Hier ist eine Liste von kostenlosen Programmen, die ich über die Jahre hinweg gesammelt habe. Dieser Post ist mehr als Referenz für mich gedacht, als alles andere, aber vielleicht hilft sie ja jemandem.
Ich nehme gerne weitere Software hier auf.
| Software Name | Download URL | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUDIO | |||
| Audio converter | |||
| LAME | http://lame.sourceforge.net/download.php | Free | Codec for MP3 de/encoding |
| CDex | http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/?q=download | Tool to rip music CDs to harddisk | |
| ExactAudioCopy | http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ | Tool to rip music CDs to harddisk | |
| GermaniX Transcoder | http://germanixsoft.de/germanix-transcoder/ | Universal transcoder | |
| DJ Software | |||
| Mixxx | http://www.mixxx.org/ | Very advanced DJ set software | |
| Pacemaker Editor | http://www.pacemaker.net/Products/Editor/ | Mix software and library | |
| Zulu Freeware | http://www.nch.com.au/dj/index.html | Free version with reduced functionality (non-commercial) | |
| Audio editors | |||
| Audacity | http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ | Best open source audio editor | |
| Free Audio Editor | http://free-audio-editor.com/ | Windows 7 style audio editor | |
| Audio management | |||
| MP3 Gain | http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/download.php | Set the normalized level for MP3 files | |
| MP3val | http://mp3val.sourceforge.net/download.shtml | Check audio files for consistency | |
| AudioShell | http://www.softpointer.com/AudioShell.htm | Very nicely integrated ID3 Tag editor for Windows Explorer (XP only?) | |
| ID3-TagIT | http://id3-tagit.pluemper.name/ | Very good ID3 Tag editor | |
| MP3Tag | http://www.mp3tag.de/en/download.html | Good ID3 Tag editor | |
| MusicBrainz Picard | http://musicbrainz.org/doc/PicardDownload | Community driven music tagger with fingerprinting and search! | |
| Audio player | |||
| AIMP | http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=download | Winamp-like audio player | |
| MusicBee | http://getmusicbee.com/download.html | iTunes replacement - VERY good | |
| MusicCube | http://www.musikcube.com | iTunes clone - very lightweight | |
| Jaangle | http://www.jaangle.com/ | iTunes clone - with "guess the artist" games, etc. | |
| DoubleTwist | http://www.doubletwist.com/ | "iTunes for Android" | |
| BROWSER | |||
| Tor | http://www.torproject.org/ | Anonymity online! | |
| Chrome | http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/landing_chrome.html | Best browser, by google | |
| Chromium | http://build.chromium.org/f/chromium/snapshots/ | Free and open-source base for the chrome browser | |
| BURNING | |||
| CD Burner XP | http://www.cdburnerxp.se/en/download | Very nice burning software | |
| InfraRecorder | http://infrarecorder.org/?page_id=5 | Also good burning proggie | |
| ImgBurn | http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download | Specifically for images | |
| DVD RIPPING | |||
| AutoGK | http://www.autogk.me.uk/modules.php?name=Downloads | DivX/XdiV Backup of DVDs | |
| DVD43 | http://www.dvd43.com/ | Free DVD decrypter (AnyDVD clone) | |
| FreeDVDdecrypter | http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/products/dvd/Free-DVD-Decrypter.htm | Self explanatory | |
| DVDflick | http://www.dvdflick.net/download.php | Free DVD authoring | |
| DVD Identifier | http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/ | Identify DVD manufacturer and discover other information | |
| DVD shrink | http://www.dvdshrink.org/what_en.php | Compress DVDs (double layer -> single layer) or remove unneeded content | |
| RipIt4Me | http://www.videohelp.com/tools/RipIt4Me | Script to help with the ripping of DVDs | |
| DVDstyler | http://www.dvdstyler.de/en/ | Free DVD authoring | |
| IfoEdit | http://www.ifoedit.com/ | Modify Ifo Files | |
| PgcEdit | http://download.videohelp.com/r0lZ/pgcedit/index.html | Edit Menus and other DVD content | |
| FixVTS | http://www.videohelp.com/tools/FixVTS | Modify DVDs for the use with other DVD programs | |
| Vobblanker | http://download.videohelp.com/jsoto/vobblanker.htm | Edit DVD contents | |
| EBOOKS | |||
| Calibre | http://calibre-ebook.com/ | All in one solution for ebooks | |
| EDITORS | |||
| LockNote | http://www.steganos.com/us/products/for-free/locknote/overview/ | Secure encrypted text files | |
| Notepad++ | http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ | Free and Open Source Editor - recommended | |
| Metapad | http://liquidninja.com/metapad/ | Small Notepad replacement | |
| Notepad2 | http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html | Another Notepad replacement | |
| FILE SHARING AND DOWNLOAD MANAGER | |||
| µTorrent | http://www.utorrent.com/ | Tiny and fast bittorrent client | |
| JDownloader | http://jdownloader.org/download/index | All you can get download manager | |
| FlashGet | http://www.flashget.com/en/download.htm | Free download manager | |
| FTP CLIENTS | |||
| NcFTP | http://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/ | Small tools for FTP management | |
| FileZilla | http://filezilla-project.org/ | Best free FTP client | |
| Cyberduck | http://cyberduck.ch/ | Universal File Transfer client | |
| DropUpload | http://www.rankspirit.com/downloadduleng.php | Upload files via drag and drop | |
| GRAPHICS | |||
| Miscellaneous graphic tools | |||
| AscgenDOTnet | http://ascgendotnet.jmsoftware.co.uk/download | Image to ASCII Art converter | |
| ColorPic | http://www.iconico.com/colorpic/ | Windows colorpicker | |
| Passbild Generator | http://www.passbild-generator.de/ | ID pictures from images | |
| Picturenaut | http://www.picturenaut.de/ | HDRI editor | |
| Rasterbator | http://arje.net/rasterbator | Poster from images | |
| Eyedestructor | http://download.chip.eu/de/Eyedestructor-1.5_595523.html | Create Stereogrmms (Original download unavailable) | |
| StereoMaker | http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/index.html | Create Stereograms | |
| DAVID | http://www.david-laserscanner.com/?section=Downloads | Create 3D models | |
| Gmask | http://homepage3.nifty.com/furumizo/gmaskd_e.htm | Image masking tool | |
| Image editors | |||
| PhotoFiltre | http://photofiltre.free.fr/frames_en.htm | Image editor | |
| Artweaver | http://www.artweaver.de/download-en/ | Freeware for basic image editing | |
| PaintDOTnet | http://www.getpaint.net/ | Windows Paint "successor" | |
| GIMP | http://www.gimp.org/downloads/ | The Gimp - multiplatform image editor | |
| Elements+ | http://simplephotoshop.com/elementsplus/index.htm | ATTENTION: NO FREEWARE but a nice addition to the low-cost brother of photoshop | |
| PhotoLine | http://www.pl32.de/pages/down.php | ATTENTION: NO FREEWARE but a nice image editor | |
| Serif PhotoPlus Starter | http://www.serif.com/free-photo-editing-software/php-se.asp | Basic image editing for free | |
| Fotografix | http://lmadhavan.com/software/fotografix/ | Image editor | |
| Hornil StylePix | http://hornil.com/en/downloads/stylepix/ | Image editor | |
| Exif Management | |||
| GeoSetter | http://www.geosetter.de/en/download/ | Set geo-location for images | |
| iTag | http://www.itagsoftware.com/ | Tag images and videos | |
| PhotoME | http://www.photome.de/ | Image Metatag editor | |
| Amok Exif Sorter | http://www.amok.am/en/freeware/amok_exif_sorter/download/ | Sort images by metadata | |
| ExifTool | http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ | Command-line Exif tool | |
| Pro Photo Tools | http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=184075d2-40b5-4172-88ae-878f81896d4d&displaylang=en | Microsoft Pro Photo Tools for editing metadata | |
| JPEG & PNG Stripper | http://www.steelbytes.com/?mid=30 | Remove Exif Data from JPEG and PNG files | |
| Icon & Cursor Editor | |||
| IcoFX | http://icofx.ro/downloads.html | Icon editor | |
| AniTuner | http://www.gdgsoft.com/download/anituner.aspx | Mousecursor editor | |
| Photo Morphing | |||
| FotoMorph | http://www.diphso.no/FotoMorph.html | Free photo morph | |
| Popims Animator | http://meesoft.logicnet.dk/PopimsAnimator/ | Photo morphing | |
| WinMorph | http://www.debugmode.com/winmorph/ | Very useful and advanced morphing software | |
| Mosaic software | |||
| Andrea Mosaic | http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/download/ | Free usage but needs referencing | |
| MosaicDOTnet | http://sourceforge.net/projects/mosaicdotnet/ | Development stopped? | |
| FotoMosaikEdda | http://sixdots.de/mosaik/en/download.php | Freeware | |
| Stitching | |||
| Hugin | http://hugin.sourceforge.net/download/ | OpenSource panorama stitcher | |
| Microsoft ICE Image Composing Editor | http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/ivm/ICE/ | Advanced Panorama Stitcher | |
| PanoTools | http://panotools.sourceforge.net/ | Toolbox for Panorama creation | |
| Vector graphics | |||
| Inkscape | http://inkscape.org/download/?lang=en | Free vector based editor | |
| Google SketchUp | http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/index.html | Free 3D modeling | |
| Blender | http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/ | 3D model creation | |
| ArtOfIllusion | http://www.artofillusion.org/downloads | 3D editor | |
| Image viewer/management/sorting | |||
| ImageSorter | http://www.pixolution.de/sites/ImageSorter_en.html | Sort images by color | |
| Imagine | http://open-imagine.sourceforge.net/?q=node/5 | Picture viewer with editing capabilities | |
| Picasa | http://picasa.google.com/ | Image management suite by google | |
| Pictomio | http://www.pictomio.com/Download/Default.aspx | Photomanagement | |
| Viewer2 | http://kometbomb.net/projects/viewer2/ | Organize photos (development stopped?) | |
| XnView | http://www.xnview.com/en/download.html | Image viewer and editor | |
| Irfanview | http://www.irfanview.com/ | Image viewer and editor | |
| EZThumb | http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/ | Easily create thumbnails the quick way | |
| SmillaEnlarger | http://imageenlarger.sourceforge.net/ | Advanced image enlargement | |
| Plugins | |||
| PhotoTools | http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/phototools-free/ | Adobe Photoshop plugins | |
| RAW converters | |||
| RAWtherapee | http://www.rawtherapee.com/?mitem=3 | RAW picture editor | |
| Adobe DNG converter | http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/ | Convert RAW pictures to DNG (Digital negative) | |
| HARDDISK UTILITIES | |||
| Defragment | |||
| Defraggler | http://www.piriform.com/defraggler | Free defragging | |
| DiskDefrag | http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/download/ | Free defrag program | |
| Erase | |||
| Eraser | http://eraser.heidi.ie/download.php | Very good secure eraser | |
| HDD Erase | http://cmrr.ucsd.edu/people/Hughes/SecureErase.shtml | Secure HDD erasing | |
| Partitioning | |||
| Easeus Partition Manager | http://www.partition-tool.com/download.htm | Free tool for basic partitioning | |
| Miscellaneous harddisk tools | |||
| Linux Reader | http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/ | Reads Linux file systems under windows | |
| Map Drive | http://www.diskinternals.com/download/ | Access Linux disks by drive letter | |
| MBRtool | http://www.diydatarecovery.nl/mbrtool.htm | Manipulate harddisk MBR via bootdisk | |
| IMAGE TOOLS | |||
| CD/DVD | |||
| CDmage | http://www.videohelp.com/tools/CDMage | Extract all kinds of image files | |
| DeamonTools Lite | http://www.disc-tools.com/download/daemon | Virtual Drive emulation | |
| GHO Explorer | ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/ghost/utilities/GHO_Explorer.exe | Explorer for Norton GHO files | |
| IsoPuzzle | http://www.videohelp.com/tools/IsoPuzzle | Read scratched CD/DVD | |
| Floppy | |||
| RawWrite | http://www.chrysocome.net/rawwrite | Tools for writing Floppy Images | |
| Vfd Virtual Floppy Drive | http://vfd.sourceforge.net/ | Write and read to and from floppy images | |
| Fdrawcmd | http://simonowen.com/fdrawcmd/ | Manipulate floppy disks | |
| INSTANT MESSAGING | |||
| Messenger | |||
| Digsby | http://www.digsby.com/ | Very good multimessenger | |
| Nimbuzz | http://www.nimbuzz.com/en/pc/ | Multimessenger with video and audio chat | |
| Miranda IM | http://www.miranda-im.org/ | Open free and extendable messenger | |
| Skype | http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/other-downloads/ | Messenger with video and audio chat | |
| KVIrc | http://www.kvirc.net/ | Free IRC client | |
| Smuxi | http://www.smuxi.org/main/ | cross-platform IRC client | |
| ICQ tools | |||
| ICQ Tools | http://www.murb.com/index.php?page_id=450 | Various tools to check, modify, convert the ICQ software | |
| ICQ Banner remover | http://www.murb.com/index.php?page_id=385 | Removes advertisement from ICQ client | |
| NETWORK TOOLS | |||
| Analyze | |||
| Wireshark | http://www.wireshark.org/download.html | Network protocol analyzer | |
| Ettercap | http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/ | Network protocol logger | |
| Nmap | http://nmap.org/download.html | Network analyzer | |
| LanTopolog | http://www.lantopolog.com/download.html | Display the structure of a LAN | |
| Merx Network Scanner | http://www.imerx.net/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=17&lang=en | Display Network information | |
| 3D Tracerouter | http://www.d3tr.com/download.html | Traceroute visualizer with 3D display | |
| The Dude | http://www.mikrotik.com/thedude.php | Network management and display | |
| Advanced Remote Info | http://masterbootrecord.de/docs/advancedremoteinfo.php#Download | Remotely gather PC information | |
| NetSpeed Monitor | http://www.floriangilles.de/software/netspeedmonitor/download/ | Display transmission rates | |
| NetView | http://www.killprog.com/ | Topology viewer | |
| VPN clients | |||
| ShrewVPN | http://www.shrew.net/download | VPN client | |
| EvilClient | http://newgre.net/evilclient | Replacement GUI for Cisco Client (needs Cisco background service) | |
| WLAN | |||
| Netstumbler | http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/ | Find WLAN networks | |
| inSSIDer | http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/ | WLAN finder | |
| Aircrack | http://www.aircrack-ng.org/ | WLAN key decrypter | |
| Router | |||
| Routercontrol | http://www.routercontrol.de/ | Control your router | |
| OFFICE | |||
| Mindmaps | |||
| FreeMind | http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Download | free mind mapping | |
| InfoRapid Knowledge Map | http://www.inforapid.de/html/kmdownload.htm | Freeware | |
| Mindraider | http://mindraider.sourceforge.net/ | Free professional software for information organization | |
| Information Management | |||
| Essential PIM | http://www.essentialpim.com/?r=download | Personal information manager | |
| Knowledge Workshop | http://www.kworkshop.com/downloads/software.shtm | Information management | |
| LexiCan | http://www.lexican.de/Download.aspx | Very good information organizer | |
| MemoMaster | http://www.jbsoftware.de/memomaster/download.htm | Information manager | |
| Scribble Papers | http://www.scribblepapers.de.vu/ | Note tracking app | |
| 10 Finger System | |||
| Zehn-Finger-Test | http://www.10-finger-test.de/1031/test/download.html | Learn machine writing | |
| Word processor | |||
| AbiWord | http://www.abisource.com/download/ | Word processor with many features | |
| Presentation | |||
| FoilPresenter | http://www.foilpresenter.de/foilpresenter-herunterladen.html | Present song texts or other files to a large audiences | |
| Impressive (KeyJNote) | http://impressive.sourceforge.net/ | Convert PDF files to presentations | |
| Pointofix | http://www.pointofix.de/download.php | Virtual text marker and annotation tool | |
| Calculations | |||
| Converber | http://www.xyntec.com/converber.htm | Convert units | |
| Karen's Calculator | http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptcalc.asp | High precision calc | |
| GraphCalc | http://www.graphcalc.com/download.shtml | Advanced graphical calculator | |
| Balancing | |||
| MyMicroBalance | http://www.mymicrobalance.com/index.php/Download-Haushaltsbuch.html | Household balancing for free | |
| Genealogy | |||
| Ahnenblatt | http://www.ahnenblatt.de/abdownl.htm | Freeware for genealogy sheet creation | |
| MS Office Tools | |||
| Remove Hidden Data | http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=144E54ED-D43E-42CA-BC7B-5446D34E5360&displaylang=en | Removes hidden data from 2003 or XP document versions | |
| RibbonCustomizer | http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer/starter.php | Customize the Ribbon in Office 2007 | |
| UBitMenu | http://www.ubit.ch/software/ubitmenu-office2007/ | Classic office menu for Office 2007 (ribbon) | |
| Office Compatibility Pack | http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en | Open new versions of Office documents with older Office versions (2003, XP) | |
| PowerPoint Plex | http://www.officelabs.com/projects/pptPlex/Pages/default.aspx | Display Presentations as one large desktop like surface | |
| OLK Finder | http://leelusoft.blogspot.com/2009/06/olk-finder-20.html | Tries to recover accidentally deleted files from Outlook | |
| PACKER (ARCHIVING) | |||
| 7-zip | http://www.7-zip.org/ | Universal Archiver | |
| IZarc | http://www.izarc.org/download.html | Another packer | |
| ZIP Repair | http://www.diskinternals.com/download/ | Repairs broken ZIP files | |
| Foxit Reader | http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/addons.php | Alternative PDF reader | |
| Cool PDF Reader | http://www.pdf2exe.com/reader.html | Lightweight PDF Reader | |
| PDF creator | http://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator | Create PDF files through printing | |
| Bullzip PDF Printer | http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php | Create PDF files | |
| PDF Unlocker | http://jayaprakashkv.blogspot.com/2008/06/download-free-pdf-unlocker.html | Removes certain PDF restrictions | |
| PDF Crack | http://pdfcrack.sourceforge.net/ | Password Removal for PDF files | |
| DATA RECOVERY | |||
| Digital Image Recovery | http://housing19.berlin3.powerweb.de/fotoforum/index.php?topic=2690.0 | Restores Photos from Flash Cards | |
| Pandora Recovery | http://www.pandorarecovery.com/download/ | Restores data | |
| PC Inspector File & Smart Recovery | http://www.pcinspector.de/ | Different Tools for the recovery of data | |
| Recuva | http://www.piriform.com/recuva | File restoration | |
| Restoration | http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html | Restorer | |
| TestDisk | http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk | Multiplatform Restore Utility | |
| Undelete+ | http://undeleteplus.com/ | Undelete your files | |
| Flash Drive Tester | http://www.vconsole.com/client/?page=page&id=13 | Tests USB Drives | |
| REMOTE ACCESS | |||
| FreeSSHd | http://www.freesshd.com/ | Free SSH client | |
| KpyM Telnet/SSH Server | http://www.kpym.com/2/kpym/index.htm | Telnet and SSH Server for Windows | |
| WinSCP | http://winscp.net/eng/index.php | SFTP, FTP and SCP client for windows | |
| Putty | http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html | Telnet, SSH, SCP, SFTP client | |
| Synergy | http://synergy-foss.org/ | Share mouse and keyboard on different computers | |
| Win2VNC | http://fredrik.hubbe.net/win2vnc.html | Share mouse and keyboard on two different PCs | |
| TightVNC | http://www.tightvnc.com/ | VNC server/client | |
| UltraVNC | http://www.uvnc.com/download/index.html | VNC server/client | |
| WinLIRC | http://winlirc.sourceforge.net/ | LIRC client (IR Remote) for Windows | |
| ZeroRemote | http://xrowcc.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/318/ | Remote Desktop application | |
| InputDirector | http://www.inputdirector.com/downloads.html | Manage multiple computers from remote | |
| iTALC | http://italc.sourceforge.net/download.php | Remote tool developed for education and teaching | |
| TeamViewer | http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx | Multiplatform remote desktop application recommended | |
| ChrisControl | http://code.google.com/p/chriscontrol/ | Tools for helping connect to remote servers | |
| SCIENCE | |||
| Image Processing | |||
| ImLab | http://imlab.sourceforge.net/ | Scientific Image processing | |
| ImageJ | http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/ | Java image analysis and creation tool | |
| VirtualLab | http://virtual.itg.uiuc.edu/ | Microscope training and analysis | |
| TinyQuant | http://www.uhnresearch.ca/labs/iscove/homebrew.html | Mini Tool for gel image analysis (biochemistry, biology) | |
| Molbio MB DNA analysis | http://www.molbiosoft.de/html/downloads.htm | Free DNA analysis software | |
| ChemSketch | http://www.acdlabs.com/resources/freeware/chemsketch/ | Molekule drawing suite | |
| MDL Chime | http://www.umass.edu/microbio/chime/getchime.htm | Display 3d molecule (being phased out in favor of Jmol) | |
| Jmol | http://jmol.sourceforge.net/ | Open-Source 3d molecule viewer | |
| Symyx / ISIS Draw | http://www.symyx.com/downloads/ | Free molecule sketching | |
| PyMol | http://www.pymol.org/ | Open-Source molecule display - recommended | |
| Chemistry Add-In for Word | http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/chem4word/ | Helps drawing molecules in word files | |
| Cn3D | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml | Browser add-in that displays molecule files | |
| -Life32 | http://psoup.math.wisc.edu/Life32.html | Advanced Conways Game of Life simulator | |
| Appomatox | http://www.wintotal.de/softwarearchiv/index.php?rb=1060&id=1367 | Math tool for college students | |
| Deadline | http://deadline.3x.ro/download.html | Free equation solver with graphical support | |
| HEXelon MAX 6 | http://www.hexelon.com/kalkulator/index_en.php | Very good calculator | |
| MathTrax | http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/mathtrax/homepage.htm | Middle and high school math tool | |
| cad | |||
| qCAD | http://www.ribbonsoft.com/qcad_downloads.html | multi-platform CAD software (Community edition is free) | |
| planetarium | |||
| Das Planetarium | http://www.astroexcel.de/softwarevb.htm | Freeware planetarium software | |
| Stellarium | http://www.stellarium.org | Best free planetarium software | |
| medical images | |||
| neuroinspire lite | http://resources.renishaw.com/en/details/neuroinspire%E2%84%A2lite(14610) | MRT data display tool | |
| 3dview | http://www.rmrsystems.co.uk/volume_rendering.htm | Free medical image viewer | |
| sound | |||
| TTTon | http://delphi.zsg-rottenburg.de/musik_a.html | Sound wave simulator | |
| Vspectrum | http://www.sprut.de/electronic/soft/vspec.htm | Determine speed of bypassing engines by their sound | |
| Burninwave | http://www.burninwave.com/generator_dl.htm | White and pink noise generator for audio equipment burn-in | |
| SECURITY | |||
| Gmer | http://www.gmer.net/ | Rootkit detection and removal | |
| PAVARK | http://research.pandasecurity.com/ | Panda anti-rootkit | |
| RootkitRevealer | http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897445 | Finds rootkits unter windows xp | |
| adware, spyware, malware | |||
| HijackThis | http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ | spyware, malware, rootkit detection | |
| Ad-Aware | http://www.lavasoft.com/software/adaware/ | Anti virus and anti-spyware | |
| Spybot S&D Search and Destroy | http://www.safer-networking.org/de/home/index.html | Anti-malware, anti-spyware | |
| ThreatFire | http://www.threatfire.com/download/ | Free version with anti-malware protection | |
| antivirus | |||
| AVAST | http://www.avast.com/en-eu/free-antivirus-download | Free antivirus | |
| Avira AntiVir | http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus | Free anti-virus | |
| ClamWin | http://www.clamwin.com/ | Open-Source antivirus | |
| Microsoft Security Essentials | http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx | Free from Microsoft | |
| firewall | |||
| Windows 7 Firewall control | http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html | Controls the internal firewall of Vista, XP and Win 7 - very lightweight | |
| Comodo Firewall | http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/firewall.php | Free firewall application | |
| BACKUP AND SYNCRONIZE | |||
| Toucan | http://portableapps.com/de/apps/utilities/toucan | Free portable sync tool | |
| DirSync | http://www.trinium.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53:dirsync&catid=35:software&Itemid=61 | Good and customizable sync tool | |
| SyncMe | http://www.wecode.biz/search/label/SyncMe | Syncs your files | |
| TWEAK AND OPTIMIZE | |||
| Don't Sleep | http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/DontSleep | Prevent Sleep/Hibernation/Shutdown | |
| CCleaner | http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner | Cleans your temp files and unused data | |
| CCEnhancer | http://thewebatom.net/software/ccenhancer/ | Adds more functionality to CCleaner | |
| SystemNinja | http://thewebatom.net/software/system-ninja/ | Cleans your system of clutter | |
| ClearProg | http://www.clearprog.de/downloads.php | Cleans browser history and other traces | |
| Revo Uninstaller | http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html | Removes software more thouroughly | |
| Windows 7 Little Tweaker | http://leelusoft.blogspot.com/2010/03/windows-7-little-tweaker-version-12.html | Tweaks for Windows 7 | |
| 7GMode | http://leelusoft.blogspot.com/2010/06/7gmode.html | Activates GodMode in Windows 7 | |
| XPY | http://code.google.com/p/xpy/ | Windows XP tool for tweaking hidden settings | |
| XP-Antispy | http://www.xp-antispy.org/index.php/en/download?func=sellang&iso=en | Disables windows xps phone-home functions (also win 7 compatible) | |
| TweakMe | http://www.wecode.biz/p/tweak-me.html | Tuning software for XP, Vista and Win7 | |
| GameXP | http://www.theorica.net/gamexp.htm | Optimizes your Windows XP for gaming | |
| Glary Utilities | http://www.glarysoft.com/products/utilities/glary-utilities/download/ | Award winning (tuneup like) utilities for xp, vista,7 | |
| SEconfig XP | http://seconfig.sytes.net/ | Security configuration for Windows XP | |
| CTFMon remover | http://www.gerhard-schlager.at/de/projects/ctfmonremover/ | Removes the ctfmon.exe | |
| DefaultMail | http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm | Set the default email software under windows xp | |
| XPsyspad | http://xtort.net/freeware/xtort-software/xpsyspad/ | Advanced control panel with access to "hidden" tools (windows xp) | |
| Autoruns | http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902 | See what software starts at system launch | |
| VIDEO | |||
| CamStudio | http://camstudio.org/ | Free Desktop recording | |
| WinAVI video capture | http://video-capture.winavi.com/ | Record from video sources | |
| CaptureFlux | http://paul.glagla.free.fr/captureflux_en.htm | Video stream recording | |
| streams | |||
| ASFRecorder | http://asfrecorder.chat.ru/ | Capture ASF streams | |
| FLVstreamer | http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/flvstreamer | Open-Source FLV RTMP streamer | |
| StreamBox VCR | http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/StreamboxVCR-Suite-2-free-capture-Real-Media-Real-Video-Real-Audio-Windows-Media-QT-stream.htm | Record all kinds of video streams | |
| SDP Downloader | http://sdp.ppona.com/ | Download MMS MMST MMSU streams | |
| video databases | |||
| DiscLib | http://www.lyrasoftware.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid=64&lang=en | Disc management | |
| MBase2 | http://www.quadware.com/ | Very good Movie Management (Beta version is free) | |
| MovieOrganizer | http://www.movieorganizer.com/download.asp | Move database | |
| television | |||
| MediathekView | http://zdfmediathk.sourceforge.net/index.html | Manager for german television archives | |
| OnlineTVRecorder | http://www.onlinetvrecorder.com/index.php?aktion=help_decoder | Decoder software for .otrkey files | |
| TV-Browser | http://www.tvbrowser.org/ | Free tv guide software | |
| Free Guide TV | http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/Main/HomePage | Multiplatform Tv guide | |
| SopCast | http://www.sopcast.org/ | Receive TV program over internet | |
| editing | |||
| VirtualDub | http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/ | Movie cutting, joining, demuxing | |
| VideoSpin | http://www.videospin.com | Pinnacles free video editing software | |
| subtitles | |||
| SubtitleWorkshop | http://www.urusoft.net/downloads.php?lang=1 | Create and edit Subtitles | |
| encoding | |||
| Nandub | http://ndub.sourceforge.net/ | DivX encoder | |
| Handbrake | http://handbrake.fr/ | Multiplatform encoder | |
| MP4box | http://gpac.wp.institut-telecom.fr/mp4box/ | edit, encode, decode mp4 files | |
| YAMB | http://yamb.unite-video.com/download.html | Yet another MP4Box UI | |
| SUPER | http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html | Multi-encoder | |
| MakeMKV | http://makemkv.com/ | Create Matroska files from DVD and Blu-Rays | |
| FormatFactory | http://www.formatoz.com/ | Multi-encoder | |
| TMPGEnc | http://www.tmpgenc.net/en/download.html | Not free but 30 day trial version | |
| DivFix | http://divfix.maxeline.com/divfix.html | Rebuilds DivX index | |
| metatags | |||
| GSpot | http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ | Media information reader | |
| MediaInfo | http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/de | Shows information about video files | |
| AtomicParsley | http://atomicparsley.sourceforge.net/ | Read and write video metadata | |
| MetaX Windows | http://www.danhinsley.com/metax/metax.html | MP4 movie tagger for windows | |
| playback | |||
| GOMplayer | http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html | nice video player | |
| VideoLAN | http://www.videolan.org/ | The best multiplatform video player | |
| MPlayer Control | http://mplayerc.sourceforge.net/ | GUI for MPlayer | |
| Miro | http://www.getmiro.com/ | Open-source video player | |
| webcam | |||
| LuxAndBlink | http://www.luxand.com/blink/index3.php | Log into windows with webcam | |
| CamAlert | http://www.malzeiten.de/coderonline/Projekte/CamAlert/download.html | Webcam surveillance | |
| Fwink | http://www.lundie.ca/fwink/download | Opensource Webcam software | |
| AbelCam | http://www.abelcam.com/en/download | Free webcam software | |
| AvaCam | http://users.belgacom.net/rgs/avacam.htm | All the features you need | |
| CamSaver | http://catfood.net/products/camsaver/ | Your webcam image as a screensaver | |
| DoCaWa | http://www.schafranek.com/docawa/ | Very nice piece of webcam software | |
| Free Internet Cam | http://www.f2ko.de/programs.php?lang=de&pid=fic | Own Webcam server | |
| MJPEG Surveillance | http://www.12oclocker.com/soft/mjpeg.htm | Successor of SecureCam | |
| Secure Cam | http://www.12oclocker.com/soft/securecam.htm | Simple Webcam utility | |
| Senriska | http://sourceforge.net/projects/senriska/ | Nice webcam software | |
| VB-Webcam | http://www.astroexcel.de/webcam.htm | ||
| Webcam2000 | http://www.webcam2000.info/ | Free webcam software with upload etc. | |
| Yawcam | http://www.yawcam.com/ | Yet another webcam software | |
| WebCamMonitor | http://www.chip.de/downloads/WebCamMonitor_14235217.html | Intrusion detection | |
| Webcam Diagnostic | http://noeld.com/updates.asp | Webcam not working? Try this | |
| WEBDESIGN | |||
| HTTrack | http://www.httrack.com/ | Website copier | |
| AIDeX Webserver | http://www.aidex.de/software/webserver/ | Mini-Webserver | |
| Mongoose | http://code.google.com/p/mongoose/ | Simple webserver | |
| NAN-Webserver | http://www.netzanwendungen.de/nan_webserver.php | Small webserver | |
| Server2Go | http://www.server2go-web.de/features/features.html | Apache, MySQL, PHP all bundled and ready to go | |
| KompoZer | http://kompozer.net/ | WYSIWYG Webeditor (Frontpage replacement) | |
| Wikiserver | http://www.wikiserver.de/wiki/Hauptseite | Simple server specially designed for wiki like applications | |
| HFS | http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/ | HTTP File Server - very useful | |
| XAMPP | http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html | Webserver package, MySQL, PHP, Apache bundled | |
| jAlbum | http://jalbum.net/ | Create webalbums the easy way | |
| CUSTOMIZE | |||
| eXtraButtons | http://www.xtrabuttons.com/ | Additional buttons in the windows bar for transparent windows etc. | |
| HTCHome | http://www.htchome.org/en/ | HTC style Weather and Clock widgets for windows (also metro style available) | |
| Gmail Backup | http://www.gmail-backup.com/ | Backup your Gmail Account, just in case | |
| AUTOMATION AND HELPERS | |||
| DONT | http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic59943.html | diable screensaver, etc. on the fly via systray | |
| Extended Clipboard 2 | http://oette.wordpress.com/extended-clipboard-2/ | Clipboard helper | |
| NOTEBOOK TOOLS | |||
| NetSetMan | http://www.netsetman.com/index.php?s=nsm | Change network settings on the fly | |
| White Noise Sleep System | http://sites.google.com/site/whitenoisesleepsystem/ | Plays chilling samples to help you sleep better | |
| Sweet Dreams | http://www.svenbader.de/software_download_sweet_dreams.htm | Timer for your audio volume | |
| JPEG Saver | http://www.goat1000.com/jpegsaver.php | Windows Screensaver that displays JPEG pictures | |
| CD-Bremse | http://www.cd-bremse.de/ | Set the speed of DVD/CD drives and reduce noise | |