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Introduction .................................................................. 5
Copyright & Disclaimer .................................................... 6
Audio and Video Sotware ................................................ !
". Audacity ............................................................................. !
#. CamStudio ........................................................................... !
$. %&'C ................................................................................. !
(. De)ut Video Capture .............................................................. *
5. A+idemu, Video -ditor ........................................................... *
6. VirtualDu) ........................................................................... .
!. /ero 0wi1 'edia ................................................................... .
*. &lender .............................................................................. .
.. Freema1e Video Con+erter .................................................... "2
"2. Aimp ............................................................................... "2
"". V3C 'edia 4layer ............................................................... "2
"#. 'usic&rain5 4icard ............................................................. ""
Image -ditor and Viewer ................................................. "#
"$. 6ing ................................................................................ "#
"(. FastStone ......................................................................... "#
"5. Fly Free .......................................................................... "$
"6. IranView ......................................................................... "$
"!. 4os 4hoto -ditor ................................................................ "$
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".. 4hotoscape ...................................................................... "(
#2. 4aint./-T ........................................................................ "(
#". 4hoto4lus Starter -dition ..................................................... "5
##. 7oogle 4icasa .................................................................... "5
#$. %nView ........................................................................... "5
#(. nCon+ert ......................................................................... "6
#5. Image 9esi5er ................................................................... "6
Security Sotware ......................................................... "*
#6. :one Alarm Free Firewall #2"$ .............................................. "*
#!. A+ast; ! Free Anti+irus ........................................................ "*
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#.. 'alware)ytes Anti<'alware .................................................. ".
$2. A+ira Free Anti+irus ............................................................ ".
$". 'icrosot Security -ssentials ................................................. #2
$#. 'oon Secure Anti+irus ......................................................... #2
$$. =nline Armor .................................................................... #2
$(. 4anda Cloud Anti+irus ......................................................... #"
$5. Comodo Free Firewall ......................................................... #"
$6. Ad<Aware Free Anti+irus ...................................................... #"
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$*. Clearsight Anti+irus 3ite ...................................................... ##
$.. Spyware &laster ................................................................. #$
(2. Spy)ot Search And Destroy ................................................... #$
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($. F<&ac1up ......................................................................... #(
((. >inDirStat ? Dis1 Space 8sage Analy5er ................................... #5
(5. SpaceSnier ..................................................................... #5
(6. Auslogics Dis1 Derag .......................................................... #5
(!. Dis1 Space Fan ( Free ......................................................... #6
(*. 'yDerag ......................................................................... #6
(.. Auslogics Duplicate File Finder .............................................. #!
52. &ul1 9ename 8tility ............................................................ #!
System 8tilities ............................................................ #.
5". 7lary 8tilities ................................................................... #.
5#. Comodo System Cleaner ...................................................... #.
5$. CCleaner ......................................................................... $2
5(. SlimCleaner ...................................................................... $2
55. Free9A' %4 4ro ................................................................ $2
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5!. 9egAly5er ........................................................................ $"
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66. &atteryInoView ................................................................ $(
6!. System -,plorer ................................................................ $5
6*. >in3aunch ....................................................................... $5
Internet ..................................................................... $6
6.. Chrome ........................................................................... $6
!2. Find Fa+orites ................................................................... $6
!". 7oogle Tool)ar .................................................................. $6
!#. 4egasus 'ail ..................................................................... $!
!$. Thunder)ird -mail Client ..................................................... $!
!(. 0ompo5er ........................................................................ $!
!5. S1ype ............................................................................. $*
!6. Instant)ird ....................................................................... $*
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!*. uTorrent .......................................................................... $.
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*$. 3otus Symphony ................................................................ ("
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.$. Free'ind ......................................................................... (5
.(. 8ni+ersal Viewer ............................................................... (5
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Introduction
We have compiled 100 freeware in various categories for Windows OS that we
think will e helpful for !ou. "his list is not comprehensive or authoritative !
an! means.
#owever this list has enough freeware for !ou to pla! around and pick the one
that is suitale !our specific usage scenario.
$lease rememer when downloading freeware% or an! other program% pa!
attention during installation. Some programs or download sites tr! to install
additional software that is not needed% such as a rowser toolar% a search
appliance% or their favorite anti&virus or anti&sp!ware application. 'e sure to
look carefull! and check(uncheck the necessar! o)es so that !ou onl! get the
software !ou are actuall! looking for.
*f !ou think we+ve forgotten to include !our favorite freeware% or if !ou think an!
of the freeware mentioned here should not e in the list for some reason% leave
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Audio and Video Sotware
". Audacity
4udacit! is an open source freeware application for audio recording and editing.
*t is among the est free sound editing and recording programs. With this audio
editor% !ou can easil! record live audio% change the pitch of recording% cut% cop!%
and mi) sounds% etc. ;ou can even convert tapes and records into digital
recordings and 1-s. 4udacit! supports Ogg <oris% 9$3% W4< or 4*,, sound files.
*t is eas! to use and supports multiple languages% and works on various operating
s!stems.
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#. CamStudio
1amStudio can record the video and audio activit! on !our computer. "he
application has a user friendl! interface and !ou can record 4<* or SW, video
from !our computer screen. ;ou can also convert 4<* files to SW, files which are
lean and andwidth&friendl! streaming flash videos. "he application doesn>t
include a help guide% so it ma! e a it complicated for eginners to use the
software. With 1amstudio% !ou can easil! create demonstration videos for an!
software program or video tutorials.
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$. %&'C
?'91 9edia 1enter is an open source application. *t is availale for various
operating s!stems like Windows% 9ac% @inu) etc. ?'91 can pla! almost all audio
and video formats% even files inside A*$ and =4= archives. Once installed% it can
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transform !our computer into a multimedia Cukeo). *t is ased on network
pla!ack% meaning that !ou can stream !our multimedia from an!where at !our
place or from the internet. ?'91 can also pla! 1-s and -<-s directl! from the
disk or image file.
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(. De)ut Video Capture
-eut <ideo 1apture is a program that lets !ou capture video files directl! on
!our computer using a wecam or e)ternal devices. *t can also record screen
activit! or streaming video. *t can also capture a snapshot from a video recording
and save it as D$EF file. *n normal operation% it saves !our video files on !our
computer hard drive in man! formats like 4<*% W9<% ,@<% 9O<% 9$4 etc.
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5. A+idemu, Video -ditor
4videmu) is an open source video editor that will make cutting% filtering% and
encoding a reeGe. *t is compatile with various video formats including 4<*%
9$EF% -<- among others% as well as supporting audio formats including 9$3%
441% W4<% and man! others. "his is a /uick% no&nonsense wa! of editing video
files.
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6. VirtualDu)
<irtual-u is a free video editing software which can accomplish Cust aout an!
task for trimming and cleaning up videos. *t also includes atch&processing
functionalit! for processing a large numer of files. <irtual-u has a variet! of
features including a choice of compression codecs% splitting% and addition of
audio tracks. "he whole source code is availale which is a plus.
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!. /ero 0wi1 'edia
5ero Iwik 9edia is a freeware application ! 5ero which can urn and cop! all
!our music% videos or data to a 1-% -<- or lu&ra! disc. *t is /uick% eas! and
customiGale. *t can find videos and photos on !our $1% moile devices or other
e)ternal hard drives% and then s!nchroniGe them into a smart and eas! to use
media lirar!% so that !ou can easil! pla! the music or movies of !our choice or
watch !our photographs. So all in all% 5ero Iwik 9edia is a free and light media
manager which manages i.e organiGes% edits and shares% !our media files and
data.
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*. &lender
'lender is a free% open&source 3- rendering program that features a great list of
animation essentials% including interface% modeling% rigging% rendering%
animation% J< unwrapping% shading% real time 3-(Fame creation% and man!
others. *t has a feature&packed interface loaded with useful and intrinsic tools.
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.. Freema1e Video Con+erter
,reemake <ideo 1onverter is a freeware program for converting videos to pla!
with an! format% 9$EF% 4<*% ,@<% $S$% i$od% 9$3% 4ndroid% i$hone% i"ouch% and
man! more. "his fantastic program is ver! eas! to install and use. "he
application includes rilliant onus features% like converting online videos
directl! from more than 50 wesites including ver! popular wesites like
;outue% ,aceook etc. "here are more than 200 input formats supported !
,reemake <ideo 1onverter% and its video conversion is the fastest ecause of
integrated 1J-4 and -?<4 technolog!. *t can convert videos to urn lu ra!
format videoK sutitle support is includedK it can urn -<-s up to 40 hours in
lengthK and much more.
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"2. Aimp
4*9$ has all the features that !ou will look for in an! good /ualit! music pla!er%
with support for more than twent! formats. *t has a simple and intuitive user
interface with eas! navigation. "he pla!er is full! customiGale and e)tendale.
4imp includes an 1B and graphics e/ualiGer with e)tra uilt&in sound effects%
and audio is processed in 32&it for cr!stal clear sound. *t is a light&weight and
eas! to use program with the ailit! to work with multiple pla!lists at once.
4imp has an integrated audio lirar!% sound recorder% tag editor% audio converter%
and much more.
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"". V3C 'edia 4layer
<@1 9edia $la!er is a favorite multimedia pla!er which is portale and open
source. "his powerful software supports multiple audio and video formats
regardless of their nature. *ts framework also pla!s -<-s% <1-s% and 4udio 1-s%
as well as man! other streaming protocols. *t works on different operating
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s!stems like Windows% 9ac% @inu)% etc. and is completel! free of adware or
sp!ware. <@1 is simple to install and use with its inuilt media converter and
streamer.
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"#. 'usic&rain5 4icard
9usic'rainG $icard is a cross platform application that has een written in
$!thon. *t is the official 9usic'rainG tagger software. $icard supports the
maCorit! of audio file formats% and is capale of using audio fingerprints
74coust*-s8% performing 1- lookups% and has e)cellent Jnicode support.
,urthermore% there are several downloadale plugins that e)tend the features of
this app. $icard uses an alum&oriented approach to tag files% allowing it to
utiliGe 9usic'rainG data effectivel!. $icard was named after 1aptain Dean&@uc
$icard from Star "rek.
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Image -ditor and Viewer
"$. 6ing
Ding is a freeware application for image(screen capturing and photo editing. *t+s
a product of "echsmith 1ompan! which is known for their e)cellent screen
capture applications. Ding makes capturing videos and images on !our screen a
simple% one click action% and allows !ou to share them online with !our friends.
*t is a feature rich program which can e used to capture a screenshot or record
a screencast 7!ou will need a microphone to include audio8. ;ou can edit photos
or videos with this program to enhance them. "o initialiGe Ding% !ou need to
create an account with "echsmith.
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"(. FastStone
,astStone *mage <iewer is a convenient program for viewing% editing and
converting images. *t supports man! popular image formats such as $5F% D$EF%
F*,% '9$% etc.% and can also save images as $-, files. *ts interface is ased on
e)plorer% so navigation is never a prolem. Once !ou find the images folder% its
content will open as thumnails. ;ou can select an image ! doule clicking it
and it will automaticall! open in full screen% now !ou can perform !our actions
on the image% e.g. renaming% resiGing% cropping% rotating% etc. "hese actions can
also e performed on several images at once in a atch mode.
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"5. Fly Free
,l! ,ree is a photo viewer and editor that makes it relativel! eas! to view and
edit pictures. ;ou can resiGe several pictures at once% upload pictures directl! to
several social media sites% convert a wepage to an image% and perform all the
other standard image editing functions that !ou can e)pect from a free software.
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"6. IranView
*rfan<iew can view% edit% pla! video as well audio files% convert image files%
optimiGe% create slideshows etc. *ts interface is simple and clean and it has
e)tensive atch processing support. *rfanview is e)pandale with plug&ins and is
light on s!stem resources. *t is fast and supports multiple file formats. ;ou can
also create images% take screenshots% and paint with this software. "his small
powerful program is eas! to use and one of the most popular image editors out
there.
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"!. 4os 4hoto -ditor
$os ,ree $hoto Editor is eas! to use and intuitive. ;ou can perform various photo
editing functions including crop% resiGe% contrast% rotate% remove red e!e%
increase(decrease contrast% sharpness% etc.
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"*. 7/8 7imp
F5J F*9$ is an open source photo editing or image manipulation program which
allows !ou to view% edit% and enhance !our photos. *t is a feature rich software
which can perform a numer of tasks. "he F*9$ can perform an!thing from asic
to comple) photo manipulation tasks. *ts user interface is not user friendl!% and
eginners ma! take some time to get used to the program. -espite its comple)
operation% the F+*9$ is ver! popular ecause it has almost all tools that are
re/uired in photo editing software.
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".. 4hotoscape
$hotoscape is an image editing application which is packed with all the asic
features for photo editing and enhancing. "he software has an intuitive and
attractive user interface which makes it eas! and fun to use even for eginners.
*t includes powerful features which can not onl! edit pictures ut also create
slideshows or animated F*,s% capture screenshots% and much more.
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#2. 4aint./-T
$aint.5E" is a photo editing and image manipulation program which allows !ou
to view% edit and enhance !our photos. Jnlike $hotoshop% $aint.5E" is not for
professional photo editors% rather it+s good for those who want to do asic photo
enhancement. "his is a feature rich application which can perform multiple
photo manipulation tasks and is therefore e)cellent for home use. $aint.5E" has
a simple and clean interface which makes it eas! to use even for eginners. *t
has almost all the tools that are re/uired in a asic photo editor software. -uring
installation% !ou need to have latest version of .5E" framework installed in !our
computer or it will do that for !ou along with the installation.
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#". 4hoto4lus Starter -dition
$hoto$lus is a good image editing software which has oth free and pro versions.
"he free version is called 6$hoto$lus Starter Edition6% and it includes all the
t!pical photo editing features. ;ou can also remove red e!e% smooth the skin%
righten the teeth% etc% on the photos.
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##. 7oogle 4icasa
Foogle $icasa is a photo organiGer and editor. *ts interface is /uite intuitive and
eas! to use. Once installed% it will locate all the pictures in !our s!stem and start
organiGing them% representing them as thumnails making it easier for !ou to
manage. $icasa can e used without *nternet e)cept for some of the online
features. 'esides powerful photo management% picasa lets !ou edit the photos%
using various options like re&siGing% cropping% adding effects% etc. to enhance the
/ualit! of !our photographs.
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#$. %nView
?n<iew is an image viewer% ut it does a lot more than that. ;ou can convert
!our image files to different formats and perform asic image editing functions
like resiGe% crop% rotate% etc. ?n<iew can perform atch convert and rename%
screen capture% and comparison of images side ! side. 4ll in all% this is an eas!
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to use image viewer with additional functionalit! that !ou might need for !our
image manipulation.
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#(. nCon+ert
51onvert can convert !our image files to different formats% supporting over 400
of them. "he est thing aout 51overt is that !ou can change the format of
several image files using the atch mode% or perform other image manipulation
functions like adCusting rightness and contrast% appl!ing filters and effects% etc.
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#5. Image 9esi5er
*mage =esiGer lets !ou resiGe an image directl! ! right&clicking on the image file
from !our Windows E)plorer. Jsing this utilit! !ou can also select multiple files
and resiGe them at the same time. *t is an e)tremel! simple% eas! to use% and
efficient utilit!.
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Security Sotware
#6. :one Alarm Free Firewall #2"$
Aone 4larm ,ree ,irewall is a complete $1 protection solution that gives !ou
protection against sp!ware% malware% virus% troCans% hackers% etc. Aone 4larm
,ree ,irewall has a two wa! firewall% which makes !our $1 invisile to hackers
and stops sp!ware from sending !our data out to the internet. *ts Aone4larm
Securit! "oolar gives securit! information aout sites !ou visit and much more.
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#!. A+ast; ! Free Anti+irus
4vast. : ,ree 4ntivirus is one of the est antivirus solutions availale in the
market 3 and it+s ,=EE. "his reliale utilit! gives !ou effective protection against
sp!ware and viruses. *t has a friendl! user interface with all features displa!ed
on the main window% making it ver! eas! to use. "he scanning process has good
speed and the +shields+ are oth effective and highl! configurale. 4vast. : has a
full complement of features as !ou can see under main headings on the left side
of the screen shot elow. "hese features will e e)plained elow in detail. ,or
regular or average user% it will definitel! and significantl! reduce the risk of the
computer eing infected.
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#*. AV7 Anti<Virus Free #2"$
4<F 4nti&<irus is an effective freeware which protects !our $1 against sp!ware%
virus% rootkits% spam etc. *t sits /uietl! in the s!stem tra! and works in the
ackground without othering !ou. *ts dataase is fre/uentl! updated
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automaticall! to protect !ou from freshl! discovered threats. With email
protection and we rowsing filter% it ecomes a perfect anti&virus tool for
regular ut not so avid computer users. While installing this application% it will
tr! to install the 4<F securit! tool ar which is not re/uired and offers to change
default search engine. ;ou Cust need to pa! attention to this.
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#.. 'alware)ytes Anti<'alware
9alware!tes 4nti&9alware detects viruses% troCans% sp!ware% worms% rootkits%
dialers and other malware. "his antimalware is light&weight and eas! to useK the
technolog! it uses is ver! effective and provides one of the most powerful
securit! tools. 9alware!tes 4nti&9alware is fast% efficient and impressive with
ma)imum detection rate. 5ote that unlike 4vast or 4<F% the free version doesn>t
provide real&time protectionK the user needs to launch a scan which then
generates a report listing the affected areas so that !ou can clear off the
malware as per !our re/uirement.
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$2. A+ira Free Anti+irus
4vira is one of the oldest free anti&virus solutions in the market. *t gives !our $1
asic protection against malware like viruses% worms% troCans% rootkits% adware
and sp!ware. *t scans !our s!stem at a fine speed% and if infections are it repairs
the s!stem automaticall!. "his is an ad supported application and offers to install
non re/uired software during installation. 'e careful to deselect those.
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$". 'icrosot Security -ssentials
9icrosoft Securit! Essentials is a free antivirus program from 9icrosoft to protect
!our computer against troCans% virus% worms and sp!ware. *ts installation and
interface is so simple that !ou can ver! easil! learn to use it. ;ou ma! compare it
with an! good free antivirus in the market% ut it can actuall! e compared to its
paid competitors as well. *ts scanning process is /uite fast and updates are
delivered /uickl! too. "his program runs /uietl! in the ackground without
disturing !ou% generating alerts and updates onl! when re/uired.
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$#. 'oon Secure Anti+irus
9oon Secure 4ntivirus is an open source antivirus solution for Windows. *t+s
licensed under F$@. 4nd offers multiple scan engines% net shield% firewall% e)ec
scanner% rootkit prevention% etc.
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$$. =nline Armor
Online 4rmor protects !our $1 from unwanted intruders like hackers% malicious
programs% etc. "his program is /uite eas! to install and useK once !ou are done
with installation% !ou need to restart !our computer in order to put its learning
or e)ploration process to an end. "he application doesn>t slow down !our
computer and is light on s!stem resources. *ts interface is clean and intuitive
with all options nicel! displa!ed on the right side of the main window. 4nother
good thing is that it doesn>t anno! !ou with too man! pop&ups. 4ll in all it is
powerful securit! software ut some features are missing in the free version.
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$(. 4anda Cloud Anti+irus
$anda 1loud 4ntivirus detects viruses% troCans% sp!ware% worms% hacking tools%
dialers% and other malware. $anda is a light&weight and eas! to use program
which uses minimal s!stem resources. "he technolog! is cloud&ased and draws
from $anda>s collective intelligence. *ts interface is intuitive and installation is
eas!K however% users need to pa! attention while installing since $anda is an ad&
supported application which will tr! to change !our homepage for we rowsers%
add a toolar% etc. "his antivirus is fast% efficient% and impressive with ma)imum
detection rate.
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$5. Comodo Free Firewall
1omodo free firewall uses default den! protection rather than letting malware
enter !our s!stem% then detecting it and removing it. 1omodo doesn>t let an!
suspicious file get e)ecuted in !our s!stem. Whenever an! t!pe of malware or
virus tries to enter !our computer% 1omodo will raise an alert which notifies !ou.
*t has a clean and user friendl! interface which makes it eas! to navigate.
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$6. Ad<Aware Free Anti+irus
4d&4ware ,ree 4ntivirus is reliale utilit! gives !ou an effective protection
against troCans% virus% worms and sp!ware. *t gives !ou two wa! protection i.e
protection with antivirus and anti&sp!ware engines. 4d&4ware has a friendl! user
interface with all its features displa!ed nicel!K this software solution is full of
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features ut to activate it% !ou need to register first. 4n activation ke! will e
sent ! email and !ou have to paste it in when asked.
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$!. FortiClient 3ite
,orti1lient @ite is not Cust an antivirus ut a complete end point protection suite
which includes virus and other malware detection% <$5% parental we control
and rootkit removal. "his award winning protection suite is the in&house product
of ,ortinet and uses definitions from ,ortinet>s ,ortiFuard @as. *t is an eas!&to&
use program with a user friendl! interface and is light on s!stem resources.
,orti1lient @ite offers three t!pe of scansL Muick scan will scan !our $1 /uickl!
against the intruders% ,ull scan will slowl! scan !our $1 with in&depth anal!sis%
and 1ustom scan can e customiGed according to !our needs.
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$*. Clearsight Anti+irus 3ite
1learsight 4ntivirus @ite offers realtime resident protection from malware. "he
scanning engine is fast and scans for viruses% worms% troCans% ackdoors% macro
viruses% etc. 1learsight also has a ver! small memor! footprint% and uses
incremental virus dataase update to reduce the download time.
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$.. Spyware &laster
Sp!ware 'laster is a powerful freeware protection program which was initiall!
designed to lock the installation of 4ctive?&ased attackers and it worked
effectivel! for that purpose. Since then% there was no looking ack% and the
software has een e)panded to protect !our computer against sp!ware% adware%
dialers% and other malicious programs which act as threats on the internet and
anno! users. "his efficient antivirus solution is designed with a ver! friendl! and
appealing user interface which makes it ver! eas! to use.
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(2. Spy)ot Search And Destroy
Sp!ot Search 4nd -estro! is a free sp!ware% malware% and adware remover. "he
program comes with a plain and clear interface which is /uite eas! to use.
Scanning speed ma! e less than some others ut is decent considering the depth
of protection. Sp!ot SN- scans for and removes malware and rootkits% and !ou
can also immuniGe !our rowser and host file.
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&ac1up and Dis1 8tilities
(". 7FI &ac1up
F,* is used professionall! due to its uilt&in support for 9icrosoft+s <SS model.
'acking up is faster and simpler with volume shadow cop!ing. ;ou can also auto
notif! !ourself after the ackup% which can e directed to ,"$% network drive% or
e)ternal drive. F,* can take compressed and encr!pted ackups% and has the
capacit! to make true incremental ackups.
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(#. Co)ian &ac1up
1oian is among the favorite Windows ackup programs ecause of its tool
selection and efficienc!. ;ou can perform scheduled ackupK Cust like man! other
programs% !ou can ackup to ,"$% network drive and e)ternal drive. "he ackup
siGe is unlimited. 1oian offers compressed and encr!pted ackup.
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($. F<&ac1up
,'ackup is asolutel! free and can e used for personal and commercial ackup.
*t acks up automaticall! to !our JS' or ,irewire device in either a local or
network location. ;ou ma! opt to compress files in Gip format or cop! them as is.
,&'ackup can automaticall! ack up files% and it is ver! eas! to use.
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((. >inDirStat ? Dis1 Space 8sage Analy5er
Win-irStat is a disk anal!sis and cleanup application. "his program performs disk
check or scan operations on !our computer and colorfull! displa!s the space
occupied ! files and folders on the hard drive. Once installed% Win-irStat it ma!
take a few minutes to scan !our selected folder or drive% ut then it will give !ou
a color&coded displa! of the filesL lue for those taking up the ma)imum space%
red for the second highest space% green for third highest% and gra! for the rest.
;ou can clean up !our disk and save space which is eing eaten up ! unwanted
files. Win-irStat is loaded with features and has a simple interface% so it can e
a wonderful free tool for thorough cleaning of !our computer.
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(5. SpaceSnier
SpaceSniffer anal!Ges !our disks and finds an! lost space. While the user
interface is simple and clean% it has powerful features in the ack% which is not
visile to users. SpaceSniffer has a smart cached scanning engine% multiple
views% single scan% !ou can navigate even during the scan. 5o installation is
re/uired% it+s Cust one single e)ecutale% which !ou can easil! carr! along with
!ou in !our thum drive.
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(6. Auslogics Dis1 Derag
-efragmentation is a process which reduces the amount of fragmentation for
files on !our hard disk. ,ragments are the parts of data which have een stored
non se/uentiall! for various reasons. 4uslogics -isk -efrag is a utilit! with
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advanced features which will help !ou to reduce the time taken ! !our s!stem
to open a file. *t also optimiGes !our $1 for etter speed.
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(!. Dis1 Space Fan ( Free
"here are oth pro and free versions of -isk Space ,an 4 ,ree% so some features
are not availale in the free version. *t still has all the asic features that !ou
would e)pect from disk scanning softwareL it scans !our s!stem to identif! large
files% including network pathsK it displa!s disk space usage in a fine rings chart
from which !ou can navigate to the folders and make room on the disk !
eliminating useless files.
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(*. 'yDerag
9!-efrag is a solid disk defragmenter and optimiGer which makes !our hard disk
etter and faster. *t is a ver! light application% installs in seconds% and is free of
advertisements. 'efore running 9!-efrag% !ou need to specif! options like
anal!Ge onl!% consolidate free space% etc. from the selection of availale scripts.
*t is a powerful utilit! that gives !ou complete details of !our hard disk and then
optimiGes it for longer life and etter speed.
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(.. Auslogics Duplicate File Finder
"he 4uslogics -uplicate ,ile ,inder software claims to increase 50O disk space%
! removing worthless duplicate files% identical pictures% documents and an!
other files. "he files are compared not onl! ! names ut also ! their content.
9edia collections can also e easil! organiGed ! using this software to remove
e)tra files. #ard drive defragmentation time also reduces when duplicate files
are removed. "he 4uslogics -uplicate ,ile ,inder makes use of the 9-5 search
engine which enale one to search for files ! content% not considering other
match criteria.
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52. &ul1 9ename 8tility
'ulk =ename Jtilit! is a freeware for Windows which allows !ou to rename
multiple files /uickl! according to certain fle)ile criteria. One can also add%
replace or insert te)t into filenames% and accomplish things like changing case%
adding numers etc. $hotos can also e renamed using E?*, metadata. 9$3 files
are renamed using *-3 tags and file creation and modification time stamps can
e changed. 'ulk =ename Jtilit! also uses a small memor! footprint so it can e
left running without consuming all !our memor!.
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System 8tilities
5". 7lary 8tilities
Flar! Jtilities is a powerful software package that consists of various utilities to
increase !our $1 performance and maintain !our s!stem. *t has powerful tools
which manage !our s!stem% with a nicel! done user friendl! interface that
clearl! shows all its capailities. ;ou Cust need to select the features !ou need%
and the program will perform a /uick scan for !ou. Flar! will detect prolems
and highlight what it found under each particular feature. 4fter that !ou can
repair the prolems ! Cust clicking the repair uttonK there is no cost to
perform the repairs. Flar! Jtilities is among the est free software of its kind.
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5#. Comodo System Cleaner
1omodo S!stem 1leaner Jtilit! is a powerful program which cleans up !our
computer with complete safet!. -a! to da! work on !our computer causes
unwanted Cunk to uild up in !our s!stemK these unwanted files are hard to find
and delete. 4s this Cunk increases% it causes s!stem slowdown or other prolems.
1omodo S!stem 1leaner easil! finds the Cunk and removes it without deleting or
damaging an! important functionalit! of !our s!stem. *t has a friendl! user
interface and a help file is also included. "his program scans at a faster speed%
and efore it starts the cleanup process% it makes a ackup so that no important
data gets lost accidentall!.
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5$. CCleaner
11leaner is a tool for s!stem cleaning and optimiGation. *t is /uick and scans
!our $1 at ver! high speed% plus it is ver! eas! to use. *t cleans unused files from
!our s!stem and removes traces of !our online activities like !our *nternet
histor!. "his utilit! also includes a registr! cleaning tool which removes the
unwanted registr! items from !our s!stem and makes !our windows run faster. *t
cleans up ,irefo)% *nternet E)plorer% Opera% Foogle 1hrome% Safari% =ec!cle 'in%
=ecent -ocuments% "emporar! and @og files% =egistr!% etc. and is completel! free
of adware or sp!ware. *nstallation of this software is /uick and eas!. *ts simple
interface is small and self e)planator!.
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5(. SlimCleaner
Slim1leaner cleans and optimiGe !our s!stem ! using user aggregated cloud
data% i.e. it uses the crowd&source approach. 'ased on this information% it
recommends optimal settings for !our s!stem.
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55. Free9A' %4 4ro
Even though it has 6$ro6 in its name% it is free. ,ree=49 ?$ $ro will free up and
optimiGe the =49 ! means of ver! detailed =49 releasing and optimiGing
features such as threaded memor! freeing and autofree options. ,ree=49 uses
=49&freeing windows shortcuts% and includes advanced windows tra! support% as
well as several performance monitoring and diagnostic reports.
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56. 4C >i5ard
$1 WiGard is s!stem information software which gives !ou detailed information
aout computer components and s!stem configuration. "his freeware utilit! is
one of the most advanced s!stem information programs availaleK it can not onl!
detect !our hardware ut also anal!Ge and enchmark !our s!stem. ,or e)ample
it can anal!Ge and enchmark cache performance% hard disk performance% 1$J
performance etc. *ts interface is clean and intuitive. $a! attention while
installing this application as it ma! tr! to include third part! software which is
not re/uired% ut all in all $1 WiGard is one of the est programs of its kind% a
must for those who are want to learn more aout their s!stem.
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5!. 9egAly5er
=eg4l!Ger is a tool for easil! rowsing and modif!ing the registr!. *t has a clean
interface with all the re/uired features% and it is eas! to install and use.
=eg4l!Ger will automaticall! read the registr! and displa! the list of registr!
entries. *t will give !ou the detailed information like securit! data% info
dataase% and change logs. "his application includes a help manual to guide !ou
through the program features. *ts main window looks like the original regedit
registr! anal!Ger with a numer of additions for ease of use.
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5*. 9egistrar 9egistry 'anager
=egistrar =egistr! 9anager can manage !our local registr! as well as the
registries of other windows s!stems in !our network. "his utilit! can ack up
!our registries% restore from ackup% find and replace% and has ookmark
capailit!. =egistrar also has a registr! defragmenter% and a registr! monitor
which monitors and logs all registr! access.
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5.. >hoCrashed
Who1rashed identifies drivers that are responsile for crashing the s!stem. "his
is ver! helpful when !ou encounter the lue screen of death% where the s!stem
Cust crashes ! giving a lue screen and then automaticall! reoots. Who1rashed
will show !ou the offending drivers which caused the crash. 'asicall! it does a
crashdump anal!sis and displa!s the output in a meaningful wa! so that !ou can
understand and identif! the drivers that caused the crash.
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62. Ad+anced SystemCare Free
4dvanced S!stem1are is designed to repair% protect and optimiGe !our computer
3 all in one comprehensive program. 4dvanced s!stem care includes a registr!
cleaner that will give !ou plent! of tools% and incorporates man! other powerful
features in a one package. "he /uick care option will allow !ou to clean !our
registr!% e)ecute a asic malware scan% repair and erase roken shortcuts% erase
Cunk files% and also remove online rowsing histor!. 4dvanced S!stem1are has a
user&friendl! interface% and in addition to taking care of $1 performance% it also
does asic performance monitoring.
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6". >in9A9
1. Win=4= is a file archiving utilit! which can compress and decompress
most archive formats% including =4=% A*$% :&Aip% 'A*$2% FAip% "4=% 41E%
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@A#% 14'% *SO% and 4=D. *ts installation is eas!% as it is a fle)ile and
lightweight program. "he interface is simple and intuitiveK !ou Cust need
to drag and drop the files to create an archive% or !ou can rowse
through the options ! right clicking the file. 4ll the functions are nicel!
displa!ed at the top of the interface in a colorful manner. 'oth
compression and decompression can e done at ver! fast speed with
Win=4=. ;ou can also scan the archives against virus efore
decompression.
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6#. Dri+er'a,
-river9a) scans all the drivers on !our s!stem and identifies which ones need to
e updated. Once !ou identif! an outdated driver% !ou can download it directl!.
$lease keep in mind that !ou should create an account on their wesite for this
to work properl!.
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6$. Free 9egistry Derag
Over time% !our windows registr! data ecomes scattered within the registr! file
ecause of constant updates. "his creates fragmented registr! data. ,ree
=egistr! -efrag compacts !our registr! ! removing the gaps and wasted space%
which will speed up registr! related actions.
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6(. De+'anView De+ice 'anager
-ev9an<iew acts as an alternative to the Windows standard -evice 9anager. *t
displa!s devices and their properties in a flat tale view rather than in the tree
view% and can also displa! the devices of an! networked computer on which !ou
have administrator access rights. -ev9an<iew is a portale program which is also
ver! small in siGe. *t+s more useful than the uilt&in device manager as it comes
with more options for viewing and trouleshooting !our s!stem>s devicesK !ou
can do much more than Cust disaling% enaling and removing devices.
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65. &lueScreenView
When !our Windows s!stem crashes with a lue screen of death% it creates a
dump file. 'lueScreen<iew can help !ou understand what happened as it scans
all the minidump files which are created during 'SO- crashes and displa!s the
crash information in a tale view. "his program displa!s a minidump filename for
each crash along with the date and time of crash% plus all the asic crash
information in the lue screen% there! helping !ou in anal!Ging the cause of
crash. 1rash information columns are displa!ed in the upper pane% driver
information columns in the lower pane. "he interface is ver! eas! to understand
and installation is not re/uired.
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66. &atteryInoView
"his simple utilit! displa!s the current status and additional information aout
!our atter!% including manufacturer name% serial numer% current atter!
capacit!% charge(discharge rate% etc.
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6!. System -,plorer
S!stem E)plorer is favored ! man! users ecause it is e)tremel! user friendl!.
Some of its ver! useful features include the ailit! to take and compare file and
registr! snapshots% to upload files to <irustotal% and to look up files or processes
straight from the FJ* online. "he interface of this application is ver! organiGed
and eas! to work with% allowing !ou to view services% processes% *E add&ons%
protocol filters and handlers for E)plorer.
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6*. >in3aunch
Win@aunch gives Widows users a 9ac&st!le interface to use% as most people agree
that although Windows is ahead in functionalit! and power% 9acs are still the
kings of usailit!. *t perfects the 9ac look and feel seamlessl!% it comes with the
option for touchscreen support and even supports Windows B. ;ou can have
instant access to all of !our most commonl! used applications and files at the
click of a utton% from an! location. With a variet! of customisale options and
simple usailit! features% this awesome @auncher comes with oth looks and
functionalit!.
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Internet
6.. Chrome
"he popular rowser from Foogle is significantl! faster than most other
rowsers% and prett! much has all the features and add&ons that !ou might need
for !our rowsing e)perience.
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!2. Find Fa+orites
,ind ,avorites allows !ou to search !our *nternet E)plorer ookmarks. "his is
especiall! helpful when !ou have a lot of ookmarks and folders that !ou+ve
created in !our *E ookmarks. Dust t!pe a ke!word% and this program will find
the matching links.
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!". 7oogle Tool)ar
Foogle "oolar for !our *E rowser lets !ou can directl! search Foogle% share
!our favorite wesites on FoogleP% and add custom uttons. *f !ou are not using
the chrome rowser% Foogle "oolar is a must for !our *nternet E)plorer.
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!#. 4egasus 'ail
$egasus 9ail is one of the most powerful% feature rich and secure email clients
availale for Windows. "his small% fast program notifies !ou whenever new mail
arrives% and it can support multiple users on a single computer. *t is a complete
internal mail s!stem which can send and receive e&mails on its own. $egasus uses
standard protocols like S9"$% *94$ and $O$3. "his freeware utilit! is /uite eas!
to use and has wonderful features to make it one of the est email clients.
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!$. Thunder)ird -mail Client
"hunderird is a freeware email application which is includes Cust aout all the
features which are re/uired in a popular email client. "his application comes
from 9oGilla% the same people that created ,irefo)% Seamonke!% and other open
source software. "hunderird not onl! manages !our email ut also newsgroup%
newsfeed% and chat accounts. *nstallation is eas!K after that% !ou Cust need to
set up !our email account and then it+s read! to go. "hunderird is highl!
customiGale via add&ons% Cust like ,irefo). "he interface is clean and friendl!
and the appearance of the main window can e customiGed. 5ormall!
"hunderird uses minimum s!stem resources ut it ma! slow down !our s!stem if
!ou add too man! themes and add&ons.
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!(. 0ompo5er
IompoGer is a freeware application that can e used to design and edit we
pages. *t is one of the est software applications availale in its categor!%
ecause it comines we file management and eas!&to&use W;S*W;F we page
editing. *t is perfect for non&technical users or novice(amateur users% ecause
!ou can use this software to create a professional and attractive wesite% and
are not re/uired to have in depth knowledge of #"9@ or we coding.
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!5. S1ype
Sk!pe is a freeware communication application ased on <O*$ 7voice over
internet protocol8 service. Jsing sk!pe% !ou can communicate with an!one in the
world ! voice% instant messaging% and video. *n addition to eing ale to call
an!one else that uses sk!pe% !ou can also call traditional phones. Sk!pe to sk!pe
calling is totall! free where as call to telephone costs !ou a ver! little amount.
;ou can easil! install this application ut efore !ou start calling !ou need to
create a 7free8 Sk!pe account.
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!6. Instant)ird
*nstantird is an *nstant messaging application which can connect nearl! all !our
different *9 accounts% including ,aceook 1hat% Foogle "alk% "witter% ;ahoo% and
other such protocols. "his free% open source software is simple to use and has a
clean interface. 9oreover% it an ad free application% so !ou will enCo! !our chat
without eing anno!ed ! unwanted pop ups. *t works with various operating
s!stems and can e e)tended with add&ons. With *nstantird% !ou have various
st!les% themes and much more to make !our chat more interesting.
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!!. File5illa
,ileAilla is one of the est cross&platform ,"$ client applications availale on the
internet toda!. 4 server is also availale. "his freeware is eas! to use% supports
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,"$% ,"$ over SS@("@S 7,"$S8 and SS# ,ile "ransfer $rotocol and is availale in
multiple languages. "his application supports the transfer of files that are over
4F'% and has a resume function and remote file search as well. Other support is
availale through the forum% wiki% etc% making it a popular choice among users.
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!*. uTorrent
u"orrent is an application for sharing files over the internet. *t has a simple and
efficient interface. -uring installation% take e)tra care not to install e)tra or
third part! software such as a Qspecial search toolarR. Jtorrent has a powerful
uilt&in search function which enales !ou to /uickl! find new download content%
and !ou can associate it with torrent protocol so that it starts automaticall!
when !ou download a torrent from !our rowser. ;ou can /uickl! and easil!
access u"orrent main functions as ever!thing is directl! accessile from its main
screen. Jtorrent does not slow down !our s!stem% as whenever user activit! is
detected% downloads are paused automaticall! and restarted onl! when the user
is awa!.
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=ice Suites@ Document 8tilities
!.. 4rimo4DF
"his is the est free $-, creator out there. ;ou can convert an! e)isting file into
$-, with a single click. ;ou can convert e)isting files into $-, using two optionsL
use the t!pical print utton while viewing an! document or wepage% selecting
$rimo$-, as the printer% or use drag and drop to to kick off the conversion.
$rimo$-, can also perform atch conversion.
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*2. 4DF#( Creator
"his is another $-, creation tool which converts an! of !our e)isting documents
into a $-, file. 4part from the $-, creation% !ou can also merge multiple $-,
files into a single file% split an e)isting $-, file% e)tract specific pages from a
$-, file% etc.
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*". 3i)re=ice
@ireOffice is a comprehensive and professional /ualit! office suite like 9icrosoft
office. *t is a freeware office suite which is also open source% ased on the
OpenOffice.org code ase. @ireOffice includes different applications like 'ase
7similar to 9icrosoft 4ccess8% Writer 7like 9icrosoft Word8% *mpress 7similar to
9icrosoft $ower $oint8% 1alc 7a spreadsheet program like 9icrosoft E)cel8% and
much more. *t supports multiple operating s!stems and has man! features%
almost ever!thing !ou might want in a complete office productivit! suite. *f !ou
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have used 9icrosoft office% then !ou will find @ireOffice ver! eas! as it is /uite
similar.
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*#. SSuite 4ersonal =ice
"his free office suite% which has word processor% spreadsheet% email client% $-,
creator% etc.% is not as good as @ireOffice. *f for some reason% !ou don+t like
@ireOffice% !ou can tr! this or Iingsoft Office.
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*$. 3otus Symphony
*'9 @otus S!mphon! is a free office suite from *'9 that is an alternative for the
9icrosoft office suite. "his contains a word processor% spreadsheet% and
presentation. "his is ased on the open source OpenOffice.org code ase and
supports the O-, standard. Since this is from *'9% there are lot of free online
tutorials and documents from the *'9 site% which are ver! helpful to get started
and use the tools efficientl!.
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*(. 0ingsot =ice
"his is !et another free office suite% this one from 1hina. *t has a word processor%
spreadsheet% and presentation program% and it consumes fewer s!stem resources
than suites ased on OpenOffice.org. Iingsoft software is almost identical to its
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9icrosoft e/uivalents% and the documents !ou create using this are compatile
with 9S Word% E)cel and $owerpoint.
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*5. =pen=ice
OpenOffice is an open source office productivit! suite which works with multiple
operating s!stems. *t is a full! featured office suite which comes as an eas!
replacement for 9icrosoft Office% and its code was used as the ase for
@ireOffic among others. *ts various applications include Writer% 1alc% *mpress%
-raw% -ataase and ,ormula. *t has a simple !et powerful interface which is
/uite user friendl! and eas! to use. *f !ou have used 9icrosoft office% then !ou
will find it ver! eas! as it is /uite similar to that.
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*6. ==o(0ids
OOo4kids is a simpler and easier version of the popular open source OpenOffice
suite. *t includes essential features of OpenOffice ut is stripped down to make
it easier for !ounger kids. *ts interface is clean and eas! to understand for the
age group of : to 12. *t includes Writer% -raw% $resentation WiGard and 1alc. *t is
a customiGale application with a larger cursor and clearl! designed icons. 4lso%
righter colors are used% making it more interesting for kids.
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*!. =,ygen=ice
O)!genOffice is an enhanced version of the OpenOffice.org office. *t has
additional templates% cliparts% samples% and fonts which are not availale with
the OpenOffice.org suite. O)!genOffice also has <'4 support.
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**. Ado)e 9eader
Jsing 4doe =eader% !ou can view and print $-, files. Jsing this viewer !ou can
also view% fill&out% save and print interactive $-, contents that has forms. Jsing
the $-, annotator that is part of the reader% !ou can create stick! notes% use
t!pewriter tool to write comments% highlight te)t% place stamps% etc. ;ou can
also sign $-, files using the e&signature feature.
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*.. =ice Viewers
*f !ou don+t want to install an! word processing software on !our s!stem
7including 9icrosoft Office Suite% OpenOffice.org% etc8% ut want to view and
print office files that !ou receive from others% use these free document viewers
for office files. ;ou can open and print .doc% .doc)% .)ls% .)ls)% etc% files created
! 9S&Word% and 9S&E)cel. "his is reall! two programsL "e)t9aker <iewer is for
word documents% and $lan9aker <iewer is for spreadsheet documents.
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.2. =pen >or1)ench
Open Workench is superior proCect management software that does not come
out as half&aked or amateurish even though it is free. One of its est features is
the ailit! to read 9icrosoft proCect files% not a common feature even for paid
proCect management programs. Open Workench is ideal for large scale proCects
due to its roust functionalit!% including proCect planning% resource management%
proCect scheduling% and proCect review.
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.". =pen4roA
OpenProj is another great free alternative to Microsoft Project for Windows-
based desktop project management. OpenProj is equipped with an efficient
scheduling engine in addition to supporting all major project management
features such as resource management, task handling, project scheduling, and
work bench approach. Its interface is similar to Microsoft project.
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'isc 8tilities
.#. TeamViewer
"eam<iewer is free 7for personal use8 software to remotel! control !our
Windows% 9ac% and @inu) s!stems when !ou are not ph!sicall! in front of the
computer. "eam<iewer also has support for Online 9eetings and screen sharing.
"his is a great program for remote desktop support% and there are "eamviewer
apps availale for i$hone% i$ad% 4ndroid% and Windows =" devices.
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.$. Free'ind
,ree9ind is mind&mapping software% with all the features that !ou would e)pect
from a t!pical mind mapping software. ,ree9ind also has fast one&click
navigation% which can either fold(unfold or follow a link in a node% and smart
cop!(paste support several formats including =",. ;ou can e)port maps to an
e)pandale #"9@ page. "here is also a file mode that shows files on !our s!stem
as a mind map structure.
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.(. 8ni+ersal Viewer
Jniversal <iewer is an advanced file viewer which supports a lot of file t!pes. ,or
e)ample if !ou want to have an image view of the file% !ou Cust click on image
and it will displa! the image view or if !ou want to see the te)t view% !ou click
on te)t and it will displa! the same. *ts interface is user friendl! and a help file
is included as well. Jniversal <iewer is customiGale and comes with plugin
support so that !ou can alwa!s add new features according to !our re/uirements.
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"here are free and paid versions% ut most features are included in the free
version. $a! attention while installing this application as it is ad supported and
ma! offer to change the homepage% default search engine% and tr! to add
additional new software.
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.5. InstantStorm
*nstantStorm is a freeware program which can create professional screensavers
in no time. "his powerful flash screensaver creator can change SW, files into
professional screensavers. "his eas! to use program has customiGale installer%
settings dialog% screensaver ehavior panel% and more. *t doesn>t have nag
screens or an! other anno!ing stuff. "he screensaver ma! e redistriuted freel!%
id free% even for commercial use. *nstantStorm creates the screensaver as a
standalone S1= file and has support for additional e)ternal files like SW,% "?"%
?9@ etc.
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.6. 9e4roiler
;ou can attach or detach Windows accounts with their corresponding user
profiles. "his is helpful when a user account on !our Windows s!stem gets
accidentall! detached from the associated profile.
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.!. >i5'ouse
Jsing WiG9ouse software !ou can scroll through documents and windows even
when the! are not currentl! focused. Dust move the mouse to the window where
!ou want to scroll and use !our mouse+s scroll wheel to scroll without having to
click on the window.
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.*. 'ute on 3oc1
"his simple and helpful utilit! will turn off !our speakers when !ou lock !our
Windows s!stem. When !ou are not in front of !our s!stem% !ou don+t want an!
unnecessar! sounds coming from it. 4 portale version of this utilit! is availale.
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... Truecrypt
"ruecr!pt is open source disk encr!ption software which protects !our data !
creating a virtual encr!pted disk within a file ut mounting it as a real disk. "his
is a powerful encr!ption application has 11 algorithms for !our file encr!ption in
a password&protected volume. *n "ruecr!pt% !ou can use either files or partitions
for encr!pted data storage. "he application is packed with features to offer !ou
powerful data protection% like recommending comple) passwords% erasing the
signs of the encr!ption process like ke!strokes% and much more. "he user
interface is not ver! intuitive ut there is a guide for eginners when !ou run
this program. *nstallation is eas! ut it ma! take !ou some time to completel!
understand the functionalit!. "ruecr!pt works on the ?"S mode of operation and
encr!ption algorithms used are 4ES&250% Serpent and "wofish.
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"22. 4assword Dragon
@ast% ut not least% $assword -ragon is a password manager utilit! developed !
us. "he great advantage of this program is that it works on Windows% 9ac% and
Jni)% ecause it is written in Dava. *t can also e launched directl! from a JS'
thum drive. "he software has lot more to offer% check out the full list of
features of $assword -ragon.
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