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 Jun 23 2009, 04:26 AM
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Mod Hero   |
Free. There's no other word which conveys the feeling of being disengaged from corporate constraint, and the constant wails of wilting wallets. Fortunately for us, freeware and open source software is in abundance, contained amongst the vast tubes of the Internet. Along with this great collection of applications and games is a question most enthusiasts keep on the tips of their tongues. What software is best for my situation? This is where this thread comes into play.
Below are several sections containing links to pieces of software as recommended by the Atomic community. Please report any broken links you may encounter. Freeware/Open Source Websites 321download - Free (older) versions of commercial software CodePlex - open source software host Download.com - Also contains other licences such as shareware eConsultant - comprehensive list of freeware software FileHippo - Also contains other licences such as shareware Giveaway of the Day - free commercial software, daily OldVersion - older versions of current software PortableApps - portable versions of common software Softpedia - Also contains other licences such as shareware SourceForge | Apps for Windows | Games for Windows ToadSoft Server administration software List of Individual Software Anti-malware/Anti-spyware Avast Avira AntiVir BitDefender Comodo Malwarebytes PC Tools AntiVirus Spybot Search & Destroy Audio Editing/Tagging Audacity MP3Tag Benchmarking 3DMark06 - GPU (free version is limited) 3DMark Vantage - GPU (free version is limited) HD Tach - HDD HD Tune - HDD MaxiPI2 - CPU/Memory Unigine - GPU CAD Kicad - circuit design SketchUp Calendars Sunbird CD/DVD Ripping CDex - Audio DVDShrink Exact Audio Copy - Audio FreeDVD FreeRIP - Audio CD/DVD Writing and Imaging Ashampoo Burning Studio Burrrn - audio CDs Daemon Tools Imgburn InfraRecorder IsoBuster MagicISO Codec Tools CCCP GraphStudio - Improved open source version of GraphEdit GSpot MediaInfo Panasonic DV codec Compression 7zip IZarc Debuggers OllyDbg Diagnostics/Repair Sysinternals Suite Dictionary/Thesaurus WordWeb Disc Management Clonezilla - imaging GParted - partitioner Document Readers Adobe Reader Calibre (e-Books) Evince Foxit Reader PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Sumatra Download Managers Flashget Free Download Manager Orbit Encryption KeyPass TrueCrypt File Management TeraCopy File Recovery JFileRecovery PC Inspector Recuva FTP Clients/Servers Filezilla Golden FTP Server Games Sauerbraten Gaming Clients Steam Graphic Editors GIMP Inkscape Paint.Net SmillaEnlarger Graphics Management IrfanView Picasa Hardware Auditing CPU-Z GPU-Z Speccy Hex Editing HxD XVI32 Instant Messengers aMSN Digsby Pidgin Windows Live Messenger IRC Clients Chatzilla mIRC Mail Clients Thunderbird Windows Live Mail Maintenance Auslogics Disk Defrag BleachBit Ccleaner Defraggler Device Remover JKDefrag Power Defragmenter WinDirStat Media Center MediaPortal XBMC Media Format Conversion AutoGK Free Studio Manager SUPER Ultimate Webshots Converter Media Players foobar2000 KMPlayer MPCHC MPlayer Quicktime Alternative Real Alternative SMPlayer VLC Winamp Zoom Player Network Tools Hamachi - zero configuration VPN LogMeIn - remote desktop NetMeter RealVNC - remote desktop TightVNC - remote desktop UltraVNC - remote desktop Office and Word Processors AbiWord OpenOffice PDFCreator Overclocking RivaTuner - GPU SetFSB - CPU/RAM P2P/Torrents Ares µTorrent Vuse Programming/Markup IDEs Bricx Command Center - NQC/NXC Delphi Turbo - C++, Java, Ruby, Win32 Eclipse - Java Netbeans - C, C++, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby Notepad++ - editor with syntax highlighting SharpDevelop - C# Visual Studio Express Editions - Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++ Security Cain & Abel Spam Filters Mailwasher Synchronisation Allway Sync FullSync System Tools DeskPins Launchy - Keystroke launcher MS PowerToys Software Information for Windows Stability Testing FurMark LinX memtest86+ - RAM OCCT - CPU/RAM and GPU Prime95 - CPU/RAM Temperature Monitoring RealTemp - CPU SpeedFan UI Modification JetToolBar RocketDock Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover - Vista/7 Webshots Video Editing AsfTools 3.1 Avidemux AVIMux GUI DelayCut DrDivx2 FLVExtract HandBrake SolveigMM AVI Trimmer TMPGEnc VirtualDub Virtualisation VirtualBox VMware ESXi VOIP Mumble Skype Teamspeak Ventrilo Virtual Machines VirtualBox Virtual PC VMware Player Web Browsers Chrome Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari UltraSurf Web Filtering K9 Widget/Gadgets Weather Tracker Feel free to recommend software! This post has been edited by .:Cyb3rGlitch:.: Nov 13 2010, 03:51 PM -------------------- "Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Jun 23 2009, 09:15 AM
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Atomican Guru  |
For VMs:
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is still free. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en As is VMware Player. http://www.vmware.com/products/player/ Both free but proprietary. CD ripping: There's Exact Audio Copy ( http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ free, proprietary) and CDex ( http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ free, open source) -------------------- KEN SENT ME
[retro swim] | http://www.youtube.com/user/RetroSwim |
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Jun 23 2009, 12:02 PM
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Atomican Champion  |
I'll add XBMC http://xbmc.org/
Oh and Media portal http://www.team-mediaportal.com/ This post has been edited by bastard: Jun 23 2009, 12:03 PM -------------------- Catfood. Good for cats.
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Jun 23 2009, 12:12 PM
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Hero Guru  |
We had a list like this on the old site and it was well received, here are my recommendations :)
Ashampoo burning studio free An easy to use burning program that also rips cd does backups ect. Malwarebytes Great malware/spyware removal program. Auslogics disk defrag great and very fast defrag tool. Ares P2P good solid program. Free antivirus Avast BitDefender Comodo Avg PC-Tools Weatherzone A handy little weather station right on your desktop works way better than the Vista one ! And also works by your postcode linking to the nearest weather station. Mail Washer free for one mail account does what it says filters your email, very easy to setup. Frameworkx A little app that removes the GIANT shortcut arrow in vista and windows 7. That will do me for now lol more will occur to me in time I am sure. All these programs work fine in vista. EDIT: Don't forget to RTM and vote for this to be a sticky :) This post has been edited by bowiee: Jun 23 2009, 12:14 PM |
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Jun 23 2009, 12:51 PM
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Banned Champion  |
Zoom Player is a decent media player
Smplayer, an alternative to Kmplayer Utorrent, a fully featured bittorrent client. The free System Internals tools for diagnosing and repairing Golden FTP Server, a free FTP server for Windows. IrfanView, free image manipulating and managing tool Auto Gordian Knot - tool to convert DVD's to xvid files. Should only be used for Legal DVD's. As a sidenote, avoid AVG at all costs. It is inefficient, unreliable, and untrustworthy. Use Avira or Avast instead. edit:removed mIRC. This post has been edited by TheSecret: Jun 23 2009, 01:22 PM -------------------- The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him. - Tolstoy
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Jun 23 2009, 01:03 PM
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Hero Guru |
QUOTE (TheSecret @ Jun 23 2009, 12:51 PM)  There is also the classic Mirc IRC client Zoom Player is a decent media player Smplayer, an alternative to Kmplayer Utorrent, a fully featured bittorrent client. The free System Internals tools for diagnosing and repairing As a sidenote, avoid AVG at all costs. It is inefficient, unreliable, and untrustworthy. Use Avira or Avast instead. As a side note Avg is free and belongs on this list people will use it or not at their discretion. This is not a thread about your personal likes or dislikes so pull your head in. End hijack. |
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Jun 23 2009, 01:04 PM
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Atomican Guru |
mIRC isn't free.
-------------------- KEN SENT ME
[retro swim] | http://www.youtube.com/user/RetroSwim |
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Jun 23 2009, 01:11 PM
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Banned Champion |
QUOTE (bowiee @ Jun 23 2009, 04:03 AM) As a side note Avg is free and belongs on this list people will use it or not at their discretion. This is not a thread about your personal likes or dislikes so pull your head in. End hijack. I was just letting people know that regardless of AVG being free, it is inefficient and unreliable due to not detecting an awful lot of stuff and having false positives, affecting performance. People can use what they like, but they should have information to make an informed choice where possible. QUOTE (SquallStrife @ Jun 23 2009, 04:04 AM) mIRC isn't free. It is now?...it no longer requires registration or payment. That's what it stated when I installed it recently.. This post has been edited by TheSecret: Jun 23 2009, 01:12 PM -------------------- The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him. - Tolstoy
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Jun 23 2009, 01:13 PM
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Hero Pun Savant  |
QUOTE (TheSecret @ Jun 23 2009, 01:11 PM) QUOTE (SquallStrife @ Jun 23 2009, 04:04 AM) mIRC isn't free. It is now?...it no longer requires registration or payment. That's what it stated when I installed it recently.. http://www.mirc.com/register.html Rob. |
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Jun 23 2009, 01:15 PM
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Banned Champion |
QUOTE (robzy @ Jun 23 2009, 04:13 AM) Well done... As I said, it stated it was not necessary to register when I installed it recently. I'll be happy to remove the link if people think it doesn't belong however. -------------------- The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him. - Tolstoy
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Jun 23 2009, 01:16 PM
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Hero Guru |
QUOTE (TheSecret @ Jun 23 2009, 01:11 PM) QUOTE (bowiee @ Jun 23 2009, 04:03 AM) As a side note Avg is free and belongs on this list people will use it or not at their discretion. This is not a thread about your personal likes or dislikes so pull your head in. End hijack. I was just letting people know that regardless of AVG being free, it is inefficient and unreliable due to not detecting an awful lot of stuff and having false positives, affecting performance. People can use what they like, but they should have information to make an informed choice where possible. QUOTE (SquallStrife @ Jun 23 2009, 04:04 AM) mIRC isn't free. It is now?...it no longer requires registration or payment. That's what it stated when I installed it recently.. I repeat this is not the thread to voice your likes or dislikes it's about freeware only. You seem to want to turn every thread into your own personal troll fest. Now you will try to justify to all that you can make comments like this here, knock your self out. |
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Jun 23 2009, 01:18 PM
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Banned Champion |
What? I included it because I had thought it was free, based on recently installing it.
edit: it's not free, so I'll remove it..no problem..... This post has been edited by TheSecret: Jun 23 2009, 01:19 PM -------------------- The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him. - Tolstoy
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Jun 23 2009, 01:25 PM
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Hero Pun Savant |
QUOTE (TheSecret @ Jun 23 2009, 01:15 PM) Well done... Thank you :) Rob. |
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Jun 23 2009, 01:27 PM
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Banned Champion |
-------------------- The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him. - Tolstoy
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Jun 23 2009, 01:36 PM
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Hero Pun Savant |
QUOTE (TheSecret @ Jun 23 2009, 01:27 PM) Aw shucks :) Rob. |
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Jun 23 2009, 05:13 PM
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Atomican Journeyman  |
core ftp lite is a good one...
-------------------- "Always program as if the person who will be maintaining your program is a violent psychopath that knows where you live."
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Jun 23 2009, 05:38 PM
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Lurker Overlord  |
QUOTE (SquallStrife @ Jun 23 2009, 09:15 AM) Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is still free. [04:28] > Microsoft's Virtual PC is free, you should list that [04:28] <Vito_Cassisi> it's also shit [04:28] > eh [04:28] * mr_a-bomb shrugs [04:28] <Vito_Cassisi> compared to vitualbox anyway -------------------- YOU'RE - CONTRACTION OF YOU AND ARE - "You're doing it wrong!"
YOUR - POSSESSIVE DETERMINER - "Your grammar is atrocious!" This has been a public service announcement for the Atomic forums. |
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Jun 23 2009, 05:39 PM
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Mod Hero |
QUOTE (Mr a-bomb @ Jun 23 2009, 05:38 PM) QUOTE (SquallStrife @ Jun 23 2009, 09:15 AM) Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is still free. [04:28] > Microsoft's Virtual PC is free, you should list that [04:28] <Vito_Cassisi> it's also shit [04:28] > eh [04:28] * mr_a-bomb shrugs [04:28] <Vito_Cassisi> compared to vitualbox anyway IRC stays in IRC! :P *slappety slap slap* -------------------- "Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Jun 23 2009, 05:43 PM
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Mod Super Hero  |
http://filezilla-project.org/ - free ftp client and server
-------------------- "I think it is a sad reflection on our civilization that while we can and do measure the temperature in the atmosphere of Venus we do not know what goes on inside our soufflés" -- Nicholas Kurti
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Jun 23 2009, 06:26 PM
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Mod Hero |
Updated
Cheers everyone. -------------------- "Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt
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