Free Software Suggestions

[datumon]

Software Category: Photo Cataloguing/Viewer
Software Name: Google Picasa
Short Description: Very good and easy to use photo organisation software. Allows you to upload to web and blog etc.
Link: http://picasaweb.google.com

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Software Category: Installation
Software Name: Install Creator (Free Trial)
Short Description: The trial version of install creator works fully, but just adds a message at the end. This allows you to create installers for your product and offers full customisability. No coding knowledge required, it's all wizard based.
Link: http://www.clickteam.co.uk/installcreator.php

 

[shervinemami]

Software Category: 3D Graphics Editor
Software Name: Draw3D
Short Description: A freeware Windows program that lets create & edit 3D mesh models in realtime, even on a netbook.
Link: http://draw3d.shervinemami.co.cc/

disclaimer: I wrote the software

 

[johnfernandez]

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[cata29]

Use this thread to post idea & suggestions for programs that you think should be added to the 'Free Software' list.

Please post your suggestions in this format:

Software Category: ...........
Software Name: ...............
Short Description: .............
Link: .............................

Thanxs very usefull!

 

[ubahobu4]

Software Category: File Manager, FTP Client (win32)
Software Name: Far Manager
Short Description: Program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems. Far Manager works in text mode and provides a simple and intuitive interface for performing most of the necessary actions.
Link: http://farmanager.com/


Software Category: File Recovery (win32)
Software Name: SoftPerfect File Recovery
Short Description: Free and useful tool to restore accidentally deleted files from hard and floppy disks, USB flash drives, CF and SD cards and other storage media. It supports the popular file systems such as FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and NTFS5 with compression and encryption.
Link: http://www.softperfect.com/products/filerecovery/

 

[lightning yoshi]

Software Category: System Tools/Maintenance
Software Name: Tweak UI
Short Description:This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more. (Quote from Microsoft Website)
Link: http://download.cnet.com/Tweak-UI/3000-2072_4-10002117.html

 

[sluthra]

Sandeep's Recommended Programs

Free Antivirus Programs:

• AVG Free Edition Download (My Personal Favorite):
  ΩAVG Download Link (CNET)Ω
• Avast Home Edition (Media player interface, light on system resources):
  ΩAvast Download Link (CNET)Ω
• Avira AV Personal Edition (Updates are really slow, best detection rate):
  ΩAvira Download Link (CNET)Ω

AntiSpyware Scanners:

• SUPERAntiSpyware (My Personal Favorite, the best scanner I've used):
  ΩSUPERAntiSpyware Download Link (CNET)Ω

General TuneUp/All in One Maintenance Program:

• Tune Up 2007 is offered free by vnunet:
  ΩTune Up 2007 Download Link (VNUNET)Ω

Temporary Files and Registry Cleaner:

• CCleaner (cleans temporary files and other crap, hence the name Crap Cleaner):
  ΩCCleaner Download Link (CNET)Ω

Defragmentation Programs:

• Auslogics Disk Defrag (pretty basic and easy to use):
  ΩAuslogics Disk Defrag Download Link (CNET)Ω
• Defraggler (haven't really used it, but it's from the makers of CCeaner):
  ΩDefraggler Download Link (CNET)Ω

Specialized Scanners/Fixes (Windows XP/Vista 32 bit only):

• Combo Fix (with guide):
  ΩCombo Fix Guide And DownloadΩ
• SDFix (w/guide):
  ΩSDFix Guide and DownloadΩ

Extractor Program (ZIP, RAR, .7Z):

• 7-Zip (Very powerful extractor program) (XP, Vista 32 Bit):
  Ω7-Zip 32 Bit Download LinkΩ
• 7-Zip (Very powerful extractor program) (Vista x64, Windows 7 64Bit):
  Ω7-Zip x64 Bit Download LinkΩ

Media Players:

• VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player supporting most audio and video formats (H.264, Ogg, DivX, MKV, TS, MPEG-2, mp3, MPEG-4, aac, ...) from files, physical media (DVDs, VCD, Audio-CD), TV capture cards and many network streaming protocols. (The ALL-IN-ONE Solution) All Operating Systems
  Ω VLC media playerΩ
• The CCCP : Combined Community Codec Pack is a filter pack specifically built for playing videos (including mkv).
  ΩCCCP Direct Download Link (Softpedia)Ω
• K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (XP, Vista 32 Bit):
  ΩK-Lite Codec Pack 32 Bit Direct Download Link (Softpedia)Ω
• K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (Vista x64, Windows 7 64Bit):
  ΩK-Lite Codec Pack x64 Bit Direct Download Link (Softpedia)Ω

 

[sluthra]

3D Graphics:

Anim8or http://www.anim8or.com/
Blender http://www.blender3d.org/
gmax http://www.discreet.com/products/gmax/
Now3D http://digilander.libero.it/giulios/Eng/homepage.htm
SOFTIMAGE|XSI EXP http://www.softimage.com/products/exp/v3/

 

[sluthra]

Anti spam programs:

K9 http://www.keir.net/k9.html
MailWasher http://www.mailwasher.net/
POPFile http://popfile.sourceforge.net/
SpamBayes http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/

 

[sluthra]

Anti Spyware:

Ad aware http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Diet K http://www.dietk.com/
SpyBot Search & Destroy http://spybot.safer-networking.de/
SpywareBlaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareGuard http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html
Edit:
AntiVirus

AntiVir http://www.free-av.com/
Avast http://www.avast.com/
AVG http://www.grisoft.com/
BitDefender8 http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html#

 

[apoorav]

Software Category: File Recovery (win32)
Software Name: SoftPerfect File Recovery
Short Description: Free and useful tool to restore accidentally deleted files from hard and floppy disks, USB flash drives, CF and SD cards and other storage media. It supports the popular file systems such as FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and NTFS5 with compression and encryption.
Link: http://www.softperfect.com/products/filerecovery/

 

[palmettoexpress_ceo]

Don't know if this has been added....

Remote Desktop Manager
http://www.remotedesktopmanager.com/remotedesktopmanager/Home.aspx

This is a robust desktop managmenet tool for IT Administrators that allows fr integration of several tools into one tool. With the click of a simple button you can gain access to all sorts of software hosted on your network.

Hope you enjoy it!

Andrew

 

[sluthra]

Audio Players:

1by1 http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/~pesch
Foobar 2000 http://www.foobar2000.org/
iTunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Jet Audio Basic http://www.jetaudio.com/
Musik http://musik.berlios.de/
QCD Player http://www.quinnware.com/
Sonique http://sonique.lycos.com/
Winamp http://www.winamp.com/
Edit:
Audio Tools:

Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
CDex http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
dBpowerAMP Music Converter http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm
EAC http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/
Encounter 2003 http://www.waschbusch.com/
GermaniXEncoder http://www.germanixsoft.de/
K MP3 http://www.katarncorp.com/
KraMixer http://www.kramware.com/
MP3 Book Helper http://MP3bookhelper.sourceforge.net/
MP3 Tag http://www.MP3tag.de/
MP3DirectCut http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/~pesch/
MP3Gain http://www.geocities.com/MP3gain/
MP3Trim http://www.logiccell.com/~MP3trim/
MusicBrainz http://musicbrainz.org/
Rarewares http://rarewares.hydrogenaudio.org/
SoundEngine Free http://www.cycleof5th.com/en/index.htm
TagScanner http://xdev.narod.ru/tagscan_e.htm
The GodFather http://users.otenet.gr/~jtcliper/tgf/
Edit:
Audio Tools:

Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
CDex http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
dBpowerAMP Music Converter http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm
EAC http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/
Encounter 2003 http://www.waschbusch.com/
GermaniXEncoder http://www.germanixsoft.de/
K MP3 http://www.katarncorp.com/
KraMixer http://www.kramware.com/
MP3 Book Helper http://MP3bookhelper.sourceforge.net/
MP3 Tag http://www.MP3tag.de/
MP3DirectCut http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/~pesch/
MP3Gain http://www.geocities.com/MP3gain/
MP3Trim http://www.logiccell.com/~MP3trim/
MusicBrainz http://musicbrainz.org/
Rarewares http://rarewares.hydrogenaudio.org/
SoundEngine Free http://www.cycleof5th.com/en/index.htm
TagScanner http://xdev.narod.ru/tagscan_e.htm
The GodFather http://users.otenet.gr/~jtcliper/tgf/

 

[sluthra]

Benchmark tools

3d mark 2001 / 3dmark 2003 http://www.futuremark.com/
Aquamark http://www.aquamark3.com/
Sandra http://www.sisoftware.demon.co.uk/sandra/


Checksum Utilities:

fsum http://www.slavasoft.com/fsum/
hksfv http://www.big-o-software.com/products/hksfv/
md5sum http://www.etree.org/md5com.html
md5summer http://www.md5summer.org/


Compression / Decompression:

7-zip http://www.7-zip.org/
bzip2 http://sources.redhat.com/bzip2/index.html
FilZip http://www.filzip.com/
IZArc http://www.florida.plus.com/izarc/
QuickZip http://www.quickzip.org/
TUGZip http://www.tugzip.com/
UltimateZIP http://www.ultimatezip.com/
UPX http://upx.sourceforge.net/
Zip&Go http://www.handybits.com/zipngo.htm
Zipgenius http://www.zipgenius.it/
Edit:
Benchmark tools

3d mark 2001 / 3dmark 2003 http://www.futuremark.com/
Aquamark http://www.aquamark3.com/
Sandra http://www.sisoftware.demon.co.uk/sandra/


Checksum Utilities:

fsum http://www.slavasoft.com/fsum/
hksfv http://www.big-o-software.com/products/hksfv/
md5sum http://www.etree.org/md5com.html
md5summer http://www.md5summer.org/


Compression / Decompression:

7-zip http://www.7-zip.org/
bzip2 http://sources.redhat.com/bzip2/index.html
FilZip http://www.filzip.com/
IZArc http://www.florida.plus.com/izarc/
QuickZip http://www.quickzip.org/
TUGZip http://www.tugzip.com/
UltimateZIP http://www.ultimatezip.com/
UPX http://upx.sourceforge.net/
Zip&Go http://www.handybits.com/zipngo.htm
Zipgenius http://www.zipgenius.it/

 

[steronius]

Software Category: Utilities
Software Name: Swiss File Knife
Short Description: multi function command line tool
Link: http://stahlworks.com/dev/index.php?tool=sfk

 

[steronius]

Software Category: Utilities
Software Name: logview4net
Short Description: logview4net is a log viewer/log monitor for data created by various sources. It can listen to UDP, tail a file, tail a SQL table, monitor the eventlog and watch RSS and Atom feeds. It requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/logview4net/

 

[vishal]

Software Category:windows file manager
Software Name:Free Commander
Short Description: FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager. The program helps you with daily work in Windows. Here you can find all the necessary functions to manage your data stock. You can take FreeCommander anywhere - just copy the installation directory on a CD or USB-Stick - and you can even work with this program on a foreign computer.
Main features in FreeCommander:

• Dual-panel technology - horizontal and vertical
• Tabbed interface
• Optional tree view for each panel
• Built in file viewer to view files in hex, binary, text or image format
• File viewer inside archives too
• Built in archive handling: ZIP (read, write), CAB (read, write), RAR (read)
• Nested archive handling
• Built in FTP client
• Easy access to system folders, control panel, desktop and start menu
• Copy, move, delete, rename files and folders
• Multi rename tool
• Wipe files
• Create and verify MD5 checksums
• File splitting
• File properties and context menu
• Calculation of folder size
• Folder comparison / synchronization
• Modification of file date and attributes
• Folder / program favorites
• File searching (inside archive too)
• File filters for display
• User defined columns for detailed view
• DOS command line
• Multiple language support

Link: www.freecommander.com
Direct Link-http://www.snapfiles.com/php/download.php?id=107872&a=7122339&tag=601108&loc=10

CAN BE USED TO FIND VIRUS FILES WITH A EASE
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[sluthra]

Defrag Software:

DIRMS & Buzzsaw http://www.dirms.com/
OpenVMS http://www.execsoft.com/freeware/freeware.asp


Download managers:

Fresh Download http://www.freshdevices.com/freshdown.html
LeechGet http://www.leechget.net/en/
Net Transport http://lycos26486.l78.lycos.com.cn/default.htm
Star Downloader http://www.stardownloader.com/downloads.php
wackget http://millweed.com/projects/wackget/
wget http://xoomer.virgilio.it/hherold/

 

[vishal]

Optimisation Software : HijackTHS
Its a product of TrenDMcro,IT keeps a log of startup and process.Very good

 

[mokojo10]

Perian for mac is a great tool for video playback of any format ( avi, divx , flac etc )

http://perian.org/