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Remarks This is not a mirror site for the following freewares. Only the URL of their official web-sites are provided. Please read our disclaimer before visiting them. If you are interested in any of the freewares listed below, explore its functionality and read the licence before you start the installation. Or you may click the following url to visit our blog where we give a brief introduction to the origin and rationale of freeware, especially those released under GPL.: url: <http://blog.um-gallery.net/unofficial_release_intro2freeware.html> All of the freewares are supposed to be run on wintel machines or compatible. However, some softwares may have versions working on other plateforms. Again, explore and enjoy them by your own self. |
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| Freeware & URL | Licence |
| inkscape: <http://inkscape.org/> Famous
drawing and layout program for creating artwork in SVG (scalable vector
graphic) format,
functions comparable to commercial software, supporting other format
common used in publishing industry.
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GPL |
Krita: <https://docs.krita.org/en/> The
development team have worked hard to provide fans a full function tool
for digital art creation . We think it might be the most frequently
updated imaging freeware. | GNU 1.3 |
| gimp:
<http://www.gimp.org> A best known image editing
software
having
professional functionality, taking time to master it but rewarding.
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GPL |
| blender
3-D: <http://www.blender3d.org/> A 3D and animation tools,
difficulties
encountered for people without knowledge in mathematics and computer
science
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GPL |
| Primo
PDF Creator: <http://www.primopdf.com/> It's the best free
PDF creator we've ever met. It works like a printer on your PC but It
doesn't print
any hard copy directly. Instead, it prints a PDF file to the destinated
folder you like. With "Primo", keeping the visual features of a
printable file is no longer a problem.
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freeware |
| PDFCreator:
<http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator> It works like a printer
but prints a
pdf file
instead of a hardcopy. User interface is simple and straight forward.
It perform the same functions as Primo. If you support
Open Source Movement and feel easier with freeware
licensed under GPL.
Take this.
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GPL |
| PDF
Redirect: <http://www.exp-systems.com/> It's
featured by a very beautiful and intuitive interface and powerful
feature like encryption password in creating pdf document. Just a few
minutes you may well master the software. However, we found that it
fail to handle chinese character and all the time return error message.
In some of the cases, the output pdf file was not able to
reproduce the original visual content
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freeware |
| Freeware & URL | License |
| audacity:<http://audacity.sourceforge.net/windows.php> A user friendly sound
recording
program with more
and more add-on functions
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GPL |
| realplayer:<http://www.real.com/player> A pioneer in the
application of
streaming technology on internet.
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freeware |
| quicktime:<http://www.apple.com> A freeware for play
back media
file on your desktop.
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freeware |
| ms
media
player:<http://www.microsoft.com> The media player
becomes more
and more powerful when new versions is released to replace the old one.
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freeware |
| flash
player:<http://www.macromedia.com>
or <http://www.adobe.com> Without flash
player you may not
enjoy the fun of browsing internet. Most annimated web pages are flash
enhanced
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freeware |
| t@b
Media Converter (linux/win32): |
GPL |
| Free
Studio Manager The
latest version is 4.x. We tried this software since it release v3.x
fand found that it was and excellent freeware. The interface was simple
but straightforward. Above all, unlike other software, It really worked
stably for all open standard multimedia formats.(Your shouldn't expect
it worked with patented compressing codec, right?) When converting
video files to "flv" or "swf" file, it also generated a sample html
code for simple "copy and paste" operation in creating your own web
page like commercial software, We've just downloaded the newest
version and found that all collaborating converters're working fine and
stable.
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freeware |
| Any
video converter freeware If
you want to convert a number of video clips concurrently, AVC
freeware is a better choice. Moreover, you have more freedom in the
combination of input and output format in the process of convertion.
However, we found that it failed the operation for some input formats
even we were sure that there was no patented codec applied to the clip.
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freeware |
| Pazera
Free MOV to AVI Converter 1.2 A
very user friendly free file format converter for quicktime movie file
for both private and commercial uses. Batch convertion job is possible
and the interface is simple and straight forward except the
illustration about the choices of audio and video codec. However, you
may find out the appropriate combination of file format(avi or mpeg)
and codec by trial and error. Use a short clip, run it and
try to play back the converted file accordingly. If it works well,
ignore the technical jargon of codec and just stick to the combination
that works.
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freeware |
| K-lite
Codec Pack K-Lite
Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools provided by
free-codecs.com. Now there are too many codecs (encoding and decoding
alogrithm) for making and playing back video clips. Though most of them
are conformed to open standard, technical novice is hard to know what
codecs and how they should be installed. This web site provide a
"seem-to-be" simple solution. However, there is little inoformation
about the legal status of the codecs included. Some informations told
that a few proprietory codec patent holders claimed that the pack
violate the EULA or infringe their copyright. The controversal codecs
were thus removed from the software afterwards. Users must judge
their legitimacy by your ownselves. Furthermore, some proprietory
compression algorithms are obstacles for people to play back video
files without the proper software. Don't expect to solve all the
problems once and forever. As what the site owner tells, you
should be able to play 99%
of all the movies that you download from the internet with the K-Lite
Codec Pack.
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freeware |
| Freeware & URL | License |
| netscape:<http://www.netscape.com> The
fame of netscape should not be doubted. It provides an all-in-one
internet solution to its supporters and seems to have less risk to
expose to virus attack than main stream
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Freeware |
| firefox:<http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox> Being one of the hottest
download on the web, firefox
belongs
to the family of mozilla and some outstanding features like tab
browsing mak it an icon of the new generation browser.
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GPL |
| mozilla:<http://www.mozilla.org/> Mozilla suit is a long
standing open source internet
solution
software package. It contain different versions for almost all
plateforms and languages in computer world.
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GPL |
| filezilla:<http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/> A
ftp client software without beautiful user interface. No frill but
simple and workable. Only very little resources is consumed.
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GPL |
| Matt's
Free Perl CGI
Scripts:<http://www.scriptarchive.com> A
lot of cgi scripts written in Perl or Java are provide as freeware.
They add a lot of minor but useful functions to various internet
servers. They make the world of internet more beautiful but no body
even bother to know their names.
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freeware/ shareware/ commercial software |
| Acrobat Reader:<http://www.adobe.com> The fame of acrobat
reader and its
vendor is a well established fact. No more information
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Freeware |
| NVU:
<http://www.nvu.com> NVU
is another member of
Mozilla family powered by
"Gecko".
The interface is very similar to that of "Netscape Composer" but a lot
more functions are added to make it a handy tool for creating web page.
When you find how much an "WYSWYG" commercial html editor cost you, you
will feel grateful to the team of "NVU" project who offer people with a
tight budget a freeware like this. Since 2005, the project of NVU was
discontinued but the nvu.com is still alive. Sometime this is
confussing. The development of the project was unofficially taken over
by "Kompozer" and "Seamonkey".
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GPL |
| Kompozer: <http://kompozer.net/> Starting
from 0.7x, the development of Kompozer was based on the code of NVU.
However, since 0.8x, Kompozer has been has been developed on a clean
Mozilla code base and it doesn’t share much code with Nvu any more. The
0.8 branch is taking a different approach: Nvu was designed as a
beginner tool, KompoZer 0.8 tries to be both a gothe official motto is “Easy
Web Authoring!”.
Almost all our web pages are created with Kompozer though there are
still bugs especially in the code wraping. The fusion of CSS and
Javascript with the software is also unstable. However, we pledge our
support and express our gratitude to the effort of the development team
who contribute to the world such a nice piece of "WYSWYG" editor
comparable to commercial software.
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GPL |
| Freeware & URL | License |
| OpenOffice: <http://www.openoffice.org/ > An
all in one open source OA software package consists
of
every thing needed in performing office work, including word
processor, spreadsheets, presentation tool, publisher, HTML edittor and
drawing program with PDF creator built in. Change your habit and you
will find that the world is much larger than what you think. The latest
version up to the end of 2008 was v3.x. As everybody aspires, it's more
powerful and remain free. The improvement was done by a group of
volunteers all over the world instead of paid programmers working
inside the plant of software house. The use of open standard
document file format is a feasible way to solve the problem of
compatibility and portability of document file when crossing
plateforms.
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GPL |
| Turbocash:
<http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/turbocash/> A
prominent acounting software in Africa and Europe started to embrace
open source movement since 2003 after 18 years of proven history in the
field. Unlike a lot of other accounting software released under GPL, it
is a rather “BIG” full function program with all
stuff
available for
users. Accounting knowledge is a must for using it or it is just a
collectable for someone to admire.
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GPL |
| EssentialPIM:
<http://www.essentialpim.com/> It
is a full function personal information manager. The import and export
filter make exchange of information to and from other PIMs easily so
the pain to migrate to this freeware is minimized.
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Freeware |
| rainlendar:
<http://www.ipi.fi/~rainy/index.php> It consumes little
resources but
useful in reminding trivial things. A lot of cool skins are available
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Freeware |
| Freeware & URL | License |
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Ubuntu (linux): <http://http://www.ubuntu.com/www.ubuntu.com/> Maybe
you've heard about
digital divide but you might not have the idea about how wide the gap
is. In a lot of third world countries, an operation system cost a
peasant family their yearly income or even more. Here comes an
African who sponsors a working team to provide people of the world a
free OS based on the famous "Debian" linux. The following is their
promise:
Every
six months they
release a new version. Now the current version for free download is
8.10. Wubi (i.e. installation under windows environment) becomes a
built-in function of the system. We've also found a lot a improvements
in its compatibility to current hardware. Installation is easy and
automatic. The update centre was terrific as you will save a lot of
time to search for the freeware on the internet. Nobody doubts their
faith and sincerety. From the media we knew
that "Dell" started to shipped desktop with "Ubuntu" preloaded. As a
user we don't have too many criticism about its installation and user
interface except the shortage of device drivers. Anyway, a very
promising attempt to narrow the digital divide between the rich and the
poor.
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GPL |
| Stanix
(Linux): <http://stanix.sourceforge.net> Stanix Professional
(Traditional
Chinese)RC3 is great
leap forward in localize the linux environment. The author also provide
an all-in-one boot CD of linux
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GPL |
| Redhat
Linux: <http://www.redhat.com> It might be the most
sucessful linux solution provider
in the
world.
|
GPL |
| Red
Flag Linux:
<http://www.redflag-linux.com > A variant of linux
developed in mainland China
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GPL |
| Mandrake
Linux: <http://www.mandrakelinux.com
> An optional linux version
for your choice
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GPL |
| Debian
Linux: <http://www.debian.org
> Again an optional linux
version.
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GPL |
| Slackware
Linux: <http://www.slackware.com> Tracing back the history
of Linux, one will find that
slackware linux is one of the most
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GPL |
| Freeware & URL | License |
| TestDisk & PhotoRec 6.11.3 (6 May
2009), Data Recovery <http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download> This
is a very powerful and fast recovery tool for memory card or usb drive.
We tested this software with others in practical environment and found
that it could recover files from usb drive or sd card reported to be
unformatted by the system quickly while other softwares still working
in iteration process without any signal of completing the job.
The only problem is that it works in a command line environment. For
people who're not familiar with the traditional mode of interface, it's
a unforgivable demerit.
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GPL/Freeware |
| HP USB Drive Formatter: <http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool.shtml> This utility provided by HP will format any USB flash drive, with your choice of FAT, FAT32, or NTFS partition types.
Optionally you can also make the disk BOOTABLE by specifying a file location. New version allows creation of a FAT32 volume larger than 32 GB and fixes installation issue where installation process stopped after the earlier version of software was uninstalled and the new software was not automatically installed. The installation process now restarts automatically to install the new software after uninstalling the older version. |
freeware |
| License Crawler: <http://www.klinzmann.name/Index.htm> The
author created this small utility, LicenseCrawler, which will enable
you to find the license keys and serial numbers of Microsoft products
and many of your programs. It is the ideal partner for your Windows
softwares
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donateware |
| 7zip:<http://www.7-zip.org/> A compression and
decompression tool
for all
users.
|
GPL |
| burn4free:<http://www.burn4free.info/> A cd and dvd burnning
program supporting most of the
current
burners
|
GPL |
| stuffit:<http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/> Decompression tool for sit
file used on Mac Plateform,
also
capable of decompressing other popular formats
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freeware |
| ccleaner:<http://www.ccleaner.com/> For cleaning up
harddisk and
windows registry
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freeware |
| clam
av:<http://www.clamav.net> An open source
anit-virus
project. There is still a way to go. However, why don't try it and send
feedback to the team as an appreciation and support to their effort?
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GPL |
| AVG
anti-virus free edition: <http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition> The
functionality and efficiency is comparable to commercial software.
Though its free edition is offered to home user only, we include it in
our list. If you use it in a busienss environment, please pay for it.
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freeware for home user |
| Avast
anti-virus free edition: <http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html> The home edition is free
but you need to register with the producer.
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freeware for home user |
| Antivir
anti-virus free edition: <http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php> According
to the practical use and the research conducted by Lasalle
University(<http://www.lasalle.edu/>), the virus scanner of
antivir was even more powerfull than its competitors. The only problem
is its sluggish server which seems to be busy and slow all the time.
Sometimes we must suspend updating process as it hangs there for quite
a long time.
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freeware for home user |
| Spyware
Terminator: <http://www.spywareterminator.com/> Nowadays
even antivirus software cannot protect your computer against spyware
adware or malware. Spyware Terminator trys to mend the loop hole for
all computer users free of charge. This is great especially it works
well and also compatible to most popular anti-virus software.
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freeware |
| Credit and thanks are hereby granted to all those vendors, their colleagues and collaborating voluntary programmers who contribute their works to the general public for free. |
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