Video
- Windows Media Player – audio/video player
- VLC – video player
- Media Player Classic – video player
- MV2Player – video player
- CrystalPlayer 1.95 – video player
- Zoom Player – video player
- GOM Player – video player
- viPlay – video player
- DSPlayer – video player
- VirtualDub – video editor
- CamStudio – video screen recording
- AviSplit – Avi splitter
- Video mp3 Extractor – rip audio from video files
- Free iPod Converter – convert all popular video formats to iPod video
- MediaPortal – turning your PCinto a Media Center
- The FilmMachine
Audio
- Foobar2000 – audio player
- WinAmp – audio player
- 1by1 – audio player
- JetAudio – audio player
- XMPlay – audio player
- Xion – audio player
- Apollo – audio player
- MediaMonkey – music organizer
- The GodFather – music organizer
- dBpowerAMP – audio converter
- Audacity – audio converter
- WavePad – audio converter
- Kristal Audio Engine – audio editor
- Exact Audio Copy – CD ripper
- Audiograbber – CD ripper
- CDex – CD ripper
- Mp3 Tag Tools – tag editor
- Mp3tag – tag editor
- Taggin’ MP3 – tag editor
- Monkey’s Audio – APE compressor/decompressor
- mpTrim – mp3 editor
- WavTrim – wave editor
- EncSpot Basic – analyse mp3 files
Security
- AVG Free – antivirus
- Avast Home Free – antivirus
- AntiVir PersonalEdition – antivirus
- BitDefender Free – antivirus
- ClamWin – antivirus
- CyberDifender – Internet Security Suite
- Ad-aware – anti-spyware
- Spybot: Search & Destroy – anti-spyware
- Windows Defender – anti-spyware
- SpywareBlaster – anti-spyware
- Spyware Terminator – anti-spyware
- Tootkit Reveaker – rootkit detection utility
- Winpooch – system protection
- HiJack Free – system protection
- HighJackThis – hijackers detector and remover
- Kerio Personal Firewall – firewall
- Sygate Personal Firewall – firewall
- ZoneAlarm – firewall
- AxCrypt – file encryption
- Simple File Shredder – securely delete files
- PuTTy – SSH client
- KeePass – password manager
- LockNote – password manager
- nPassword – password manager
- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer – identify security misconfigurations
Office
- OpenOffice – office suite
- PC Suite 602 – office suite
- AbiWord – text editor
- Atlantis Nova – text editor
- Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer – power point files viewer
- Adobe Reader – pdf reader
- Foxit PDF Reader – pdf reader
- PDFCreator – create pdf documents
- Doc Convertor – document convertor
- Convert – unit convertor
- Converber – unit convertor
- Sunbird – calendar/organizer
- EssentialPIM Free – calendar/organizer
- PhraseExpress – speed up your writing
- ATnotes – create notes on the desktop
Internet
- Firefox – web browser
- Internet Explorer- web browser
- Maxthon – web browser
- Opera – web browser
- Avant Browser – web browser
- Thunderbird – email client
- PopTray – check for emails
- Free Download Manager – download manager
- FlashGet – download manager
- WellGet – download manager
- Download Master – download manager
- WGET – commandline download manager
- HTTrack – offline browser
- WebReaper – offline browser
- Yeah Reader – RSS reader
- GreatNews – RSS reader
- RSSOwl – RSS reader
P2P
- µTorrent – torrent client
- Azureus – torrent client
- BitComet – torrent client
- ABC – torrent client
- BitTornado – torrent client
- eMule – p2p client
- SoulSeek – p2p client
- Shareaza – p2p client
- DC++ – Direct Connect network client
- PeerGuardian – IP blocker
Chat
- Miranda – chat client
- MSN Messenger – chat client
- Yahoo Messenger – chat client
- QIP – chat client
- Gaim – chat client
- JAJC – chat client
- HydraIRC – IRC client
- Talkative IRC – IRC client
- IceChat – IRC client
- Skype – VOIP client
- Google Talk - VOIP client
- VoipStunt – VOIP client
- Gizmo – VOIP client
- Wengo – VOIP client
Archive managers
- 7-Zip – compression program
- IZArc – compression program
- TugZIP – compression program
- CabPack – compression program
- Universal Extractor – extract files from any type of archive
Servers
- FileZilla – FTP client
- FileZilla Server – FTP server
- EFTP – FTP client/server
- XAMPP – integrated server package of Apache, mySQL, PHP and Perl
- WAMP – Apache, PHP5 and MySQL server
Codecs
- GSpot – codec information
- AC3Filter – audio codec
- Xvid – video codec
- QuickTime Alternative – video codec
- Real Alternative – video codec
- K-Lite Codec Pack – all codecs
Miscellaneous
- nLite – Build your own custom Windows disk.
- VirtualPC – create virtual machines
- grabMotion – webcam capture
- iDailyDiary – simple page-for-a-day diary
- Pivot Stickfigure Animator – create stick-figure animations
- Wink – create presentations
- Scribus – professional page layout
- FreeMind – midn mapping software
- Windows Live Writer – WYSIWYG blog authoring
Wallpaper
- Michael Swanson – 1920 x 1200; 1600 x 1200; amazing wallpapers
- Mikhail Arkhipov – 1920 x 1200; 1600 x 1200; amazing wallpapers
System Utilities
- CCleaner – system cleaner
- xp-AntiSpy – OS setup
- jv16 Powertools – system utilities
- XP SysPad – system monitoring utility
- What’s Running – process guard
- Registrar Lite – registry editor
- WinIPConfig – replacement for “ipconfig.exe” and “route.exe”
- Unlocker – file eraser
- Eraser – secure file eraser
- Undelete Plus – file recovery
- freeCommander – file manager
- ExplorerXP – file manager
- Duplicate File Finder – find all duplicate files
- Ant Renamer – file renaming
- ReNamer – file renaming
- Icons From File – icos extractor
- Chaos MD5 – MD5 generator
- HashTab – MD5, SHA1 and CRC-32 file hashes
- Rainlendar Lite – desktop calendar
- Weather Watcher – weather firecast
- Subtitle Workshop – subtitles editor
- Ant Movie Catalog – movie organizer
- Disclib – CD organizer
- Dexpot – virtual desktops
- DriveImage XML – create partition images
- MozBackup – backup and restore bookmarks, etc.
- SyncBack – system backup
- Atomic Cock Sync – syncronize your clock
- Citrus Alarm Clock – alarm clock
- TaskSwitchXP – Alt-Tab replacement
- Launchy - application launcher
- allSnap – make all windows snap
- Sysinternals Tools – various system tools
- StrokeIt – mouse gestures
- Net Profiles – create profiles of your network settings
- ResourceHacker – view, modify, rename, add, delete
- Java Runtime Environment – java for Windows
Network
- Hamachi – VPN client
- RealVNC – remote control
- UltraVNC – remote control
- Ethereal – local area network administration
- The Dude – network administration
- Wireshark – network administration
- Angry IP Scanner – IP scanner
- IP-Tools – IP scanner
- Free Port Scanner – IP scanner
- NetMeter – network bandwidth monitoring
Image
- Gimp – image editor
- PhotoFiltre – image editor
- Paint.net – image editor
- ArtRage – image editor
- Artweaver – image editor
- IrfanView - image viewer
- Picasa - image viewer
- XnView – image viewer
- FastStone Image Viewer - image viewer
- FuturixImager - image viewer
- Easy Thumbnails – create thumbnails from images
- JoJoThumb – create thumbnails from images
- iWebAlbum – create web photo albums
- JAlbum – create web photo albums
- 3D Box Shot Maker – design quality box shot
- FastStone Capture – screen capture
- WinSnap – screen capture
3D
- Blender3D – 3D renderer
- 3Delight Free – 3D renderer
- SketchUp – 3D modeling
- Maya Learning Edition – 3D modeling
CD/DVD
- DeepBurner – CD/DVD burner
- CDBurner XP Pro – CD/DVD burner
- BurnAtOnce – CD/DVD burner
- Express Burn – CD/DVD burner
- Zilla CD-DVD Rip’n’Burn – CD/DVD burner
- ImgBurn – ISO, BIN burner
- Daemon tools – virtual CD/DVD
- DVD Decrypter – DVD ripper
- DVD Shrink – DVD ripper
- Nero CD-DVD Speed – CD/DVD info and quality test
UI Enhancements
- RocketDock – application launcher
- AveDesk – desktop enhancer
- IconPhile – customize windows’s system icons
- CursorXP Free – change mouse cursors
- MacSound – volume control
- LClock – Windows Longhorn clock
- Y’z Dock – application launcher
- Y’z Shadow – shadow effect to the windows
- Y’z Toolbar – change the toolbar icons in Explorer and Internet Explorer
- Taskbar Shuffle – rearrange the programs on the taskbar by dragging
- Visual Task Tips – thumbnail preview image for each task in the taskbar
- Badges – put badges on any folder or file
- Folderico – change icons of the folders
- Folder Marker – mark your folders
- Folder2MyPC – add favourite locations to My Computer
- Microsoft TweakUI – system settings
- BricoPacks – shell packs
- ShellPacks – shell packs
- Tango Shell Patcher – shell patcher
- XPize – GUI enhancer
- Vista Transformation Pack – complete visual style
- Vista Sound Scheme – Windows Vista sound scheme
- Royale Theme – visual style
Hardware monitoring/Benchmarking
- CPU-Z – cpu information
- CrystalCPUID – cpu information
- Central Brain Identifier – cpu information
- Everest – system information
- SiSoft Sandra – system information
- SpeedFan – hardware monitor
- Memtest86 – memory test
- PowerMax – HDD test
- 3Dmark 06 – 3D game performance benchmark
- Aquamark – performance benchmark
- rthdribl – 3D benchmark
- Fraps - 3D benchmark, fps viewer and screen recorder
- Prime 95 – cpu benchmarking
- SuperPI – cpu benchmarking
- CPU Rightmark – cpu overclock
- Core Temp – cpu temperature
- ATiTool – video overclock
- ATI Tray Tools – Radeon tweaker
- aTuner – GeForce and Radeontweaker
- RivaTuner – video overclock
- Nokia Monitor Test – monitor adjustmets
- UDPixel – fix dead pixels
Developers
- AutoIt – task automation
- SciTE4AutoIt3 - text editor for AutoIt
- AutoHotkey – task automation
- PHP Designer – PHP editor
- Notepad++ – text editor
- ConTEXT Editor – text editor
- PSPad – text editor
- FoxEditor – text editor
- Crimson Editor – source code editor
- Elfima Notepad – text editor
- Notepad2 – text editor
- Nvu – HTML editor
- Alleycode – HTML editor
- BlockNote – web page editor
- Weaverslave – web page editor
Games
- 123 Free Solitaire – solitaire games collection
- Arcade Pack – classic arcade games
- Live For Speed – online racing simulator
- Enigma – puzzle game
- Freeciv – multiplayer strategy game
- Tux Racer – race down steep, snow-covered mountains
Education
- SpeQ Mathematics – mathematics program
- Dia – diagram creation program
- Google Earth – explore the world
- NASA World Wind – 3D virtual globe
- Celestia – explore the space
- Stellarium – planetarium
