List of free softwares

10Mar06

Here is an endless list of softwares which can be downloaded for free. They have been categorized to help you search the extensive lit easily.
3D Graphics:

3Delight Free – http://www.3delight.com/index.htm
Anim8or – http://www.anim8or.com/
Aqsis – http://www.aqsis.com/
Blender – http://www.blender3d.org/
Houdini (Free Edition) – http://www.sidefx.com/apprentice/index.html
Now3D – http://digilander.libero.it/giulios/Eng/homepage.htm
OpenFX – http://www.openfx.org
POV-Ray – http://www.povray.org/
SOFTIMAGE|XSI EXP – http://www.softimage.com/products/exp/v3/
Terragen – http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/
Toxic – http://www.toxicengine.org/
Wings 3D – http://www.wings3d.com/

Anti-Virus:

a-squared – http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
AntiVir – http://www.free-av.com/
Avast – http://www.avast.com/i_idt_1018.html
AVG – http://free.grisoft.com/

BitDefender – http://www.bitdefender.com
ClamWin – http://www.clamwin.com/

Anti Spyware:
Ad-aware – http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Bazooka – http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
Hijackthis – http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
SpyBot Search & Destroy – http://spybot.safer-networking.de/
SpywareBlaster – http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareGuard – http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html
WinPatrol – http://www.winpatrol.com/

Audio Creation
Gungirl Sequencer – http://ggseq.sourceforge.net/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage
HammerHead – http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/introduction.shtml
Jesusonic – http://www.jesusonic.com/soft.php
KRISTAL Audio Engine – http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/index.php
orDrumbox – http://ordrumbox.sourceforge.net/
Tu2 – http://www.brambos.com/news.html

Audio Players:
1by1 – http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/~pesch
Billy – http://www.sheepfriends.com/?page=billy
CoolPlayer – http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net/
DeejaySystem MK1 – http://www.deejaysystem.com/prod_mk1.asp
DeliPlayer. http://www.deliplayer.com/
Foobar 2000 – http://www.foobar2000.org/
iTunes – http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Jet Audio Basic – http://www.jetaudio.com/
Mixere – http://mixere.sourceforge.net/
Mixxx – http://mixxx.sourceforge.net/
monoRAVEik – http://www.mono211.com/monoraveik/mr1200.html
MoreAmp – http://sourceforge.net/projects/moreamp/
Musik – http://musik.berlios.de/
musikCube – http://www.musikcube.com/
QCD Player – http://www.quinnware.com/
Sonique – http://sonique.lycos.com/
Winamp – http://www.winamp.com/
XMPlay – http://www.un4seen.com/xmplay.html
Zinf – http://www.zinf.org/

Audio Tools:
Audacity – http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
AudioShell – http://www.softpointer.com/AudioShell.htm
BeSweet – http://dspguru.doom9.net/
CDex – http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
dBpowerAMP Music Converter – http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm
EAC – http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/
Encounter 2003 – http://www.waschbusch.com/
GermaniXEncoder – http://www.germanixsoft.de/
K-MP3 – http://www.katarncorp.com/
KraMixer – http://www.kramware.com/
MP3 Book Helper – http://mp3bookhelper.sourceforge.net/
MP3 Tag – http://www.mp3tag.de/
Mp3 Tag Tools – http://massid3lib.sourceforge.net/
mp3DirectCut – http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/~pesch/
MP3Gain – http://www.geocities.com/mp3gain/
mp3Trim – http://www.logiccell.com/~mp3trim/
MusicBrainz – http://musicbrainz.org/
Rarewares – http://rarewares.hydrogenaudio.org/
SoundEngine Free – http://www.cycleof5th.com/en/index.htm
TagScanner – http://xdev.narod.ru/tagscan_e.htm
The GodFather – http://users.otenet.gr/~jtcliper/tgf/
TigoTago – http://www.tigotago.com/

CD/DVD Burning:
Burn4Free – http://www.burn4free.com/
Burnatonce – http://www.burnatonce.com/
Burrrn – http://www.burrrn.net/
CDBurnerXP – http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
CDRDAO – http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/
CDR Tools Frontend – http://demosten.com/cdrfe/
Deepburner – http://www.deepburner.com/
DVD Decrypter: http://www.dvddecrypter.com/
Easy Burning, DropCD & Audio CD – http://www.paehl.de/cdr
ImgBurn – http://www.imgburn.com/

Compression / Decompression:
7-zip – http://www.7-zip.org/
bzip2 – http://sources.redhat.com/bzip2/index.html
ExtractNow – http://www.extractnow.com/
FilZip – http://www.filzip.com/
Info-Zip – http://www.info-zip.org/
IZArc – http://www.florida.plus.com/izarc/
QuickZip – http://www.quickzip.org/
TUGZip – http://www.tugzip.com/
UPX – http://upx.sourceforge.net/
Zip&Go – http://www.handybits.com/zipngo.htm
Zipgenius – http://www.zipgenius.it/

Defrag Software:
DIRMS & Buzzsaw – http://www.dirms.com/
OpenVMS – http://www.execsoft.com/freeware/freeware.asp

Photo manipulation and image design:
ArtRage – http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html
Artweaver – http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version
ColorPic – http://www.iconico.com/colorpic/
Delineate – http://delineate.sourceforge.net/
Inkscape – http://www.inkscape.org/
JPEGCrops – http://ekot.dk/programmer/JPEGCrops/
Paint .NET – http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/
Pixia – http://www.ab.wakwak.com/~knight/
Pixie – http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.html
PhotoFiltre – http://www.photofiltre.com/
Sodipodi – http://www.sodipodi.com/
The Gimp – http://www.gimp.org/
Tuxpaint – http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint
Wax – http://www.debugmode.com/wax/
Wink – http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
WinMorph – http://www.debugmode.com/winmorph/

Programming:
ActivePerl – http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl
BlueJ – http://www.bluej.org/download/download.html
Crimson Editor – http://www.crimsoneditor.com/
Code::Blocks – http://www.codeblocks.org/
Context – http://www.context.cx/
Dev C++ – http://www.bloodshed.net/
Dev Pascal – http://www.bloodshed.net/
Digital Mars C++ – http://www.digitalmars.com/download/freecompiler.html
Eclipse – http://www.eclipse.org/
ExamDiff – http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp?page=edp_examdiff
Freepascal – http://www.freepascal.org/
JCreator LE – http://www.jcreator.com/download.htm
jEdit – http://www.jedit.org/
Metapad – http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/
Notepad++ – http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
Notepad2 – http://www.flos-freeware.ch/
Open Watcom – http://www.openwatcom.org/
Pelles C – http://www.smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/index.htm
PHP Hypertext Parser – http://www.php.net/
Programmer’s Notepad – http://www.pnotepad.org/
PSPad – http://www.pspad.com/
Python – http://www.python.org/
Ruby – http://www.dm4lab.to/~usa/ruby/index_en.html
SharpDevelop – http://www.icsharpcode.net/opensource/sd/
WebMatrix – http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/
WinMerge – http://winmerge.org/

Pop-up Blockers:
Google Toolbar – http://www.google.com/
NoAds – http://www.southbaypc.com/NoAds/
PopUp Stopper – http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree.html
Privoxy – http://www.privoxy.org/
Proxomitron – http://www.proxomitron.info/

RSS Readers:
Ablion – http://www.fileheaven.com/Abilon/download/14059.htm
BlogExpress – http://www.usablelabs.com/productBlogExpress.html
Feedreader – http://www.feedreader.com/
FireANT – http://www.antisnottv.net/
GreatNews – http://www.curiostudio.com/
RssBandit – http://www.rssbandit.org/
RSSOwl – http://www.rssowl.org/
RssReader – http://www.rssreader.com/
RSS Xpress – http://rssxpress.free.fr/en/?page=&idNews=
SharpReader – http://www.sharpreader.net/

System Information and monitoring:
AIDA32 – http://www.sofotex.com/AIDA32-download_L9326.html
ATITool – http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/
ATI Tray Tools – http://www.guru3d.com/article/atitraytools/189/
CPU-Z – http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
Gkrellm – http://bill.nalens.com/
K1 – http://clanpkm.free.fr/K1/?lng=en
Motherboard monitor – http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=311
SpeedFan – http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php
Sysmetrix – http://www.xymantix.com
WCPUID – http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002374/src/download.html
WhatsRunning – http://www.whatsrunning.net/whatsrunning/main.aspx

Video codecs:
DivX Codec – http://www.divx.com/divx/?src=toptab_divx_from_/index.php
FFDSHOW – http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow
XviD – http://www.xvid.org/

Video players :
AC3Filter – http://sourceforge.net/projects/ac3filter
BsPlayer – http://www.bsplayer.org/
Crystal Player – http://www.crystalplayer.com/index.php?page=downloads
Cygwin MPlayer – http://armory.nicewarrior.org/projects/cygmp/
DivX Player – http://www.divx.com/
MaximusDVD – http://www.maximusdvd.com/
Media Player Classic – http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303
VideoLan – http://www.videolan.org/

Video tools:
DScaler – http://deinterlace.sourceforge.net/
FlasKMPEG – http://www.flaskmpeg.net
GSpot – http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
TMPGEnc – http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html
VirtualDub – http://www.virtualdub.org/
VirtualDubMod – http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=65889
Zwei-Stein Video Editor – http://www.thugsatbay.com/software/index.html

Web browsers:
Firefox – http://www.getfirefox.com
K-Meleon – http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/
Mozilla – http://www.mozilla.org/
Netscape – http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/default.jsp
Opera – http://www.opera.com

Web servers:
Abyss – http://abyss.sourceforge.net/
Apache – http://httpd.apache.org/
Apache2Triad – http://apache2triad.net/
HTTP File Server – http://www.rejetto.com/sw/
Sambar – http://www.sambar.com/
Savant – http://savant.sourceforge.net/
SimpleServer:WWW – http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/sswww.htm
Smart Cache – http://scache.sourceforge.net/
TinyWeb – http://www.ritlabs.com/tinyweb/index.html
Xitami – http://www.xitami.com/

Webcam Software:
booruWebCam – http://www.booru.net/
Dorgem – http://dorgem.sourceforge.net/
grabMotion – http://www.grabmotion.com/
Pryme – http://www.hilo.dk/pryme/

Checksum Utilities:
fsum – http://www.slavasoft.com/fsum/
HashCalc – http://www.slavasoft.com/hashcalc/
hksfv – http://www.big-o-software.com/products/hksfv/
ICEECC – http://www.ice-graphics.com/ICEECC/IndexE.html
md5sum – http://www.etree.org/md5com.html
md5summer – http://www.md5summer.org/
MooSFV – http://www.ubercow.com/moosfv/
QuickPar – http://www.quickpar.org.uk/
QuickSFV – http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Mouse/4668/

General Utilities And Other Applications:
AdShield – http://www.lossepladsen.dk/all4you/TheLostWorld/AdShield.php
AnalogX – http://www.analogx.com/
AppRocket – http://www.candylabs.com/approcket/
AutoIt – http://www.hiddensoft.com/autoit3/
BISS – http://www.bluetack.co.uk/index.php
Celestia – http://www.shatters.net/celestia
CCleaner – http://www.ccleaner.com
ClipX – http://bluemars.org/clipx/
Contact – http://www.isaacboy.com/contact.htm
Cygwin – http://www.cygwin.com
Dir2HTML – http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/dir2html/
Dirkey – http://www.protonfx.com/dirkey/
EasyCleaner – http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm
EditPad Lite – http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html
EssentialPIM – http://www.essentialpim.com/
Excessive-software – http://www.excessive-software.eu.tt/
Folder Size Extension – http://foldersize.sourceforge.net/
Hamsin Clipboard – http://www.iisr-cnc.com/hamsin/
HTTrack – http://www.httrack.com/
Inno Setup – http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
KeyNote – http://www.tranglos.com/free/keynote.html
Language Identifier – http://www.languageidentifier.com/
Link Checker – http://www.relsoftware.com/rlc/
Memtest-86 – http://www.memtest86.com
Money Manager – http://www.thezeal.com/software/manager/default.asp
Multi Install – http://multiinstall.sourceforge.net/
MWSnap – http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html
NetTime – http://nettime.sourceforge.net
Nullsoft Installer – http://www.nullsoft.com/free/nsis
Open Subfolder – http://www.bubblepop.com/opensubfolder/index.html
Peerguardian – http://www.methlabs.org/
Process Explorer (aka ProcessXP) –
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml
png2ico – http://winterdrache.de/freeware/png2ico
RegSeeker – http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
Restoration – http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html
Startup Control Panel – http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
Stickies – http://finiteloop.org/~btaylor/software/stickies/
StrokeIt – http://www.tcbmi.com/strokeit/
Syncback – http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html
Sysinternals – http://www.sysinternals.com/
Toolbox – http://www.sil.org/computing/toolbox/
TreeSize – http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml
TuneXP – http://www.driverheaven.net/dforce/showdoc.php?doc=txp_about
Turbo Pad – http://turbopad.sourceforge.net/
Unlocker – http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
Vim – http://vim.sourceforge.net
WeathAlert – http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/stu/msowul/?page=weathermain
WordWeb – http://wordweb.info/free/
XP AntiSpy – http://www.xpantispy.org/
YourDir – http://www.primeoption.com.au/FreewareYourDir.htm

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