These are all programs that I use myself. They are freeware programs, or they are open source programs, or free services. I am just providing links to the download pages, so make sure you read any terms and conditions or warnings! |
Program or Service Name |
Brief Description & Link (Click on the description to open a Popup to the download page) |
| Google Chrome |
Free Internet Browser |
| Mozilla Firefox |
Free Internet Browser |
| Opera |
Free Internet Browser |
| The Gimp for Windows |
A Character in Pulp Fiction - Only joking, it's a powerful picture editing package |
| Paint.NET |
A less powerful, but easier to use picture editing package. |
| Dot Net Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 |
A Microsoft framework that is needed for a lot of different software (including paint.net) to work. |
| Filezilla FTP Client |
A free FTP client program |
| Filezilla FTP Server |
A free FTP Server |
| Super© |
An excellent FREE converter between all sorts of video and audio files. This is really worth learning to use. Note: There are lots of "download" links for AVS Video converter, which is not free. They make you work a bit to get to the actual download, the page appears to loop back around.
1) Scroll to the bottom of the page, click on "Start Downloading Super©"
2) Click on "download and use"
3) Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on "download Super© setup file from our nth dedicated server" This should start the download.
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| Inkscape |
An Open Source Vector Graphics Program |
| Truecrypt |
Open Source Encryption Software !!!!!!!!!!!!YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE AT TO USE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Sandboxie |
Sandbox Software - Free for home use, 15 second nag after 30 days, but stays working fully. |
| DVD Flick |
A relatively basic but functional and useful DVD authoring open source software |
| Audacity |
Open Source Audio Editing and Recording Package |
| MP3 Direct Cut |
Cut, copy and paste MP3's without re-encoding the file. Freeware |
| Syncback |
Freeware file syncronisation/backup program, that can be scheduled using windows scheduler. Scroll down the page until you see country flags, and click on a country flag for the freeware version in the language corresponding to that flag. |
| 7-Zip |
Open source file zipper/unzipper - extracts various compressed file formats, including ISO files |
| A-Drive |
Store up to 50 Gigabytes online for free.Upload files of up to 2GB in size. You can share these files, allowing you to email links of the files you uploaded to people, and they can then download them. |
| I-drive |
Store up to 2GB online for free - but you can download an online backup program to schedule online backups of your most critical files. Very handy for the thesis / Important project that you cannot afford to lose! |
| Mozy Online Backup |
Same as above, free online backup of up to 2GB for home use. |