Free Software


The following list of software is entirely free and safe to use. These programs enhance your computer experience whether it is instant messaging friends, archiving/extracting files to send or download, developing your website, or even keeping your system secure. These programs are recommended to use by former members of the Tech Support group, Moderators, and even Salmoneus himself. Many of these programs have paid counterparts, but the free versions do offer what they are listed under. This list gets updated about once a month.

Due to the removal of the Tech Support group, I am the sole maintainer of this thread. If you have a free product that you would like to recommend, please Private Message me and I will review it.

A new setup for this list is on the way.

Table of Contents

Common Programs
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 - Information, Download
Adobe Flash Player 10 - Information, Download
Adobe Shockwave Player 11 - Information, Download
Java RE 6.15 - Information, Download

Anti-virus
Recommended to only have 1 anti-virus program installed. They can conflict with each other and cause problems.
Avast 4.8 Home edition - Information, Download
AVG Free Anti-virus 8.5 - Information, Download, AVG Free Anti-virus 8.5 functions as both an anti-virus and anti-spyware client
Avira AntiVir Personal 9.0 - Information, Download

Online Anti-virus Scanners
Avast Online Scanner - Scanner
BitDefender Online Scanner - Scanner
Kasperky Online Scanner - Scanner
Panda Security ActiveScan 2.0 - Scanner
Trend Micro House Call - Scanner

Anti-spyware
Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition 8.0.7 Free - Information, Download
AVG Free Anti-virus 8.5 - Information, Download, AVG Free Anti-virus 8.5 functions as both and anti-virus and anti-spyware client
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.40 - Information, Download
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.2 - Information, Download
SpywareBlaster 4.2 - Information, Download
Super Antispyware Free 4.27 - Information, Direct Download

Anti-rootkit
Sophos Anti-Rootkit 1.3.1 - Information, Download, Registration required, but product and registration are free

Archive/Extraction
7-Zip 4.65 - Information, Direct Download
WinRAR 3.80 - Information, Download

Disc Burning
ImgBurn 2.5 - Information, Download
InfraRecorder 0.46.2 - Information, Download

Firewalls
Recommended to only have 1 firewall program installed. They can conflict with each other and cause problems.
Comodo Firewall 3.10 - Information, Download, Comodo Internet Security comes with anti-virus software, but it's not required to be installed. Not to be confused with Comodo Internet Security-Pro for free offer.
Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6 - Information, Direct Download
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall - Information, Direct Download

Graphic Development/Manipulation
Blender 2.49a - Information, Download
GIMP 2.6 - Information, Download
Inkscape 0.46 - Information, Download
IrfanView 4.25 - Information, Download
Microsoft GIF Animator - Information, Direct Download
Paint.NET 3.36 - Information, Download

Instant Messengers
AIM 6.9 - Information, Direct Download
Pidgin 2.5.8 - Information, Download
Trillian 3.1 - Information, Download
Windows Live Messenger 2009 - Information and Download
Yahoo Instant Messenger 9.0 - Information, Download

Internet Relay Chat clients
HydraIRC 0.3 - Information, Download
IceChat 7.63 - Information, Download

Media Players
iTunes 8.2.1 + QuickTime 7.6.2 - Information, Download
jetAudio 7.5.3 Basic - Information, Download
RealPlayer SP Free - Information, Direct Download
VideoLAN 1.0.1 - Information, Download
Winamp 5.56 - Information, Download
Windows Media Player 11 - Information, Download

Office Applications
Abiword 2.6.8 - Information, Download
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 - Information, Download
Foxit Reader 3.0 - Information, Download
Google Docs - Information - Online application
OpenOffice.Org 3.1.0 - Information, Download
PrimoPDF 4.1 - Information, Download

Software Development
Code::Blocks 8.02 - Information, Download
Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2 - Information, Direct Download
Eclipse - Information, Download
Notepad++ 5.4.5 - Information, Download
Visual Basic 2008 Express - Information, Download
Visual C++ 2008 Express - Information, Download
Visual C# 2008 Express- Information, Download

System Information
Core Temp 0.99.4 - Information, Direct Download This product's website was unavailable for updating, but I guessing it'll be back soon. -Aug 7.
CPU-Z 1.52 - Information, Direct Download
HDD Health 3.3 - Information, Download
Primitive File Size Chart 1.17 - Information, Download
Process Explorer 11.33 - Information, Direct Download

Start>Run>type dxdiag will also give you system information.

System Optimization
Autoruns 9.52 - Information, Direct Download
CCleaner 2.22 - Information, Download
Defraggler 1.12 - Information, Download
Hijackthis! 2.0.2 - Information, Download, Having this program remove the wrong applications and settings is detrimental to your system. I suggest you seek the advice of a former Tech Support member like Coltm4carbine or myself, or even find a non-Runescape community that deals specifically with HJT logs.
Notebook Hardware Control 2.0 - Information, Direct Download
Revo Uninstaller 1.83 - Information, Download
Startup Delayer 2.5 - Information, Direct Download

Web Browsers
Google Chrome - Information, Download
Internet Explorer 8 - Information, Download
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 - Information, Direct Download
Opera 10.00 - Information, Download

Firefox 3 Add-ons
ColorZilla 2.0.2 - Information, Add to Firefox 3
Firebug 1.4.2 - Information, Add to Firefox 3
FireFTP 1.0.5 - Information, Add to Firefox 3
FoxClocks 2.5.33 - Information, Add to Firefox 3
LongURL Mobile Expander 2.0.0 - Information, Add to Firefox 3
Tabs Open Relative 0.4 - Information, Add to Firefox 3
Update Scanner 3.0.5 - Information, Add to Firefox 3
Web Developer 1.1.8 - Information, Add to Firefox 3
Xmarks 3.1.0 - Information, Add to Firefox 3

Web Development
Notepad++ 5.4.5 - Information, Download
Visual Basic 2008 Express - Information, Download
Visual C# 2008 Express- Information, Download
Visual Web Developer 2008 Express - Information, Download
WampServer 2.0i - Information, Download
XAMPP 1.7.1 - Information, Download

Website Extras
phpBB 3.0.5 - Information, Download
PJIRC 2.1.1 - Information, Download
WordPress 2.8.3 - Information, Download

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