Great Free Windows Software
There are many times that we need software on our computer, but don’t know what to use, and don’t have any money to buy it. So, here is a list of free software that we recommend using as alternatives to expensive software. Also, if you have any recommendations that should be added to the list, please add a comment including the software title and where to find it.
Word Processing / Office Suites
OpenOffice.org
Big, full featured suite of tools for word processing and spreadsheets. Compatible with and a free freplacement for Microsoft Word documents. Also supports OpenDocument format.
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Web Browsing
Mozilla Firefox
The premier free, open-source browser. Tabs, pop-up blocking, themes, and extensions. Considered by many to be the world’s best browser.
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Video Playback
VLC Media Player
Plays more video files than most players: Quicktime, AVI, DIVX, OGG, and more. Pretty good interface.
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Graphics / Photo Editing
GIMP
Photo editing application that rivals Photoshop in features.
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Inkscape
Vector graphics application, similar to Adobe Illustrator.
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Sound Recording
Audacity
Simple Sound Recording Tool
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FTP / SFTP
Filezilla
Excellent FTP Program
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Archiving / Zip Files
PeaZip
Fantastic archiving utility to extract and pack archives of an extensive amount of formats. PeaZip also features password protecting archives, keyfile support, system integration, a lovely interface, and much more.
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DVD Ripping / Video Conversion
Media Coder
Great tool for ripping CDs, DVDs, etc and converting between tons of video formats.
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