Links to Free Software

Below are links to free software that I've found to be very useful as a computer user, computer administrator, and general computer geek!

Graphics

• Easy Thumbnails - Graphics reducing/manipulation tool
• IrFanView - Graphics manipulation tool
• UnFREEz - Animated GIF creator
• paint.net - Great basic image editor
• Gimp - Image manipulation and creation

Multi-Media

• Deep Burner - CD/DVD burning software
• Deep Ripper - CD ripper
• Deep DVD - Basic (but very useful) DVD authoring tool
• Create-Burn ISO - Create ISO from files or burn ISO to CD
• Magic ISO Maker - Create ISO from CD/DVD
• Img Burn - Create ISO image from files
• Virtual CloneDrive - Utility to mount an ISO file as a virtual CD drive
• VLC media player - Media player for MPEGs, DVDs, VCDs, etc.
• WinAmp - Audio player with nice interface to many quality internet radio stations as well as your own music library
• Audacity - Cross platform audio editor and converter
• VirtualDub - Video capture/processing utility.
• Any Video Converter- Video conversion program.

General user

• Adobe Reader - Display PDF files
• CutePDF - Create PDF files from any print enabled program
• PrimoPDF - Another PDF creator with some unique features
• LogMeIn.com - Computer remote control
• WS_FTP - FTP client
• 7Zip - File compression/decompression (zip/unzip) utility
• ExtractNow - File compression/decompression (zip/unzip) utility
• RSSOwl - RSS reader/aggregator
• IceChat - IRC client
• Google Earth - See satellite imagery from around the world
• TreeSize - Shows disk space taken up by folder
• Agent Ransack - File searching tool
• SyncBack Freeware - Sophisticated file synchronization utility
• Jing - Screen capture software and screen image sharing capabilities
• Greenshot - Very flexible screen capture program
• CamStudio - Screen recording software
• Skype - Free voice calls and video to other Skype users
• Multimon taskbar - puts a task bar on your secondary monitor
• NetWorx - Bandwidth monitoring and usage reporting
• Dropbox - 2G free storage on the synchronized from your PC or PCs
• ManyCam - Virtual camera driver. Also allows multiple programs to access a single webcam
• OpenOffice - Free word processor, spreadsheet, etc. suite. Mostly compatible with Microsoft Office
• Notepad++ - Free text editor with advanced capabilities
• Dia - Diagram creation program
• ShowMyPc - Great ad-hoc computer session sharing solution to have someone you know remotely assist you.

Anti-virus

• AVG AntiVirus

Computer protection and virus cleanup

• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - Detect and remove malware
• Spybot Search and Destroy - Protect against spyware
• Housecall - identifying and removing viruses, Trojans, worms, unwanted browser plugins, and other malware.
• HijackThis - Advanced diagnostic of potential spyware and malware (for Advanced users)

System Admin and Geek software

• LDAP Browser - Graphical browser for ldap directories
• nLite - OS deployment tool (allows slipstreaming, inserting of add'l drivers, and creating bootable CD)
• UBCD4Win - Ultimate Boot CD for Windows
• DriveImage XML - Disk imaging software
• Clonzilla - Disk imaging software
• VMWare Server - Computer virtualization tool
• Sysinternal Tools - Various advanced system utilities
• Servers Alive - System monitoring tool
• URL Snooper - Monitors network stack to identify URLs
• Fiddler - Web Debugging proxy (versions for IE and Firefox)
• ieHTTPHeaders - Shows http headers as they occur in IE
• HttpFox - HTTP analyzer addon forFirefox
• Live HTTP Headers - Shows http headers as they occur in Firefox
• IE cookies view - Shows cookies from Internet Explorer
• Putty tools - SSH/telnet client, SFTP, SCP
• CentOS - Free Linux based on RedHat Linux OS
• MySQL - Open source database
• NetStumbler - WiFi networking tool
• WiFi SiStr - Continuously shows the strength of your WiFi signal
• Nessus - System vulnerability tester
• Wireshark - Network analyzer
• Virtual Clone Drive - Mounts ISO images
• WinSCP - Windows ssh/secure copy program
• RealVNC - VNC (system remote control) client and server software
• Colasoft Ping Tool - Graphical ping tool
• CrystalDisk and CrystalMark - System benchmarking tools
• Mizu softphone - SIP compliant softphone
• X-Lite softphone - SIP compliant softphone
• Ekiga - SIP compliant softphone with video capabilities
• EasyBCD - Windows 7 (and prior) boot options editor, with recovery features
• Trinity Rescue Kit - Repair/recover Windows machines. Including password reset
• NTPassword - Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista admin password recovery
• Neorouter - Free private vpn software
• Virtual WiFi router - Create a WiFi hotspot with your cellular data card and your wifi connection in Win7 (NOTE: Use custom install to not install the toolbar garbage stuff)
• Rufus - Create bootable USB drive.