Software

avast! Free Antivirus Expect great all-around protection against viruses and trojans. Download Microsoft Security Essentials Simple, effective and lightweight protection suite. Download Comodo Internet Security Free security suite, includes both a firewall and anti-virus protection. Download AntiVir Free Version Lightweight and solid. Good ratings. Worth looking into.Download AVG Antivirus Free Edition Not as good as Avast or Avira but with considerably less bloat. The most popular free antivirus.Download Spybot S&D Detects and removes spyware. Compliments anti-virus apps. Has a very good reputation. Download Threatfire Spyware removal tool with real-time antispyware protection. Lightweight and memory sparing. Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware Easy-to-use, simple, and very effective anti-malware application. Download IObit Malware Fighter Advanced malware & spyware removal utility. Download Superantispyware Lightweight scanner to detect and remove spyware, adware, trojans, and other threats. Download PC Tools Firewall Plus 6 Powerful firewall capable of providing excellent protection. Download Online Armor Free All of the normal features of a firewall and more. Download Comodo Firewall (standalone) Long been considered one of the best free firewall tools available. Download Ashampoo FireWall Free Very easy to use and navigate. For intermediate users. Download ZoneAlarm Free Firewall Provides the best overall  firewall protection for advanced users. Download Auslogics Disk Defrag Simple, reliable and quite fast. A must-have free PC tool. Considered no.1 by many. Download Defraggler Another excellent defrag tool. Portable. From the same guys behind hugely popular CCleaner. Download IObit Smart Defrag Extremely easy to use. Works continuously in the background. Download Recuva Very effective in restoring deleted files. Extremely popular. Download FreeUndelete No frills, just focused on the zen of file recovery. Download ADRC Data Recovery Software The Renaissance Man of free data recovery. Not as popular as Recuva but still has its own fans. Download Revo Uninstaller Free Fast and very effective at uninstalling just about anything. Popular choice for the purpose. Download IObit Uninstaller New kid on the block. Gaining popularity. Boasts a bunch of features not found on other uninstallers. Download Absolute Uninstaller Less popular than the other two but probably the simplest to use one. Download Mozy Incredibly smart, highly secure, set-it-and-forget-it backup solution. Backups data to web. Download Clonezilla Live CD to completely clone your hard drive. Download CopyTo Synchronizer Wide set of options for backing up, updating, and synchronizing files. Download DriveImage XML Easily Backup or copy entire disks block-for-block directly to another drive without the need to reboot your computer to run the cloning process. Download SyncBack Freeware Selective synchronisation, local and remote backup to an FTP server. Download FreeFileSync Open source folder comparison and sync tool. Optimised for speed and usability. Download FBackup Easily backup important files and documents, personal settings and plugins. Download Todo Backup Able to backup the entire operating system, program settings, browser data, emails and other data. Download Glary Utilities Includes over 15 useful system maintenance tools. Been recommended by MakeUseOf several times! Download Soluto Speed up Windows boot time by removing unnecessary apps from startup. Very effective. Download IObit Advanced SystemCare Free One-click approach to help protect, repair, clean, and optimize your PC. Download CCleaner Scores high points all around. The most popular choice at the moment. Not as many features as in others. Download IObit Toolbox The amount of system maintenance tools included in this free app is truly staggering. Download Google Chrome The fastest, minimal design browser (from Google) now with extension support. Growing extremely fast. Download Opera The “fastest and most advanced” browser available today. Download Firefox More than 6,000 add-ons for every possible feature. The most customisable browser to date. Download Safari A web browser from Apple. Designed to emphasize browsing. Also features extensions. Download Thunderbird Increasingly popular email client from the same guys behind Firefox browser. One of the best email clients for Windows. Download Postbox Express A simple, yet powerful, new email application for Windows. Check it out. Download Google NotifierAlerts you  when you have new Gmail messages. Simple and handy. Download Skype The most popular cross-platform VoIP application. Must-have for everyone online. Download Trillian Astra Popular multi-protocol instant messaging client. Download Pidgin Easy-to-use, cross-platform, multi-protocol chat client. Supports all major chat programs. Download Digsby An alternative multi-protocol instant messaging app. Cross-platform. Extremely popular. Download Paint.NET Strong candidate as a potential substitute for Photoshop for beginner/intermediate users. Download Google Picasa Powerful photo manager software from Google. Includes 1-click photo retouching features. Easy online photo sharing. Download PhotoScape Another good free and easy-to-use photo editing application. Download GIMP Very capable graphic editor with Photoshop-like features. Often labeled as free Photoshop alternative. Download FastStone Image Viewer One of the best image viewer, converter & editor bundles. Download IrfanView The Swiss Army knife of image viewers/editors. Extremely popular. Download foobar2000 Advanced audio player for Windows with highly customisable user interface. Download | Full Review iTunes Music player and video library organiser. Hosts the iTunes Store. Download CopyTrans Manager Alternative iPod manager app. Sync and transfer music & files to iPod, iPhone, iPad. Download TagScanner A multifunction program for organizing and managing your music collection. Download MediaMonkey Full-featured music player and music collection organiser. Download Songbird A popular music player based on Mozilla’s code. Includes some really useful plugins. Download Audacity Very popular open source software for recording and editing audio tracks and sounds. Download Winamp Well-known, lightweight, small-footprint media player. Download VLC Media Player Extremely popular cross-platform video player that can play almost any video file. Highly recommended by many. Download Media Player Classic Replica of WM Player. Includes only the most basic controls but can play pretty much any video. Download Format Factory Multifunctional audi and video converter. Supports MP4, AVI, WMV, FLV, SWF, RMVB and lots more. Download VirtualDub Open-source and portable video editor. Download Handbrake Open source, cross-platform, video converter that can convert video files between many video formats. Download Freemake Free video converter & DVD burner that’s easy to use. Download KMPlayer Highly customisable, popular, multi-format video player. Download FileMenu Tools Customise the right-click context menu of Windows Explorer. Adds lots of useful functions and utilities. Download EASEUS Partition Master All-in-one, easy to use disk partition manager. Create, resize and merge partitions. Download DropIt Tiny tool to automate categorizing files and folders. Drag a file on top of it and it will place it for you where you need it. Portable version available. Download Free Opener An easy way to quickly open over 80 types of file types using one tiny program. Download SyncToy Free application that synchronizes files and folders between locations. Download Unlocker Can’t delete a folder or a file? Getting an error that it’s being used by another program? Unlocker can easily delete it.Download TreeSize Free Shows you where your precious hard drive space has gone to. Easily view how much space is being used by each folder. Download FreeCommander Free file browser and Windows Explorer replacement. Two-pane browsing, secure file deletion and more.Download TeraCopy Copy and move files at maximum speed. Pause and resume file transfers.Download LibreOffice Microsoft Office alternative. Open source professional productivity and office suite. Download Notepad++ Popular open source text editor. Favoured by many, including programmers.Download FoxIt Reader Really light alternative to Adobe Reader. Open PDF files. Download Nitro PDF Reader Read PDFs, create PDFs. Extract content, annotate and fill PDF forms. Download OpenOffice Another popular free alternative to Microsoft Office. Download PDFTK Builder Free graphical interface version of PDFTK. Merge, split, decrypt, encrypt, watermark PDF files.Download doPDF Easily convert documents and pictures to PDF files from any Windows program with two clicks.Download PDF Xchange viewer Desktop and portable PDF viewer. Lightweight and fast.Download Dropbox Must-have for everyone. Sync folder with docs and files to web or other PCs / Macs. Share documents.Download PDFsam Easily split and merge PDF files.Download VIM Text Editor Highly configurable text editor. Download Fences Provides rectangular containers for your desktop to visually organize your icons. Very handy! Download VirtuaWin Gives you multiple virtual desktops to organize your workflow. Highly customisable. Download Dexpot Create virtual desktops to separate different running apps and Windows. Comparable to Spaces on Mac OS X. Download Bruce’s Unusual Typing Wizard Gain typing speed and accuracy with its unique touch-typing teaching program. Download SendToSendTo Easily add new entries to the right-click “Send To” menu.Download Ditto Saves each item placed on the clipboard allowing you access to any of those items at a later time. Download Q-Dir Free multi-pane file manager to save you time. Portable version available.Download ClipX Tiny, free clipboard history manager. Access up to 1024 items in your clipboard’s history.Download Launchy A powerful keystroke based program launcher that lets you open program and files really quickly.Download Rainlendar Very easy to use and lightweight calendar for your Windows desktop.Download Evernote Save your ideas on the go and instantly take notes. Access notes from anywhere. Highly recommended!Download Send to Toys Enhances the right-click ‘Send To’ system menu. Personalise and configure the Send To menu content.Download 7-zip Takes care of most of your archive extracting/compression needs. Supports ZIP, RAR and many others formats. Download Universal Extractor With over 50 supported file formats, Universal Extractor is superb.Download IZArc One archive utility to rule them all. Supports almost all formats.Download ImgBurn CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray burning tool. Also, lets you easily create image files from CDs and DVDs. Download bitRipper Back-up your DVDs as AVI files or MPEG to your hard drive. Excellent backup tool for DVDs. Download DuBaron CD2ISO A great tool to extract ISO images from CDs or DVDs. Very simple and easy to use. Download Exact Audio Copy The most accurate and error-free audio CD extractor. Can extract MP3s from a CD. Download Virtual CloneDrive Mount a virtual drive to open and playback ISO image files (CD/DVD images). Download DVD Flick Easy-to-use DVD creation software. Allows adding subtitles and making DVD menus as well. Download CDBurnerXP The most popular free alternative to Nero Burning ROM. Burn CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. Download CDex Open-source digital audio CD extractor. Saves CD tracks as MP3′s. Download DVDShrink The easiest and one of the better free DVD ripping and backup tools. Download WinCDEmu Mount ISO, CUE, NRG, MDS/MDF, CCD, IMG images by simply clicking on them in Windows Explorer. Download uTorrent Speedy, efficient, and free. The most popular BitTorrent client. Download PeerBlock Control/block your PC’s communication with ad or spyware servers. Secures P2P activities. Download Deluge An awesome but unappreciated cross-platform BitTorrent client.Download Free Download Manager Open source download accelerator and manager. Increase download speeds and resume broken downloads.Download YouTube Downloader HD Downloads YouTube videos with just a few clicks of the mouse button.Download Jdownloader The most popular download manager. Quickly and efficiently download files from sites such as Rapidshare, Megaupload and many others. Download LastPass Secure plugin to store and synchronise login passwords across browsers. Comes auto-login and form filler. Download TrueCrypt Free open-source, cross-platform disk and data encryption tool. Encrypt and hide sensitive files. Download TeamViewer Request remote technical assistance. Connect to remote computer. Zero setup required. Download Sticky Password Free password and identity manager. Browser add-on for automatic login and form-filling. Download Hiren’s BootCD All-in-one bootable CD providing an alternate boot environment to troubleshoot Windows problems. Download Antirun Protects your PC by blocking viruses and malware from infected USB thumbsticks and flash drives. Download DriverPack Solution 11 Makes the job of finding and automatically installing drivers really easy. Download KeePass Free, open source, lightweight and easy-to-use password manager. Download Eraser Advanced security tool to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive. Download Everything search engine Locates files and folders by name instantly. Download PortableApps Suite A collection of useful portable apps that can be stored on USB stick. Carry the apps with you wherever you go on a thumbdrive. Download LiberKey Suite of over 300 free useful software apps that you can carry with you wherever you go. Download iPrint Print multiple pages on each sheet of paper, delete unwanted pages. Lowers printing costs. Download Game Booster 3 Speeds up your PC for faster gaming. Download