List of free awesome programs for Windows

[Dirty]

I started this list as a collection of free awesome software for Windows that I'd found over the years. Features that help inclusion to the list: No-cost, open source, useful, resourse-light, good UI, and most importantly, me liking it.
I have a local mirror of the open source programs here.

Program	Description	Open source?	Win only?*	Version	Beta	Download site
7-zip	File archiver	yes	no	4.57		7-Zip
Adaware	Adware remover	no	yes	7.0.2.3		Ad-Aware by Lavasoft - Antivirus software, free spyware removal, firewall
allSnap	Window aligner	no	yes	1.30	1.32	Welcome
Audacity	Audio editor	yes	no	1.2.6	1.3.3	SourceForge.net: Open Source Software
AVG	Anti-virus Grisoft	no	yes	7.5.503		AVG Antivirus and Security Software - Real-time protection against viruses, spyware and malicious websites
Blender	3D Content Creation	yes	no	2.45		blender.org - Home
CAL	Pop-up Program Launcher	no	yes	0.230		Sentax Solutions » Home
CCleaner	Temp folder/registry cleaner	no	yes	2.02.527		FileHippo.com - Download Free Software
DC++	Direct-connect hub client	yes	no	0.699	0.703	SourceForge.net: Open Source Software
Ext2 File System Driver	Ext2/3 read/write driver for windows	yes	yes	0.35		SourceForge.net: Open Source Software
Foldersize	Explorer "Size" column replacement	yes	yes	2.4		SourceForge.net: Open Source Software
Foxit	PDF viewer	no	yes	2.2		Foxit Software - Best PDF Reader
I8kfan	Dell laptop fan manager	no	yes	3.1		Willkommen bei DIEFER.DE
Infrarecorder	CD/ISO burner	yes	yes	0.44.1		SourceForge.net: Open Source Software
Irfanview	Image viewer/batch converter	no	yes	4.10		Free Software and Shareware Downloads - Tucows
Irfanview plugins		no	yes	4.10		Free Software and Shareware Downloads - Tucows
Launchy	Pop-up program launcher	yes	yes	2.00		Launchy: The Open Source Keystroke Launcher
MusikCube	Music player	sort of	yes	1.0		musikCube. Don't be square.
Mozilla Firefox	Web browser	yes	no	2.0.0.11	3	Mozilla | Firefox web browser & Thunderbird email client
Mozilla Thunderbird	Email client	yes	no	2.0.0.9		Mozilla | Firefox web browser & Thunderbird email client
Notepad++	Feature-filled text editor	yes	yes	4.5		SourceForge.net: Open Source Software
Offline Updater	Downloads XP security updates to CD	yes	yes	4.71		heise-security.co.uk
OpenOffice.org	Office suite	yes	no	2.3.1		OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite
Opera	Web browser	no	no	9.25	9.5	Opera Browser | Faster & safer Internet | Free Download
Paint.NET	Feature-filled image editor	yes	yes	3.22		Paint.NET - Free Software for Digital Photo Editing
Picasa	Photo album and camera manager	no	no	2.7		Google
Pidgin	Multi-protocol chat client	yes	no	2.3.1		SourceForge.net: Open Source Software
Secunia PSI	Software update notifier	no	yes		0.9.0.0	Secunia.com
PuTTY Tray	SSH client, improves on PuTTY	yes	yes	0.60		XS4ALL internet: internetprovider voor toegang en hosting
Spybot Search & Destroy	Adware remover	no	yes	1.5		The home of Spybot-S&D!
Supercopier	Explorer move and copy replacement	yes	yes		2 Beta 1.9	sfxteam.org
Sygate Personal Firewall	Firewall	no	yes	5.6		Free Software and Shareware Downloads - Tucows
Synergy	Use one KB+M on multiple OSes/monitors	yes	no	1.3.1		SourceForge.net: Open Source Software
Taskbar Shuffle	Move programs on the taskbar	no	yes	2.2		Webs.com - Free website, free hosting, free webpage - Make a web site with photo albums, blogs, videos, forums and more!
UnknownDevices	Shows what driverless devices are	no	yes	1.2	1.4.20	Halfdone Development
uTorrent	Torrent client	no	yes	1.7.5		µTorrent - The Lightweight and Efficient BitTorrent Client
Virtual CD Control Panel	Mount ISO images	no	yes	2.1		Microsoft Download Center
VisualWget	Download manager	yes	yes	2.0b4r3		SourceForge.net: Open Source Software
VLC	Video player that can play nearly anything	yes	no	0.8.6d		VideoLAN - Free and Open Source software and video streaming solutions for every OS!
Wallpaper Master	Cycles wallpapers	no	yes	2.16		James's Homepage and Freeware Downloads
WinSCP	FTP/SCP client	yes	yes	4.0.6		WinSCP :: Free SFTP and FTP client for Windows
XPize	Updates old Windows images/icons/animations	no	yes	4.7		News & About xpize - xpize

*Many of these programs could be run through wine, or if its source is released, possibly compiled for other systems.



List of free awesome programs for Windows - WikiPaul - Paul Swanson's wiki

[bettywang]

How to convert Video to SWF





The following will show you a step by step guide to accomplish your conversion task for SWF and other audio files.


Install and launch SWF Converter



STEP 1: Add File
Click "Add File" button on the toolbar or "File > Add File" to load files.

STEP 2: Choose output format
Choose the file, click "Profile" drop-down button to choose the formats you need, then click "Browse" button to choose destination folder for saving output files.

Step 3: Convert
After choosing the format, you only need to click "start" button on the toolbar to complete the task.
Ok, the above is the easiest operation for your conversion with SWF Converter.

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Thanks Dirty.

[Dirty]

Here is the Best Security Suite on the market....and it is FREE

Download Comodo Internet Security – Free Version


Comodo Internet Security – Free Version

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  64 MB RAM / 70 MB hard disk space
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  64 MB RAM / 105 MB hard disk space