| Product | Company | Link | Comment/Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filezilla | http://filezilla-project.org/ | FTP transfer | |
| FireFox | Mozilla | http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ | browser |
| Thunderbird | Mozilla | http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ | |
| MozBackup | http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/ | back up Thunderbird and Firefox | |
| Take Command Console/LE | JP Software | http://www.jpsoft.com/tccledes.htm | enhanced command shell |
| HTML-Kit | Chami | http://www.htmlkit.com/download/ | HTML editor with ftp |
| Help N Doc | IBE software | www.ibe-software.com/products/software/helpndoc/ | free help file generator |
| save2ftp | AVPsoft | avpsoft.com/products/ftp-backup-freeware-save2ftp/ | file change, timed FTP transfer |
| Web Album Generator | http://www.ornj.net/webalbum/ | Generate website for pictures | |
| Mapped Web Album Generator | Jet Photo | http://www.jetphotosoft.com/ | Generate website for pictures with map |
| Xenu | http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html | Website checker | |
| tftp32 | http://tftpd32.jounin.net/ | TFTP server | |
| TeraTerm | http://www.ayera.com/teraterm/ | Terminal emulator | |
| Ponderosa | http://en.poderosa.org/ | Terminal emulator | |
| YAT | http://www.lvr.com/serport.htm | Terminal emulator (at bottom of page) | |
| MTTY | Netburner | http://www.netburner.com/support/public_downloads.html | Terminal emulator & TFTP server |
| TxtPrint | http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~d4orjan/TxtPrint/ | Print files | |
| VCW Vicman Photo Editor | Vicman | http://www.vicman.net/vcwphoto/ | Edit images |
| Irfan Viewer | http://www.irfanview.com/ | View/change images | |
| XnView | http://perso.orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html | View/change images | |
| Magnifier | Iconico.com | http://www.iconico.com/magnifier/ | screen magnifier |
| GeoHTML | http://www.fegi.ru/geohtml/ | define areas on map for hot spots | |
| GeoSetter | http://www.geosetter.de/en/index.html | tag photos from data from GPS | |
| Web Camera Viewer | Softology | http://softology.com.au/webcams.htm | Capture images |
| Aida32 | http://www.majorgeeks.com/download181.html | System report | |
| UltraVNC | http://www.uvnc.com/download/index.html | VNC | |
| CD Burner XP | http://cdburnerxp.se/ | CD/DVD burner | |
| Metapad | http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/ | Editor | |
| Notepad++ | http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm | Editor | |
| CSVed | Sam Francke | http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/index.html | CSV Editor (comma separated values) |
| Sendto Any | Microsoft | [can't get w95 powertoy 5/2018] | Add send to anywhere |
| FilZip | http://www.filzip.com/en/index.html | ZIP file tool | |
| Foxit Reader | Foxit | http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/ | Read PDF files |
| Nitro Reader | Nitro | http://www.nitroreader.com/ | Read PDF files |
| BG Info | SysInternals | http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/bginfo.mspx | Show system on desktop |
| PortMon | SysInternals | http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/portmon.mspx | Monitor serial and parallel port |
| COM port emulator | Aggsoft | http://www.aggsoft.com/com-port-emulator.htm | puts data onto serial port |
| Drive Manager | Alex Nolan | http://www.alexnolan.net/software/driveman.htm | Show drive info + SMART, also has system info program |
| Clonezilla | http://www.clonezilla.org/ | System cloner | |
| HHD hex editor | HHD software | http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Products/home/hex-editor-free.html | hex editor |
| lcc | http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/ | C compiler | |
| CDex | http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ | CD rip, play | |
| Audacity | http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ | Audio edit, rip, play | |
| MP3split | http://mp3splt.sourceforge.net/mp3splt_page/home.php | split long MP3 files | |
| MP3gain | http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/index.php | set gain/volume of files to be the same | |
| Dorgem | http://dorgem.sourceforge.net/ | Webcam FTP/capture | |
| FWink | http://lundie.ca/fwink/ | Webcam FTP/capture | |
| MPlayer classic | Guliverkli | Project on sourceforge.net | Old media player |
| TreeSize | JAM Software | www.jam-software.com | Show list of all files sorted by size |
| ImgBurn | http://www.imgburn.com | DVD/CD ripper/burner (replaced DVD decrypter) | |
| DVD Identifier | http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/ | DVD/CD media ID | |
| Ad Aware | Ad Aware | http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php | Spyware detection |
| SpyBot | http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html | Spyware detection | |
| Defender | Microsoft | [no longer supported 5/2018] | Spyware detection |
| Firewall | Comodo | http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html | Firewall |
| Ethereal | http://www.ethereal.com/ | IP packet capture | |
| Free Pascal | http://sourceforge.net/projects/freepascal/ | compiler | |
| Cygwin | http://www.cygwin.com/ | unix command line tools | |
| Subversion | http://subversion.tigris.org/ | version control | |
| Wamp | http://www.wampserver.com/en/ | server, php, mysql | |
| AVG | Grisoft | http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/ | anti virus |
| AntiVir | Avira | http://www.free-av.com/en/ | anti virus |
| HTTrack | http://www.httrack.com/ | Website copy | |
| NetCPS | http://www.netchain.com/NetCPS/ | check network speed | |
| PingPlotter | http://www.pingplotter.com/freeware.html | Trace route to URL | |
| RAM disk | code guru | www.codeguru.com | |
| VLC video view | VideoLan | http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ | video player |
| ExamDiff | Prestosoft | http://www.prestosoft.com/edp_examdiff.asp | file compare |
| FotoTagger | http://www.fototagger.com/ | Add text with arrow to images | |
| Clock | GlJakal | http://www.gljakal.com/clock/index.php | simple analog clock |
| USBDeview | NirSoft | http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html | Show USB devices on your system |
| Startup Control Panel | Mike Lin | http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml | Interactive view/change startup programs |
| Xpsyspad | Xtort.net | http://www.xtort.net/xtort-software/xpsyspad | Show windows settings |
| AvaCam | RGS-Avance | http://users.belgacom.net/rgs/ | simple webcam viewer |
| AstroGrep | http://astrogrep.sourceforge.net/ | file search | |
Other lists of utilities
| Product | Company | Link | Comment/Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm | List of tools | ||
| http://nedwolf.com/index.htm | List of tools | ||
| Major Geeks | http://www.majorgeeks.com | Download site | |
| Crucial | http://www.crucial.com/ | Memory upgrade | |
| Just say no to Microsoft | http://microsoft.toddverbeek.com/ | Microsoft alternatives | |
| Free Desktop | GlJakal | http://www.gljakal.com/freedesk.php | Talks about free desktop (office suite, graphic, editor, compiler) |
| Portable Apps | http://portableapps.com/ | various apps to run on flash drive | |
| Terabyte Unlimited | http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/utilities.html | utilities to make bootable disks | |
| Green Parrots | http://www.greenparrots.com/freestuff.html | Show clock with date/calendar, make auto run CD | |
Other lists
| Product | Company | Link | Comment/Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpGEDview | family tree on web | ||
| PHPbb | forum | ||
| Barts | http://www.nu2.nu/ | Disk creation, image, boot | |
| SysInternals (now Microsoft) | http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx | Port mon | |
| Spinrite | Gibson Research | http://www.grc.com/freepopular.htm | Several other freebies |