All these applications are Reliable, and WORK GREAT in most any system.
This software is FREE...and ALL are malware/spyware CLEAN...
Links are directly to the developers/providers site so you can check out all the details and features of an application.
You will ALWAYS get the up-to-date version
Browse each category you like and download your selections for install.
Couldn't be easier!
Optional items or toolbars are sometimes auto-selected in freeware, so be sure to deselect these during your software installation...
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**MUST Have apps. for Any PC**
Adobe Reader; Flash Player; Shockwave Player; http://www.adobe.com/downloads/
CCLeaner; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download
DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en
Java; http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
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1) Anti-Virus/Security;
Avast Free AV; http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
AVG Free; http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh
Avira Free; http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus
Comodo Firewall; http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/free-download.html
Comodo Internet Security; http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-...t-security.php
Microsoft Security Essentials; http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/secur...s/default.aspx
OutPostFree Security Suite; (multi-platform full-functional Free Internet Security Suite) http://free.agnitum.com/
Rising Antivirus Free Edition; http://www.freerav.com/
SpywareBlaster; http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/
Sandboxie; http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?DownloadSandboxie
Windows 7 Firewall Control (XP, Vista, W7, W8 support); http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall; http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en...e-firewall.htm
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a) Anti-Spam*
BullGuard Spamfilter; http://www.bullguard.com/products/bu...filter-10.aspx
MailWasher; http://www.mailwasher.net/
Spamfence; http://www.spamfence.net/about-spamfence.html
Spamihilator; http://www.spamihilator.com/
POPFile; http://getpopfile.org/#News
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b) File Security*
Metascan Online (files to 40MB); http://www.metascan-online.com/
Panda USB Vaccine; (USB anti-malware) http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeuse...ds/usbvaccine/
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2) Audio;
ASIO4ALL - Universal ASIO Driver For WDM Audio; http://www.asio4all.com/
Audacity; http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
EAC-Exact Audio Copy; http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/
Foobar2000; http://www.foobar2000.org/
Free Music Converter; http://www.freemusicconverter.net/
Power Sound Editor Free; http://www.free-sound-editor.com/
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a) Music downloader*
Songr; https://sites.google.com/site/getsongr/
StreamWriter (internet-radio recorder); http://streamwriter.org/en/
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b) Organization/Tagging*
MusicBrainz Picard (labeler); http://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_Picard
MP3TAG (labeler); http://www.mp3tag.de/en/
Rename Master; http://www.joejoesoft.com/cms/showpage.php?cid=108
Songbird; http://getsongbird.com/
TagScanner; http://www.xdlab.ru/en/index.htm
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3) Browsers;
Avant Browser; http://www.avantbrowser.com/default.aspx?uil=en-US
Comodo Dragon; http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-...rs/browser.php
Firefox; http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/ Mozbackup; http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
Google Chrome; http://www.google.com/chrome/index.h...&utm_medium=ha
kylo; http://kylo.tv/
Maxthon Browser; http://www.maxthon.com/
Opera; http://www.opera.com/
RockMelt (beta); http://www.rockmelt.com/
Safari for PC or mac; http://www.apple.com/safari/
SpaceTime-3D Browser/search; http://www.spacetime.com/home.php
SRWare Iron; http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php
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a) RSS readers*
FeedDemon; http://www.feeddemon.com/
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4) CD/DVD Burning & Tools;
bitRipper- DVD to AVI software; http://www.bitripper.com/
CDBurnerXP; http://cdburnerxp.se/
BurnAware Free; http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html
DeepBurner; http://www.deepburner.com/index.php
DVDShrink; http://www.dvdshrink.org/
Free Easy CD DVD Burner; http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html
Free ISO Burner; http://www.freeisoburner.com/
ImgBurn; http://www.imgburn.com/
Infra Recorder; http://infrarecorder.org/
Nero Kwik Media; http://www.nero.com/enu/downloads-nbl-free.php
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5) Codec packs;
CCCP; http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/ind...itle=Main_Page
K-Lite Codec pack; http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm
Shark007; http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html
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6) CPU, Hardware & Memory testing tools;
CPUID; http://www.cpuid.com/
CoreTemp; http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
Disk Benchmark; http://www.attotech.com/products/pro...Disk_Benchmark
GPU-Z; http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
HWiNFO/32/64 Tools (Professional System Information and Diagnostics); http://www.hwinfo.com/
IntelBurn Test; http://majorgeeks.com/IntelBurnTest_d5987.html
Memtest86; http://www.memtest.org/
OCCT; http://www.ocbase.com/index.php/software/20-occt
Prime95; http://www.mersenne.org/
RealTemp; http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/
SIW - System Information for Windows; http://www.gtopala.com/
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7) Data & File Recovery - In order of user ratings…
Recuva; http://www.piriform.com/recuva/features
Mini-Tool; http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/
EASEUS; http://www.easeus.com/product.htm
PC Inspector; http://www.pcinspector.de/default.htm?language=1
TestDisc; http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download
PhotoRec; http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec
Restoration; http://www.aumha.org/a/recover.php
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8) Encryption;
TrueCrypt; http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads
AxCrypt; http://www.axantum.com/axcrypt/
dsCrypt; http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware/
Pismo File Mount; http://www.pismotechnic.com/pfm/ap/
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9) Extraction and Compression;
7-Zip; http://www.7-zip.org/
ExtractNow; http://www.extractnow.com/
HaoZip; http://www.haozip.com/Eng/index_en.htm or http://www.softpedia.com/get/Compres...s/HaoZip.shtml
IZArc; http://www.izarc.org/
PeaZip; http://www.peazip.org/
Universal Extractor; http://legroom.net/software/uniextract
Winrar; http://www.win-rar.com/download.html
ZipGenius; http://www.zipgenius.com/
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10) File transfer & sharing;
Ares; http://www.ares.com/
eMule; http://www.emule-project.net/home/perl/general.cgi?l=1
Free Download Manager; http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
FrostWire; http://www.frostwire.com/
JDownloader; http://jdownloader.org/
Live SkyDrive-(25GB Windows cloud file share); http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...e-file-storage
Mipony-download manager; http://www.mipony.net/
PeerBlock; http://www.peerblock.com/
Shareaza; http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/
Tixati; (+1) http://www.tixati.com/
uTorrent; http://www.utorrent.com/
Vuze; http://www.vuze.com/
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a) FTP Clients*
FileZilla; http://filezilla-project.org/
PuTTY; http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
WinSCP; http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction
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11) Hash tools;
Febooti fileTweak Hash & CRC; http://www.febooti.com/products/file.../hash-and-crc/
HashTab; http://www.implbits.com/Products/HashTab.aspx
HashMyFiles; http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/hash_my_files.html
HashCheck Shell Extension; http://code.kliu.org/hashcheck/
Marxio File Checksum Verifier; http://download.cnet.com/Marxio-File...b_content;main
MD5summer (Windows MD5 Sum generator); http://download.cnet.com/MD5summer/3...-10050856.html
Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...3-7365c1686c08
WinMD5Free; http://www.winmd5.com/download/winmd5free.zip
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12) Home & OFFICE;
CSVed; http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/index.html
Everything Search: http://www.voidtools.com/
FileLocator Lite; http://www.mythicsoft.com/Page.aspx?...&page=download
FreeOCR; http://www.paperfile.net/
JR Directory Printer; http://www.spadixbd.com/freetools/jdirprint.htm
(The JR Directory Printer Utility allows you to print a listing of every file contained within a directory and/or subdirectory(ies).)
Microsoft Mathematics; http://www.microsoft.com/education/t...atics_4.0.aspx
NFOPad; http://thd.dyndns.org/s_nfopad.php
Q10; http://www.baara.com/q10/
QTranslate; http://quest-app.appspot.com/home
SimpleOCR; http://www.simpleocr.com/
Speckie-Spell check for IE; also for IE9 http://www.speckie.com/home/
Stickies - Any Windows OS; http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/
Total Commander (file manager); http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm
Wunderlist (great task manager); http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/
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a) MICROSOFT Office Alternatives*
LibreOffice; http://www.libreoffice.org/
OpenOffice.org; http://www.openoffice.org/
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b) PDF readers/writers*
Bullzip PDF Printer; http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download
CutePDF; http://www.cutepdf.com/
doPDF; http://www.dopdf.com/
Foxit PDF reader; http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
Nitro PDF Reader; http://www.nitroreader.com/
PDFill PDF Editor; http://www.pdfill.com/download.html
PDF Creator; http://www.pdfforge.org/
PDF-XChange; http://www.tracker-software.com/prod...xchange-viewer
Sumatra PDF; http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/...df-reader.html
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13) Image & Photo Editing;
Artweaver; http://www.artweaver.de/home-en/
FastStone Image Viewer; http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm
GIMP; http://www.gimp.org/
IrfanView; http://www.irfanview.com/
Inkscape-vector graphics editor; http://inkscape.org/
Light Image Resizer; http://www.obviousidea.com/windows-s...image-resizer/
Paint.NET; http://www.getpaint.net/download.html
PaintStar; http://sites.google.com/site/wangzhenzhou/home#new
PhotoFiltre; http://photofiltre.free.fr/frames_en.htm
Photoscape; http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php
PhotoWipe; (magic eraser) http://www.hanovsolutions.com/?prod=PhotoWipe
Picasa; http://picasa.google.com/#utm_campai...tm_term=picasa
XnView; http://www.xnview.com/en/features.html
Zoner Photo Studio; http://free.zoner.com/download.asp
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a) Creative tools*
Blender (3D images); http://www.blender.org/
GIF Viewer; http://www.gifviewer.org/
GIF Resizer-(portable & works in Windows 7 also); http://www.ashongsoft.com/howto-resi...animation.html
PicPick; http://www.picpick.org/
PowerBullet Presenter; http://powerbullet.com/info.php
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14) ISO tools;
Alchohol 52% Free Edition; http://www.free-downloads.net/progra...__Free_Edition
Daemon Tools; http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads
ei.cfg removal tool; http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/
ImDisk (virtual disk driver); http://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.html/#ImDisk
MagicDisc; http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/mi...c-overview.htm
TotalMounter; http://www.kernsafe.com/product/totalmounter.aspx
Virtual CloneDrive http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html
WinCDEmu (lightweight CD/DVD/BD emulator); http://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/
Windows 7 ISO Image Edition Switcher; http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/
Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool; http://wudt.codeplex.com/
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(Free use up to 300mb file size)
Magic ISO; http://www.magiciso.com/
Power ISO; http://www.poweriso.com/
Ultra ISO; http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/download.htm
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15) Malware detection and removal;
Ad-Aware; http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php
Combofix; http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/combofix/
(Caution; Only experienced users should run this program-refer to user guide)
User Guide - How To Use Combofix: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix
Emsisoft Anti-Malware; http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/
GMER; http://www.gmer.net/
HijackThis; http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/
Kaspersky Online Scanner; http://www.kaspersky.com.my/virusscanner.php
Malwarebytes; http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
NoraScan; http://www.noralabs.com/
OSSEC; http://www.ossec.net/main/about
RKill; http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic308364.html
Sophos Anti-Rootkit; http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products...i-rootkit.aspx
Spybot Search and Destroy; http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
SUPERAntiSpyware; http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html
TDSSKiller: http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363
Trend Micro HouseCall - Free Online Virus Scan; http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Vba32 AntiRootkit; http://www.anti-virus.by/en/vba32arkit.shtml
WinPatrol; http://www.winpatrol.com/
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16) Media Players & Centers;
AIMP; http://www.aimp.ru/
ALLPayer; http://www.allplayer.org/tips/tips
GOM Player; http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html
KMPlayer; http://www.kmplayer.com/korea/index.php
MediaMonkey; http://www.mediamonkey.com/
Media Player Classic; http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/
Kantaris; http://kantaris.org/
QuickTime; http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
UMPlayer; http://www.umplayer.com/
VLC Player; http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
WINAMP; http://www.winamp.com/
Zune; http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/s...ad/default.htm Offline installer; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en
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a) Media Centers*
Ashampoo ClipFinder HD- Online video finder/viewer; https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/...-ClipFinder-HD
Boxee; http://www.boxee.tv/
Hulu-desktop; http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop
MediaPortal; http://www.team-mediaportal.com/
XBMC- player and media center app.; http://xbmc.org/about/
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17) Programming;
AutoIt; http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/
Code::Blocks; http://www.codeblocks.org/
ConTEXT; http://www.contexteditor.org/
Crimson Editor; http://www.crimsoneditor.com/
DAMN NFO Viewer; http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-...O-Viewer.shtml
Flashdevelop; http://osflash.org/flashdevelop
GetDiz; http://www.outertech.com/en/notepad-replacement
HxD; http://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD
jGRASP; http://www.jgrasp.org/
Notepad++; http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Programmer's Notepad; http://www.pnotepad.org/
SharpDevelop; http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/
Win32Pad; http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction
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18) Remote access and remote support;
TeamViewer; http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx
Join.me; https://join.me/
LogMeIn; http://help.logmein.com/SelfServiceDownloads
Mikogo; http://www.mikogo.com/product/what-is-mikogo/
UltraVNC; http://www.uvnc.com/
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19) System Tools;
Belarc Advisor;(detailed system report) http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
EasyBCD; http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
Hiren's BootCD; http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
Inno Setup (installer); http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
Kiwi-program monitor/tweak; http://drinkprog.com/kiwi/
MGA Diagnostic tool; http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012
.NET Framework- All versions; http://www.askvg.com/what-is-microso...rsions-inside/
Process Explorer; http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb896653
pserv (pserv.cpl replacement); http://p-nand-q.com/gtools/pserv3.html
Speccy; http://www.piriform.com/speccy
System Nucleus-tweak and monitor; http://www.spencerberus.com/projects.aspx
TweakNow PowerPack; http://tweaknow.com/powerPack.php
TweakUI for XP;http://download.cnet.com/Tweak-UI/30...-10002117.html
Tweaking.com (repair tool); http://www.tweaking.com/content/page...ll_in_one.html
Ultimate Boot CD; http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
Ultimate Windows Tweaker; http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultima...ista#more-1957
Unlocker; http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/
Unknown Device Identifier; http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html
Windows Error Lookup Tool (View Windows Error Code and Define Descriptions); http://www.gunnerinc.com/welt.htm
WinMend Auto Shutdown; http://www.winmend.com/auto-shutdown/
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a) Care & Maintenance*
Advanced SystemCare Free (all-in-one); http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html
Ashampoo WinOptimizer Free; http://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/3...Optimizer-Free
Auslogics Registry Cleaner; http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/
CCLeaner; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download
CCEnhancer (advanced users-works with CCleaner-not a Piriform product); http://thewebatom.net/software/ccenhancer/
GLARY All-In-One; http://www.glaryutilities.com/
JetClean; http://www.bluesprig.com/jetclean.html
SlimCleaner; http://slimcleaner.com/
Temp File Cleaner; http://software.addpcs.com/tfc/
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b) Defragmentation*
Auslogics Defrag; http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/
Defraggler; http://www.piriform.com/defraggler
MyDefrag; http://www.mydefrag.com/
O&O Defrag; http://www.oo-software.com/free/en/
Puran Defrag; http://www.puransoftware.com/index.html
Smart Defrag; http://download.cnet.com/Smart-Defra...nt;contentMain
WinContig; http://wincontig.mdtzone.it/en/
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c) Disk Utilities*
Active KillDisc; http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm
CCLeaner (full function drive wiper); http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download
CrystalDiskInfo-HDD/SSD utility; http://crystalmark.info/software/Cry...o/index-e.html
DBAN; http://www.dban.org/about
EaseUS Partition Master; http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm
HDD OEM Diagnostics Tools and Utilities; http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287#conner
HDDScan; http://hddscan.com/
GParted; http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php
HotSwap! http://mt-naka.com/hotswap/index_enu.htm
HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool; http://download.cnet.com/HP-USB-Disk...-10974082.html
MiniTool Partition Wizard http://www.partitionwizard.com/
NoDrives Manager (hide windows drives); http://nodrvman.sourceforge.net/
SpaceSniffer (find lost disk space); http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/s...fer/index.html
WinToFlash- AIO USB Install Tool; http://wintoflash.com/home/en/
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d) DOCKS for Windows*
ObjectDock; http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/ ...+1
Nexus by Winstep; http://www.winstep.net/index.asp
XWindows Dock http://xwdock.aqua-soft.org/
Ultimate Docks collection; http://www.askvg.com/ultimate-collec...s-for-windows/
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e) Driver tools*
Ma-Config; http://www.ma-config.com/en
Double Driver; View, backup and restore Windows drivers. http://www.boozet.org/download.htm
Driver Genius-Driver backup tool; Free to try (Drivers download disabled) http://www.driver-soft.com/
Driver Magician; http://www.drivermagician.com/Lite.htm
DriverMax; (requires free registration for full features) http://www.drivermax.com/index.htm
SlimDrivers Free; http://download.cnet.com/SlimDrivers...-75279940.html
Unknown Device Identifier; http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html
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f) File Splitter*
FFSJ-file splitter/joiner; http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~hoangle/filesj/
Free File Splitter; http://www.filesplitter.org/
GSplit; http://www.gdgsoft.com/gsplit/index.aspx
HJsplit; http://www.hjsplit.org/
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g) Network Tools*
NetSpeedMonitor; http://www.floriangilles.com/software/netspeedmonitor
NetTraffic; http://venea.net/link/nettraffic
NetWorx; http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/
SoftPerfect Network Scanner; http://www.softperfect.com/products/...ner/?from=auto
Svchost Process Analyzer; http://www.neuber.com/free/svchost-analyzer/index.html
TCPView; http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb897437
Wireshark; http://www.wireshark.org/about.html
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h) Organization*
Anti-Twin; http://www.joerg-rosenthal.com/en/an.../download.html
FreeCommander; http://www.freecommander.com/index.htm
FreeFileSync; http://freefilesync.sourceforge.net/index.php
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i) Password Managers*
KeePass Password Safe; http://keepass.info/
LastPass; https://lastpass.com/
Password Safe; http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/
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j) Shell Extensions*
Link Shell Extension; http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinks...kshellext.html
Open++ (context menu); http://download.cnet.com/Open/3000-2094_4-10743609.html
Path Copy Copy; http://pathcopycopy.codeplex.com/
SKTimeStamp; http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/SKTimeStamp.html
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k) Startup Managers*
Autoruns for Windows (startup manager); http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb963902
BootVis (XP startup manager); http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=664
Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel; http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
Starter; http://codestuff.tripod.com/products_starter.html
Startup Delayer; http://www.r2.com.au/page/products/show/startdelay
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l) Uninstallers*
GeekUninstaller; http://www.geekuninstaller.com/
IObit Uninstaller; http://www.iobit.com/advanceduninstaller.html
PC Decrapifier; http://pcdecrapifier.com/
Revo Uninstaller free version; http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_..._download.html
Toolbar Cleaner; http://toolbarcleaner.com/
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m) Virtualization*
Paragon GO Virtual; http://www.paragon-software.com/home/go-virtual/
VirtualBox; http://www.virtualbox.org/
Virtual PC/XP Mode; Windows 7 Pro & Ult. only- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/
DIRECT XP mode software >>
1. Windows Virtual PC Direct Download Links :
Windows Virtual PC Direct Download (32bit)
Windows Virtual PC Direct Download (64bit)
2. Windows XP Mode Direct Download Links :
Windows XP Mode
3. Patch KB977206 Direct Download Links :
Patch KB977206 (32bit)
Patch KB977206 (64bit)
VMware software trial evaluation; https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=default
VMware Player; http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Easy VMX-Create virtual machines for VMware Player on the Web; http://www.easyvmx.com/
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20) Video Downloaders and Converters;
Any Video Converter; http://www.any-video-converter.com/p...or_video_free/
CamStudio; http://camstudio.org/
Freemake Video Downloader(40+ sites support); http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/
Freemake Video Converter (200+ Input Formats); http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/
Format Factory (audio & video converter); http://www.formatoz.com/
Hamster Free Video Converter; http://videoconverter.hamstersoft.com/en/
Handbrake; http://handbrake.fr/
iMedia Converter; http://www.iskysoft.com/imedia-converter-windows.html
MediaCoder; http://www.mediacoderhq.com/
Orbit Downloader; http://www.orbitdownloader.com/
VideoCacheView (video downloader from web cache); http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/video_cache_view.html
WinX DVD Ripper; http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/
Y-Mule; http://www.y-mule.com/
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21) Other apps.-> Many categories and multi-function apps...
[AskVG Apps] Download Free and Exclusive Software for Windows; http://www.askvg.com/downloads/
Anki (multi-option learning and teaching tool); http://ankisrs.net/index.html
AAClr (auto aero colors); http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/AAClr.html
BExplorer; http://bexplorer.codeplex.com/
Battery Bar; http://osirisdevelopment.com/BatteryBar/
DOSBox- DOS emulator; http://www.dosbox.com/information.php?page=0
FREEOPENER (multi-file opener/player); http://www.freeopener.com/
GameSave Manager; http://gsm.duncsweb.com/
MonPwr; (system shutdown/power management) http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...s/MonPwr.shtml
Mozilla Thunderbird-multiple email client; http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/
SaveGameBackup.net; http://savegamebackup.net/forum/
Screenshot Captor; http://www.donationcoder.com/Softwar...eenshotcaptor/
Skype; http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
TeraCopy; (faster copier) http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php
Tweaks.com Logon Changer for Windows 7; http://tweaks.com/software/tweakslogon/
World Clock; http://www.wimsprograms.com/programs.html#wclock30
UNetbootin-Linux; http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
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Our DATA is always most important.
A couple options below are not FREE, but for their low cost, they are well worth it…!
Backup, Backup, Backup…
22) Data backup Only;
FREE 25GB Windows cloud file share/storage
Live SkyDrive; http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...e-file-storage
Free data backup (up to 2GB)
Availability from anywhere-sync and sharing
Pro 50 (50GB max.) for $9.99 a month
Dropbox; http://www.dropbox.com/
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Free data backup (up to 2GB)
Simple online backup for only $5.99 a month (up to 50GB max.)
MOZY; https://mozy.com/home/
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Free data backup (up to 5GB w/registration)
$4.95 mo. for 150GB
IDrive Online Backup; http://download.cnet.com/IDrive-Onli...-10910497.html
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Paid options- Continuous, auto backup and 24/7 secure and encrypted.
Access to your files from any PC in the world for less than $5 a month.
Unlimited storage. 15 day risk-free trial…
Carbonite; http://www.carbonite.com/
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23) Image and Data backup programs;
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FREE Backup
Comodo Backup; http://www.comodo.com/home/data-stor...odo-backup.php
EaseUS Todo Backup Home; http://www.todo-backup.com/products/...p-software.htm
GFI Backup 2011; http://www.gfi.com/pages/backup-freeware.asp
Macrium Reflect (free version imaging only); http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp
Paragon Backup and Recovery 2012; http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/
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PAID backup
Acronis True Image; http://www.acronis.com/
Norton Ghost; http://us.norton.com/ghost/
If you have a new popular program, or one I have missed,
and would like me to add it to this list, let me know...
I will try to add it while also keeping this list a manageable size.
If you have a more popular app for the 2 categories below, than what is already listed,
please let me know. These 2 categories are temporarily closed until then. Thanks.
Most popular ones are well covered...
1) Anti-Virus/Security;
15) Malware detection and removal;
Please report bad links X
360 Applications listed to date...
ENJOY the FREEware!...
This software is FREE...and ALL are malware/spyware CLEAN...
Links are directly to the developers/providers site so you can check out all the details and features of an application.
You will ALWAYS get the up-to-date version
Browse each category you like and download your selections for install.
Couldn't be easier!
Optional items or toolbars are sometimes auto-selected in freeware, so be sure to deselect these during your software installation...
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**MUST Have apps. for Any PC**
Adobe Reader; Flash Player; Shockwave Player; http://www.adobe.com/downloads/
CCLeaner; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download
DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en
Java; http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
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1) Anti-Virus/Security;
Avast Free AV; http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
AVG Free; http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh
Avira Free; http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus
Comodo Firewall; http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/free-download.html
Comodo Internet Security; http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-...t-security.php
Microsoft Security Essentials; http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/secur...s/default.aspx
OutPostFree Security Suite; (multi-platform full-functional Free Internet Security Suite) http://free.agnitum.com/
Rising Antivirus Free Edition; http://www.freerav.com/
SpywareBlaster; http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/
Sandboxie; http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?DownloadSandboxie
Windows 7 Firewall Control (XP, Vista, W7, W8 support); http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall; http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en...e-firewall.htm
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a) Anti-Spam*
BullGuard Spamfilter; http://www.bullguard.com/products/bu...filter-10.aspx
MailWasher; http://www.mailwasher.net/
Spamfence; http://www.spamfence.net/about-spamfence.html
Spamihilator; http://www.spamihilator.com/
POPFile; http://getpopfile.org/#News
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b) File Security*
Metascan Online (files to 40MB); http://www.metascan-online.com/
Panda USB Vaccine; (USB anti-malware) http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeuse...ds/usbvaccine/
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2) Audio;
ASIO4ALL - Universal ASIO Driver For WDM Audio; http://www.asio4all.com/
Audacity; http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
EAC-Exact Audio Copy; http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/
Foobar2000; http://www.foobar2000.org/
Free Music Converter; http://www.freemusicconverter.net/
Power Sound Editor Free; http://www.free-sound-editor.com/
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a) Music downloader*
Songr; https://sites.google.com/site/getsongr/
StreamWriter (internet-radio recorder); http://streamwriter.org/en/
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b) Organization/Tagging*
MusicBrainz Picard (labeler); http://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_Picard
MP3TAG (labeler); http://www.mp3tag.de/en/
Rename Master; http://www.joejoesoft.com/cms/showpage.php?cid=108
Songbird; http://getsongbird.com/
TagScanner; http://www.xdlab.ru/en/index.htm
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3) Browsers;
Avant Browser; http://www.avantbrowser.com/default.aspx?uil=en-US
Comodo Dragon; http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-...rs/browser.php
Firefox; http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/ Mozbackup; http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
Google Chrome; http://www.google.com/chrome/index.h...&utm_medium=ha
kylo; http://kylo.tv/
Maxthon Browser; http://www.maxthon.com/
Opera; http://www.opera.com/
RockMelt (beta); http://www.rockmelt.com/
Safari for PC or mac; http://www.apple.com/safari/
SpaceTime-3D Browser/search; http://www.spacetime.com/home.php
SRWare Iron; http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php
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a) RSS readers*
FeedDemon; http://www.feeddemon.com/
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4) CD/DVD Burning & Tools;
bitRipper- DVD to AVI software; http://www.bitripper.com/
CDBurnerXP; http://cdburnerxp.se/
BurnAware Free; http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html
DeepBurner; http://www.deepburner.com/index.php
DVDShrink; http://www.dvdshrink.org/
Free Easy CD DVD Burner; http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html
Free ISO Burner; http://www.freeisoburner.com/
ImgBurn; http://www.imgburn.com/
Infra Recorder; http://infrarecorder.org/
Nero Kwik Media; http://www.nero.com/enu/downloads-nbl-free.php
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5) Codec packs;
CCCP; http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/ind...itle=Main_Page
K-Lite Codec pack; http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm
Shark007; http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html
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6) CPU, Hardware & Memory testing tools;
CPUID; http://www.cpuid.com/
CoreTemp; http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
Disk Benchmark; http://www.attotech.com/products/pro...Disk_Benchmark
GPU-Z; http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
HWiNFO/32/64 Tools (Professional System Information and Diagnostics); http://www.hwinfo.com/
IntelBurn Test; http://majorgeeks.com/IntelBurnTest_d5987.html
Memtest86; http://www.memtest.org/
OCCT; http://www.ocbase.com/index.php/software/20-occt
Prime95; http://www.mersenne.org/
RealTemp; http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/
SIW - System Information for Windows; http://www.gtopala.com/
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7) Data & File Recovery - In order of user ratings…
Recuva; http://www.piriform.com/recuva/features
Mini-Tool; http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/
EASEUS; http://www.easeus.com/product.htm
PC Inspector; http://www.pcinspector.de/default.htm?language=1
TestDisc; http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download
PhotoRec; http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec
Restoration; http://www.aumha.org/a/recover.php
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8) Encryption;
TrueCrypt; http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads
AxCrypt; http://www.axantum.com/axcrypt/
dsCrypt; http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware/
Pismo File Mount; http://www.pismotechnic.com/pfm/ap/
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9) Extraction and Compression;
7-Zip; http://www.7-zip.org/
ExtractNow; http://www.extractnow.com/
HaoZip; http://www.haozip.com/Eng/index_en.htm or http://www.softpedia.com/get/Compres...s/HaoZip.shtml
IZArc; http://www.izarc.org/
PeaZip; http://www.peazip.org/
Universal Extractor; http://legroom.net/software/uniextract
Winrar; http://www.win-rar.com/download.html
ZipGenius; http://www.zipgenius.com/
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10) File transfer & sharing;
Ares; http://www.ares.com/
eMule; http://www.emule-project.net/home/perl/general.cgi?l=1
Free Download Manager; http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
FrostWire; http://www.frostwire.com/
JDownloader; http://jdownloader.org/
Live SkyDrive-(25GB Windows cloud file share); http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...e-file-storage
Mipony-download manager; http://www.mipony.net/
PeerBlock; http://www.peerblock.com/
Shareaza; http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/
Tixati; (+1) http://www.tixati.com/
uTorrent; http://www.utorrent.com/
Vuze; http://www.vuze.com/
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a) FTP Clients*
FileZilla; http://filezilla-project.org/
PuTTY; http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
WinSCP; http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction
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11) Hash tools;
Febooti fileTweak Hash & CRC; http://www.febooti.com/products/file.../hash-and-crc/
HashTab; http://www.implbits.com/Products/HashTab.aspx
HashMyFiles; http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/hash_my_files.html
HashCheck Shell Extension; http://code.kliu.org/hashcheck/
Marxio File Checksum Verifier; http://download.cnet.com/Marxio-File...b_content;main
MD5summer (Windows MD5 Sum generator); http://download.cnet.com/MD5summer/3...-10050856.html
Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...3-7365c1686c08
WinMD5Free; http://www.winmd5.com/download/winmd5free.zip
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12) Home & OFFICE;
CSVed; http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/index.html
Everything Search: http://www.voidtools.com/
FileLocator Lite; http://www.mythicsoft.com/Page.aspx?...&page=download
FreeOCR; http://www.paperfile.net/
JR Directory Printer; http://www.spadixbd.com/freetools/jdirprint.htm
(The JR Directory Printer Utility allows you to print a listing of every file contained within a directory and/or subdirectory(ies).)
Microsoft Mathematics; http://www.microsoft.com/education/t...atics_4.0.aspx
NFOPad; http://thd.dyndns.org/s_nfopad.php
Q10; http://www.baara.com/q10/
QTranslate; http://quest-app.appspot.com/home
SimpleOCR; http://www.simpleocr.com/
Speckie-Spell check for IE; also for IE9 http://www.speckie.com/home/
Stickies - Any Windows OS; http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/
Total Commander (file manager); http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm
Wunderlist (great task manager); http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/
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a) MICROSOFT Office Alternatives*
LibreOffice; http://www.libreoffice.org/
OpenOffice.org; http://www.openoffice.org/
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b) PDF readers/writers*
Bullzip PDF Printer; http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download
CutePDF; http://www.cutepdf.com/
doPDF; http://www.dopdf.com/
Foxit PDF reader; http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
Nitro PDF Reader; http://www.nitroreader.com/
PDFill PDF Editor; http://www.pdfill.com/download.html
PDF Creator; http://www.pdfforge.org/
PDF-XChange; http://www.tracker-software.com/prod...xchange-viewer
Sumatra PDF; http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/...df-reader.html
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13) Image & Photo Editing;
Artweaver; http://www.artweaver.de/home-en/
FastStone Image Viewer; http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm
GIMP; http://www.gimp.org/
IrfanView; http://www.irfanview.com/
Inkscape-vector graphics editor; http://inkscape.org/
Light Image Resizer; http://www.obviousidea.com/windows-s...image-resizer/
Paint.NET; http://www.getpaint.net/download.html
PaintStar; http://sites.google.com/site/wangzhenzhou/home#new
PhotoFiltre; http://photofiltre.free.fr/frames_en.htm
Photoscape; http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php
PhotoWipe; (magic eraser) http://www.hanovsolutions.com/?prod=PhotoWipe
Picasa; http://picasa.google.com/#utm_campai...tm_term=picasa
XnView; http://www.xnview.com/en/features.html
Zoner Photo Studio; http://free.zoner.com/download.asp
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a) Creative tools*
Blender (3D images); http://www.blender.org/
GIF Viewer; http://www.gifviewer.org/
GIF Resizer-(portable & works in Windows 7 also); http://www.ashongsoft.com/howto-resi...animation.html
PicPick; http://www.picpick.org/
PowerBullet Presenter; http://powerbullet.com/info.php
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14) ISO tools;
Alchohol 52% Free Edition; http://www.free-downloads.net/progra...__Free_Edition
Daemon Tools; http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads
ei.cfg removal tool; http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/
ImDisk (virtual disk driver); http://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.html/#ImDisk
MagicDisc; http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/mi...c-overview.htm
TotalMounter; http://www.kernsafe.com/product/totalmounter.aspx
Virtual CloneDrive http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html
WinCDEmu (lightweight CD/DVD/BD emulator); http://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/
Windows 7 ISO Image Edition Switcher; http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/
Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool; http://wudt.codeplex.com/
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(Free use up to 300mb file size)
Magic ISO; http://www.magiciso.com/
Power ISO; http://www.poweriso.com/
Ultra ISO; http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/download.htm
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15) Malware detection and removal;
Ad-Aware; http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php
Combofix; http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/combofix/
(Caution; Only experienced users should run this program-refer to user guide)
User Guide - How To Use Combofix: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix
Emsisoft Anti-Malware; http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/
GMER; http://www.gmer.net/
HijackThis; http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/
Kaspersky Online Scanner; http://www.kaspersky.com.my/virusscanner.php
Malwarebytes; http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
NoraScan; http://www.noralabs.com/
OSSEC; http://www.ossec.net/main/about
RKill; http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic308364.html
Sophos Anti-Rootkit; http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products...i-rootkit.aspx
Spybot Search and Destroy; http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
SUPERAntiSpyware; http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html
TDSSKiller: http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363
Trend Micro HouseCall - Free Online Virus Scan; http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Vba32 AntiRootkit; http://www.anti-virus.by/en/vba32arkit.shtml
WinPatrol; http://www.winpatrol.com/
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16) Media Players & Centers;
AIMP; http://www.aimp.ru/
ALLPayer; http://www.allplayer.org/tips/tips
GOM Player; http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html
KMPlayer; http://www.kmplayer.com/korea/index.php
MediaMonkey; http://www.mediamonkey.com/
Media Player Classic; http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/
Kantaris; http://kantaris.org/
QuickTime; http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
UMPlayer; http://www.umplayer.com/
VLC Player; http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
WINAMP; http://www.winamp.com/
Zune; http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/s...ad/default.htm Offline installer; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en
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a) Media Centers*
Ashampoo ClipFinder HD- Online video finder/viewer; https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/...-ClipFinder-HD
Boxee; http://www.boxee.tv/
Hulu-desktop; http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop
MediaPortal; http://www.team-mediaportal.com/
XBMC- player and media center app.; http://xbmc.org/about/
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17) Programming;
AutoIt; http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/
Code::Blocks; http://www.codeblocks.org/
ConTEXT; http://www.contexteditor.org/
Crimson Editor; http://www.crimsoneditor.com/
DAMN NFO Viewer; http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-...O-Viewer.shtml
Flashdevelop; http://osflash.org/flashdevelop
GetDiz; http://www.outertech.com/en/notepad-replacement
HxD; http://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD
jGRASP; http://www.jgrasp.org/
Notepad++; http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Programmer's Notepad; http://www.pnotepad.org/
SharpDevelop; http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/
Win32Pad; http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction
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18) Remote access and remote support;
TeamViewer; http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx
Join.me; https://join.me/
LogMeIn; http://help.logmein.com/SelfServiceDownloads
Mikogo; http://www.mikogo.com/product/what-is-mikogo/
UltraVNC; http://www.uvnc.com/
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19) System Tools;
Belarc Advisor;(detailed system report) http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
EasyBCD; http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
Hiren's BootCD; http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
Inno Setup (installer); http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
Kiwi-program monitor/tweak; http://drinkprog.com/kiwi/
MGA Diagnostic tool; http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012
.NET Framework- All versions; http://www.askvg.com/what-is-microso...rsions-inside/
Process Explorer; http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb896653
pserv (pserv.cpl replacement); http://p-nand-q.com/gtools/pserv3.html
Speccy; http://www.piriform.com/speccy
System Nucleus-tweak and monitor; http://www.spencerberus.com/projects.aspx
TweakNow PowerPack; http://tweaknow.com/powerPack.php
TweakUI for XP;http://download.cnet.com/Tweak-UI/30...-10002117.html
Tweaking.com (repair tool); http://www.tweaking.com/content/page...ll_in_one.html
Ultimate Boot CD; http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
Ultimate Windows Tweaker; http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultima...ista#more-1957
Unlocker; http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/
Unknown Device Identifier; http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html
Windows Error Lookup Tool (View Windows Error Code and Define Descriptions); http://www.gunnerinc.com/welt.htm
WinMend Auto Shutdown; http://www.winmend.com/auto-shutdown/
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a) Care & Maintenance*
Advanced SystemCare Free (all-in-one); http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html
Ashampoo WinOptimizer Free; http://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/3...Optimizer-Free
Auslogics Registry Cleaner; http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/
CCLeaner; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download
CCEnhancer (advanced users-works with CCleaner-not a Piriform product); http://thewebatom.net/software/ccenhancer/
GLARY All-In-One; http://www.glaryutilities.com/
JetClean; http://www.bluesprig.com/jetclean.html
SlimCleaner; http://slimcleaner.com/
Temp File Cleaner; http://software.addpcs.com/tfc/
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b) Defragmentation*
Auslogics Defrag; http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/
Defraggler; http://www.piriform.com/defraggler
MyDefrag; http://www.mydefrag.com/
O&O Defrag; http://www.oo-software.com/free/en/
Puran Defrag; http://www.puransoftware.com/index.html
Smart Defrag; http://download.cnet.com/Smart-Defra...nt;contentMain
WinContig; http://wincontig.mdtzone.it/en/
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c) Disk Utilities*
Active KillDisc; http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm
CCLeaner (full function drive wiper); http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download
CrystalDiskInfo-HDD/SSD utility; http://crystalmark.info/software/Cry...o/index-e.html
DBAN; http://www.dban.org/about
EaseUS Partition Master; http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm
HDD OEM Diagnostics Tools and Utilities; http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287#conner
HDDScan; http://hddscan.com/
GParted; http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php
HotSwap! http://mt-naka.com/hotswap/index_enu.htm
HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool; http://download.cnet.com/HP-USB-Disk...-10974082.html
MiniTool Partition Wizard http://www.partitionwizard.com/
NoDrives Manager (hide windows drives); http://nodrvman.sourceforge.net/
SpaceSniffer (find lost disk space); http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/s...fer/index.html
WinToFlash- AIO USB Install Tool; http://wintoflash.com/home/en/
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d) DOCKS for Windows*
ObjectDock; http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/ ...+1
Nexus by Winstep; http://www.winstep.net/index.asp
XWindows Dock http://xwdock.aqua-soft.org/
Ultimate Docks collection; http://www.askvg.com/ultimate-collec...s-for-windows/
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e) Driver tools*
Ma-Config; http://www.ma-config.com/en
Double Driver; View, backup and restore Windows drivers. http://www.boozet.org/download.htm
Driver Genius-Driver backup tool; Free to try (Drivers download disabled) http://www.driver-soft.com/
Driver Magician; http://www.drivermagician.com/Lite.htm
DriverMax; (requires free registration for full features) http://www.drivermax.com/index.htm
SlimDrivers Free; http://download.cnet.com/SlimDrivers...-75279940.html
Unknown Device Identifier; http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html
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f) File Splitter*
FFSJ-file splitter/joiner; http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~hoangle/filesj/
Free File Splitter; http://www.filesplitter.org/
GSplit; http://www.gdgsoft.com/gsplit/index.aspx
HJsplit; http://www.hjsplit.org/
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g) Network Tools*
NetSpeedMonitor; http://www.floriangilles.com/software/netspeedmonitor
NetTraffic; http://venea.net/link/nettraffic
NetWorx; http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/
SoftPerfect Network Scanner; http://www.softperfect.com/products/...ner/?from=auto
Svchost Process Analyzer; http://www.neuber.com/free/svchost-analyzer/index.html
TCPView; http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb897437
Wireshark; http://www.wireshark.org/about.html
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h) Organization*
Anti-Twin; http://www.joerg-rosenthal.com/en/an.../download.html
FreeCommander; http://www.freecommander.com/index.htm
FreeFileSync; http://freefilesync.sourceforge.net/index.php
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i) Password Managers*
KeePass Password Safe; http://keepass.info/
LastPass; https://lastpass.com/
Password Safe; http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/
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j) Shell Extensions*
Link Shell Extension; http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinks...kshellext.html
Open++ (context menu); http://download.cnet.com/Open/3000-2094_4-10743609.html
Path Copy Copy; http://pathcopycopy.codeplex.com/
SKTimeStamp; http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/SKTimeStamp.html
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k) Startup Managers*
Autoruns for Windows (startup manager); http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb963902
BootVis (XP startup manager); http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=664
Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel; http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
Starter; http://codestuff.tripod.com/products_starter.html
Startup Delayer; http://www.r2.com.au/page/products/show/startdelay
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l) Uninstallers*
GeekUninstaller; http://www.geekuninstaller.com/
IObit Uninstaller; http://www.iobit.com/advanceduninstaller.html
PC Decrapifier; http://pcdecrapifier.com/
Revo Uninstaller free version; http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_..._download.html
Toolbar Cleaner; http://toolbarcleaner.com/
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m) Virtualization*
Paragon GO Virtual; http://www.paragon-software.com/home/go-virtual/
VirtualBox; http://www.virtualbox.org/
Virtual PC/XP Mode; Windows 7 Pro & Ult. only- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/
DIRECT XP mode software >>
1. Windows Virtual PC Direct Download Links :
Windows Virtual PC Direct Download (32bit)
Windows Virtual PC Direct Download (64bit)
2. Windows XP Mode Direct Download Links :
Windows XP Mode
3. Patch KB977206 Direct Download Links :
Patch KB977206 (32bit)
Patch KB977206 (64bit)
VMware software trial evaluation; https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=default
VMware Player; http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Easy VMX-Create virtual machines for VMware Player on the Web; http://www.easyvmx.com/
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20) Video Downloaders and Converters;
Any Video Converter; http://www.any-video-converter.com/p...or_video_free/
CamStudio; http://camstudio.org/
Freemake Video Downloader(40+ sites support); http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/
Freemake Video Converter (200+ Input Formats); http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/
Format Factory (audio & video converter); http://www.formatoz.com/
Hamster Free Video Converter; http://videoconverter.hamstersoft.com/en/
Handbrake; http://handbrake.fr/
iMedia Converter; http://www.iskysoft.com/imedia-converter-windows.html
MediaCoder; http://www.mediacoderhq.com/
Orbit Downloader; http://www.orbitdownloader.com/
VideoCacheView (video downloader from web cache); http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/video_cache_view.html
WinX DVD Ripper; http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/
Y-Mule; http://www.y-mule.com/
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21) Other apps.-> Many categories and multi-function apps...
[AskVG Apps] Download Free and Exclusive Software for Windows; http://www.askvg.com/downloads/
Anki (multi-option learning and teaching tool); http://ankisrs.net/index.html
AAClr (auto aero colors); http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/AAClr.html
BExplorer; http://bexplorer.codeplex.com/
Battery Bar; http://osirisdevelopment.com/BatteryBar/
DOSBox- DOS emulator; http://www.dosbox.com/information.php?page=0
FREEOPENER (multi-file opener/player); http://www.freeopener.com/
GameSave Manager; http://gsm.duncsweb.com/
MonPwr; (system shutdown/power management) http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...s/MonPwr.shtml
Mozilla Thunderbird-multiple email client; http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/
SaveGameBackup.net; http://savegamebackup.net/forum/
Screenshot Captor; http://www.donationcoder.com/Softwar...eenshotcaptor/
Skype; http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
TeraCopy; (faster copier) http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php
Tweaks.com Logon Changer for Windows 7; http://tweaks.com/software/tweakslogon/
World Clock; http://www.wimsprograms.com/programs.html#wclock30
UNetbootin-Linux; http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
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Our DATA is always most important.
A couple options below are not FREE, but for their low cost, they are well worth it…!
Backup, Backup, Backup…
22) Data backup Only;
FREE 25GB Windows cloud file share/storage
Live SkyDrive; http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...e-file-storage
Free data backup (up to 2GB)
Availability from anywhere-sync and sharing
Pro 50 (50GB max.) for $9.99 a month
Dropbox; http://www.dropbox.com/
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Free data backup (up to 2GB)
Simple online backup for only $5.99 a month (up to 50GB max.)
MOZY; https://mozy.com/home/
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Free data backup (up to 5GB w/registration)
$4.95 mo. for 150GB
IDrive Online Backup; http://download.cnet.com/IDrive-Onli...-10910497.html
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Paid options- Continuous, auto backup and 24/7 secure and encrypted.
Access to your files from any PC in the world for less than $5 a month.
Unlimited storage. 15 day risk-free trial…
Carbonite; http://www.carbonite.com/
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23) Image and Data backup programs;
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FREE Backup
Comodo Backup; http://www.comodo.com/home/data-stor...odo-backup.php
EaseUS Todo Backup Home; http://www.todo-backup.com/products/...p-software.htm
GFI Backup 2011; http://www.gfi.com/pages/backup-freeware.asp
Macrium Reflect (free version imaging only); http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp
Paragon Backup and Recovery 2012; http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/
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PAID backup
Acronis True Image; http://www.acronis.com/
Norton Ghost; http://us.norton.com/ghost/
If you have a new popular program, or one I have missed,
and would like me to add it to this list, let me know...
I will try to add it while also keeping this list a manageable size.
If you have a more popular app for the 2 categories below, than what is already listed,
please let me know. These 2 categories are temporarily closed until then. Thanks.
Most popular ones are well covered...
1) Anti-Virus/Security;
15) Malware detection and removal;
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