Top 30 free programs
The following is a list of 30 freeware programs that I cannot live without. I wanted this to be the one page a reader can turn to get all the essential free programs they need to install on a new computer. This list doesn’t cover the best free program in every conceivable category, but for those categories that are represented the programs showcased here in most cases, I would argue, are best-in-class.
1- Everything: desktop file search that will transform the way you use your PC
http://www.voidtools.com/
2- Launchy: my favorite launcher
http://launchy.net/index.html
3- LastPass: centralized, cloud-based password manager
http://lastpass.com/
4. Dexpot: the world’s most advanced free virtual desktop app
http://www.dexpot.de/index.php?id=download
5- Imgburn: simple yet powerful CD/DVD burning software
http://www.imgburn.com/
6- Avast: solid, effective free antivirus
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
7- ThreatFire: powerful, memory-resident AntiSpyware protection
http://www.threatfire.com/download
/8- Mikogo: easy screen sharing and remote access application
http://www.mikogo.com/
9- Sizer: right click “minimize” to snap windows to pre-defined sizes
http://www.brianapps.net/sizer.html
10- PeaZip: powerful archiving tool to manage ZIP, RAR, and more
than 120 compression formats
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/
11- VUE: a visual environment for ideas, notes, thoughts, and everything else.
http://vue.tufts.edu/index.cfm
12- SuperCopier: accelerate, pause, and resume file copying and moving operations
http://supercopier.sfxteam.org/
13- FastStone Image Viewer: a versatile, practical image viewer
http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm
14- uTorrent: powerful, lightweight Torrent client
http://www.utorrent.com/
15- Q-Dir: small yet versatile multiple-pane file management app
http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Software/Q-Dir
16- PDF-XChange Viewer: the best free PDF document viewer
http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer?act[69]=download
17- The KMPlayer: the only media player you will ever need
http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?s=d92324f168f2df12527fa1ab5af2799e&t=4094
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
18- Partition Wizard: partition manager and hard drive maintenance tool
http://www.partitionwizard.com/
19- Send to Toys: add any folder to Windows’ send-to context menu
http://www.gabrieleponti.com/software/
20- OpenOffice.org: excellent free MS Office alternative
http://www.openoffice.org/
21- FileMenu Tools: enhance your right-click context menu with a wide range of tools
http://www.lopesoft.com/en/fmtools/info.html
22- Handbrake: converts DVD’s to media files for your PC, iPhone, or portable media device
http://handbrake.fr/?article=download
23- Revo Uninstaller: removes all traces of an uninstalled program
http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html
24- Mp3Tag: powerful audio tag management tool
http://www.mp3tag.de/en/index.html
25- DVDFlick: convert video files to DVD
http://www.dvdflick.net/index.php
26- WinSCP: powerful FTP client
http://winscp.net/eng/index.php
27- CCleaner: reliable hard drive and registry cleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/
28- FeedDemon: excellent RSS reader with Google Reader support
http://www.feeddemon.com/
29- PDFCreator: convert any document to PDF or image formats
http://www.pdfforge.org/
30- FreeFileSync: powerful folder comparison and synchronization tool
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/Source URL: http://gbejadacosta.blogspot.com/2010/12/top-30-free-programs.html
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