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    What free applications do you have in your PC?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by hkseo100, Mar 26, 2010.

  1. hkseo100

    hkseo100 Notebook Evangelist

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    Here are some of the apps I always install when doing a fresh format.
    (i have win 7 ultimate 64bit as my OS)
    1. Microsoft Security Essentials
    2. 7-Zip (Right now though, I have winzip pro)
    3. CCleaner
    4. Audacity
    5. Filezilla
    6. Notepad++
    7. Camstudio
    8. Acrobat Reader 9 (I just use plain Acrobat Pro)
    9. Paint.NET (I use Fireworks CS4/PS CS4 right now)
    10. Windows Live Essentials (Mail,
    11. Clipboard Magic (Copy and Paste history)
    12. Dropbox
    13. DVD Shrink
    14. WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe (it was free for a day I think, but I used AVC Any Video Converter before that)
    15. Google Chrome
    16. Firefox
    17. Digsby (IM Client)
    18. Skype
    19. iTunes
    20. MagicDisk (Virtual Optical Drive)
    21. Silverlight
    22. Steam
    23. Yawcam (Anyone know a better free more.. friendly UI alternative?)
    24. K-Lite Codec Pack
    25. VLC Player
    26. Quicktime
    27. Virtual PC with Win XP
    28. Google Earth
    29. Hulu Desktop
    30. Picasa
    31. DVDVideo Free Studio (Has YouTube downloader, YouTube to MP3, etc)


    and i got other things too but its either minor or costs money.
    anyone recommend any useful apps?

    oh, Anyone know a good free ISO Editor? (I know win 7 has a burner, but it cant edit isos) and a good free CD/DVD Burner (I guess I can stick to Win 7 stock one, but wondering if nayone knows a good one)... lol one program that can edit isos AND burn cd/dvds would be great too. haha
     
  2. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    There is already a huge list here.
     
  3. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    yes, and in post #755 of that thread, I refer peeps to portableapps.com for interesting lists.
     
  4. Kocane

    Kocane Notebook Deity

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    Well, the programs were free for me.
     
  5. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    Well looks like somebody went free add-ons crazy!!. :p

    Anyway, my laptop is my sole computer for now and since I bought it to use as a video editor, I didn't want to clutter it up with too many add-on or programs free or otherwise (you're not suppose to put anything on it).

    In any event, I have these:

    1) Partition Wizard
    2) PerfecDisk 10
    3) QuickTime Player
    4) Avira AntiVirus
    5) Revo Uninstall

    I have to point out that some of these like the Revo Uninstaller only offer a limited us period. So they're actually not free forever. I've also got a few gadgets, (weather, CPU, calender, clock) if you count them?
     
  6. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    I have way too many to even begin to list them. A lot of them are courtesy of Giveawayoftheday.com. :p
     
  7. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    OK, You asked for it:

    7zip
    Adobe Air
    Audacity
    BatteryBar
    Blackberry Theme Studio
    CamStudio
    Ccleaner
    ChemSketch
    CoreTemp
    Daemon Tools
    Defraggler
    DVD43
    FileZIlla
    FireFox
    Foxit Reader
    Free Download Manager
    Google Earth
    Microsoft Virtual PC
    Object Dock
    Paint.NET
    PeerGuardian 2
    Python
    Rainmeter
    Revo Uninstaller
    Sandboxie
    Skype
    Speccy
    Steam
    Thunderbird
    Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop
    uTorrent
    VLC Media Player



    Hope the list isn't too big.

    EDIT: Oh, right, free. Hmm, I'll edit the list :)
     
  8. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    • Avast
    • CCleaner
    • Canon Utilities My Printer y Easy-PhotoPrint EX
    • Google Chrome
    • Google Gmail Notifier
    • Google Earth
    • Google Picasa
    • Image Resizer Powertoy Clone
    • Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox
    • Lala Music Mover
    • Malwarebytes
    • PDF Xchange Viewer
    • Rainlendar
    • Revo Uninstaller
    • Simple Adblock
    • Songbird
    • SuperAntispyware
    • VirtualCloneDriver
    • Windows Live Movie Maker y Photo Gallery
    • Windows Live Upload Tool
    • Zune Player


    Free Trials:
    • Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta 2
    • Office 2010 Professional Beta

    23/42 items installed on my computer.
     
  9. razorjack

    razorjack Notebook Consultant

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    My lappy is my only computer so i dont really like to do to many free stuff,but here is what i have on it:

    dameon tool lite
    adobe reader
    windows essentials


    Thats it........................... :D
     
  10. hkseo100

    hkseo100 Notebook Evangelist

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    oo i forgot to list Python and Adobe Air too.
     
  11. AsuraSky

    AsuraSky Notebook Guru

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    - CCleaner
    - Malewarebytes
    - Avira Antivirus Free
    - Daemon Tools Lite
    - Adobe Acrobat
    - Mozilla Firefox
    - Chrome Plus
    - WinRAR
     
  12. arjunned

    arjunned Notebook Deity

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    Opera 10.51
    SRWare Iron
    Firefox 3.6.2
    Digsby
    utorrent
    Orbit Downloader
    Skype
    VMWare Player
    Truecrypt
    Picasa 3
    Macrium Reflect Free
    ImgBurn
    EasyBCD
    Driver Sweeper
    Daemon Tools Lite
    Cpu-Z
    HWmonitor
    CCleaner
    Anvir Task Manager Free
    3RVX
    MyDefrag
    Hitman Pro
    Malwarebytes' AM
    Comodo Firewall Pro (with D+)
    avast! v5 Free
    Mediamonkey
    VLC
    WMP 12
    Google SketchUp 7
    WinRAR
     
  13. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    Microsoft Office 2007
    Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
    Microsoft SQL Server 2008/Management Studio 2008
    Paint.NET
    Firefox
    CCleaner
    Adobe Reader

    Well, other then a few obvious browser plug-ins like flash and java runtime, that's about it. Not too many free ones, I know, but that's what I got.

    EDIT: And the obvious apps that come with Windows 7 (WMP, Media Center, etc... )
     
  14. hkseo100

    hkseo100 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmmm what do you guys recommend for a webcam program, i have YawCam, but I really don't like the UI
     
  15. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    ^^Check out the link I gave you! There is bound to be something there!
     
  16. OpenFace

    OpenFace Notebook Consultant

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    My favorite free applications are:

    Handbrake - What a great for ripping DVDs and certain other encoding needs.

    FairUse Wizard - It's another great program for DVD ripping. I use this when I want to make a batch of conversions since it'll copy the contents of the movie right onto the hard drive, which means I can put several discs on my computer and let the program do the encoding overnight.

    XBOX Media Center - I love this program. Anyone that wants to create a home theater PC needs to look into this software. It is leaps and bounds ahead of Windows Media Center in functionality and speed. Once I get my desktop HTPC setup and running this software I will be making another donation to the creators.

    OpenOffice - This is in a folder of programs that I have to install right after doing a clean install. It's amazing how handy this is for office tasks. My computer isn't nearly as useful without it.

    uTorrent - It is simply the best Bit Torrent client available. The interface is clean, the speed is great, and it has an unbelievably small footprint. I don't get many opportunities to use it but it was awesome when I started downloading a number of different Linux distributions.

    CCCP / K-Lite Codec Pack - It's nice to install a bunch of necessary (and unnecessary) codecs all at once. I'm planning on switching to using CCCP but all of my machines right now have the K-Lite Pack. I've never had any trouble, though.

    VLC Player - This is a handy media player for watching videos and listening to music.

    I use a bunch of other free programs but these are some of my favorites -- at least of the apps that I can think of off of the top of my head. I don't really like
     
  17. DarkSilver

    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    Vital/Critical(All FREE):
    CCleaner
    Defraggler
    MPC
    Adobe Flash Player
    Adobe Reader
    Google Chrome/Firefox
    Drivers(Your hardwares like Nvidia/ATi GPU)
    Utorrent
    PowerISO/DAEMON Tools
    Winamp
    VLC Player
    DirectX(up to date)
    WLM
    Antivirus/Internet Security(can be paid version)
    Quick Time
    Java

    Workstation(Not FREE):
    OpenOffice/MS Office
    Adobe Premium Suite CS4
    Autodesk Programs
    Pixologic ZBrush

    Optional(All FREE):
    CPU-Z
    HWMonitor
    Speccy
    GPU-Z
    Benchmarking Tools
    OCing Tools(Nvidia System Tools/Catalyst Control Centre)