Free and/or Open Source |
For your PC: |
♦ Atlantis classy word processor |
♦ Gnumeric speedy spreadsheet |
♦ Apache Office best free openoffice |
♦ Kingsoft or Softmaker free office suite |
♦ PhotoFiltre or Paint.net photo editors |
♦ Audacity audio recorder and editor |
♦ WinAMP Internet Music Player |
♦ Foobar2000 Hi-Fi Music Player |
♦ Potplayer or VLC Movie Players |
♦ Ywriter or Lyx authoring books & movies |
♦ Homebank or Grisbi personal finance |
Utility: |
♦ Ccleaner cleanup fixup speedup |
♦ Start Menu for Win7, or Windows 8, 10 |
♦ Burnaware for writing CD and DVD discs |
♦ VNC for remote control |
♦ Caffeine keeps computers awake |
Internet Software: |
♦ Dawn privacy+firefox Internet browser |
♦ Slimjet privacy+chrome Internet browser |
♦ Firefox Internet browser |
♦ Pidgin Messenger for Yahoo, FB, Gmail |
Scam Blockers: |
♦ Ublock Origin Reduce ads, block scams |
♦ Ghostery safer surfing, for desktop PC |
♦ Unchecky for safer software installs |
♦ Open DNS also blocks some scams |
Malware and Virus Removal: |
♦ Avira Free Antivirus |
♦ Super Anti-Spyware |
♦ Malwarebytes cleaner |
Anti-Spy (anti-identity-theft): |
♦ O&O Shutup10 and O&O AppBuster |
♦ HTTPS Everywhere for safer connections |
♦ Privacy Badger for privacy/safety |
♦ TinyWall anti-egress firewall |
Free Books & Manuals: |
♦ Project Gutenberg |
♦ Open Library |
More Open-Source Software: |
♦ Open Source for Windows the big list |
♦ Opensource.com |