Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured web browser that's easy to use. It has lots of great features including popup-blocking, tabbed-browsing, integrated search, improved privacy features, automatic updating and more. Plus, thanks to the PortableApps.com launcher bundled in the Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition, it leaves no personal information behind on the machine you run it on, so you can take your favorite browser along with all your favorite bookmarks and extensions with you wherever you go.
Windows / Linux Download Page
Mac OS X Download Page
Mozilla Public License
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista, Wine on Linux/UNIX
(when running under Wine, the system default font will be used )
Mac OS X
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird is the safe, fast email client that's easy to use. It has lots of great features including quick message search, customizable views, support for IMAP/POP, RSS support and more. Plus, the portable version leaves no personal information behind on the machine you run it on, so you can take your email and adress book with you wherever you go.
Windows / Linux Download Page
Mac OS X Download Page
Free / Open Source (Launcher, GnuPG, Enigmail: GPL; Thunderbird: MPL)
Windows 98 / ME / 2K / XP / Vista
Wine on Linux/UNIX
Mac OS X
Filezilla
FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of features. FileZilla Server is a reliable FTP server. Both a client and a server are available. FileZilla is open source software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Windows / Linux Download Page
Mac OS X 3.0.6 Download Page
GNU General Public License (GPL)
32-bit MS Windows (NT / 2K / XP)
Mac OS X 3.0.6
Pidgin (formerly GAIM)
Connect to multiple IM accounts simultaneously in a single app, including: AOL IM, MSN, and Jabber.
See Adium for Mac
- AIM
- Bonjour
- Gadu-Gadu
- Google Talk
- Groupwise
- ICQ
- IRC
- MSN
- MySpaceIM
- SILC
- SIMPLE
- Sametime
- XMPP
- Yahoo!
- Zephyr
Windows / Linux Download Page
Mac OS X Download Page
GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2
All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP)
All BSD Platforms (FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD/Apple Mac OS X)
All POSIX (Linux/BSD/UNIX-like OSes)
OS Portable (Source code to work with many OS platforms)
Linux, Other
Juice
Want to listen to internet audio programs but can't when they are scheduled? This program lets you create your own custom online audio anytime, anywhere. Really.
See Icepodder for Linux
Download Page
Mac OS X Download Page
GNU / GPL
Win 2K / XP
OS X 10.3 or higher
GNU / Linux
Tight VNC
TightVNC is a free remote control software package derived from the popular VNC software. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer. TightVNC is:
- free, GPL-licensed, with full source code available
- useful in remote administration, remote customer support, education, and for many other purposes
- cross-platform, available for Windows and Unix, compatible with other VNC software.
GPL
95, 98, ME, NT4, 2K, XP
Linux Fedora Core 6
Unix / Linux
Java
(viewer Only)
Miro
Beautiful interface. Plays any video type (much more than windows media player). Subscribe to video RSS, download, and watch all in one. Torrent support. Search and download from YouTube and others.
GPL
Windows Vista / XP / 2000
Note: generally works on Windows 95 / 98 / ME with DirectX 3.0 or later, but not officially supported.
OS X 10.3+ and QuickTime 7 (Some video formats require 10.4+)
Linux Debian (Ubuntu) / SUSE / Fedora
VLC
Plays more video files than most players: Quicktime, AVI, DIVX, OGG, and more. VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, etc.) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
GNU / GPL
Windows
Mac OS X
BeOS
Debian GNU/Linux / Ubuntu Linux / Mandriva Linux / Fedora Core / Familiar Linux / SUSE Linux / Red Hat Linux / Slackware Linux / ALT Linux / YOPY/Linupy / Zaurus / Arch Linux
MPlayer
Similar to VLC, plays a ton of video formats. MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems (see the documentation). You can watch VideoCD, SVCD, DVD, 3ivx, DivX 3/4/5 and even WMV movies. Another great feature of MPlayer is the wide range of supported output drivers. Most of them support software or hardware scaling, so you can enjoy movies in fullscreen.
GNU / GPL V.2
Windows All
All POSIX (Linux/BSD/UNIX-like OSes), OS X
Linux
MPlayer should work on Solaris 2.6 or newer
Media Player Classic
Compact, but powerful media player. Plays anything under the sun. No install necessary.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2K / XP
Media Coder
Tool for ripping CDs, DVDs, etc and converting between video formats. MediaCoder is a free universal batch media transcoder, which nicely integrates most popular audio/video codecs and tools into an all-in-one solution. With a flexible and extendable architecture, new codecs and tools are added in constantly as well as supports for new devices. MediaCoder intends to be the swiss army knife for media transcoding in all time and at this moment, it already has millions of users from 170+ countries all over the planet.
GPL
Windows XP / 2003 / 2K (recommended)
Windows XP / 2003 x64 Edition (experimental with 64-bit native)
Windows Vista (experimental)
Windows 98 / ME (most features work)
Linux with WINE (most features work)
Mac OS X with WINE (some features work)
HandBrake
HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.
GPL
Windows
MacOS X
Linux
Audacity
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:
- Record live audio.
- Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs. Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files.
- Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
- Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
- And more!
GPL
Windows
Mac OS X
GNU/Linux
GIMP
Photo editing application that rivals Photoshop in features.
Download Page Windows
Download Page Unix / Linux / BSD
Download Page for Mac OSX
GNU General Public License (GPL) LGPL
v2.4.4 and up Windows 2K / XP / 2003 / Vista
older version Windows 95 / 98
All POSIX (Linux/BSD/UNIX-like OSes) / OS X
Paint.NET
Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials , and plugins.
MIT License
Windows XP (SP2 or later) / 2003 (SP1 or later) / Vista / 64-bit XP / 64-bit Vista / 64-bit 2003
requirement .NET Framework 2.0
Inkscape
Inkscape is a Vector Graphics Editor, similar to Adobe Illustrator, that strives to be SVG Compliant, open source, responsive and extensible.
GNU General Public License (GPL v.2)
Windows 2000 / 2003 / XP
Mac OSX
Linux
FreeBSD
TuxPaint
Tux Paint is a drawing program designed for young children (kids ages 3 and up). It has a simple, easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who helps guide children as they use the program. It provides a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help your child be creative.
GNU / GPL
95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Mac OS X
Linux: Debian / RPM / Slackware / OLPC "XO-1"
BSD
BeOS
OS/2
Handheld Devices: Zaurus PDAs capable of displaying 640x480 graphics
Nokia 770/800 Packages / Nokia 770 internet tablet
OpenOffice.org
Big, full featured suite of tools for word processing and spreadsheets. Compatible with and a free replacement for Microsoft Word documents. Also supports OpenDocument Format. OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute
Open Source
GNU LGPL or "Lesser General Public License"
Windows 98 / ME / 2K (Service Pack 2 or higher) / XP / 2003 / Vista
GNU/Linux
Mac OS X
Solaris 8 OS or higher
AbiWord
A word processor. Leaner and quicker than OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft Word documents and OpenDocument Format.
Windows
Mac OSX 10.2 to 10.4 Note: equation editing is currently not supported on Mac OS X
GNU/Linux
BSD
Solaris (2.6, 7,8,9,10)
AIX
HP/UX (10.20, 11.0)
OSF/1
Tru64
QNX Note: currently the latest version available for QNX is 2.0
BeOS Note: The BeOS port of AbiWord 2.0 and later is not actively maintained and presumed to be slightly broken, but 1.0 was known to work on the following
->A BeOS supported machine, Intel or PowerPC based.
->At least 32MB RAM
PDF Creator
PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDFs easily from nearly any application. With the PDFCreator Printer driver you turn any program into a PDF-machine. And the best: PDFCreator is free, even for commercial use! It is Open Source and released under the Terms of the GNU General Public License.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
95 / 98 / NT / 2K / XP
Scribus
Scribus is an open-source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation.
GPL
Windows 2000 / XP
Mac OS X
OS/2
Debian RPMS
Ant Renamer
Ant Renamer is a program that makes it easier to rename a lot of files and folders by using specified settings.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 98 / NT4 / 2K / XP
VirtuaWin
Virtual desktop managment is a way to organize applications over several "virtual" desktops. For example if you use two virtual desktops you can put a webbrowser on desk 1 and by using a desktop manager "switch away" the webbrowser and it will seem as if you are using a new computer.
GNU / GPL
Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista
Abakt
Backup tool for Windows. Free backup software, providing advanced filtering and command line options.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 98 / ME / NT / 2K / XP
Ad-Aware SE
Ad-Aware Personal provides advanced protection from known data-mining, aggressive advertising, Trojans, dialers, malware, browser hijackers, and tracking components. This software is downloadable free of charge.
Freeware Non-Commercial
Windows 98 / ME / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Avast Home
avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users and non-commercial use. Both of these conditions should be met! (Requires Registration)
Freeware Non-Commercial
Windows 98 / ME / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
AVG Free
GRISOFT is again the recipient of the VB100% Award, as awarded by Virus Bulletin in February 2008. AVG Anti-Virus proved itself by detecting all In the Wild viruses, while generating no false positives, during both on-demand and on-access scanning in Virus Bulletin's comparative tests. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition (AVG's free product for non-commercial use) was recently awarded PC Pro's Software of the Year award 2007.
Freeware Non-Commercial
Windows OS
ClamWin
ClamWin is a Free Antivirus for Microsoft Windows. Free for commercial-use!
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 98 / ME / 2K / XP / 2003 / Vista
Eraser
Eraser is an advanced security tool, that allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows DOS / 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2K / XP
KeePass
KeePass is a password manager (or safe) which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key-disk. So you only have to remember one single master password.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 98 / 98SE / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista, each 32-bit and 64-bit.
Unofficial
PocketPC and Smart Devices
MacOS X (KeePassX)
Linux Link KeePass for Linux
J2ME Website KeePass for J2ME (Symbian, ...)
BlackBerry Website KeePass for BlackBerry
PalmOS Link KeePass for PalmOS (Converter)
POPFile
POPFile is an automatic mail classification tool. Once properly set up and trained, it will scan all email as it arrives and classify it based on your training. You can give it a simple job, like separating out junk e-mail, or a complicated one-like filing emails in folders by sender.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 98 / ME / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Cross Platform (Any OS With Perl)
Spybot Search & Destroy
Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
Freeware
Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / NT / XP / Vista
Cell Phone
Kompozer
KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing. KompoZer is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site without needing to know HTML or web coding.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL 1.1)
Windows 95 / 98 /ME / 2K / XP / Vista
Mac OS X
Wine on Linux/UNIX
OS/2
Battle for Wesnoth
The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Mac OS X
GNU/Linux
BeOS
Solaris
FreeBSD / OpenBSD / NetBSD
AmigaOS4
OS/2
eComStation
Childsplay
Childsplay is a 'suite' of educational games for young children.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 98 / ME / 2K / XP / Vista
Mac OS X
Linux / Unix
Enigma
Enigma is a puzzle game inspired by Oxyd on the Atari ST and Rock'n'Roll on the Amiga. The object of the game is to find uncover pairs of identically colored Oxyd stones. Simple? Yes. Easy? Certainly not!
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Mac OS X
Linux
GLTron
Combat takes place in a rectangular arena. Your bike leaves a trail behind, which is like a wall. The goal is to force the other players to drive into a wall. The winner is the last player alive.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Mac OS 9 / Mac OS X
Linux
IceBreaker
Jezzball clone. Break the screen into parts trapping penguins until 80% of the screen has disappeared.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 32-bit 95 / 98 / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Linux / Linux PPC
BeOS
Solaris
Kiki The Nanobot
Kiki the nano bot is a 3-D puzzle game, basically a mixture of the games Sokoban and Kula-World
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Mac OS X
LBreakout 2
LBreakout is a breakout game with nice effects, graphics, and sounds.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Win32 All
Mac OS X 10.3
BeOS port
Redhat 7.x
Macromedia Flash Version
Amiga OS4
Solaris
Neverball
Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course before time runs out. Neverball is part puzzle game, part action game, and entirely a test of skill.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 2K / XP / Vista?
Mac OS X
Linux
Pathological
Pathological is an enriched clone of the game "Logical" by Rainbow Arts. To solve a level, fill each wheel with four marbles of matching colors. Various board elements such as teleporters, switches, filters, etc., make the game interesting and challenging.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
Linux
Unix
Pytraffic
A version of the board game Rush Hour invented by Binary Arts Corporation. The goal is to remove the red car out of the grid through the slot on the right. To do this you have to slide the other cars out of the way..
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows
Linux
Scorched3D
Scorched 3D is a game based loosely on the classic DOS game Scorched Earth. Scorched 3D adds amongst other new features a 3D island environment and LAN and Internet play.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Windows 2K / ME / XP / 98 / 95
Mac OS X
Linux
FreeBSD
Solaris
Slackware
TuxMath
"Tux, of Math Command" ("TuxMath," for short) is an educational arcade game starring Tux, the Linux mascot!
GNU / GPL
Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Mac
Linux
TuxMath Scrabble
TuxMathScrabble encourages kids to construct compound equations by playing a "Scrabble" type game with numbers.
GNU / GPL
Windows 2K / XP
Mac
Linux
TuxRacer
Upon valid submission, little penguins emerge from tiles like a cuckoo-clock.
GNU / GPL
Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Mac / Mac OS X
Linux
Tux Typing 2
"Tux Typing" is an educational typing tutor for children. It features several different types of gameplay, at a variety of difficulty levels.
GNU / GPL
Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
Mac OS X
Linux
Slackware
WAtomic
It's a logic-puzzle game in wich player has to rebuild displayed molecule moving atoms around the scene. Atoms are stopped only by walls or other atoms.
GNU / GPL
Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2K / XP / Vista
