file formats if codecs installed.
Microsoft Windows Media Player OS: All
Play audio and video, rip audio CD's, play Internet radio.
VLC OS: All
Plays everything, when codecs are included on installation.
Winamp OS: 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008
The ultimate media player.
* A codec is a device or program capable of performing encoding and decoding on a digital data stream or signal.
Miscellaneous:
AVIPreview OS: All
A simple video player that plays partially downloaded video files.
DivXMovies.com OS: All
Download DivX or XviD Codec to play DivX files, which is a commonly used file format.
Free-Codecs.com OS: All
All the codecs you need, and lots of miscellaneous applications.
Windows Essencials Codec Pack OS: All
Collection of Video and Audio Codecs and tools that are required to Encode / Decode (i.e., PLAY) 99% of Audio and Video files on the net.
Windows Media Player MPEG-2 and DVD Video Decoder Utility OS: All
'The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility helps you determine if an MPEG-2 video decoder (also called a DVD decoder) is installed on your XP computer and whether or not the decoder is compatible with WMP 10 and Windows XP Media Center Edition.
Online Store:
Buy and download music.
Apple - iTunes OS: XP/Vista
Buy music, movies, TV shows, and audiobooks, or download free podcasts from the iTunes Store 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Organize and play everything on your Mac or PC. Then sync it to your iPod or iPhone and bring it along. Anywhere.
MP3tunes - Online Music Locker OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Listen to your iTunes music on any computer!
Yahoo! Music OS: All
At Yahoo! Music you can also download free music videos.
Online Tools:
Last.fm OS: All
Last.fm connects you with your favorite music, and uses your unique taste to find new music, people, and concerts you'll like.
Tools:
DVD43 OS: 2000/XP/Vista 32-bit
DVD decrypter that runs in the background and decrypts DVDs on the fly. DVD43 will decrypt (unlock) a movie DVD so that your copy program can read it.
Fresh View OS: 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Gives you the ability to organize and view multimedia files (images, audio, video). Watch movies, listen to music, and view graphics in a slide show. Image files in a folder can be displayed using a number of views, including a thumbnail view.
HD DVD Interactivity Jumpstart OS: XP SP2
A collection of tools for testing, debugging, and simulating HD DVD interactive content. For advanced users...
MediaMonkey - Music Library Organizer OS: All
Organize music and edit tags in your audio library.
Midi Jam info OS: All
MIDIJam is a program that visualizes MIDI files as they are played.
* Tags = Metadata: Data about data. Audio files are tagged with extra information like author, track title, year etc.
Video Catalog:
Ant Movie Catalog & DVD Profiler downloads information and covers of your DVD's. Make a DVD collection.
Ant Movie Catalog OS: All
Ant Movie Catalog is a free (really free, i.e. the source code is available) program made to manage your collection of movies DVD, CD (VideoCD, DivX, ...) and tapes.
DVD Profiler OS: 2000/XP/Vista
DVD Profiler can manage any size collection. Extensive data collection, filtering and reporting features specific to DVD, and unique to DVD Profiler.
* If you find these applications to be to advanced, SundryTools XV has a easier to use DVD Collection.
Video Codecs:
DivX, & Nic's XviD are common, a necessity. (You only need one of them).
CCCP OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Combined Community Codec Pack is a DirectShow filter pack.
DivX OS: XP/2000/Vista (32-bit)
DivX is a digital media format like MP3 for video.
FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec OS: All
FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality.
Nic's XviD OS: All
XviD is the name of a popular new video codec being developed as an open source project by volunteer programmers from all over the world.
Vista Codec Package OS: All
With this package installed you will be able to use any media player (limited only by the players capabilities) to play DVD's, movies and video clips of any format.
* A codec is a device or program capable of performing encoding and decoding on a digital data stream or signal. Freeware Catalog - Security: Goto topAnti-Malware Prevention:
Comodo BOClean OS: All
Auto-updates and auto-scan your computer for malware.
Haute Secure OS: 2000//2003/XP/2008/Vista
First-victim protection from malware in the links you click most. Flash movies, Banner ads, Blogs, Email and IM links & Social network widgets.
Spyware Terminator OS: 2000/2003/2008/XP/Vista/2008
Auto-updates and auto-scan your computer for malware.
SpywareBlaster OS: All
Manual updates, but auto-scan your computer for malware.
SpywareGuard OS: All
Update manually, but do auto-protect your computer from malware.
System Protect OS: All
Files & folders protection. Protect important programs, documents and files from deletion caused by viruses, other users on your computer such as your kids, or even by your own mistake.
Windows Defender OS: XP SP2/2003 SP1
Updated Manually, but do auto-protect your computer from malware.
Anti-Rootkit:
Rootkits are used to hide the presence of a malicious object like trojans or keyloggers on your computer. Malware using rootkit technology to hide itself it is very hard to find, and you should use both Anti-Rootkit and Anti-virus applications.
Malicious Software Removal Tool OS: 2000/2003/XP/Vista
Checks computers running Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 for infections by specific, prevalent malicious software - including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom - and helps remove any infection found.
McAfee Rootkit Detective OS: 2000 SP4/2003 SP1/XP SP2
McAfee Rootkit Detective Beta is a program designed and developed by McAfee Avert Labs to proactively detect and clean rootkits that are running on the system.
RootkitRevealer
RootkitRevealer is an advanced rootkit detection utility. It runs on Windows NT 4 and higher and its output lists Registry and file system API discrepancies that may indicate the presence of a user-mode or kernel-mode rootkit.
Sophos Anti-Rootkit OS: NT 4.0 (SP 6a with IE 4.0)/2000/XP/2003
Our free software, Sophos Anti-Rootkit, finds and removes any rootkit that is hidden on your computer using advanced rootkit detection technology.
* Malware is a portmanteau of the words "malicious" and "software". The expression is a general term for software designed to steal / and or destroy your data. Examples of malware is computervirus, worm, trojans, spyware, adware, backdoors etc.
Anti-Spam:
SPAM EXPERTS OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Filter IMAP and POP3 connections (e-mail). Removing SPAM from your e-mail.
SPAMfighter OS: 98/ME 32 bit/2000/XP/Vista 32 bit, .NET
Spam Filter for Outlook and Outlook Express.
* SPAM = unwanted e-mail like viagra-advertisements
Anti-Spyware Scanners:
These applications runs manually and removes malware already infested the computer. Lavasoft Ad-Aware & Spybot-S&D recommended run regularly. Spybot-S&D can also immunize your system, to prevent malware from being installed.
Lavasoft Ad-Aware OS: 2000/2003/XP/Vista
Protect yourself against identity theft, online fraud, and other cyber crimes with the world's most popular anti-spyware.
Spybot - Search & Destroy OS: All
Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware.
SUPERAntiSpyware OS: 98/ME/200/2003/XP/Vista
Quick, Complete and Custom Scanning of Hard Drives, Removable Drives, Memory, Registry, Individual Folders and More! Includes Trusting Items and Excluding Folders for complete customization of scanning.
Antivirus:
AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Protects your computer against dangerous viruses, worms, Trojans and costly dialers. This is one of the best antivirus applications (free or not free). *AV-Test 9/2/08: Malware: 99,8%, Adware/Spyware: 99,0%.
AOL McAfee VirusScan Plus - Special edition OS: 2000 SP4+/ XP SP1+/Vista
Virus protection, Spyware Protection & Firewall. Registratin proved to be difficult on a non-us adress. *AV-Test 9/2/08: Malware: 93,6%, Adware/Spyware: 94,5%.
avast 4 Home Edition OS: All
antivirus Home Edition is available free of charge for non-commercial home use ONLY. Available in many languages. *AV-Test 9/2/08: Malware: 99,3%, Adware/Spyware: 98,3%.
AVG Anti-Virus Free OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Basic antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows. *AV-Test 9/2/08: Malware: 95,8%, Adware/Spyware: 97,0%.
BitDefender Free Edition OS: 98/NT-SP6/Me/2000/XP IE 4.0(+)
BitDefender Free Edition uses the same ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other BitDefender products, allowing you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all. *AV-Test 9/2/08: Malware: 97,7%, Adware/Spyware: 87,8%.
* A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user. The original virus may modify the copies or the copies may modify themselves, as occurs in a metamorphic virus.
Browser Add-ons:
McAfee SiteAdvisor OS: All
Protects you from adware, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
Firewall:
A Good firewall protects you from intruders AND prevents malware that has already found it's way to your computer, to send whatever information it has stolen from you computer, back to its origin. If you have a router, you get the best inbound protection.
Check Point ZoneAlarm OS: 2000/XP/Vista
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall blocks hackers from infiltrating your home PC by hiding your computer from unsolicited network traffic.
Comodo Firewall Pro OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Complete protection from Hackers, Spyware, Trojans and Identity theft. Stops malware from being installed and registers your current applications then will allow only applications that you approve to be installed on your computer.
NetVeda - Safety.Net OS: All
Internet security, content security and advanced Internet firewall protection for all your LAN computers, and trust controls to block unwanted or harmful applications from accessing the network.
Online Armor OS: NT/2000/XP
Online Armor Free is a complimentary version of a more powerful windows firewall. Built on the same technology as Online Armor, the free version offers a basic firewall at no cost.
Malware Removal Tools:
These applications runs manually and removes virus and malware already infested the computer.
avast! Virus Cleaner OS: All
This tool will help you remove selected worm infections from your computer.
AVG Free Advisor Virus Removal OS: All
We provide you with a list of specialized utilities for virus removal. The utilities can be used to remove of some of the most common viruses.
Free Virus Removal Tools - BitDefender OS: All
List of specialized utilities for virus removal. The utilities can be used to remove of some of the most common viruses.
Hitman Pro OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Automatically download and run, other Anti-Malware applications like Lavasoft Ad-Aware and Spybot-S&D, and is recommended if you're not an computer expert.
McAfee AVERT Tools OS: All
This collection of utilities is offered by McAfee's Avert Labs to accomplish unique tasks that are not commonly encountered during typical use of our anti-virus products.
Norman - Virus Removal Tools OS: All
Program to clean infected computer from certain malware.
SmitFraudFix OS: All
This tool removes Desktop Hijack malware.
Trend Micro CWShredder OS: 98 SE/ME/2000/XP
Find and remove traces of CoolWebSearch - the name for a wide range of insidious browser hijackers- from your PC.
* Examples of malware is computervirus, worm, trojans, spyware, adware, backdoors, spam, phishing, pharming, DDoS, Keyloggers and browser helper objects.
Privacy:
When you delete a document from you computer, it's easy to undelete it. (Even if you have emptied you recycle bin, and it's also possible to undelete even if you format your hard drive).
Eraser OS: All
Shreds your deleted documents, so it cannot be undeleted (even by experts).
Microsoft Private Folder 1.0 OS: XP SP2
Private Folder is a useful tool for you to protect your private data when other people share your PC or account. With this tool, you will get one password protected folder called My Private Folder in your account to save your personal files.
Ss Data Eraser
Ss Data Eraser is a permanent way to securely delete files, folders and disk free space. Once deleted, your data is gone forever and can not be recovered.
TrueCrypt OS: 2000/XP/Vista
Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
* Private Folder and TrueCrypt is a "safe" where you can put your documents, and it will be encrypted, nobody can get access, nor undelete any of the documents if you delete the "safe".
Tools:
GRC PatchWork OS: NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008
Internet Anti-Intrusion Patch Verification and Intrusion Evidence Scanner - for Microsoft Windows NT.
GRC LeakTest OS: All
Firewall Leakage Tester.
KeePass Password Safe OS: 98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Free, open-source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer OS: 2000 SP4/2003/2008/Vista
MBSA is an easy-to-use tool designed for the IT professional that helps small- and medium-sized businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance.
My Lockbox OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Files and Folders Password Protection - Hide Folder, Lock Folder, Password Protect Folder. (The files are hidden from regular users, but can be retreived by computer experts).
Sandboxie OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista 32-bit
When you run a program on your computer, data flows from the hard disk to the program via read operations. The data is then processed and displayed, and finally flows back to the hard disk via write operations. Sandboxie prevents the latter.
WinPatrol OS: All
WinPatrol uses a heuristic behavioral approach to detecting attacks and violations of your computing environment.
Undelete:
FreeUndelete OS: NT4 SP2/2000/2003/XP
FreeUndelete is data recovery program for deleted files.
PC INSPECTOR File Recovery OS: All
File Recovery 4.x is a data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems.
Recuva OS: 98/2000/2003/XP/Vista
Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer.
RESTORATION OS: 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP |
