Essential Freeware Applications
Written by admin on July 2nd, 2007 in Download, Information, Software.
All Apps are tested on Microsoft’s Windows XP. Windows Vista compatability for each individual App is unknown, but generally they will work.
[Anti-Spyware]
Category: Anti-Spyware
App Name: Ad-Aware 2007
App Website: www.lavasoftusa.com/
App Description: Scans for Adware, then removes it.
Similar Programs:
Category: Anti-Spyware
App Name: AVG Anti-Spyware
App Website: www.grisoft.com/
App Description: Scans for Spyware/Adware, then removes it.
Similar Programs:
Category: Anti-Spyware
App Name: Spybot
App Website: www.safer-networking.org/
App Description: Scans for Spyware, then removes it.
Similar Programs:
[Anti-Virus]
Category: Anti-Virus
App Name: AVG Anti-Virus
App Website: www.grisoft.com/
App Description: Scans for Virus’s, then removes them.
Similar Programs: McAfee
Category: Anti-Virus
App Name: Clamwin
App Website: www.clamwin.com/
App Description: Scans for Virus’s, then removes them.
Similar Programs: McAfee
[CD-DVD]
Category: CD-DVD
App Name: CD Burner XP Pro
App Website: www.cdburnerxp.se/
App Description: Burns digital data to CD’s and DVD’s.
Similar Programs: Nero
Category: CD-DVD
App Name: Daemon Tools
App Website: www.daemon-tools.cc/
App Description: Emulates a CD/DVD drive and allows you to mount disk images.
Similar Programs:
[Cleaning]
Category: Cleaning
App Name: CCleaner
App Website: www.ccleaner.com/
App Description: Scans and deletes temporary files, un-needed files, ect.
Similar Programs:
Category: Cleaning
App Name: nCleaner
App Website: www.nkprods.com/
App Description: Scans and deletes temporary files, un-needed files, ect.
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[Compression]
Category: Compression
App Name: 7-Zip
App Website: www.7-zip.org/
App Description: Adds one or more files to a compressed archive.
Similar Programs: Winzip
[Dockbar]
Category: Dockbar
App Name: RocketDock
App Website: www.punksoftware.com/
App Description: Application launcher, similar to the ‘Start’ menu, but in a bar.
Similar Programs: ObjectDock
[Email]
Category: Email
App Name: Thunderbird
App Website: www.mozilla.com/
App Description: Your basic email retrieval program, with advanced features.
Similar Programs: Outlook
[Encryption]
Category: Encryption
App Name: AxCrypt
App Website: www.axantum.com/
App Description: Similar to 7-Zip, but this is for making sure people cannot view your personal files than compressing them.
Similar Programs:
[File management]
Category: File Management
App Name: xplorerâ–“ lite
App Website: http://zabkat.com/
App Description: Much like Windows default Explorer, this is made for quicker access to folders when moving files.
Similar Programs: Explorer
[Firewall]
Category: Firewall
App Name: PeerGuardian
App Website: http://phoenixlabs.org/
App Description: More of an aid to your firewall, made for protecting you from those evil Anti-Pirate organizations.
Similar Programs:
Category: Firewall
App Name: Sygate Personal Firewall
App Website:
App Description: Basic firewall, stops connections from coming in or going out of your computer without you allowing them.
Similar Programs: ZoneAlarm Firewall
[Image Editing]
Category: Image Editing
App Name: Blender
App Website: www.blender.org/
App Description: For 3D modeling.
Similar Programs:
Category: Image Editing
App Name: The Gimp
App Website: www.gimp.org/
App Description: A powerful image manipulation program.
Similar Programs: Photoshop
[Instant Messaging]
Category: Instant Messaging
App Name: Pidgin
App Website: www.pidgin.im/
App Description: It’s and Instant Messaging program… Supports 15 IM protocols. Logging into several accounts at once is a highlight (no known limit).
Similar Programs: Trillian, Windows Live Messenger, AIM.
Category: Instant Messaging
App Name: Ventrilo
App Website: www.ventrilo.com/
App Description: VoIP. Good for talking to people when playing games and the like.
Similar Programs: Skype
[Office]
Category: Office
App Name: CuteWritter
App Website: http://www.cutepdf.com/index.htm
App Description: Allows you to ‘Print’ files to PDF format, virtual printer, if you will.
Similar Programs:
Category: Office
App Name: Foxit Reader
App Website: www.foxitsoftware.com/
App Description: Allows you to veiw PDF files, ONE HUNDRED MB smaller than Adobe’s PDF viewer. Makes you wonder what Adobe is doing…
Similar Programs: Adobe Reader
Category: Office
App Name: OpenOffice
App Website: www.openoffice.org/
App Description: A complete office suite, I’m using it to write this very text.
Similar Programs: Microsoft Office
[P2P]
Category: P2P
App Name: Ares
App Website: http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/
App Description: Basic P2P program, let’s you download files from other Ares users.
Similar Programs: LimeWire, Napster.
Category: P2P
App Name: eMule
App Website: www.emule-project.net/
App Description: Slightly more advanced than Ares. I recommend this over Ares, but take your pick.
Similar Programs: LimeWire, Napster.
Category: P2P
App Name: uTorrent
App Website: www.utorrent.com/
App Description: Used for opening .torrent files, and downloading then. It’s much smaller than Azureus and uses less memory/processor.
Similar Programs: Azureus
[Video Playback]
Category: Video Playback
App Name: K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
App Website:
App Description: Installing this will allow you to watch many video/audio formats.
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[Web Browsing]
Category: Web Browsing
App Name: FlashGet
App Website: http://www.flashget.com/
App Description: A download manager, makes it a but more easy to download files.
Similar Programs:
Category: Web Browsing
App Name: Opera
App Website: www.opera.com/
App Description: You can veiw web pages with this. It has quite a bit of nice features, low memory is needed for it, do good for slow PC’s.
Similar Programs: Internet Explorer, Firefox, OffByOne, Safari, Dillo, Netscape, SeaMonkey.
