Free apps that I use
1. FireFox is a free open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. Download
2. VLC is an open source, free software media player and multimedia framework written by the VideoLAN project. Download
3. OpenOffice.org is an open source software application suite available for a number of different computer operating systems. Download
4. µTorrent is closed source BitTorrent client by BitTorrent, Inc. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Download
5. Notepad++ is a text editor and source code editor for Windows, though it can run on Linux and Mac OS X, using software such as Wine. Download
6. TeamViewer is a computer software package for remote control, desktop sharing, and file transfer between computers. Download
7. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and news client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. Download
8. Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. Calls to other users of the service and, in some countries, to free-of-charge numbers, are free, while calls to other landlines and mobile phones can be made for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer and video conferencing. Download
9. Pidgin is a multi-platform instant messaging client, based on a library named libpurple. Libpurple has support for many commonly used instant messaging protocols, allowing the user to log into various different services from one application. Download
10. Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution. It is named after the Southern African ethical ideology Ubuntu humanity towards others and is distributed as free and open source software. Download
11. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files. The program is also an interface to manage the contents on Apple’s popular iPod digital media players as well as the iPhone. Download
12. FileZilla is a free, open source, cross-platform FTP client. Binaries are available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. It supports FTP, SFTP, and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS). Download
13. Eclipse IDE is a multi-language software development environment comprising an IDE and a plug-in system to extend it. It is written primarily in Java and can be used to develop applications in Java and, by means of the various plug-ins, in other languages as well, including C, C++, COBOL, Python, Perl, PHP, and others. The IDE is often called Eclipse ADT for Ada, Eclipse CDT for C, Eclipse JDT for Java and Eclipse PDT for PHP. Download
14. PuTTY is a terminal emulator application which can act as a client for the SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw TCP computing protocols. Download
15. ImgBurn is a freeware program that allows the recording of many types of CD/DVD images to recordable media. Download
16. CCleaner is a freeware utility program used to optimize a user’s computer performance and clean its registry. Download
17. Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographic information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D, and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a company acquired by Google in 2004. Visit Google Earth here.
18. Picasa is a software application for organizing and editing digital photos, originally created by Idealab and owned by Google since 2004. Visit Picasa here.
19. RocketDock is an application launcher made by Zachary Denton and Punk Labs for Windows that provides a dock similar to that of the Mac OS X Aqua GUI. It is freely available under a Creative Commons license and is distributed by Punk Labs. Download
20. Digsby is a proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application developed by dotSyntax, LLC. Digsby is written in wxPython and uses WebKit for rendering. It supports most mainstream IM protocols such as AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, ICQ, XMPP, and Facebook Chat. Digsby also supports e-mail notifications and alerts from MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Download
21. 7-Zip is an open source file archiver designed originally for Microsoft Windows. 7-Zip operates with the 7z archive format, and can read and write to several other archive formats. The program can be used from a command line interface, graphical user interface, or Windows shell integration. Download
