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Mozilla Thunderbird Nebula 138.0.1 / 139.0 Beta 3 / 140.0a1 Daily / 11 32x32 pixels icon Mozilla Thunderbird Nebula 138.0.1 / 139.0 Beta 3 / 140.0a1 Daily / 11
Mozilla Thunderbird is a feature packed desktop-based e-mail client that will surely impress you. The newest version of the Mozilla Thunderbird is clearly the best yet! If you are on the look out for an Outlook replacement, for example, you should be
Freeware, Updated 15 May 2025, Reviewed 14 October 2011
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MetarWeather 1.79 32x32 pixels icon MetarWeather 1.79
MetarWeather is a METAR weather report tool that can pull in weather data for the aviation industry pre-flight to help avoid heavy turbulence and weather preventing safe takeoff or landing. GUI and command-line.
Freeware, Updated 26 October 2025, Reviewed 3 August 2015
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Inkscape 1.4.2 32x32 pixels icon Inkscape 1.4.2
Inkscape is an ideal package as a free option to create professional vector graphics. Several full color palettes can be accessed, full alpha transparency, layer support, objects use and manipulation of those same objects.
Freeware, Updated 13 May 2025, Reviewed 24 March 2015
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paint.net 5.1.7 (5.107.9212.41078) 32x32 pixels icon paint.net 5.1.7 (5.107.9212.41078)
Paint.NET is a painting package alone the lines of Microsoft Paint but with a considerably wider feature set. Layers, color wheel picker, unlimited history and other features not usually found in a free painting package are good here.
Freeware, Updated 23 March 2025, Reviewed 6 March 2015
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TortoiseSVN 1.14.9.29743 32x32 pixels icon TortoiseSVN 1.14.9.29743
TortoiseSVN is a user-friendly SCM (Source Control Software) that is considered by many to be the top standalone Apache Subversion client. It functions as an extension within the Windows shell menu, integrating perfectly with the right-click context
Freeware, Updated 11 December 2024, Reviewed 14 May 2012
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SeaMonkey 2.53.20 32x32 pixels icon SeaMonkey 2.53.20
SeaMonkey is a browser that incorporates an e-mail and IRC chat client. In fact, it is probably the most extensive and fully operational application package for purposes of communication. In addition, the web-browser enables the entrance to newsgroup
Freeware, Updated 10 January 2025, Reviewed 14 September 2011
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Google Earth 7.3.6.10201 32x32 pixels icon Google Earth 7.3.6.10201
Imagine the globe inside your PC. You want to explore a certain area up close? No problems here as Google Earth is a software product that lets you do exactly that. Point and zoom anywhere on the globe and explore with the aid of satellite images.
Freeware, Updated 19 January 2025, Reviewed 18 May 2011
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Kodi (XBMC) 21.2 32x32 pixels icon Kodi (XBMC) 21.2
At first glance, XBMC Media Center 10.1 could be mistaken for just another media player, but its functionality and incorporated features allow it to be much more than that. In fact, the XBMC can be regarded as a standalone entertainment hub for a wid
Freeware, Updated 19 January 2025, Reviewed 20 April 2012
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Pidgin 2.14.14 32x32 pixels icon Pidgin 2.14.14
Multiple IM networks can be accessed from one window by using this open-source messaging application. Many popular protocols are supported by Pidgin such as Google Talk and MySpaceIM as well as some lesser known ones like Gadu-Gadu and jabber.
Freeware, Updated 23 January 2025, Reviewed 20 July 2011
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WavPack 5.8.0 32x32 pixels icon WavPack 5.8.0
WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode. For version 5.0.0, several new file formats and lossless DSD audio compression were added.
Freeware, Updated 28 January 2025
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Rainlendar Lite 2.22.0 Build 181 32x32 pixels icon Rainlendar Lite 2.22.0 Build 181
Rainlendar Lite utility is a calendar application that works well on all operating systems. What is great about it is that its format permits the user to create events and schedule tasks that he can later transfer between other calendar applications.
Freeware, Updated 8 February 2025, Reviewed 5 August 2011
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HandBrake 1.9.1 / 20250214 Nightly 32x32 pixels icon HandBrake 1.9.1 / 20250214 Nightly
Handbrake 0.9.5 is a multithreaded, multiplatform, GPL-licensed video transcoder that converts video to and from nearly any popular format. Handbrake can successfully convert most multimedia files, however it cannot remove copy protections found on D
Freeware, Updated 15 February 2025, Reviewed 22 November 2011
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KeePass Password Safe 2.58 / 1.43 Classic Edition 32x32 pixels icon KeePass Password Safe 2.58 / 1.43 Classic Edition
KeePass Password Safe is an open-source password management application that helps you keep track of all of your passwords. By giving you the ability to store all of your passwords within an encrypted file that is secured by a master key this softwar
Freeware, Updated 14 March 2025, Reviewed 10 May 2012
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Nullsoft Scriptable Install System 3.11 32x32 pixels icon Nullsoft Scriptable Install System 3.11
From NSIS Wiki NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional open source system to create Windows installers. It is designed to be as small and flexible as possible and is therefore very suitable for internet distribution.
Freeware, Updated 14 March 2025
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Audacity 3.7.3 32x32 pixels icon Audacity 3.7.3
If you are looking for a free and open source audio editor that has built-in support for the Windows, Mac and Linux operating system, Audacity is a good solution. Basic audio editing and format transfers are performed by this audio editor.
Freeware, Updated 14 March 2025, Reviewed 17 May 2011
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CPU-Z 2.15 32x32 pixels icon CPU-Z 2.15
There’s a lot more to your processor, motherboard and memory than the built in Windows tools can tell you. CPU-Z is an application that aims to list out all the information power users may need to know about their machine.
Freeware, Updated 21 March 2025, Reviewed 20 July 2011
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foobar2000 2.24.5 / 2.25 Preview 2025-05-09 32x32 pixels icon foobar2000 2.24.5 / 2.25 Preview 2025-05-09
Foobar2000 is one of the best audio players in regards to the Windows platform. The main strength of this tool is the support for almost all of the audio formats out there – without any plug-ins – that you want to download and install.
Freeware, Updated 10 May 2025, Reviewed 18 May 2011
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Gimp 3.0.2 Revision 1 32x32 pixels icon Gimp 3.0.2 Revision 1
Comprehensive, powerful, professional and totally free, Gimp has all the chances of becoming your next favorite image editor. This feature-packed free Photoshop alternative is a culmination to the three years of work of software enthusiasts. As of no
Freeware, Updated 26 March 2025, Reviewed 31 October 2013
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Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.1.8 Build 168469 32x32 pixels icon Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.1.8 Build 168469
This robust utility gives you the ability to load multiple operating systems within a single host OS, making it useful for running software that is incompatible with your existing PC environment, protecting your hard drive from viruses by isolating a
Freeware, Updated 24 April 2025, Reviewed 5 February 2012
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Wireshark 4.4.6 / 4.2.11 Old Stable 32x32 pixels icon Wireshark 4.4.6 / 4.2.11 Old Stable
Wireshark is a software utility designed for network analysis and management. Wireshark is an open-source project and it is the follow-up of the famous Ethereal technology. TWinPcaphe application will allow you to scan all the incoming and outgoing t
Freeware, Updated 24 April 2025, Reviewed 15 September 2011
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K-Lite Codec Pack Full 18.9.0 32x32 pixels icon K-Lite Codec Pack Full 18.9.0
If you want to play all sorts of formats on your Windows PC then K-Lite Codec Pack is a must have. Along with the capability of playing any format or codec imaginable, this pack comes with a standard media player, the Media Player Classic Homecinema.
Freeware, Updated 24 April 2025, Reviewed 3 June 2011
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1by1 2.11 32x32 pixels icon 1by1 2.11
1by1 will play whole directories of MP3 with absolutely no need to edit a playlist.. it provides a simple interface and a variety of additional features like shuffle, sorting by name, date, shuffle, enhanced mode and some others.
Freeware, Updated 28 April 2025
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PDFCreator 6.0.1 32x32 pixels icon PDFCreator 6.0.1
Besides allowing you to create PDF files, PDFCreator also provides you with a decent level of security as you have the option to encrypt your PDF files and thus, they will be protected from prying eyes. Security is a big topic nowadays so it is only
Freeware, Updated 28 April 2025, Reviewed 14 October 2011
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Faststone Image Viewer 8.0 32x32 pixels icon Faststone Image Viewer 8.0
FastStone Image Viewer is a lightweight but powerful graphics application produced by FastStone Soft. FSIV can be downloaded as an automated installer, a zip file, or in a portable executable form – however, it is only available for Windows systems
Freeware, Updated 30 April 2025, Reviewed 5 August 2013
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Blender 4.4.3 / 4.2.9 LTS / 3.6.22 LTS / 4.5.0 Alpha 6 32x32 pixels icon Blender 4.4.3 / 4.2.9 LTS / 3.6.22 LTS / 4.5.0 Alpha 6
Blender is a software program for animation, rendering, 3D modeling, playback, interactive creation and post-production. It is a professional and powerful 3D graphic tool that will give your work an unique edge.
Freeware, Updated 4 May 2025, Reviewed 18 July 2011
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Inno Setup Compiler (formerly Inno Setup) 6.4.3 32x32 pixels icon Inno Setup Compiler (formerly Inno Setup) 6.4.3
Inno Setup Compiler is a free installation compiler for windows applications that has been continually updated since 1997, and is designed to compete with the functionality of many paid install compilers. This software makes it easy to streamline the
Freeware, Updated 4 May 2025, Reviewed 23 February 2012
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7-Zip 24.09 32x32 pixels icon 7-Zip 24.09
7-Zip is one of the best compression utilities. It can extract from lots of archive formats and you can also create TAR and GZ archives with it. 7-Zip offers password protection, multi-volume support and integration with Outlook.
Freeware, Updated 4 December 2024, Reviewed 16 May 2011
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Skype 8.150.0.125 / 7.41.0.101 Classic / 8.138.0.214 MS  32x32 pixels icon Skype 8.150.0.125 / 7.41.0.101 Classic / 8.138.0.214 MS
Skype's easy-to-use interface and additional features such as instant messaging, file transfer, conference calling and the P2P (peer-to-peer) technology are some of the things that makes it such a great VoIP program.
Freeware, Updated 7 May 2025, Reviewed 14 March 2011
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UltraVNC 1.6.1.0 32x32 pixels icon UltraVNC 1.6.1.0
Whilst the Windows operating system does offer a remote desktop solution, you are limited and do not have complete control over it. Don’t worry because this is the part where UltraVNC comes into play. Equipped with lots of features, UltraVNC is the
Freeware, Updated 8 May 2025, Reviewed 15 October 2011
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