Collected links for the latest versions of good* Windows software.
If your favorite Windows software is similar to those on this list,
but isn't listed here, please let me know about it (via the contact
info on
this
page).
Also, please let me know if any of these links is redirected or dies
and I will correct it as soon as possible.
7-zip
An excellent compression/decompression tool.
ActivePerl
A Perl programming distribution for Windows and other environments.
ActivePython
A Python programming distribution for Windows and other environments.
ActiveTcl
A Tcl programming distribution for Windows and other environments.
CamStudio
Free streaming computer desktop recording software.
Ninite
An automatic software installation and update tool.
AVG Free
Antivirus software.
Skype
Communication software.
Pidgin
Communication software.
Dropbox
Online storage software.
Evernote
Note taking, storage, and syncronizing software.
WinMerge
File comparison and merging software.
Secunia PSI
Software inspection security software.
Adaware
A spyware removal tool.
Adobe Reader
A PDF document viewer.
Apache
An excellent web server.
Eclipse
An multilanguage editor with emphasis on Java.
Editpad Lite
An excellent multifile text editor with an even more capable Pro version.
Evince
Evince is a document viewer for pdf, postscript, djvu, tiff and dvi.
Foxit Reader
A PDF document reader.
GnuPG
A command line public key encryption/decryption tool.
Inno Setup
A Windows software package installer creator (ispack.exe is a full installer).
Java Virtual Machine
A Java program runner.
Kiwi Syslog
A server that collects and logs (and more) syslog messages.
Komodo Edit
A multilanguage editor with emphasis on Perl, Python, and Tcl.
mIRC
An IRC client.
Mozilla
Home of the web browsers Mozilla and Firefox, and the emailer Thunderbird.
Flash Player
A player for Flash media files.
Quicktime
A player for general and Quicktime media files.
RealPlayer
A player for general and Real media files.
Shockwave Player
A player for Shockwave media files.
WinAmp
A general and MP3 media file player.
MySQL
An excellent database server.
NcFTP
A scriptable FTP client.
NTsyslog
A syslog client that transforms EventLog events into syslog entries and
send them to syslog servers.
Open Office
An excellent office software (word processor, spreadsheet, presentations) suite.
PDF Creator
A PDF file generator installed as a virtual printer.
Putty
A GUI and command line SSH client for secure communications and remote control.
StoreGrid
A backup system for small peer-to-peer networks, free for 3 or fewer nodes.
Stuffit
A compression/decompression tool that also handles Apple formats.
Sysinternals
A set of utilities for file, network, process, system, and security information.
TightVNC
An efficient remote screen control program.
WinSCP
A GUI SCP and SFTP client for secure file transfers.
WinZip
A compression/decompression tool.
UnxUtils
A set of Unix command line utilities.
Wireshark
Network protocol analyzer.
NetScanTools
Collected network scanning applications.
Arduino
Editor and programmer for Arduino hardware.
Corona Labs
Android and iOS development platform.
Audacity
Sound recording and editing.
ImgBurn
Disc burning software.
VLC
Media player.
* I have a bias towards software lacking costly licensing and distribution
issues, and that is reflected here.