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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Original copy at: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=320017
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Nice compilation. Thanks for pointing it out.
Good to know Sudhanshu and you have a very good blog.
Great List–Keep Up The Great Work.
really nice compilation.
good job dude…
Bob, thanks a million. You have a very interesting site and I have just finished blogrolling you.
.i Dream in red, I love your photoblog and being a photography enthusiast would like to have a chat with you sometime. You have been blogrolled
Whihathac, dude your blog I guess is a compilation of rip offs from other sites without proper attribution, but never the less it is pretty informative. Enjoyed a good read
Whoa…. it ended……… I thought it would be endless!!
Johnston:
That’s a good take on the first phrase on the post.
Let us know if you would like to see more softwares on the list. Have we left out any free software in the first place?
Good List of the Softwares.
Thanks a million Sandeep. You have also been blogrolled. Its good to see a person with a blog meant for ideas… nice. Keep it up dude.
This is, yet another, rip of http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=320017 . Nice work… sorry, i meant rip.
wow, sick comprehensive list there
HAHAHHAHAH … how did you get the time todo that??! have you tried every single one of those too? hahaha
anyway, nice list
Hey Tom, Thats exactly why the last line of the post reads “original copy at : ‘link’” and you could do better to see who authored the post in that forum.
Budz and Fmatt, I didnt get the time to do it. I just did a google search and found various lists of free software. All I had to do was sync them and sort them in a easy to manage style. I havent checked some of them. But most of it yes…
no maxthom web browser? better then firefox.
wonderful
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