This page lists some of the
software that I use that is an alternative to expensive software and some that
doesn't replace anything but is just free. Most of it is Open Source.
Office tools
- OpenOffice - Alternative to Office
- FreeMind - Free mind mapping software, alternative to MindManager
- PDFCreator - Create a PDF printer (Windows only)
- Wink - Tutorial and presentation creation software
Internet tools
- Firefox browser - Web browser, good alternative to Internet Explorer
- Thunderbird - Mail client, good alternative to Outlook
- NVU - Web page editor, alternative to Frontpage.
- Putty - A telnet/SSH client
- FileZilla - An FTP client (Windows only)
- WinSCP - An SFTP client (Windows only)
- RealVNC - Remote access software, alternative to software such as PcAnywhere
Development tools
- Eclipse - Integrated development environment, alternative to VisualStudio
- StarUML - UML Modeling tool, alternative to Rational Rose. (Windows only)
- OpenWorkbench - Project management and scheduling, alternative to Project (Windows only)
- Tortoise SVN - An excellent Subversion client
- Pelles C - A small C development environment for windows
Multimedia tools
- The GIMP - General image manipulation tool, alternative to PhotoShop
- Inkscape - Scalable vector graphics editor
- Audacity - Free Audio Editor and Recorder
- VideoLAN - Free Software and Open Source video streaming solution for every OS.
Other tools and applications
- PowerOFF - Useful application to schedule turning off your windows machine (Windows only)
- AxCrypt - Using windows Home without file encryption capabilities? No problem, use this! (Windows only)
- 7-Zip - Open source utility for manipulating archives. (Windows only)
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