Freeware Software Collection

Video Apps

AVIcodec - Gives the codecs needed to play the file, and where to download those codecs if they are missing on your system.
DVD Shrink - DVD Shrink is software to backup DVD discs
MovieTrack - a freeware dvd database and general movie collection organizer, for Windows.
TMPGEnc - converts .AVI file to MPEG1, the format which is used in VideoCD. Using variety of option in TMPGEnc, you can compress your video file in high quality.
VLC - Stream DVDs and Videos over a network
VirtualDub - VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit Windows platforms (95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP)”

CD & DVD Applications

AudioGrabber - audio CD ripper - Current Resident
CDex - a CD ripper and converter for Windows
Deep Burner - “A CD/DVD burning software that lets you create Data Cds, Bootable CDs, and Audio CDs as well as data DVDs. In addition, it lets you burn ISO files, and create ISO images. Also lets you design an auto start menu to launch documents or programs from the CD”
DeepRipper - can convert music files from AudioCDs into practically any format you’d like, including: MP3, WAV, OGG, and others.
Exact Audio Copy - CD ripper
TagMaster - lets you edit the ID3 tag in MP3 files, which contains information like the name of the artist, song, album, etc.

Graphics Design & Editing

@icon sushi - “@icon sushi is an icon convert tool that supports the mask editor and the creation of Windows XP 32bit icons.”
Avery Design Pro Limited - Customize and print professional looking labels, cards, dividers and more in minutes.
BatchRename - allows you rename all files or all image files in a folder, batch change extensions, and will automatically number each item in a series.
Blender - the open source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback.
Dogwaffle - “A program designed for creative individuals who want to get down and dirty with their pixels.”
Dup Detector - will scan pictures within a file (including subfolders) and present potential duplicates for deletion.
Easy Thumbnails - can resize your pictures physically either larger or smaller, or you can keep the physical size and downgrade the quality
FastStone Image Viewer - An image browser, converter and editor that supports all major graphic formats including BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000, GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO and TGA.
Gimp - ” GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.”
Icon Snatcher - “This one can pull icons from your own files to use to customize your folders.”
ImageForge - Create and edit images, acquire pictures from your scanner, digital camera or other Twain-compliant device, apply special effect filters, produce your own photo albums and simple slide shows, and much more.
Image Resizer - gives you the ability to resize an image/picture in 2 clicks, by adding the option to the Context Menu.
Inkscape - an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. A powerful and convenient drawing tool fully compliant with XML, SVG, and CSS standards.
IrfanView - “IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003.”
Paint.NET - image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.
PhotoPlus 6 - image editing software that enables you to create, manipulate and enhance photographs, bitmap graphics and web animations. (Free Registration Required)
Pixia -”Pixia is the English version of a popular Japanese painting and retouch software for full color graphics. It supports mask, layer and many other editing functions.”
Terragen - a scenery generator, created with the goal of generating photorealistic landscape images and animations.
Xnview - you can quickly and easily view, process and convert image files. Will read more than 400 graphic file formats, and write to about 50. Will also display video formats. Also offers more advanced features such as Web page creation, contact prints, multiple conversion (format and transformation), slide shows, screen capturing and Twain support for scanners and digital cameras.

Office Applications

Abiword - Free word processor that can open and edit OpenOffice, Word, Rich Text Format, HTML, Wordperfect documents, Palm, web pages and many more
CutePDF - Create PDF Documents
Foxit PDF Reader - You can view and print PDF documents. No installation required.
Open Office - Free Microsoft Office alternative. Has the ability to open most mainstream document types and edit them.
PDF Creator - Freeware PDF creation through any Windows based program.
PDFill PDF Writer - a PDF Writer, Printer or Converter.
Wink - A presentation program designed to make tutorials on how to use software. Can export these tutorials in Flash, EXE, and HTML.
Rainlendar - Desktop calender for Windows, that’s skinnable and able to synchronize with M$ Outlook’s calender so you may see what your appointments are, without opening Outlook.
Sunbird - Calendar program

File Compression and Archiving

7-Zip - a file archiver with high compression ratio.
IZArc - File compression utility that supports most standard compression formats.
WinRAR - click on the downloads tab and download the trial version (not the beta). You can use the full functionality forever.
ZipGenius - A nice archiving tool. It handles zip, rar and many others.

Time & Weather

Atomic TimeSync - synchronize your system clock with the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology).
ClocX - An analog clock application for Microsoft Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003.
ForecastFox - “This great little extension allows you to set it up so you can always view your local forecast in your Firefox Browser itself. The forecasts come straight from the Weather Channel’s website.”
SysMetrix - Highly customizable, and skinnable clock. Can be customized to monitor the weather, your e-mail, cpu, memory usage and many other things, in addition to the time.
Weather Pulse - A weather application
WebTime2000 - WebTime 2000 is a small utility program that will synchronize your PC’s internal clock with one of the several atomic clocks maintained by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Utilities

Active@ KillDisk - powerful and compact DOS software that allows you to destroy all data on hard and floppy drives completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders.
AM-DeadLink - detects dead links and duplicates in your Browser Bookmarks. Checks Bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla and Netscape.
Clipboard Buddy - a clipboard cache program that remembers what was copied to the clipboard even after new data is copied, and allows you to retrieve the old data.
Convert - an easy to use unit conversion program that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy and many others, including the ability to create custom conversions.
Fass - a forum post editor & automated post generator. It also has a “Post Preview” feature, which shows your post as it will appear on forums. Designed for use with Invision Power Board, compatible with most forum software.
HandyNotes - a small software program, that makes it easy to keep all your notes organized, in one easily accessible place.
Magical Jellybean Keyfinder - a utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping.
MyUninstaller - Free app to remove entries from your Add/Remove Programs list.
Netstat Live - a small, easy to use TCP/IP protocol monitor which can be used to see your exact throughput on both incoming and outgoing data - whether you’re using a modem, cable modem, DSL, or even local network. Will also graph the CPU usage of your system.
Pow - trainable, popup blocker for Internet Explorer.
Process Explorer - shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
RealVNC - makes it possible to view, and fully-interact with, one computer from any other computer, or mobile device, anywhere on the Internet.
Snap Backup - The One-Click Backup Utility that makes it simple to protect your important work.
SpeeDefrag 3 - a program, which restarts your computer and runs only defrag.exe with optimized windows settings.
Startup Inspector for Windows - helps both novice and expert user manage Windows® startup applications.
Total Uninstall - can help you to monitor any changes that were made to your system during installation of a new software product and allow you to perform a complete uninstall without having to rely on the supplied uninstall program (which may leave files or changes behind).(last freeware version)
TweakUI - This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.
WinKey - create keyboard shortcuts to access your favorite programs, documents, and files. Once you’ve made a shortcut, simply press your desired key combination to launch your program. This tool supports up to 200 key assignments.

Screen Capture Applications

Capture - a screen capture utility for Windows (and NT), which allows you to capture the active window, or the entire screen, at any color depth and resolution, and save it into a Bitmap file for editing.
Gadwin Print Screen - an easy to use utility, that allows you to capture any portion of the screen, save it to a file, copy it to Windows clipboard, print it or e-mail it to a recipient of your choice.
Screenhunter - screen capture tool for you to easily take screenshots.
ScreenPrint32 - allows you to print, and/or capture to disk, or clipboard, the full desktop, active window, predefined area, or user selected area of the screen.

Windows Desktop Customization

BootSkin - “These two are the full version and never expire, but are unsupported by the company. The bootskin will not work on every computer, from their literature; “Some drivers and bios makers “break the rules” which can cause BootSkin to not work correctly. If you experience that, you can try these alternative versions:”
Iconoid - Iconoid is a small program that helps reduce the clutter and confusion of the Windows desktop.
Logon Studio - Never expires
ObjectDock - Limited functionality but never expires.
WindowsBlinds - Limited functionality but never expires.

Chat Clients

ChatZilla
GAIM - a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows.
IceChat
Trillian -

Games

Free Full Computer Games

HTML & CSS Editors

1st Page 2000 - HTML Editor
HTML- Kit - HTML Editor
Notepad++ - a free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment.
NVU - WYSIWYG HTML Editor
Selida - HTML/WYSIWYG Editor
Sothink HTML Editor - HTML Editor (Can only edit one page at a time)
Topstyle Lite - CSS Editor
WYSIWYG Web Builder - HTML Editor

Website Creation

ewisoft - Website creation tool.
Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar - provides a variety of tools for quickly creating, understanding, and troubleshooting Web pages.
Jalbum - “This one is pretty cool for making photo layouts for your website.”
SiteGenWiz -
WindowSizer - Sets a given window to an exact size in pixels. Useful for web developers who want to see what their site will look like at various resolutions.

File Transfer Programs

BlazeFTP - FTP Client
FileZilla Client & Server - FTP Client and Server
FTP Surfer - FTP client
Leech FTP - FTP client
SmartFTP - FTP Client
WinSCP - A secure FTP Program and Secure Copy Program for use with SSH

Programming Languages & IDE/Editors

Bloodshed Dev-C++ - An excellent C/C++ IDE
phpEdit - PHP IDE
Visual Studio 2005 Express Products - This includes Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, Visual J#, SQL Server, and Visual Web Dev. Free, if downloaded by November 7th 2006.

Telnet Clients

Putty - Telnet and SSH Client

Antivirus

Antivir
Avast Free
AVG Free - at the bottom of the page.
Bitdefender Free

Trojan Removal

a² Free - a complementary product to antivirus software which is specialized in protection against harmful software. Antivirus software often features an inadequate protection against Trojans, Dialers and Spyware. a² fills this gap.” - tg911
Ewido Security Suite - removes Trojans, Worms, Dialers, Hijackers, Spyware and Keyloggers.

Spyware Removal -

Ad-Aware
IE-Spyad -
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Spywareblaster - prevents spyware from being installed on your PC.
Spywareguard - provides a real-time protection solution against spyware that is a great addition to SpywareBlaster’s protection method.
WinPatrol - WinPatrol uses a heuristic approach to detecting attacks and violations of your computing environment. Traditional security programs scan your hard drive searching for previously identified threats. WinPatrol takes snapshot of your critical system resources and alerts you to any changes that may occur without your knowledge.

Free Online Virus/Trojan/Spyware Scanners

a² - Malware & Security checks. On the right, under Quicklinks.
aumha.org - Internet Explorer (IE) parasite scan
BitDefender - virus scanner
CastleCops - several scans under “Tool Kit’, on the right, at the bottom of the page
eTrust - Virus scanner - WhyBeNormal
F-Secure - virus scanner
HouseCall - virus scanner
HouseCall - Europe - virus scanner - Does not require the use of ActiveX controls. Uses Java instead.
Jotti’s scan - submit files to be scanned by multiple (14) scanners (AntiVir, ArcaVir, Avast, AVG, BitDefender, ClamAV, Dr.Web, Fortinet, F-Prot Antivirus, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, NOD32, Norman Virus Control, UNA and VBA32)
kephyr.com - PopUp Killer Test
McAfee - virus, security and Wi-Fi scanners
PandaSoftware - virus scanner
PC Pitstop - several scans, on the left
RAV - virus scanner
SpywareGuide - spyware scanner, on the left, under “Our Online Tools”
SpywareInfo - spyware scanner, on the left, under “Site Navigation”
Sygate - several different scans on the left
Symantec.com - virus & security scanners
Webroot Spy Audit - Spyware scanner. It will not remove or modify any files.
WindowSecurity - trojan scanner

Specific Virus Removal Tools - if you know what Virus you have, try here.

Firewalls

PC Security

CleanUp! - a powerful and easy-to-use application that removes temporary files created while surfing the web, empties the Recycle Bin, deletes files from your temporary folders and more. - WhyBeNormal
Core Control - a full featured advanced security program, designed for Windows 95/98/ME Operating Systems. - acklan
Cryptainer LE - A really simple to use encryption tool that creates an invisible, password protected folder on your hard drive or other media. Free version limited to 25MB.Cryptainer LE’s encryption works with all 32 bit versions of Microsoft Windows (95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003 Server) and with all known file types.
Eraser - an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. - jgweed
EULAlyzer - can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases. Discover if the software you’re about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers to track you, or much much more. - Wink
Hide & Protect any Drives - Hide or restrict access to any drives such as Hard drive, CD, DVD, floppy and flash, and deny access to partitions of your hard drives. (This is an older version that is still freeware. The newer version isn’t free.)
iProtectYou - allows parents to control which web sites can be visited, which programs can have Internet access, block e-mails, chat sessions and instant messages with inappropriate words, stop annoying ads, and/or restrict internet time to a predetermined schedule. - acklan
MaxCrypt - an automated computer encryption tool that protects your PC. -
SiteAdvisor’s Plug-in for Internet Explorer - installs a small button on your Internet Explorer browser. The button changes colors as you browse the Web based on the results of our safety tests. You can also click on the button’s menu to see the site’s detailed test results.

Hard Drive & System Utilites

Belarc Advisor - builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes, and displays the results in your Web browser. - Ronbo
Cobian Backup - a multi-threaded program that can be used to schedule and backup your files and directories from their original location to other directories/drives in the same computer or other computer in your network. - usasma
CoolMon 2 - a program for monitoring vital system stats and almost anything else you wish to display on the desktop. - nosnhoj#3
CPU-Z - gathers information on some of the main devices of your system; CPU, Mainboard, Memory, and System. - Rimmer
Digital Dolly - hard-disk-partition, image, and cloning software that runs completely from a bootable CD-ROM. - acklan
EVEREST Home Edition - a freeware system information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for home PC users. Similar to Belarc, but much more comprehensive. - Herk
Memtest86 - a thorough, stand alone memory test for x86 architecture computers. - boopme
MicroSoft’s Memory Test - tests the Random Access Memory (RAM) on your computer for errors. - acklan
PC INSPECTOR - a data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. - usasma
Quick Access InfoBar - Get the latest definitions and exhaustive advice on all the processes running in the Windows Task Manager. - Quick Access InfoBar
Ranish Partition Manager - Partition resizer, create, manager similar to Partition Magic but free!
SequoiaView - an excellent utility to help you figure out what is taking up so much space on your hard drive.
SIW - This program performs computer configuration, analysis, and diagnostics. (Similar to Everest)
SpeedFan - monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips.
SyncBack Freeware - backup and synchronization software
System Spec - lets you can see, save and print a complete spec of your PC with this no-install, system information utility and perform various windows functions. Additional advanced info includes CPU, drives, apps, display, memory and more.
What’s Running - a product that gives you an inside look into your Windows 2000/XP/2003 system. Explore processes, services, modules, IP-connections, drivers and much more.
WinAudit - a self-contained (no setup required) PC audit, and inventory of software, licenses, security configuration, hardware, network settings

Web Browsers

Avant Browser - based on the Internet Explorer browser engine.
Firefox - a highly customizable web browser, with tabbed browsing
Maxthon Internet Browser - tabbed browser with a highly customizable interface. It is based on the Internet Explorer browser engine.
Mozilla - ” Web-browser built for 2004, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple — all your Internet needs in one application–Mozilla.”
Netscape - Includes a browser, email client, and html composer
Opera

Email Clients & Tools

ePrompter - automatically and simultaneously checks and retrieves your e-mail messages from up to 16 password-protected e-mail accounts. It not only lets you compose, forward, and reply to your retrieved messages, but also gives you the ability to delete unwanted spam or suspicious-looking mail without having to launch your e-mail program or having to go to your Web mail’s site.
Eudora - Free mail client but is ad sponsored. ( Eudora has a lite version available… just download the current version, and if you can live without the spellchecker, you dont have to live with the ad screen, being there. Go to the help menu, after installing, and select “payment and registration”. Then select “lite mode”, and it will ask if you can live without all of the extras, just click on “reduce features” - rexifelis)
Pegasus Mail - Bizrus
SpamBayes - anti-spam filter
Thunderbird - Open Source email client.
OE Quick Backup - Backup Outlook Express mailboxes, settings, mail rules, etc.

Spell Checker & Dictionary

IESpell - A spelling checker for Internet Explorer. Works like the spell checker in M$ Office, right click and select Check Spelling.
Magical Jellybean Dictionary - a freeware dictionary client for Windows 9x/ME/2000/XP, that connects to a dictionary server, and retrieves the definition from a database on the server.
tinySpell - easily and quickly check the spelling of words in any Windows application. Monitors your typing on the fly, and alerts you whenever it detects a misspelled word. It also checks the spelling of every word you copy to the clipboard.
Word Web - a comprehensive English thesaurus and dictionary, that can be used to look up words from within most programs.

Audio Applications

Audacity - a free audio editor.
dBpowerAMP Audio Player - “dAP plays Mp3s, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, Monkeys Audio, Real Audio, Wave and Midi, and many more”
foobar2000 - an advanced audio player for the Windows platform.
iTunes - Music Player, Organizer, Tag Editor and online store. Only works with Windows XP. - Phawgg with clarifications from Jeservices
K-Lite Codec Pack - a software bundle which includes the K-Lite Codec Pack Full, QuickTime Alternative, Real Alternative and BSplayer.
Media Player Classic - The application has the same look and feel as the old light-weight Windows Media Player 6.4, but is a completely different application which has all the options and features one might expect from a modern media player. (Media Player Classic comes bundled with Real Alternative, so if you’d like both, just get RA)
Mp3Decode - a real handy app to have in your Send To menu, it simply converts MP3 into WAV, quick and lightweight.
mp3DirectCut - a fast and extensive audio editor and recorder for MP3.
Real Alternative - designed for playing RealMedia files, which normally require Real Player
QuickTime Alternative - will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt and other extensions) without having to install the official QuickTime Player. It also supports QuickTime content that is embedded in webpages.

Thanks to fatguysmart

Another Big List

Anti-Spyware/Anti-Virus/Anti-Rootkit Freeware Utilities : I want to …

check if there is a rootkit installed on my computer : F-Secure BlackLight
check if there is a rootkit installed on my computer : RootkitRevealer by SysInternals
check if there is a rootkit installed on my computer : RootKit Hook Analyzer
protect the computer against adware : Ad-Aware Personal
protect the computer against adware : Spybot-S&D
protect the computer against spyware : Windows Defender from Microsoft
protect the computer against trojans : ewido
protect the computer against viruses : AVG Free
protect the computer against viruses : AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
protect the computer against viruses : Avast! 4 Home Edition
protect the computer against viruses : BitDefender 8 Free Edition
protect the computer with a firewall : Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall
protect the computer with a firewall : Safety.Net
protect the computer with a firewall : ZoneAlarm
protect the browser against spyware : SpywareBlaster
protect the browser against spyware : SpywareGuard 2.2
remove CoolWebSearch virus : CWShredder
remove specific viruses : Grisoft/AVG Virus Removal Tools
stop/cleanup homepage hijacking : HijackThis

Audio/Music/MP3/Real/Wav Freeware Utilities : I want to …

burn a CD : CDBurnerXP Pro
burn an audio CD : MP3 CD Doctor Lite
cut mp3 files into small parts : mp3DirectCut
cut wav files into smaller parts : CD Wave
cut wav files into smaller parts : Wave Splitter
control iTunes in Firefox : FoxyTunes
edit mp3 tags : TigoTago
edit mp3 tags : Mp3tag
fade-in/fade-out mp3 files : mpTrim
manage my iPod without iTunes : YamiPod
organize the mp3 collection : MediaMonkey
organize the mp3 collection : Media Manager
play all mp3 files in a folder : 1by1
play an audio CD : TinyCD
play an audio file : Foobar2000
play an audio file : XMPlay
play real audio (.ra, .rm) files without the real software : Real Alternative
record/save streaming music : Streamripper for Winamp
rip music from a CD : Audiograbber
rip music from a CD : CDex
rip music from a CD : EAC = Exact Audio Copy
show song lyrics for the song playing : EvilLyrics
tag/fix mp3/audio file tags : the GodFather
tag/fix mp3/audio file tags : ID3-TagIT

Business/Office/Access/Excel/Word Freeware Utilities : I want to …

add lots of commonly used functions into Excel : ASAP Utilities
capture the screen : Gadwin PrintScreen
capture the screen : ScreenGrab 1.0
capture the screen : Screenshot Captor
capture the screen : MWSnap
change the date/time on multiple files : SetFileDate 1.1
convert a document into a different format : Omniformat
convert a document into pdf : CutePDF Writer
convert a document into pdf : PrimoPDF
convert access database into mysql : Access to MySQL
create a small database : TreePad Lite
create pdf (portable document format) file : PdfEdit995
create pdf file : Pdf995
create pdf file : PDFCreator
create pdf file : PDF reDirect
create/edit css lists : CSS Tab Designer
create/edit html color codes : Color Coder
create/edit html file / website : Evrsoft First Page 2006
create/edit html file : Alleycode
create/edit html file : Matrix Y2K
create/edit html file : HTML-Kit
duplicate a block of text with some programmed variables : DupBlock
encrypt PDF files : Signature995
open PDF files faster : Foxit Reader
password protect a text file : Steganos LockNote
show all the fonts installed : FontList
show all the fonts installed : Font Thing

Communication Freeware Utilities : I want to …

chat on IRC : IceChat
chat on IRC : X-Chat 2 for Windows
chat with different messenger clients : Trillian by Cerulean Studios
chat with different messenger clients : Jabber
chat with different messenger clients : Miranda IM
chat with different messenger clients : Qnext
chat with different messenger clients : SIM-IM
chat with the jabber network : Pandion
check multiple email accounts with 1 utility : ePrompter
phone free using the internet : Skype
phone free using the internet : Gizmo
phone free using the internet : KishKish SAM
phone free using the internet : switchboard
phone free using the internet : Voipbuster
talk to skype and google-talk clients : Festoon Unity
telnet/ssh to a site : PuTTY
use a better MSN Messenger client : Mercury Messenger
video conference with others : SightSpeed

Desktop Freeware Utilities : I want to …

add useful widgets : Yahoo Widgets
add useful widgets : Kapsules
automatically take screenshots at regular intervals : TimeSnapper
change desktop wallpaper automatically : Background Boss
change desktop wallpaper automatically : Panorama 32
change multiple monitors resolution : HobRes32
change my cursor shape/size : Stardock CursorXP
customize my shortcuts : PowerPr
display a calendar : Calendar
display earth-from-space photographs screen-saver : EarthView
display weather information : WeathAlert
display weather information : WeatherMate
display weather information : Weather Watcher
hide/bring back all the icons on the desktop : DeskSweeper 2.0
hide applications from taskbar/system tray : WatchCat 2.0
keep the icons fixed even when screen resolution changes : DIManager
launch applications : Mobydock
launch applications/bookmarks : jetToolBar 3 by Cowon
launch applications from a sidebar : Desktop Sidebar
launch applications quickly (list) : PopSel
launch applications quickly (icons) : RocketDock
launch applications quickly (icons) : Qsel
launch applications quickly (icons) : ObjectDock
launch applications with shortcut names : SlickRun
launch applications with shortcut names : Find and Run Robot
make application windows transparent : Glass2k
make application windows transparent : Power Menu
manage icons : Iconoid by Sillysot
manage wallpapers : Wallpaper XChange
multiple desktops and switch between them : BossKey
multiple desktops and switch between them : Virtual Dimension
rename Recycle Bin/My Computer/My Documents/My Network Places icons : Desktop Renamer
run a airplane flight simulation screen-saver : Holding Pattern
show a funny clock : Toon Clock
show a world clock : Qlock
show an analog clock : ClocX
show date and day in the taskbar : TClockEx
synch computer clock to exact time : TimeSync
synch computer clock to exact time : TimeSync by RaviB
use two desktops on 2 monitors with taskbars : MultiMon Task Bar
write sticky (post-it) notes on the desktop : ATnotes
write sticky (post-it) notes on the desktop : hott notes 3
write sticky (post-it) notes on the desktop : Stickies
write sticky (post-it) notes on the desktop : Stickies for Windows
write sticky (post-it) notes on the desktop : StickyPad

Editors/Notepad Replacements Freeware Utilities : I want to …

edit a file collaboratively : MoonEdit
edit in hex : Freeware Hex Editor XVI32
edit php source code : PHP Designer 2005
edit programming source code : Crimson Editor
edit programming source code : PSPad editor
edit text : <Araneae
edit text : EditPad Lite
edit text : EDXOR
edit text : ConTEXT
edit text : Notepad2
preview any file as a hex dump : HexView

Files and Folders Freeware Utilities : I want to …

add a comment field for file/folders : HobComment XP Shell Extension
access files remotely : Avvenu
add a foldersize column to Windows Explorer : Folder Size for Windows 2.3
archive (zip) files : IZArc
archive (zip) files : QuickZip
archive (zip) files : ZipGenius
backup files and folders : Replicator
backup/mirror a folder on another drive : SyncBack Freeware V3.2.10 from 2BrightSparks
change file-date on multiple files : FileDate Changer
change file-date on multiple files : ntouch
change the folder icon : NirExt
compare two text files and find difference or merge them : WinMerge
completely wipe/delete a file : SuperShredder
create a self-extracting (.exe) compressed files archive for a list of files : Funduc Software ZIP Extractor
create an encrypted archive : BCArchive
display all shared folders : GoTo Shared
display size/space of folders on a drive : DriveUse
display size/space of folders on a drive : JDiskReport
display size/space of folders on a drive : SequoiaView
display size/space of folders on a drive : SpaceMonger
display size/space of folders on a drive : TreeSize Free
encrypt a file : DSE
encrypt a large file quickly : SureCrypt
exchange files in my private network : Grouper
find/delete duplicate files : DoubleKiller
identify a file : TrIDNet - File Identifier
keep two folders in synch : SyncToy v1.2 for Windows XP by Microsoft
keep various versions of a file : CVSNT Open Source
list all files in a directory/folder in a text file : FileList
list all files in a directory/folder in a text/html file : Directory Lister
locate a file on the hard drive : Locate32
open subfolders of a folder with a right-click : Open Subfolder
perform muliple operations on files/folders : Drag and Drop Shell Robot
print the directory/folder tree list (and optionally, file list) : YourDir
print the list of files in a folder : PrintFolder 1.2
rename files (command line) : Renamer
rename multiple files : Bulk Rename Utility
rename multiple files : Lupas Rename
rename multiple files : Oscar's File Renamer
rename multiple files : THE Rename
rename multiple files easily : Rename Master
rename multiple files in one click : Flexible Renamer
search file/text on the computer : Copernic Desktop Search
search file/text on the computer : Google Desktop
search file/text on the computer : Yahoo! Desktop Search
search text (regular expressions) in multiple files/folders : Agent Ransack
search and replace text in multiple files : dsFSR
search and replace text in multiple files : ReplaceEm
search and replace text in multiple files : TexRep 2.0
securely delete a file so it can never be recovered : SDelete from SysInternals
share a folder with friends/private network : FolderShare
split a large file into smaller parts : HJ-Split
synch files between computers : BeInSync Basic
un-erase that file : PC Inspector File Recovery
undelete that file : FreeUndelete
undelete that file just recycled : Restoration
upload/download using FTP : SmartFTP
upload/download using TFTP : TFTP Server from SolarWinds
use GMail to store some files : GMail Drive
view all text files in a folder : Textview

Financial Freeware Utilities : I want to …

budget and track expenses : PearBudget
calculate retirement cash flow: Forecaster
manage personal finances : AceMoney Lite
manage personal finances : Money Manager

Graphics/Images/Photographs Freeware Utilities : I want to …

convert images into various formats : Xnview
convert images into various formats : FastStone Image Viewer
create a flash-based animated how-to/tutorial : Wink
create a web photo album and slideshow from my photographs. : iGal
create a web photo album and slideshow from my photographs. : JAlbum
create a web photo album and slideshow from my photographs. : Web Album Generator
create icons : Icon Sushi
create thumbnails of images : Easy Thumbnails by Fookes
create thumbnails of images : Thumbnail Generator
draw charts/graphs in 2D/3D from data : Gnuplot
draw diagrams : Dia
edit an image : CinePaint
edit an image : PhotoPlus 6
edit an image : Photo View
extract icon files from exe/library files : Icon Factory
find any duplicate photographs in a folder: Dup Detector
find the color of any pixel : CatchColor
find the color of any pixel : Pixie by NattyWare
find the color of any pixel : Xoomer
magnify image to pixel level : Magnifier
manage galleries of photographs : Picasa from Google
paint creatively : ArtRage
paint creatively : Artweaver
paint creatively (for kids) : Tux Paint
pick a color from a pallette : ColorPic by Iconico
right-click on an image and convert/print/thumbnail it : FirmTools ShellExtension
remove unnecessary information from a jpeg file : PureJPEG
stitch together multiple photographs : Autostitch
view images in an album folder : Irfanview
view images in an album folder : GL Image Browser

Information/Fun/Misc Freeware Utilities : I want to …

convert units of measures : Quad-Lock Unit Converter
convert units of measures : Convert
find word meanings and synonymns : WordWeb
learn the periodic table information : Periodic Library
learn the periodic table information : Periodic Table v2.4
learn typing : MaxType LITE Typing Tutor from AskMeSoft
learn world geography : Seterra
see 3d space simulation : Celestia
solve a scientific calculation : ESBCalc
solve equations and plot graphs : DeadLine
watch funny videos : Metacafe
zoom onto the Earth from space : Google Earth
zoom onto the Earth from space : World Wind by NASA

Internet Freeware Utilities : I want to …

add tabs to Internet Explorer browser : Maxthon Internet Browser
backup outlook express email : OEBackup
backup mozilla (firefox/thunderbird) browser profile : MozBackup
blog from the desktop : w.bloggar
browse the web (small footprint browser) : Off By One Web Browser
clean browser cache/temporary files : CleanCache 3.0
create a single page html of all intenet explorer favorites : FavoritesView
create/edit html files / website : Nvu
create/edit xml files : XMLSpy Home Edition
download a file via a torrent / p2p site : uTorrent
download an entire website : HTTrack
download manager for internet downloads : FlashGet
download manager for internet downloads : Free Download Manager
download manager for internet downloads : LeechGet
encrypt email messages : ClipSecure
ftp multiple sites simultaeously : BlazeFtp 2.1
ftp files securely : WinSCP
log into an internet-connected computer from another : LogMeIn
manage passwords : PassPack
manage/resume file downloads : Free Download Manager
monitor bandwidth usage : RAS Monitor
read my RSS feeds : Abilon
read my RSS feeds : FireAnt
read my RSS feeds : Pluck RSS Reader
read my RSS feeds : RSS Bandit
read my RSS feeds : RSSOwl
read my RSS feeds : RssReader
read my RSS feeds : RSS Xpress
read my RSS feeds : SharpReader
read Yahoo! email using thunderbird/outlook/POP-3 : YPOPs!
remove all html tags from a file to make a into text file : HTMLAsText
remove dead (404) bookmarks : AM-DeadLink
run x-windows server : Xming
safely browse the web : Avant Browser
search the web from the browser : Google Toolbar
search the web from the browser : Yahoo! Toolbar
tune-up firefox browser : FireTune for Mozilla Firefox v1.x
use a text editor to view-source in Internet Explorer: View Source Editor
view Outlook Express message database files (*.idx/*.mbx/*.dbx) : OE Viewer

Keyboard Freeware Utilities : I want to …

automatically send defined keystrokes : AutoHotkey
automatically send defined keystrokes : MacroMaker
automatically send defined keystrokes : PS Hot Launch VVL
automatically send defined keystrokes : RemoteKeys
easily enter unicode characters : AllChars
remap the keyboard : Keyboard Remapper

Performance/Recovery/System Freeware Utilities : I want to …

audit all hardware and software installed : Belarc Advisor
automatically logon without the login screen : Autologon by SysInternals
automatically adjust cpu loads : Process Tamer
backup/restore the windows registry : ERUNT
boot machine from a CD : Ultimate Boot CD 4 Win
boot windows faster : StartRight
build custom install windows CD : nLite
burn/create CD/DVD iso image files : ISO Recorder
capture all text written to screen : Textractor
change system settings : Microsoft Tweak UI
clean up temp folders : Empty Temp Folders
clean up temp folders : CCleaner
clean up the registry : EasyCleane
clean up the registry : RegSeeker
completely wipe/delete a file : Simple File Shredder
completely wipe/delete a hard disk : Eraser
customize windows install CD : nLite
defrag the hard drive : PageDefrag by SysInternals
defrag the hard drive : DirMS-S
defrag the hard drive continously : Buzzsaw-S
display CPU information : CPU-Z
display CPU information : WCPUID/XCPUID
display Microsoft ProductID and the CD-Key of MS-Office, Windows, Exchange Server, and SQL Server : ProduKey
display NTFS compression ratio of folders : NTFSRatio
display TCP/UDP endpoints and applications using them : TCPView by SysInternals
display all file activity in real-time : FileMon from SysInternals
display all processes running : PrcView
display all startup programs that run on my computer : Autoruns by SysInternals
display all windows updates (hotfixes and service packs) installed : WinUpdatesList
display and automatically optimize memory usage : FreeRAM XP Pro
display hard drive status information : HDDlife (small print freeware)
display motherboard system information : Motherboard Monitor
display system benchmark report : Fresh Diagnose
display system information : Everest Free Edition
display system information : Samurize
display system information : StatBar
display system information : SysMetrix
display system information : TinyResMeter
display system information : WinBar
display system information : SIW - System Information for Windows
display which pgrogrms are accessing the registry : Regmon by SysInternals
display/edit registry entries neatly : Registry Jumper
find which program has a particular file or directory open : Process Explorer by SysInternals
find which program has a particular file or directory open : WhoLockMe Explorer Extension
monitor bandwidth usage : BitMeter 2
monitor bandwidth usage : NetMeter
monitor voltages, fan speeds and temperatures : SpeedFan
optimize the windows registry : NTREGOPT
optimize TCP/IP settings : SG TCP Optimizer
recover passwords of network connections : Network Password Recovery
recover that password : Cain & Abel Password Recovery
remove unused files from the system : CCleaner
remotely control another computer : TightVNC
reveal the password behind the ***** in some applications : Asterisk Logger
run benchmark tests : 3DMark06
run only approved programs : Trust-No-Exe
scan IP/ open ports : Angry IP Scanner
stress test the system : HeavyLoad
tweak security settings : Safe XP
unlock the file/folder being used by another process : Unlocker
view/kill running tasks : Taskill

Productivity Freeware Utilities : I want to …

connect two/more internet-connected-computers into a virtual network : Hamachi
defrag hard disk with contiguous files : Contig by SysInternals
display which progam has a file/directory open : Process Explorer by SysInternals
edit plain text : TED Notepad
keep more than 1 text snippet in windows clipboard : ArsClip
keep more than 1 text snippet in windows clipboard : Clipboard Recorder
keep more than 1 text snippet in windows clipboard : Ditto
make a to-do list : Easy To-Do by Xanadu Tools
organize calendar, contacts, to-do : EssentialPIM Free 1.71
organize schedules and tasks : Chaos Manager
play a music/mp3 file at alarm time : Alarm
play a music/mp3 file at alarm time : Citrus Alarm Clock
quickly launch applications : Launchy
read the text file to me : Ultra Hal Text-to-Speech Reader by Zabaware
replace Notepad : NoteTab Light by Fookes
set up date reminders : Date Reminder
spell check in an application that doesn't have that feature : tinySpell
word a to-do list : Taskmaster
write a business plan : Free Business Plan Software by PlanWare
write a daily diary : iDailyDiary Free Version by Splinterware