This is a list of a mostly freeware windows programs.
My other site with some programs: http://vuks.vdsworld.com
Zip managers:
7-zip
Izarc
Synchronize usb stick and files on desktop:
syncback freeware (no unicode support)
namexif Rename images according to date
Web editors:
1st page 2000,
kompozer
Text editors
Notepad2,
NotepadCrypt Notepad2 with encryption support
editpad Online notepad with spellcheck:
examdiff Visually compare text files
notepad-plus-plus
PDF viewers:
Pdfx_viewer add comments to pdf, extract pages to images, some ocr
Foxit Reader, Add bookmarks, remember last page
(Adobe reader can also be set to remember last page viewed: Edit/preferences/documents, enable "restore last view settings when reopening documents")
PDF converters:
Cutepdf Print to PDF
pdf tools free Images to PDF
somepdf PDF to word PDF to word (not perfect)
Free-PDF-Text-Reader PDF to text
E-mail:
portable thunderbird Offline e-mail application.
Web browsers:
slimjet, based on blink engine
portable chrome,
firefox/, extension for video download: Video DownloadHelper
Ftp clients:
winscp can synchronize directories, too.
filezilla,
Fire ftp, ftp client extension for mozilla firefox
Instant messaging:
portable miranda,
pidgin
IRC:
hydrairc
Download manager:
freedownloadmanager
P2P:
qbittorrent,
shareaza
Internet phone:
skype,
viber,
whatsapp
microsip for use with sip account, like ippi.com, localphone, callwithus
phonerlite for use with sip account.
Firewalls:
Tiny Personal Firewall 2.0 last freeware version, xp only
free comodo firewall (xp, vista and up)
Net bandwith monitor:
NetMeter,
Traffic Shaper XP (also can limit bandwith)
Web server (mini):
abyss web server,
small server unlimited trial shareware.
Ftp server:
quick'n'easy ftp server
Antivirus:
Avira free
Avira Rescue System Bootable cd
Microsoft Security Essentials
Clean computer from malware:
CCleaner,
Combofix,
Superantispyware,
Dvd players:
VlC,
AVS DVD Player
Media player:
mpc-hc player
Mp3 database player:
musikcube (wma not supported?),
atunes
Mp3 tag editor
mp3tag (can also edit tags in flac, ape, opus, ogg, and many others.)
JJ MP3 Renamer rename file using mp3 id tags, or vice versa.
(Win)mp3packer convert vbr to mbr without re-encoding. Useful for car players that mis-recognize vbr files.
DVD to divx:
Handbrake
Divx to DVD
DVDstyler
Movies info:
imdb.com
Video editing:
virtualdub,
virtualdubmod modified version with more options
Avidemux (unstable?)
Audio CD rip:
exactaudiocopy
audiograbber
CD player with support for cd-text:
hacp
Subtitle finder:
Oscar, docs for oscar
Sublight,
podnapisi.net
Image viewer:
irfanview
Paint programs:
smoothdraw,
paint.net,
gimpshop is modified version of gimp, with better gui (IMO)
Vector drawing:
Draw, part of LibreOffice
Print tiled images (untested):
posteriza,
posterazor
Free books sites:
gutenberg.org, Gutenberg Australia
Pirate Coelho,
Baen library, mostly sf-military stuff
Baencd,
Free books on amazon.com,
(or search on Google "free books")
Free audio books:
librivox.org, sf section :)
E-book readers:
yBook,
MS Reader
Reader works standard - create (ms) .lit books
Alreader2 (site in Russian, program is in English)
E-book converters, can also convert PDF to ebook formats, but it is not perfect:
Calibre
Mobipocket creator
others, command line:
Pandoc
Kindlegen
Free Gaming:
Steam, Free to play games on Steam (select "Games" from "All Items" menu)
Mmorpg - (warning, time sink!) - Fantasy settings:
Runes of Magic,
The Lord of the Rings Online,
Dungeons and Dragons Online,
Everquest 2 Extended,
Mmorpg - Superheroes:
Champions Online,
Mmorpg - Science fiction (future):
Anarchy Online, Anarchy Online Froob Guide by hahnsoo
Mmorpg - Pirates :) :
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Player vs player only:
Bloodline Champions,
League of Legends
Misc:
Alien Swarm
Misc Utilities:
X-Mouse Button Control Add functions to 4th and 5th mouse buttons
Eye Defender Avoid eyestrain
CamStudio Desktop screen recorder
vvv Catalog CD and DVD disks
hdtune Check HDD for bad sectors
virtuawin Virtual screen
DesktopOK Save icons positions, restore
Aurigadoc Create Help files
DriveGLEAM Display HDD leds in systray or use scroll lock led on keyboard.
Free HDD LED, same, untested
Free Office programs:
LibreOffice,
Kingsoft Office Suite Free
Online comics:
penny-arcade,
ctrlaltdel,
the noob,
xkcd,
Hagar
Comic book readers for pc:
comical,
cdisplayex
Programming:
Microsoft Visual Studio Express (free version) (VB.net, C#)
sharp develop, open source ide for VB.net and C#. Version 3.2 works with windows 7 withour downloading additional .net library.
python, you need version 3.4 or higher
portablepython Easiest Gui to use is Pyscripter, comes with Portable Python. You can install both Python and PortablePython.
Byte of python Learn Python from the book 'Byte of python' by Swaroop C H.
pygame Python library for adding sound effects, scrolling, ... (advanced level)
raspberrypi more python
magpi, magazine about raspberrypi, with coding examples.
Advanced stuff:
Borland C++ command line Compiler
Bloodshed Dev-C++ Integrated developer environment
C++ tutorial C++ tutorial
Qt Cross-platform application and UI framework in C++
(qt-jambi, Qt library made available to Java, untested)
Java (complicated for beginners, IMO):
Netbeans,
Eclipse IDE for Java Developers
SWT, alternative widget toolkit for Java
JCreatorLE, LE - light edition, editor for Java (text programming only I think?)
Java tutorials:
Oracle Java Tutorials,
Eclipse Videos for Beginners
Pascal (not very popular). IDE for Pascal(including development
Lazarus
Older version:
Visual Dialog Script (beginners level, commercial)
vdsworld site
Emulators:
virtualbox PC emulator
gamespot.com, PC games reviews
Home of the underdog, old games reviews
Buy games online:
Good Old Games,
Steam
Emulation sites:
emu unlimited,
emulator-zone
Emulators:
steem, Atari ST emulator
little green desktop site with info on Atari ST games
Univeral Amiga emulator, Windows version of UAE
MAME Machine emulators (like in the arcade shops)
Nintendo 64, Nintendo 64 games info.
dolphin-emulator Wii and Gamecube emulator
Playstation emulators
freeroms, roms
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