Links to Free Software

This page brings together free and useful software. Software which are not free or do not have a free version will generally not be listed here.

Applications

Programming

Brackets - Editor for Web Design. Brackets is a lightweight, yet powerful, modern text editor. We blend visual tools into the editor so you get the right amount of help when you want it. With new features and extensions released every 3-4 weeks, it's like getting presents all year long.

Utilities

Backup

Areca Backup "is a personal backup solution which basically allows you to select a set of files / directories to back-up, choose where and how (as a simple file copy, as a zip archive, ...) they will be stored, and configure post-backup actions (like sending backup reports by email or launching custom shell scripts)"

SyncBack Freeware

SyncBackFree the best Windows backup and synchronization program on the planet with great features and benefits at no cost:

BootLoader

Easy BCD "extends and revamps the Windows Vista/Windows 7 BCD bootloader, and with EasyBCD, almost anything is possible. Setting up and configuring a dual-boot between Windows 7, Windows Vista, older versions of Windows such as XP & 2003, Linux, Ubuntu, BSD, and Mac OS X is a breeze. You just point & click and EasyBCD does the rest."

Boot-US "is an universal boot manager. It allows you to easily use of all your existing operating systems completely independent of each other. The boot manager can be comfortably installed directly under Windows."

Eraser

Eraser "Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns."

DBAN is a self-contained boot disk that automatically deletes the contents of any hard disk that it can detect. This method can help prevent identity theft before recycling a computer. It is also a solution commonly used to remove viruses and spyware from Microsoft Windows installations. DBAN prevents all known techniques of hard disk forensic analysis. It does not provide users with a proof of erasure, such as an audit-ready erasure report.

Remote Helper

TeamViewer "connects to any PC or server around the world within a few seconds. You can remote control your partner's PC as if you were sitting right in front of it. Find out why more than 100 million users trust TeamViewer!"

LogMeIn "remote control, file sharing, systems management, data backup, business collaboration and on-demand customer support of PCs, servers, Macintosh computers, smartphones and other connected devices."

Soluto "Help others with their PCs. Get started with your own. It's easy."

Other Tools

CCleaner "the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure. Easy to use and a small, fast download."

TweakNow RegCleaner "After a long period, after installing and uninstalling a lot number of applications, your Windows registry may contain a large number of obsolete entries. These will significantly increase the registry size and thus will slow down your computer, because Windows will need more time to load, search, and read data from registry.
To keep your computer in top performance, it is recommended to periodically clean your Windows registry."

Revo Uninstaller "helps you to uninstall software and remove unwanted programs installed on your computer easily! Even if you have problems uninstalling and cannot uninstall them from "Windows Add or Remove Programs" control panel applet."

Speccy is an advanced System Information tool for your PC. Need to find out what's inside your computer? No problem! Speccy will give you all the information you need.

Rufus - Simple-to-use program with standard and advanced options for formatting USB drives and creating bootable disks quickly and with minimum effort

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APPLICATION

Google Pack

Space

Stellarium - http://www.stellarium.org/ It shows a realistic sky in 3D

Nasa Hidden Universe

Worldwide Telescope

Media Coder

Legacy Family Tree http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/

The Rasterbator - printing very big page, but split into A4

Souptoys toybox - kids games

MP3tag

DITTO - copy paste clipboard

Camstudio - screen and events capture
FeedReader
Free Download Manager
TweakUI

Virtualization
Scumm VM - virtual machine for older games

Virtual Box

Sandboxie - virtual environment
VMware Server

Remote Login

LogMeIn - Remote Access tool

TeamViewer 6 - once it is setup, it allows remote login to the PC
Orb
UltraVNC

Development Tools

Redmine - web based Project Management Tool

Office

Foxit PDF Reader

5 Must-have Chrome Extensions for Writers and Bloggers

http://webworkerdaily.com/2010/05/11/5-must-have-chrome-extensions-for-writers-and-bloggers/

5 Must-have Chrome Extensions for Writers and Bloggers

http://webworkerdaily.com/2010/05/11/5-must-have-chrome-extensions-for-writers-and-bloggers/

Communications

Pidgin - Messaging
Thunderbird - Email client

Games

www.rockstargames.com/classics

GTA, GTA2

http://returntocastlewolfenstein.filefront.com

Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

http://pwi.perfectworld.com

Perfect World International

Online Backup

MozyFree 2GB free http://mozy.com/home/free/

5GB free, also iPhone, Blackberry http://www.idrive.com/idrive-lite/index.html

Ebook Readers

Calibre ebook manager - converts websites (eg news site) into ebooks. http://calibre-ebook.com

MULTIMEDIA

http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/

MediaCoder is a free universal batch media transcoder, which nicely integrates most popular audio/video codecs and tools into an all-in-one solution. With a flexible and extendable architecture, new codecs and tools are added in constantly as well as supports for new devices. MediaCoder intends to be the swiss army knife for media transcoding in all time and at this moment, it already has millions of users from all over the planet.

http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/

Exact Audio Copy is a so called audio grabber for audio CDs using standard CD and DVD-ROM drives. The main differences between EAC and most other audio grabbers are :

It is free (for non-commercial purposes)

It works with a technology, which reads audio CDs almost perfectly. If there are any errors that can’t be corrected, it will tell you on which time position the (possible) distortion occurred, so you could easily control it with e.g. the media player With other audio grabbers you usually need to listen to every grabbed wave because they only do jitter correction. Scratched CDs read on CD-ROM drives often produce distortions. But listening to every extracted audio track is a waste of time. Exact Audio Copy conquer these problems by making use of several technologies like multi-reading with verify and AccurateRip.

FFDShow - DirectX decompressor for many codecs: DivX, Xvid, H.264, MPEG4
HandBrake - converter from DVD to MPEG4, H.264
VLC Media Player
Virtual Dub - video converter
Tversity Media Server

Graphics

Paint.Net

Google SketchUp - 2D, 3D architecture design buildings

RawTherapee - Photo editor allows editing of RAW images