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There are TONS of free software available on the Internet. However, it can be difficult to find good software. A lot of “free” software is either junk, demo versions (that require registration after 30 days or so), infected with viruses or some sort of spyware/malware or illegal to download. The following is a list of 416 links to free, useful and clean software. If you find a link that doesn’t work or a program that is no longer available for free, please feel free to contact us.

NOTE: ExcellentSite neither endorses nor claims any responsibility for any of these products. Download and use at your own risk.

Internet/Network

• 1stPage - Web design tool

• 4Shared - Online backup

• AceFTP - FTP client

• ADrive - Online backup

• AgoraCart - Shopping Cart / eCommerce System

• AnalogX - Many great freeware utilities

• Are My Sites Up? - Website monitoring

• Asterisk - Telephony switching and private branch exchange (PBX)

• Binfire - Online backup

• BlockOutTraffic - IPCop add-on to block all traffic in a normal IPCop installation

• Box - Online backup

• Boxstr - Online backup

• Cerberus FTP Server - FTP server

• ClarkConnect - Server and Gateway

• CMSimple - Content Management System

• Collax - Linux server solutions

• Comodo Firewall Pro - Firewall

• Copfilter - IPCop virus & spam filter add-on

• Coyote Linux - Firewall

• CubeCart - Shopping Cart / eCommerce System

• CushyCMS - Content Management System

• Devil-Linux - Firewall / Router / Server (LiveCD)

• Dropbox - Online backup

• Drupal - Content Management System

• eBox - Multipurpose server

• Echo VNC - Secure remote desktop tool

• eisfair - Linux based server system

• Endian - Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance (firewall, antivirus, antispam, etc)

• EnGarde Secure Linux - Network security appliance

• Ethereal - Network packet sniffer

• Ethersnoop Light - Network packet sniffer

• ExpressionEngine - Content Management System

• Filezilla - FTP client

• Firefox - Web browser

• FreeNAC - Network Access Control (NAC) and dynamic Vlan management (open source)

• FreeNAS - Free Network Attached Storage server

• FREEping - Monitor servers and websites (with other network monitoring tools)

• G.ho.st - Online backup

• Gibraltar - Unified Threat Management

• HTMLColor - Handy HTML color picker (puts color code on clipboard - only 15kb)

• Http Tunnel - Secure tunneling

• Humyo - Online backup

• Ideco - Network gateway

• IDrive - Online backup

• Internet Explorer Collection - Run multiple versions of IE on your computer

• IPCop - Firewall (Linux distro)

• Joomla - Content Management System

• Juice - Cross-platform podcast receiver

• Less Networks Hostpot Server - WiFi hotspot server

• LightTPD - Lightweight webserver

• LSPFix - Layered Service Provider (dialup networking) fix

• m0n0wall - Firewall

• Magento - Shopping Cart / eCommerce System

• Mailinator - Disposable email service

• Mesh - Online backup

• Mozilla - Web browser

• Mozy - Online backup

• MyOtherDrive - Online backup

• NetReg - Automated DHCP registration system

• NetStumbler - Wireless network detector

• OpenCart - Shopping Cart / eCommerce System

• Openfiler - Storage Management (NAS or SAN)

• osCommerce - Shopping Cart / eCommerce System

• Packet Fence - Network Access Conrol (NAC) system (open source)

• Pegasus Mail - eMail server

• Phorum - Forum (PHP & MySQL)

• PHP-Nuke - Content Management System

• phpBB - Forum / bulletin board (PHP & MySQL)

• POPFile - Spam filter

• POPTray - eMail notifier

• PrestaShop - Shopping Cart / eCommerce System

• Putty - Telnet/SSH client

• redWall - Firewall (LiveCD)

• RINGS - Network Access Control (NAC) system (open source)

• Safe Access Lite - Network Access Control (NAC)

• Samba - Network file/print services

• Sentry Firewall CD - CD-ROM based Firewall/Server/IDS

• Sesame - Network authentication and dynamic firewall

• ShieldsUP - Firewall checkup

• Skydrive - Online backup

• SME Server - Web, file, email and database server (CentOS)

• SmoothWall - Firewall

• Softerra LDAP Browser - LDAP Browser

• SpiderOak - Online backup

• StoreSprite - Shopping Cart / eCommerce System

• Sunbird - Calendar

• Syncplicity - Online backup

• Talkinator - Website chat

• Thunderbird - eMail Client

• Trustix - Enterprise firewall

• Unattended - Fully automated remote Windows deployment system

• Untangle - Open Source Network Gateway

• uTorrent - BitTorrent client

• UUDeview - uuEncode and uuDecode

• Vyatta - Open source alternative to Cisco

• Winmail Opener - Open winmail.dat and other TNEF encoded files

• Winmail.dat Reader - Open winmail.dat Outlook attachments

• WinSCP - SCP/SFTP client

• Wireshark - Network Protocol Analyzer

• ZenCart - Shopping Cart / eCommerce System

• ZeroShell - Linux Network Appliance for servers

• Zikula - Content Management System

• ZoneAlarm - Firewall

• ZoneCD - Customizable, secure, safe WiFi hotspot (Linux LiveCD)

• Zoogmo - Online backup

Spyware Removal

• AdAware - Spyware detection/eradication

• Avira - Anti-virus

• ComboFix - Spyware / malware remover

• Javacool Software - SpywareBlaster, Doc Scrubber, MRU-Blaster, SpywareGuard, Windows Media Player Scripting Fix, ID-Blaster Plus, FileChecker

• Malwarebytes - Malware eradicator

• SpyBot Search and Destroy - Spyware detection/eradication

• Spyware Terminator - Anti-spyware and anti-virus

• StartupList, HijackThis, CWSShredder & BugOff - SpyWare detection, eradication and protection tools

• SuperAntiSpyware - Spyware / malware remover

Utilities

• 7-Zip - File compression / archiver

• Acrobat Reader - PDF reader

• Acronis True Image 7.0 - Image backup and disaster recovery

• Agave - Colorscheme designer

• allSnap - Make all top level windows automatically align

• Allway Sync - File synchronizer (rsync) for Windows

• ALTools - Compression tools and other free utilities

• Avast - Antivirus

• AVG - Antivirus

• BareGrep - Grep for Windows

• BareTail - Log monitoring tool

• Belarc Advisor - PC audit utility

• Bonnie++ - Hard disk benchmark suite

• Burn Rights - Allows limited account users to burn disks in Windows

• Burn to the Brim - Optimally fills media

• BurnCDCC - CD & DVD burner (burns ISOs)

• CCleaner - Registry/Temporary files cleaner

• CDBurnerXP - CD & DVD burner (burns ISOs)

• ClamWin - Antivirus

• Clonezilla - Disk cloning utility

• Cobian Backup - Backup software

• CPU-Z - CPU Identifier

• DAR - Disk archive/backup

• DBAN - Drive wiper

• ddrescue - Data copying tool (does what dd_rescue and dd_rhelp do together)

• dd_rescue - Data copying tool

• dd_rhelp - Wrapper script for dd_rescue

• Defraggler - Defrag individual files

• DeltaCopy - rsync for Windows

• DigestIt 2004 - Hash calculator (MD5, SHA - integrates with Windows Explorer)

• DosBox - DOS emulator

• dRuler - Screen ruler

• DS Software - Handy and small utilities (CDCRC, DVDsig, dsCRC, dsMD5, dsSHA, dsDEL, etc)

• EBCD - Emergency Boot CD (test memory, file & image backup, password reset)

• Eraser - File & disk wiper

• F-PROT - Antivirus

• Foremost - File recovery (Linux)

• Free Create-Burn ISO - CD & DVD burner (burns ISOs)

• FrHed - Hex Editor

• g4u - Disk/partition cloning

• Glary Utilities & more - Numerous powerful and easy-to-use system tools and utilities to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC.

• GnuPG - Encryption

• GParted - Gnome Partition Editor

• Graugon - Antivirus

• GSplit - Split and merge big files

• Hashcalc - Hash calculator (CRC, MD5, SHA, etc)

• Hasher - MD5 & SHA hash calculator

• HDDGuru - Hard disk utilities

• ICE Mirror - Backup (mirror) directories

• IE PassView - Reveal passwords stored in IE (other nice utilities, too)

• IE Privacy Keeper - IE & Firefox history eraser (and other freeware utilities)

• ImgBurn - CD & DVD burner (burns ISOs)

• IObitCom - Advanced SystemCare, Smart DeFrag & Game Booster

• IZArc - Archiving utility

• JKDefrag - File defragmenter

• jZip - Archiving utility

• KeePass - Password safe

• KeyScrambler - Anti-keylogging protection

• KillDisk - Drive wiper

• Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder - Retrieve Microsoft Product Key (CD Key)

• MagicDisc - Virtual CD/DVD-ROM

• md5deep - Cross-platform hash calculator (recurses directories)

• MemTest - Memory tester

• MisterHouse - Open source home automation

• MoonSecure - Antivirus

• Mouse-Only Keyboard - Anti-keylogger (on-screen keyboard)

• MSI Cleanup Utility - Windows Installer CleanUp Utility

• MyDefrag - Disk defragmenter and optimizer

• nCleaner second - System and application cleaner

• nnCron - Small and powerful task scheduler

• NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) - Scriptable install system for Windows

• Offline NT password & registry editor - Reset Windows passwords & registry editor

• OllyDbg - 32-bit assembler level debugger for MS Windows

• Pandora Recovery - Undelete, unerase, file recovery

• Parted Magic - Partition Editor (LiveCD)

• Partimage - Ghost / drive-image clone for Linux

• Partition Logic - Hard disk partitioning and data management

• Password Generator - Random password generator

• Password safe - Portable password manager

• PC Decrapifier - Clean off most of the annoying software that is typically shipped with newer PCs

• PeaZip - Archiving utility

• PicoZip Recovery Tool - Recover lost or forgotten passwords from password protected Zip files

• PING - (Partimage Is Not Ghost) Backup and Restore Disk Partitions

• PNotes - Virtual sticky notes

• PWSafe - Password safe

• QtParted - Partition Editor

• RealVNC - Remote control viewer/server

• Recuva - Undelete, unerase, file recovery

• RegSeeker/HoverIP - Windows registry cleaner / IP utilities (and other freeware utilities)

• ReplaceEm - String replacing utility for Windows

• Respendence Software - Registrar Lite - registry editor

• Restoration - File/directory retriever (unerase/undelete)

• Revo Uninstaller - Remove unwanted programs and traces easily

• SafeKeys - Anti-keylogger (on-screen keyboard)

• SafeXP - SafeXP, GameXP, etc

• Sandboxie - Application sandbox

• SaraB - Schedule And Rotate Automatic Backups

• SC-PasswordUnleash - Reveal passwords behind asterisks

• ScrubXP - Browser history eraser (and other freeware utilities)

• SecureErase - Secure erase hard disks using onboard function

• SequoiaView - Graphical display of disk utilization

• SetACL - Windows permission management

• SilentNight - Tiny stand-alone CD/DVD/ISO burner

• SimpleZip - Archiving utility (and other freeware utilities)

• SIW - System information for Windows

• Sizer - Window resizer

• Snadboy Revelation - Password revealer

• Splitter & Merger - Split and merge big files (only 32Kb)

• Synergy - Software KVM switch

• Sysinternals - Various Utilities

• SystemRescueCD - System Rescue CD (Partition, file system and network tools)

• TeraCopy - Copy and move files at maximum speed with many other features

• TestDisk - Data recovery

• TightVNC - Remote control viewer/server

• Torsmo - Linux system monitor

• TreeSize - Shows space allocation on hard disk

• Trinity Rescue Kit - CPR for your computer (Live Linux distro)

• TrueCrypt - Disk Encryption

• TUGZip - Archiving utility

• Ultimate Boot CD - Bootable CD with lots of utilities and tools for repair/restore/diagnostics

• Ultimate Boot CD for Windows - Bootable CD with lots of utilities and tools for repair/restore/diagnostics on Windows

• UltraDefrag - Disk defragmenter

• UltraVNC - Remote control viewer/server

• Unison - File synchronizer (rsync) for Windows

• Unlocker - Unlock files and folders locked by Windows

• USBDLM - USB Drive Letter Manager

• VirtualBox - Virtualization products

• VMware - Virtualization products

• WinKeyFinder - View / change Windows product keys

• XCruise - Filesystem Visualization (Linux)

• XLiveCD - Cygwin X Server (X Windows) on Windows from CD

• ZipCentral - Zip file manager

• ZipGenius - Archiving utility

Productivity/Office

• Buddi - Finance manager

• CentOS - Linux Operating System (Enterprise Red Hat clone)

• Cute PDF - PDF Writer

• Damn Small Linux - Linux Operating System (Live CD)

• DaysEase - Calendar

• Fonts 500 - 500 free fonts

• FreeMind - Mind mapping software

• GnuCash - Personal and small-business financial-accounting software

• Gnumeric - Electronic spreadsheet

• grml - Linux Live-CD for sysadmins

• Knoppix - Linux Operating System (Live CD)

• Mandrake - Linux Operating System

• MenuetOS - OS written in assembly language

• OpenOffice - Office suite

• PDF 995 - PDF generator

• Red Hat - Linux Operating System

• Slackware - Linux Operating System

• SugarCRM - Open source CRM

• Ubuntu - Linux Operating System

• vtiger - Open source CRM

• Workrave - Assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

• Zamzar - Online document / file converter

• Zoho - Online office suite

Graphic/Audio/Video Tools

• 1by1 - MP3 player

• 20/20 - Graphic editor

• AC3Filter - Filter for real time audio decoding and processing

• Active@ ISO Burner - CD / DVD burner (burns ISO files)

• Apophysis - Fractal flame editor

• Ardour - Digital audio workstation

• Audacity - Sound file editor

• AVI Trimmer - Video editor

• Avidemux - Video editor

• Blender - 3D content creation suite

• boxee - Media center for Mac OS X and Linux

• CamStudio - Screen recording software

• CDex - CD Ripper and encoder

• Chaoscope - 3D strange attractor rendering software

• Convert VOB to AVI - Converts VOB files to AVI (and other video format) files

• Coppermine Photo Gallery - Online photo album

• Dorgem - Webcam capture application

• DVD Shrink - DVD Ripping and Backup

• DVDFab HD Decrypter - Copies entire DVD movies to hard disk

• Exact Audio Copy - CD Ripper and encoder

• Flash Player - Macromedia Flash player

• Foobar2000 - Media player for Windows with a simple UI and low memory use.

• Freevo - Personal video recorder (PVR)

• Fusion - Media player

• Gallery - Open source web based photo album organizer

• GeeXboX - Bootable media player (Live CD)

• GIMP - Graphic editor

• GJukebox - Jukebox

• Golden Ratio - Measure and compose images using the golden ratio

• GSpot - Codec Information Appliance

• HandBrake - DVD to MPEG-4 converter

• Inkscape - Scalable Vector Graphics Editor

• Irfanview - Graphic viewer/editor

• Linux MCE - Media center and smart home

• MediaCoder - Universal audio/video transcoder

• MediaConverter - Convert pictures and video to different formats

• MediaPortal - Media center

• Miro - Internet TV - open source

• Mp3tag - Universal tag editor

• MythTV - Personal video recorder (PVR)

• Paint.NET - Image and photo editor

• Quick Media Converter - Video media converter

• rsizr - Intelligent image resizing using seam carving

• ScreenHunter - Screen capture tool

• VirtualDub - Video capture and processing

• VirtualVCR - Video capture

• VLC Viewer - Media player

• Wink - Screencast creation tool

• xbmc - Media center for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows & XBox

• XMPlay - MP3 player

• Xvid - Video codec

Programming

• CakePHP - Framework for PHP

• CodeIgniter - Open source PHP framework

• Crimson Editor - Text editor

• DJGPP - C/C++ 32 bit compiler for DOS

• FCKeditor - HTML text editor

• Firebird - Database

• FPDF - PDF generator for PHP

• FreeMovie - Macromedia Flash (SWF) generator and parser for PHP, Ruby, etc

• GCC - GNU Compiler Collection (C, C++, Objective C, Fortran, Java, Ada, etc)

• Java - Language

• jQuery - Javascript library

• JSON - Javascript Object Notation

• MooTools - Super lightweight Javascript library

• MySQL - Database

• MySQL Quick Admin - MySQL Administration Web GUI

• Notepad ++ - Source code editor

• Nvu - HTML editor

• OCB - Blockcipher mode of operation that simultaneously provides privacy (encryption) and authenticity

• Perl - Language

• PHP - Language

• PHP/SWF Charts - Macromedia Flash (SWF) chart generator

• PHP/SWF Slideshow - Macromedia Flash (SWF) slideshow generator

• phpmyAdmin - Browser Based MySQL Administration

• phpMyID - Standalone, OpenID Identity Provider

• phppgAdmin - Browser Based PostgreSQL Administration

• PostgreSQL - Database

• Prototype - Javascript framework

• PSPad - Code editor

• Python - Language

• Regulator - Regular Expression testing/learning tool

• RTE - Cross-Browser Rich Text Editor

• Ruby - Language

• S2ajax - Ajax toolkit

• Sajax - Ajax toolkit for PHP

• SQLite - Database

• Tigermouse - Ajax framework for PHP

• TinyMCE - HTML text editor

• TurboDbAdmin - Online database administration AJAX-style

• Vim - Text editor

• WinMerge - Source code merging utility

• xajax - Ajax toolkit for PHP

• XAMPP - Web, database and FTP server

• XML - eXtensible Markup Language

• XSL - eXtensible Stylesheet Language

• XSLT - XSL Transformations

• YAML - Human friendly data serialization standard

Education

• Cartes du Ciel - Astronomy sky charts

• Celestia - Astronomy space simulator

• EnergyPlus - Energy simulation software

• KStars - Planetarium

• Stellarium - Astronomy software

• TCExam - Web-based Assessment Software system

Games/Fun

• Another Pool GL - Pool/billiards 3D simulator

• Arasan - Chess

• Arena - Chess

• Armagetron - Tron 3D game

• BZFlag - Open source online 3D tank game

• Danger from the Deep - WWII German Uboat Simulator

• Euchre Dog - Euchre card game

• FlightGear - Open source flight simulator

• GNU Chess - Chess

• Nexuiz - 3D first person shooter game

• OpenArena - FPS (free version of Quake 3 Arena)

• Portable WinboardX + Deep Rybka - Portable version of Winboard

• Really Slick Screen Savers - Screen savers

• Simple Sudoku - Sudoku puzzle maker and solver

• SuperGamer - LiveDVD (bootable) games

• System 47 - Star Trek LCARS screensaver

• True Combat - TPS Game

• Typhoon 2001 - Arcade game (like Tempest)

• Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory - FPS Game

• World of Padman - FPS game

• XBoard and WinBoard - Graphical chess

Miscellaneous

• Best Freeware - Categorized list of freeware

• BestFreeApps - Freeware catalog

• Dubber's Computer Resources - Freeware catalog

• Free portable software for Windows - Free portable software for Windows

• FreeByte - FreeWare utilities

• Freeware Arena - Freeware catalog and news

• Google FreeWare - FreeWare utilities registered in Google's directory

• GRC FreeWare - Freeware utilities from Gibson Research Corporation

• HOSTS file - Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a HOSTS File

• Information - Computer Hints and Tips to bring you back from the edge

• PCMag 100 Best Free Software - PC Magazine's list of 100 best free software

• PCMag 20 (Mostly Free) essential downloads - Downloads you can't live without

• Perfect Passwords - Generates custom, high quality, cryptographic-strength password strings

• Portable Apps - Many free portable applications

• Portable Freeware - Portable Freeware Collection

• Pricelessware - Freeware from alt.comp.freeware

• Security Now - Weekly podcast (and transcripts) of important issues of PC security

• SoftPedia - Encyclopedia of free software downloads

• Temporary Email Address - Services that provide temporary email addresses

• The Open CD - A collection of free and open source utilities.

• TheFreeCountry - Freeware for programmers, webmasters and security

• Xtreme Open Source - Open Source News Portal

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