i got lot of feedback for that post and my readers suggested some
excellent programs to be included in that list. So here i am listing
all those programs which i have missed in my earlier post. Do check the
earlier post for the complete software list.
The list is in random order. Most of these apps serve as alternatives to commercial windows apps.
I am sure that there may be some useful programs which i have missed
here, if your favorite application is not listed here comment or shoot
me an email i will include that in this list.
Security:
1. Open Antivirus:
OpenAntiVirus is not another virus scanner to put on a computer!
OpenAntiVirus is a platform for people seriously interested in
anti-virus research, network security and computer security to
communicate with each other, to develop solutions for various security
problems, and to develop new security technologies.
2. Truecrypt:
Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP/2000 and
Linux. Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as
a real disk. Encrypts an entire hard disk partition or a storage device
such as USB flash drive. Encryption is automatic, real-time
(on-the-fly) and transparent.
3. ClamAV:
ClamAV application is primarily for unix based systems but now a
windows version is available. This version needs a emulation layer like
CygWin
4. RogueScanner:
RogueScanner is an open source vulnerability management tool that is
used to gain greater network visibility. This enables you to quickly
identify and remove rogue wireless devices that may provide back door
access to your critical data and infrastructure.
5. Keepass:
KeePass is a free/open-source password manager or safe which helps you
to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your
passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a
key-disk. So you only have to remember one single master password or
insert the key-disk to unlock the whole database.
6. Clipperz:
Clipperz is a free and anonymous online password manager. Local
encryption within the browser guarantees that no one except you can
read your data. Nothing to install. (earlier review)
7. SoftPerfect Personal Firewall:
The SoftPerfect Personal Firewall is a free network firewall designed
to protect your PC against attacks from the Internet or via a local
area network. SoftPerfect Personal Firewall offers customizable
security using user-defined rules for packet filtering. It works at a
low level and also allows you to create rules based on non-IP protocols
such as ARP.
File Transfer / Sharing:
1. WinSCP:
WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows.
Legacy SCP protocol is also supported. Its main function is safe
copying of files between a local and a remote computer.
2. PuTTy:
PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.
3. ShowMyPC:
ShowMyPC is now a Community for Remote Support providers. Providing
tools for Instant Support to Service Providers and Users. It started as
an open source Desktop Sharing and Remote PC access project, an
alternative to subscription based sites like WebEx or Gotomypc.
4. Ares:
Ares is a free open source file sharing program that enables users to
share any digital file including images, audio, video, software,
documents, etc.
Multi Media
1. Media Player Classic:
Media Player Classic (MPC) is a compact free software media player for
Microsoft Windows. The application has a similar look and feel to the
old light-weight Windows Media Player 6.4. Underneath, however, it is a
completely different application which has all the options and features
one might expect from a modern media player.
2. Media Coder:
MediaCoder is a free universal batch media transcoder, which nicely
integrates most popular audio/video codecs and tools into an all-in-one
solution. (earlier review)
3. Hanbrake:
HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded
DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.
4. musikCube:
musikCube can be an alternative to iTunes to manage your music collection.
5. popCorn:
popCorn is a desktop-oriented MPEG-1 audio (MP3) and video software
capable of playing data streamed directly from the network.
Compatibility with existing media servers is provided by the support of
the industry standard RTSP protocol.
6. ImgBurn:
ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application. It supports all windows versions.
7. AVS Disc Creator:
Write your data to CD, DVD and Blu-ray Discs quickly and easily using FREE AVS Disc Creator.
8. DVDStyler:
DVDStyler is a cross-platform DVD authoring application that makes
possible for video enthusiasts to create professional-looking DVDs.
9. mp3mymp3:
Record any audio playing on your computer as mp3 or wav file with
mp3mymp3 recorder. It can record any sound originating from your
computer, it works by recording all audio through your sound card.
(earlier review)
10. Youtube Catcher:
Youtube Catcher can download videos from Youtube, Google Video, Myspace
Video, Yahoo video Dailymotion Stage6 Veoh. The downloaded videos can
be exported to various formats like MPG,AVI, MP4,3GP, 3G2, WMV, PSP,
MOV, FLV with the quality you choose. (earlier review)
11. Media Portal:
MediaPortal is an Open Source application ideal for turning your PC /
TV into a very advanced Media Center. MediaPortal allows you to listen
to your favorite music & radio, watch and store your videos and
DVDs, view, schedule and record live TV as a digital video recorder and
much much more.
12. VirtualDub
VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit Windows
platforms (95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP), licensed under the GNU General Public
License (GPL). It lacks the editing power of a general-purpose editor
such as Adobe Premiere, but is streamlined for fast linear operations
over video.
Video Editing Tools
1. Vivia-The Video Editor:
Vivia is a video editing program for Linux and Windows. It provides
extremely easy editing of clips and transitions in real-time, along
with multi-camera support for editing scenes that were recorded by more
than one camera simultaneously.
2. MiNi Video Studio:
MiNI Video Studio is a program for non-linear video editing. It means
this application allows creating of a movie from other movies in a way,
that the elements of the final movie overlap, creating a series of
layers, that can be rendered one by one, or all at once.
3. DVD Flick:
DVD Flick aims to be a simple but at the same time powerful DVD
Authoring tool. It can take a number of video files stored on your
computer and turn them into a DVD that will play back on your DVD
player, Media Center or Home Cinema Set. You can add additional custom
audio tracks as well as subtitles of your choice.
4. OpenVIP:
OpenVIP editor. It provides a user-friendly GUI to the core and is
based on the timeline concept - you place multimedia files on the
timeline, apply filters, transitions…
5. Avidemux:
Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering
and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD
compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs.
Image Viewing & manipulation
1. Irfanview:
IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista.
2. Paint.net:
Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that
run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface
with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide
variety of useful and powerful tools.
3. XnView:
XnView is a free software to view and convert graphic files, really simple to use. It Support of more than 400 graphics formats.
3D Graphics:
1. Art Of Illusion:
Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modelling and rendering
studio. It is written entirely in Java, and should be usable on any
Java Virtual Machine which is compatible with J2SE 1.4 or later.
2. OpenFX:
OpenFX is an Open-Source 3D modeling, animation and rendering suite. A
powerful feature-set includes a full renderer and raytrace engine,
NURBS support, kinematics-based animation, morphing, and an extensive
plugin API.
Office / Productivity
1. AbiWord:
AbiWord is a open source and fully cross-platform word processor.
2. Launchy:
Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about
your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your
documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few
keystrokes! (earlier review)
3. Cygwin:
Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows. It consists of two
parts: A DLL (cygwin1.dll) which acts as a Linux API emulation layer
providing substantial Linux API functionality. A collection of tools
which provide Linux look and feel.
4. Pandora Recovery:
Pandora Recovery is a powerful free tool that provides its users an
effective way to attempt recovery of permanently deleted files.
(earlier review)
5. CCleaner:
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes
unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and
freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your
online activities such as your Internet history.
6. Wink:
You can create presentations or screencasts with Wink in just minutes,
you can record mouse movements or take screenshots of your application
and save them as flash files. (earlier review)
7. Freemind:
FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in Java. The recent development has hopefully turned it into high productivity tool.
8. jetToolbar:
Despite Microsoft’s best intentions, the Start Menu isn’t everybody’s
cup of tea. If you’re looking for an alternative way to launch your
programs, take a look at jetToolBar. During installation this well-done
utility creates 14 default categories, registers shortcuts for many of
your applications, and adds bookmarks for recommended Web pages.
9. MyUninstaller:
MyUninstaller is an alternative utility to the standard Add/Remove
applet of Windows operating system. It displays the list of all
installed application, and allows you to uninstall an application,
delete an uninstall entry, and save the list of all installed
applications into a text file or HTML file.
10. Flashget:
Flashget is a freeware for downloading files. It uses MHT(Multi-server
Hyper-threading Transportation) technique, supports various protocols
11. ZScreen:
ZScreen is an open-source screen capture program that allows for
region/window/full-screen screenshots. It can FTP screenshots and put
the URL in your clipboard in a single keystroke. It supports automatic
custom naming conventions with variables. It can also interface with
image editing software.
12. CamStudio:
CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your
computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its
built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean,
bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)
13. Libra
Libra is a library software to organize your stuff: Books, Audio CDs,
Movies, & Games (for a start). Hook up your webcam, and Libra turns
it instantly into a barcode scanner. Point your webcam towards the
barcode (in any orientation) on the back of your books, DVD’s or CD’s
and Libra will auto-retrieve the product information automatically, and
add it to your library. Its free for non commercial use.
Web / Development
1. PSPad:
PSPad is a freeware programmer’s editor for Microsoft Windows operating systems, useful for people who:
2. HTTrack:
HTTrack is a free and easy-to-use offline browser utility. It allows
you to download a World Wide Web site from the Internet to a local
directory, building recursively all directories, getting HTML, images,
and other files from the server to your computer.
3. NOTEPAD++:
Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which
supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows
environment.
Google Pack
I haven’t listed any of the programs from Google Pack because most
of the users are aware of these. Except one or two all the programs in
this pack are must have for anybody, if you havn’t downloaded google
pack get it from here
Miscellaneous
Virtual Box:
VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for
enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely
feature rich, high performance product.
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