I have a lot of legal freeware downloaded (mainly because I can’t afford to purchase programs), and I wanted to share.
Disclaimer: Just because I have these products installed/recommended, that does not mean they will work on your PC. I’m also not responsible for any viruses you may get, as these are NOT my products. These are just links.
Antivirus: (Good link explaining the pros and cons of various free antiviruses http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/free-antivirus-comparison-popular-choices-toetotoe/)
Antivirus: Avast http://www.avast.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download (Click the download button under free antivirus.) *Use personally*
Avira http://www.avira.com/en/downloads (Download button next to free antivirus.) *Has good reviews, some of the fastest scanning, for a free antivirus. Not such a good user friendly interface though.*
Cloud Antivirus: Panda Cloud Antivirus (Download the free edition, and/or try the pro edition.) http://www.cloudantivirus.com/en/forHome/
Video Converter: Freemake http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/ (There is also other freeware here.)
Scientific Calculator: Microsoft Mathematics (It can graph and solve problems with variables. It has limits though, and may give you a wrong answer.) http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/download-media-player-classic-hc.html
Photoshop Look-alike: http://www.splashup.com/
Download Link: https://www.box.com/s/ns309n86ghdfkdbwruip
(Need this: https://www.box.com/s/oaov4wdqco6a5yzo65y0 Sorry, don’t know the official link. But it’s somewhere on the adobe site.)
Utilities:
Advanced SystemCare 5 (Has TurboBoost, cleans some malware, erases history, etc.) http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html
Glary Utlilities (Similar to above, doesn’t do as much though. Still a good thing to have.) http://www.glarysoft.com/products/utilities/glary-utilities/
CCleaner (Like Disk Cleanup, but more advanced. Download starts immeadiately.) http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/standard
Defraggler (Like Defragmenter, again more advanced. Immediate download.) http://www.piriform.com/defraggler/download/standard
Documents:
WordPad (On windows computers, it’s already installed if you search for it. It’s like MS Word, but has less features. If you have a Mac, I recommend iWork.)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/wordpad (How to use WordPad)
Ommwriter (Plays soothing music from an okay selection while you write. You can also choose between sounds your computer makes when you type. One option is that old clickity clack sound. You can also choose a background from a limited selection.) http://www.ommwriter.com/en/free-download-pc.html (If you never recieve an email, try the link below.)
http://ommwriter.en.softonic.com/ (Windows only.)
Scrivener http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php (Trial.)
http://scrivener-beta.en.softonic.com/ (May or may not be a trial.)
Photo Converter: Free Photo Converter (Don’t worry, I have this one downloaded.) http://download.cnet.com/Free-Photo-Converter/3000-12511_4-10913846.html
Gif Player: Irfanview (Plays gifs on your computer.) http://download.cnet.com/IrfanView/3000-2192_4-10021962.html?part=dl-IrfanView&subj=dl&tag=button
File Sharing: Dropbox (Shares files between computers and smartphones that have Dropbox downloaded. Also only 2 GB free; but you can do some tasks to get some more MB.) https://www.dropbox.com/
Windows Media Player Addon: Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (Plays videos faster, clean interface. Obviously for Windows computers.) http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/download-media-player-classic-hc.html
Internet Repair: XP TCIPIP Repair (Depending on the problems with your internet connection, this may fix them. It only works if your router has an internet connection, and you just can’t connect to it.) http://download.cnet.com/XP-TCP-IP-Repair/3000-2094_4-10410929.html
E-book Manager: Calibre (Organizes, saves and manages e-books; supporting a variety of formats.) http://calibre-ebook.com/download
Interactive Table of Elements (Online): The Elementals http://apps.angryrobotzombie.com/theelementals/
(Online) Calculator/Money Converter: Numerics http://www.numerics.info/ and http://www.numerics.info/converter.html
Bibliography Help (Online):
Easybib (Only MLA free.) http://www.easybib.com/ (For APA, Chicago Style, etc., you can get a free trial.)
Noodletools (MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian free.) http://www.noodletools.com/
(Online) Percent Increase/Decrease Calculator: Percent Increase Online Calculator http://www.marshu.com/articles/calculate-percentage-increase-decrease-percent-calculator.php
Vocal Remover Software (Download/Online): Magic Vocal Remover (Can remove most/all vocal.) http://www.vocalremover.net/
(Mac) Skype Call Recorder: Call Recorder http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/ (Demo only.)
Media Player: Winamp http://www.winamp.com/
Scrapbook: MyScrapNook (Create free collages and cards with your photos. Share them online or print them out.) http://free.myscrapnook.com/index.jhtml?partner=9Nxdm030&sub_id=46690
iTunes Freebies (Online): iT’S Free Downloads (Shows a list of free iTunes songs, clips, and movies/shows. Some things may not be free anymore, but most are.)
http://www.itsfreedownloads.com/
Real Life Freebies (Online): ICraveFreebies (Shows current giveaways you can join, sample offers you can get, iTunes apps that are free, Nook/Kindle ebooks for free, coupons to print, etc.)
http://www.icravefreebies.com/
Website Creator (Online): Weebly (Easy drag n’ drop. Even has free photos you can use on your website- a creative commons license will show up at the very bottom of your website.)
Online Diary: Penzu (I use this- very nice website. Good for teachers too, since you can have an educators account and have you students sign up through that, and you can keeps tabs on their assignments, and add notes, etc. Good for saving paper. You can also attach photos to your entries, highlight text, bold, underline, italics.)
