What are the must have freeware programs that are safe..or good ones to have?

Question

gimme a big list lol

Answer 1

Zone Alarm for firewall

Avast for antivirus

Swift to change music/sound formats

Irfanview to change/edit image formats

Serif to make web pages/graphics

They are out there, just gotta look lol I do a million things on the computer and dont think I payed for any of it.

Answer 2

Go to this website it has lots of free software

just join and you will be able to download all these programs for free:

Limewire pro portable

your uninstaller pro 2008

premium booster

boos invisible 5.3

guitar pro

backupmaker

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and much much more

what ever you need you go to the request tab and send us a message requesting the program you need.

Answer 3

There is an antiviruses free just for today

there is a code and you can activate it

It worth trying it

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/hdd-obse...

You have to activate it right away because it won t let to activate it after the end of the day

good luck

Answer 4

Here are some utilities for your computer.

http://www.techsupportalert.com/

Answer 5

Yup I second that. I got my question answered in this forum and they recommended file hippo also.  

Answer 6

check out www.filehippo.com , they have lots of free software

and protection if you use windows.

Answer 7

CAx

    Main article: :Category:Free computer-aided design software

[edit] Electronic design automation (EDA)

    Main article: :Category:Free electronic design automation software

[edit] Finance

    * BulmaGes — Qt-based

    * Compiere — ERP solution automates accounting, supply chain, inventory and sales orders

    * ERP5 — Python and Zope based ERP

    * GnuCash — Double-entry book-keeping

    * Grisbi — Single-entry

    * JCash — Java-based

    * jFin

    * JGnash — Java-based, double-entry book-keeping

    * JMoney — Java-based

    * JQuantLib — Java-based Quantitative Finance API framework for financial instrument valuation and more...

    * KMyMoney — Double-entry book-keeping

    * LX-Office — Double-entry book-keeping/ German adaptation(SQL-Ledger fork)

    * Marketcetera — Algorithmic trading platform for equities, options and more

    * Mifos — Microfinance Institution management software

    * Money Manager Ex personal finance organizer

    * Opentick — Market-data (U.S. Markets) source feed for software development

    * PayThyme — Payroll software

    * Posterita — Retail POS (Point of sales) software

    * phpOrganisation

    * Quasar Accounting

    * QuickFIX — FIX protocol engine written in C++ with interfaces for several languages

    * QuickFIX/J — FIX protocol engine written in Java

    * QuotesViewer — Euronext stock quotes, watchlist

    * Xpert — Fund accounting software for governments and schools

    * SQL Ledger — Double-entry book-keeping

    * TimeTrex — Payroll and Time Management

    * TurboCASH — Double-entry book-keeping for Windows

    * LAMP Accounts — LAMP based day to day business management software

    See also: Comparison of accounting software

[edit] Integrated Library System

    * Evergreen

    * Koha

    * PMB

    * NewGenLib

    * BiblioteQ

[edit] Mathematics

    Main article: :Category:Free mathematics software

[edit] Modeling and Simulation

    * PDQ (Pretty d**n Quick); a queue-theoretic analytic modeling package in C, Java, Python, Perl. and PHP

    * SimPy; queue-theoretic event-based simulator written in Python

[edit] Science

    Main article: :Category:Free science software

[edit] Geographic information system

    Main article: :Category:Free GIS software

[edit] Plotting

    Main article: :Category:Free plotting software

[edit] Scanning probe microscopy

    * Gwyddion — Scientific data analysis

    * Gxsm — Gnome X Scanning Microscopy - dsp supported scanning probe acquisition

[edit] Microscope image processing

    * CellProfiler

    * ImageJ

    * Endrov

[edit] Molecule viewer

    * Jmol

    * Molekel

    * PyMOL

[edit] Bioinformatics

    * Bioclipse

    * BioRails

[edit] Cheminformatics

    * Chemistry Development Kit

    * JOELib

    * OpenBabel

[edit] Statistics

    Main article: :Category:Free statistical software

[edit] Assistive technology

[edit] Speech (Speech Synthesis, Speech Recognition)

    * Text2Speech — Lightweight and easy to use Text To Speech (TTS) Software

    * Emacspeak — Audio desktop

    * Festival Speech Synthesis System

    * CMU Sphinx — Speech recognition software from Carnegie Mellon University

    * Modular Audio Recognition Framework — voice, audio, speech, NLP processing

[edit] Other Assistive Technology

    * Dasher — Unique text input software

    * Gnopernicus — AT suite for GNOME 2

    * PowerTalk — Automatic Text narration of presentations

    * pVoice — Application for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

    * Virtual Magnifying Glass - a free, open source, multiplatform, screen magnification tool.

[edit] Data storage and management

[edit] Backup software

    Main article: :Category:Free backup software

    See also: List of backup software

[edit] File archivers

    Main article: :Category:Free data compression software

[edit] File Systems

    * OpenAFS -- a Distributed File System supporting a very wide variety of operating systems

[edit] Database management systems (including administration)

    Main article: :Category:Open source database management systems

[edit] Data mining

    * Weka -- data mining software written in Java featuring machine learning operators for classification, regression, and clustering.

    * RapidMiner -- data mining software written in Java, fully integrating Weka, featuring 350+ operators for preprocessing, machine learning, visualization, etc.

    * Scriptella ETL -- ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) and script execution tool. Supports integration with J2EE and Spring. Provides connectors to CSV, LDAP, XML, JDBC/ODBC and other data sources.

    * Java Machine Learning Library -- machine learning library aimed at software developers.

[edit] Enterprise search engines

    * Kneobase

[edit] Document editing

[edit] Office suite

    Main article: :Category:Open source office suites

[edit] Word processing

    Main article: :Category:Free word processors

[edit] Notetaking

    Main article: :Category:Free notetaking software

[edit] PDF

    Main article: :Category:Free PDF software

[edit] LaTeX

    Main article: :Category:Free TeX software

[edit] Spreadsheet

    Main article: :Category:Free spreadsheet software

[edit] Text editor

    Main article: :Category:Free text editors

[edit] HTML editor

    Main article: :Category:Free HTML editors

[edit] Educational

[edit] Educational Suites

    * Tux Paint - An award-winning free paint application for 3-12 years old.

    * ChildsPlay

    * GCompris

    * Docebo LMS

    * IUP Portfolio

    * Moodle

    * eFront - A web-based Learning Management System

    * gnuschool - A web-based Testing, Grading, and Attendance System

[edit] Learning support

    Main article: :Category:Free learning support software

[edit] Language

    * ForLatin

    * Kiten

    * KLettres

    * KMessedWords

    * KVerbos

    * KVocTrain

    * Nikamo - Open source language software for teaching human languages.

[edit] Typing

    * KTouch

    * Tux Typing

    * TypeFaster Typing Tutor

    * GNU Typist

[edit] Geography

    * KGeography

[edit] Other educational programs

    * Focus/SIS

    * KEduca

    * PSCafe POS

    * iTALC — Classroom Management Software

[edit] File managers

    Main article: :Category:Free file managers

[edit] Theology

[edit] Bible Study Tools

    * BibleDesktop — For Cross-platform

    * BibleTime — For Linux using K Desktop Environment

    * GnomeSword — For Linux using GNOME

    * Go Bible — For Java Mobile Phones

    * jSword — For Java

    * MacSword — For Mac OS X

    * SwordBible — For Windows

    * The SWORD Project for Windows — For Windows

[edit] Games

    Main article: List of open source games

[edit] Genealogy

    Main article: :Category:Free genealogy software

[edit] Graphical user interface

[edit] Windowing system

    Main article: :Category:Free windowing systems

[edit] Desktop environments

    Main article: :Category:Free desktop environments

[edit] Window managers

    Main article: :Category:Free window managers

[edit] Groupware

    Main article: :Category:Free groupware

[edit] Content management systems

    Main article: :Category:Open source content management systems

[edit] Wiki software

    Main article: :Category:Free wiki software

[edit] Workflow

    * ProcessMaker OSS

[edit] Healthcare software

    Main article: List of open source healthcare software

[edit] Media

[edit] Multimedia codecs / containers / splitters

    Main article: :Category:Free multimedia codecs, containers, and splitters

[edit] Audio editors / audio management

    * Ardour (audio processor)

    * Audacity

    * BashPodder

    * CD-DA X-Tractor

    * CDex

    * Grip audio ripper

    * JACK Audio Connection Kit

    * Jokosher

    * Linux MultiMedia Studio

    * MusE

    * OpenSebJ

    * Pure Data

    * Rosegarden

    * Streamripper

    * SoX

See Free audio software

[edit] Graphics

    Main article: :Category:Free graphics software

[edit] Image galleries

    Main article: :Category:Free image galleries

[edit] Image viewers

    * Eye of GNOME

    * F-spot

    * Gqview

    * Gthumb

    * imgSeek

[edit] Media players

    Main article: :Category:Free media players

[edit] Radio

    * Dream DRM Receiver

[edit] Television

    Main article: :Category:Free television software

[edit] 2D animation

    * KToon

    * Synfig

    * Pencil

[edit] Flash animation

    * UIRA

[edit] Video editing

    * Avidemux

    * AviSynth

    * Cinelerra

    * DScaler

    * DVDx

    * GNU VCDImager

    * Jahshaka

    * Kaltura

    * Kino

    * Kdenlive

    * LiVES

    * Mpeg2Schnitt

    * VirtualDub

    * VirtualDubMod

[edit] CD-writing software

    Main article: :Category:Free CD writing software

[edit] Other Media packages

    * Gnome Subtitles

    * Celtx - Media Pre-production Software

[edit] Networking and Internet

[edit] E-mail

    Main article: :Category:Free e-mail software

[edit] Instant messaging

    Main article: :Category:Free instant messaging clients

[edit] Instant messaging servers

    Main article: :List of Jabber server software

[edit] IRC Clients

    Main article: :Category:Free IRC clients

[edit] RSS/Atom readers/aggregators

    * RSS Bandit - Windows - .NET

    * RSSOwl - Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, Linux - Java SWT Eclipse

    * Vienna - Mac OS X

    * Akregator - Platforms running KDE

    * Sage (Mozilla Firefox extension)

    * Liferea - Platforms running GNOME

[edit] Communication-related

    * 1videoConference — Open Source, P2P, Web2.0 and VoIP multipoint audio, video, text conferencing platform

    * AccessGrid — Open Source, group to group, video, audio and application conferencing platform

    * Asterisk — Telephony and VoIP server

    * Ekiga — Video conferencing application for GNOME

    * FreePBX — Front-end and advanced PBX configuration for Asterisk

    * FreeSWITCH — Open Source telephony platform

    * SIP Communicator— Java VoIP and Instant Messaging client

    * sipX — SIP Communications Server

    * Slrn — a newsreader

    * Speak Freely — Internet voice chat

    * Wengophone — Free Voice, Video and IM client application

    * YATE — Advanced telephony engine

[edit] File transfer

    Main article: :Category:Free file transfer software

[edit] P2P file sharing

    Main article: :Category:Free file sharing software

    See also: :Category:Free BitTorrent clients

[edit] Remote access And Management

    * FreeNX

    * GenControl — Based on VNC with GUI Interface.

    * OpenVPN

    * rdesktop

    * Synergy

    * VNC (RealVNC, TightVNC, Ultr@VNC)

    * Purgos Windows Computer Management

    * jrdesktop - Java Remote Desktop

[edit] Routing software

    Main article: :Category:Free routing software

[edit] Web browsers

    Main article: :Category:Free web browsers

[edit] Webcam

    * Dorgem

    * Fwink

    * Cheese

[edit] Webgrabber

    * cURL

    * HTTrack

    * Wget

[edit] Web-related

    * Apache Cocoon — a web application framework

    * Apache — the most popular web server

    * AWStats — a log file parser and analyzer

    * BookmarkSync — a tool for browsers

    * HTTP File Server — a user friendly file server software with a drag and drop interface

    * Distributed ICDL Crawler — an open source web crawler based on Website Parse Template

    * lighttpd — Resource sparing but also fast and full featured HTTP Server

    * NetKernel — an internet application server

    * Roxen Webserver — Open Source web server

    * Squid cache — web proxy cache

    * Web-Developer Server Suite — a package of web applications including Apache, MySQL, and PHP

    * XAMPP — a package of web applications including Apache and MySQL

    * Zope — a web application server

[edit] Portal Server

    * uPortal

[edit] Middleware

    * Apache Axis2 - Web service framework (implementations are available in both Java & C)

    * Apache Geronimo

    * GlassFish Application Server

    * Jakarta Tomcat — a servlet container and standalone webserver

    * JBoss Application Server an application server

    * ObjectWeb JOnAS — Java Open Application Server, a J2EE application server

    * SmartVariables — a generic network-shared object application server

    * JacORB — Java implementation of the OMG's CORBA standard

    * TAO (software) — C++ implementation of the OMG's CORBA standard

    * Webswell Connect — Integration tool based on WS web services, ebXML and AS2 standards.

[edit] Other networking programs

    * OpenLDAP — an open source LDAP server

    * JXplorer — an open source LDAP client

    * openVXI — an open source VoiceXML interpreter

    * YaCy — P2P-based search engine

    * Simple del.icio.us Manager — Desktop manager for del.icio.us account

    * Ionetworknode — an open source system for orchestrating interoperability services

    * StorageIM — an open source storage resource management application

[edit] Operating systems

Be advised that available distributions of these systems can contain, or offer to build and install, added software that is neither free software nor open source.

    Main article: :Category:Free software operating systems

[edit] Password management

    * Ked Password Manager

    * KeePass

    * Password Safe

[edit] Personal information managers

    * Chandler — In development by Mitch Kapor and the OSAF.

    * KAddressBook

    * KNotes

    * KonsoleKalendar

    * Kontact

    * KOrganizer

    * Mozilla Calendar — A Mozilla-based, multiplatform calendar program.

    * Novell Evolution

    * OpenSync (software)

    * PIM Xtreme — Versatile application. For Windows.

    * Rachota Timetracker — portable timetracking for projects. Open source. Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac.

    * Task Coach — Your friendly task manager.

    * TreeLine

[edit] Programming language support

    * ArgoUML — ArgoUML is a modelling tool that helps you design using UML diagrams

    * CLISP — a Common Lisp interpreter and bytecode-compiler

    * DJGPP — a 32-bit DOS port of GCC and other GNU utilities

    * Eiffel

    * Erlang

    * Experix — command line and stack system for data acquisition and analysis and graphics

    * Forth

    * Free Pascal A Pascal compiler and cornerstone of the Lazarus RAD

    * GCC — a set of compilers for multiple programming languages and platforms, including

          o C

          o C++

          o Objective-C

          o Ada

          o Java

          o Pascal

          o Fortran

    * GT.M is an open source MUMPS (a.k.a. M) compiler for Linux

    * Harbour — compiler for the xBase superset language often referred to as Clipper

    * Jikes — Java compiler

    * LLVM — Optimizing compiler toolkit

    * Logo — Derivative of Lisp without parenthesis, for kids, with Turtle Graphics

    * Lua - a lightweight, reflective, imperative and procedural language, designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal.

    * MinGW — Windows port of +GCC

    * Mono development platform — Multi-platform .NET implementation (C#) based on the ECMA/ISO standards

    * MMIXware — simulator for MMIXAL language and MMIX processor

    * Objective CAML — a practical and fast functional OO language

    * OpenJDK — Sun's Java Development Kit based completely on free and open source code

    * Parser — a language for dynamic website creation

    * Perl — a programming language strong on text processing

    * PHP — a scripting language designed for web site applications

    * Prolog — Logic programming

    * Python — A high-level scripting language

    * Refal

    * Rexx

    * Ruby — A high-level scripting language

    * Ruby on Rails — Ruby-based web development framework

    * StarUML — a software modeling tool and also platform that is a compelling replacement of commercial UML tools such as Rational Rose

    * Tcl/Tk — A high-level scripting language with a graphical toolkit

[edit] Bug Trackers

    * Bugzilla

    * Mantis

    * Mindquarry

    * Trac

    * SharpForge

    * Track+

[edit] Code generators

    * Bison

    * CodeSynthesis XSD — XML Data Binding compiler for C++

    * CodeSynthesis XSD/e — Validating XML parser/serializer and C++ XML Data Binding generator for mobile and embedded systems

    * xmlbeansxx — XML Data Binding code generator for C++

    * CodeWorker

    * Flex lexical analyser

    * Kodos

    * phpCodeGenie

    * Ragel State Machine Compiler

    * Redet

    * ^txt2regex$

[edit] Configuration Software

    * Autoconf

    * Automake

[edit] Integrated development environments

    Main article: :Category:Open source integrated development environments

[edit] Version control systems

    Main article: :Category:Free revision control software

[edit] Publishing

    * Passepartout

    * Scribus

[edit] e-Books

    * OpenBerg Lector

    * OpenBerg Rector

[edit] Screen savers

    * Electric Sheep

    * Flurry

    * XScreenSaver

    * Boinc

[edit] Security

[edit] Anti-virus

    * ClamAV

    * ClamWin

    * Gateway Anti-Virus

[edit] Anti-spyware

    * Winpooch

[edit] Encryption

    * GnuPG

    * KGPG

    * AxCrypt

    * NeoCrypt

    * Seahorse

    * Windows Privacy Tray

[edit] Disk encryption

    * CrossCrypt

    * FreeOTFE

    * TrueCrypt

[edit] Firewall

    * Coyote Linux

    * eBox Platform

    * fdgw

    * Firestarter

    * FWBuilder

    * IPFilter

    * ipfw

    * IPCop

    * M0n0wall

    * PeerGuardian

    * PF

    * pfSense

    * Rope

    * SmoothWall

    * Shorewall

    * Untangle

[edit] Network/Security Monitoring

    Main article: :Category:Open source network management software

[edit] ssh

    * Lsh - server and client (supporting SRP and Kerberos authentication)

    * OpenSSH — client/server

    * PuTTY — client only

    * Cyberduck — Mac OS X client only

[edit] Other security programs

    Main article: :Category:Free security software

[edit] Other

    * Active Calendar — A PHP class that generates calendars as HTML tables

    * Astro123 — Generate and read your natal horoscope

    * AstroGrep — Grep with a GUI

    * BibleTime — Study Bible software

    * BioEra — Neurofeedback software

    * Bochs — PC emulator

    * Bots — EDI software (communication and translation)

    * Cygwin — open source Unix environment for Win32

    * Ebase — Open source constituent relationship management developed especially for non-profit organizations

    * Emdros — text database front end and back end

    * Gnaural — Brainwave entrainment software

    * GNUpod — iPod database manager

    * gtkpod — iPod software

    * iPod Shuffle Database Builder

    * Jitterbit_Integration_Server — Commercial Open Source Data and Application Integration Platform

    * Kidzbrowser — Browser for children

    * Link Checker — checks HTML documents for broken links

    * MarZerUI — Application/File/Folder/Website manager for Windows XP computers

    * Memtest86 — stress-tests RAM on x86 machines

    * mywebcreator — A package for creating online diaries

    * Open Scene Graph

    * OrangeHRM — Commercial Open Source Human Resource Management

    * Project.net — Commercial Open Source Project Management

    * Paragent; Commercial Open Source Desktop Management Software

    * QEMU — CPU emulator featuring support for multiple architectures

    * refbase

    * Rockbox — Alternate firmware for many portable media players, such as iPods.

    * SugarCRM — Commercial Open Source Customer Relationship Management

    * Sun Grid Engine — distributed batch job scheduling system

    * SuperKaramba Desktop widget integration in KDE

    * Treepie.sf.net — Folder size visualization

    * Vitrite — allows transparency in Windows 2000/XP programs

    * WINE — Windows executable support on Linux/BSD

    * WinMerge — highlights differences between textual files

    * ZScreen — Uploads screenshots via FTP and puts the URL in clipboard

    * XUI — Java and XML Rich Internet Application framework