Free Software Links ***Updated*** 5/3/2012

Free Software Links








Antivirus and Antispyware


* Microsoft Security Essentials
http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/mse.aspx

* Avast Free Antivirus
http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Fre [...] 19223.html

* AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free

* Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

* Superantispyware Free Edition
http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html

* Panda Cloud Antivirus
http://www.cloudantivirus.com/en/

* Avira AntiVir Personal
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

* Outpost Internet Security Suite
http://free.agnitum.com/

* Comodo Internet Security 2012
http://www.comodo.com/home/interne [...] curity.php

* Spyware Blaster
http://www.filehippo.com/download_spywareblaster/

* Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

* PC Tools Antivirus FREE
http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/

* ThreatFire Malware Protection
http://www.threatfire.com/

* Ad-Aware Free Antivirus +
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

* CLAMWIN Free Antivirus
http://www.clamwin.com/content/view/18/46/

* ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall
http://www.zonealarm.com/security/ [...] rewall.htm



Free Firewalls



* Online Armor Free
http://www.online-armor.com/produc [...] r-free.php

* PC Tools Firewall Plus
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/

* Privatefirewall
http://www.privacyware.com/personal_firewall.html

* ZoneAlarm Free Firewall 2012
http://www.zonealarm.com/security/ [...] rewall.htm

* Comodo Firewall for Windows
http://personalfirewall.comodo.com [...] &key7sk2=3




Media Players


* VLC
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

* Media Player Classic
http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/

* KMPlayer
http://kmplayer.en.softonic.com/

* UMPlayer
http://www.umplayer.com/

* GomPlayer
http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html



Compression Software


* 7 ZIP
http://www.7-zip.org/

* IZArc
http://www.izarc.org/index.html

* PeaZip
http://www.peazip.org/



Image Editing



* GIMP
http://www.gimp.org/

* Picasa 3
http://picasa.google.com/

* IrfanView
http://www.irfanview.com/

* FastStone Image Viewer
http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDownload.htm

* PhotoScape
http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/download.php

* Picturenaut 3 HDR Imaging Tool
http://www.hdrlabs.com/picturenaut/index.html

* Zoner Photo Studio Free Edition
http://free.zoner.com/

* XnView
http://www.xnview.com/en/xnview.html

* Pixlr
http://pixlr.com/



Windows Cleaner



* CCleaner
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

* Advanced SystemCare Free
http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html

* Glary Utilities
http://www.glaryutilities.com/

* WinUtilities Free Edition
http://www.ylcomputing.com/content/view/327/135/

* JetClean
http://www.bluesprig.com/jetclean.html

* Ashampoo WinOptimizer Free
http://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin [...] mizer-Free




Audio Editing



* Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/



PDF



* Adobe Reader
http://get.adobe.com/reader/

* Foxit Reader
http://download.cnet.com/Foxit-Rea [...] 13206.html

* PDF to WORD
http://www.pdftoword.com/

* doPDF
http://www.dopdf.com/download.php

* Nitro PDF Reader
http://www.nitroreader.com/

* Primo PDF
http://download.cnet.com/PrimoPDF/ [...] uctListing

* Soda 3D PDF Reader
http://sodapdf.com/3dreader/download.aspx



System Information



* CPU-Z
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

* HWMonitor
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

* PC-Wizard
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/pc-wizard.html

* Speccy
http://www.piriform.com/speccy

* GPU-Z
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

* System Explorer
http://systemexplorer.net/

* Autoruns for Windows
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us [...] s/bb963902

* CrystalDiskInfo
http://download.cnet.com/CrystalDi [...] 32082.html

* HDDScan
http://hddscan.com/

* Everest Home Edition
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Syste [...] tion.shtml

* Sisoft Sandra Lite 2011
http://www.filehippo.com/download_sandra_lite/

* Core Temp
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

* Real Temp
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloa [...] Real_Temp/

* Process Explorer
http://www.filehippo.com/download_process_explorer/

* StartUpLite
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/startuplite

* HWiNFO/32/64 Tools
http://www.hwinfo.com/#



Defrag


* Auslogics Disk Defrag
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ [...] sk_defrag/

* Defraggler
http://www.piriform.com/defraggler

* MyDefrag
http://www.mydefrag.com/index.html

* Smart Defrag 2
http://www.iobit.com/iobitsmartdefrag.html



Audio Players


* Winamp
http://www.winamp.com/

* MediaMonkey
http://www.mediamonkey.com/download/

* Foobar2000
http://www.foobar2000.org/

* JetAudio Basic
http://download.cnet.com/JetAudio- [...] uctListing



All In One Audio and Video Encoder


* Super
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html#Dnload



Mp3 Tag Editor


* Mp3tag
http://www.mp3tag.de/en/

* Tagscanner
http://www.xdlab.ru/en/download.htm



Registry Cleaner


* Wise Registry Cleaner Free
http://www.wisecleaner.com/wisereg [...] rfree.html

* Eusing Free Registry Cleaner
http://www.eusing.com/free_registr [...] leaner.htm



Office Suites


* OpenOffice
http://www.openoffice.org/

* Libre Office
http://www.filehippo.com/download_libreoffice/

* Kingsoft Office Suite Free
http://www.kingsoftstore.com/kings [...] eware.html



Burning Suites


* ImgBurn
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

* Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 Advanced FREE
http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DV [...] Free.shtml

* Nero Kwik Media
http://www.nero.com/enu/downloads-nbl-free.php

* CDBurnerXP
http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download

* BurnAware Free
http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html

* Deep Burner
http://www.filehippo.com/download_deepburner/

* Infrarecoder
http://infrarecorder.org/



Advanced Uninstaller


* Revo Uninstaller Free
http://download.cnet.com/Revo-Unin [...] 87648.html

* IObit Uninstaller
http://www.freenew.net/windows/iob [...] /13958.htm

* Comodo Programs Manager
http://programs-manager.comodo.com/



Video Chat


*Skype
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/

*ooVoo
http://www.oovoo.com/Download.aspx



Undelete\Recover


* Recuva
http://www.piriform.com/recuva



File Encryption for Windows


* AxCrypt File Encryption for Windows
http://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/

* TrueCrypt
http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads



Bandwidth Monitoring and Usage Reporting


* NetWorx
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/



System Backup


* EASEUS Todo Backup Free
http://www.todo-backup.com/product [...] ftware.htm

* Clonezilla
http://www.clonezilla.org/downloads.php

* Backup & Recovery 2011 Advanced Free Edition
http://www.paragon-software.com/ho [...] nload.html

* DriveImage XML
http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm



Boot Management Software


* EasyBCD
http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1



Secure Erase Utility


* Eraser
http://eraser.heidi.ie/download.php



Windows Driver Backup


* DriverMax
http://download.cnet.com/DriverMax [...] tag=button

* Double Driver
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Syste [...] iver.shtml

* Driver Backup
http://www.pendriveapps.com/driver [...] ormatting/



Online Internet Safety


* Online Link Scan
http://onlinelinkscan.com/

* LinkScanner Online
http://linkscanner.explabs.com/lin [...] fault.aspx

* WOT
http://www.mywot.com/en/download

* AVG Link Scanner
http://linkscanner.explabs.com/linkscanner/avg/

* Norton Safe Web Link Scanner
http://safeweb.norton.com/



USB Operating System Installation


* WinToFlash
http://wintoflash.com/home/en/



Partition Managers


* EaseUS Partition Master Home Edition
http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm

* Paragon Partition Manager FREE Edition
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/pm-express/

* MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition
http://partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html



Browsers


* Firefox
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/fx/

* Google Chrome
http://www.google.com/chrome

* Safari
http://www.apple.com/safari/

* Maxthon
http://www.maxthon.com/

* Opera
http://www.opera.com/

* Palemoon
http://www.palemoon.org/



Delete Locked Files and Folders


* Unlocker
http://download.cnet.com/Unlocker/ [...] 93998.html

* FileASSASSIN
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/fileassassin



Memory Testing Utility


* MemTest86+
http://www.memtest.org/



Folder Synchronization Utility


* PureSync
http://www.jumpingbytes.com/en/puresync.html



Determine the size of folders and sub-folders


* GetFoldersize
http://www.getfoldersize.com/



Desktop Sharing


* TeamViewer
http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx



Analyze Disk Space


* Better Directory Analyzer
http://www.analyzediskspace.com/download-2/



Online Alarm Clock


* Kuku Klock
http://kukuklok.com/



Free Online URL Expander


* URL X-Ray
http://urlxray.com/



Virtualization


* VirtualBox
https://www.virtualbox.org/



Online Speed Test


* Bandwith Meter
http://reviews.cnet.com/internet-s [...] ntent;main

* Speedtest.Net
http://speedtest.net/



Video Editor


* Avidemux
http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/download.html



MP3 Converter


* FreeRIP
http://www.freerip.com/

* CDex
http://download.cnet.com/CDex/3000 [...] 55262.html



Open Any File For FREE


* Open Freely
http://openfreely.com/



Block Website Tracking


* Do Not Track Plus
http://www.abine.com/dntdetail.php?

* Ghostery
http://www.ghostery.com/download


























Free Portable Apps



Antivrus and Antispyware


* SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Scanner
http://www.superantispyware.com/portablescanner.html

* ClamWin Portable
http://portableapps.com/apps/utili [...] n_portable

* Spybot - Search & Destroy Portable
http://portableapps.com/apps/security/spybot_portable

* Trend Micro SysClean – Malware Spyware Scanner
http://www.pendriveapps.com/trend- [...] e-scanner/

* Emsisoft Emergency USB Stick
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/stick/

* Norman Malware Cleaner
http://www.norman.com/support/supp [...] e_cleaner/

* Trend Micro Housecall
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

* Dr.WEB CureIt – Stand Alone AntiVirus Utility
http://www.pendriveapps.com/drweb- [...] s-utility/

* Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool
http://devbuilds.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/AVPTool/

* Portable Norton Security Scan
http://www.pendriveapps.com/portab [...] rity-scan/



Disk Defragmenters


* Defraggler - Portable
http://www.piriform.com/defraggler/download/portable

* Auslogics Disk Defrag – Portable
http://www.pendriveapps.com/auslogics-disk-defrag/

* Smart Defrag Portable
http://portableapps.com/apps/utili [...] g_portable



Media Players


* VLC Media Player Portable
http://download.cnet.com/VLC-Media [...] 26524.html



Office


* OpenOffice.org Portable
http://sourceforge.net/projects/po [...] e/download

* LibreOffice Portable
http://portableapps.com/apps/offic [...] e_portable



File Compression


* 7-Zip Portable
http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable

* PeaZip Portable
http://peazip.org/peazip-portable.html



Windows Cleaners


* CCleaner - Portable
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds

* Comodo System Cleaner
http://system-cleaner.comodo.com/



CD DVD Burning Software


* Portable ImgBurn
http://www.pendriveapps.com/portable-imgburn/

* InfraRecorder
http://infrarecorder.org/?page_id=5



System Hardware Information


* Speccy - Portable
http://www.piriform.com/speccy/builds

* PC Wizard – Portable Diagnostics and Benchmarking
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/pc-wizard.html



Portable Product Key Tools


* Magical Jelly Bean – Portable
http://www.pendriveapps.com/magica [...] s-cd-keys/

* Windows Product Key Finder
http://www.pendriveapps.com/window [...] ey-finder/

* WinKeyFinder
http://www.pendriveapps.com/winkey [...] rial-keys/



Audio Editors & Converters


* Audacity Portable
http://download.cnet.com/Audacity- [...] 08458.html

* CDEx Portable
http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/cdex_portable

* Portable fre:ac
http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTA [...] kEnc.shtml



Video Chat


* Skype Portable
http://download.cnet.com/Skype-Por [...] 72596.html



Browsers


* Google Chrome Portable
http://portableapps.com/apps/inter [...] e_portable

* Opera, Portable Edition
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/opera_portable

* Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable



Image Editors


* GIMP Portable
http://portableapps.com/apps/graph [...] p_portable



Portable Audio Player


* Portable foobar2000
http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTA [...] 2000.shtml

* Winamp Lite – Portable MP3 Player
http://www.pendriveapps.com/winamp [...] p3-player/



Best Free Portable Software Suite


* LibreKey
http://www.liberkey.com/





Windows 7 GodMode



GodMode

Count the steps it takes to get to a Windows setting--it's often a laborious task. Want to do a disk cleanup? You'll have to go to: Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup.

Many Windows settings and tools require similar, lengthy sets of steps, especially for minor system tweaks that are buried within tools (like adding a new wireless network).

God Mode, a hidden Windows feature, gives you a complete list of every single system setting and tool, letting you create your own customized control panel for quicker access to these settings and tools.

Follow these steps to create your custom control panel:

Enable God Mode: Create a new folder on your desktop, and name it GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Create another new folder on your desktop, titled "Control Panel" (or any other name you choose).

Open up the folder created in Step 1. You'll see a huge list of system settings, tools, and options. The list even includes options that are buried within tools, like Change Desktop Background. Find your most frequently used settings, and drag them into your new "Control Panel" folder.

Tip: Collapse all the settings groups for easier viewing of all the GodMode items.

(Optional) Pin your new control panel to the Start menu or Taskbar for quick access by dragging and dropping.

cnet.com



Networking Home Computers Running Different Versions of Windows
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US [...] of-Windows


32 Bit and 64 Bit Questions Answered
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US [...] -questions


Windows 7 Editions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions


Install,Reinstall,or Uninstall Windows
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US [...] -uninstall


Windows 7 Compatibility Center
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/c [...] fault.aspx


How to customize folder icons in Windows 7
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_3 [...] ntent;main


How to Repair a Faulty Windows Installation Without Reformatting
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/h [...] formatting


Seven useful Windows 7 tips
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_3 [...] ntent;main

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