Freeware Tools / Applications

OS = Open Source <|> home
All have versions for Windows; OS projects may have versions for other operating systems (Mac; Unix)

** also check this freeware listing site, FreeByte

== Web Page Hosting ==

• WebNG (register / sign-up link) - (features) free page hosting, 350 MB file space, no ads

== File Backup ==

• Protect your files with Mozy backup, 2 GB free storage; Win XP (Home / Pro) only

• Xdrive Backup, 5 GB free storage

== Office Suite ==

• OpenOffice - OS, free Office suite software; wordprocessor (and edit HTML), database, spreadsheet, presentation; multiple platform

  === Online Collaboration (docs, spread sheets, presentation) ===

  • Thinkfree - 1 gigabyte free. Thinkfree might be best place to start.
  • Zoho - some free; doc, spread sheet, presentation
  • Google Docs - doc and spread sheet; free. Need an invite? - ask for one,  cary.cw.thomas [a*t] gmail [d0t] com 

  === Word Processor ===

• AbiWord - OS word processor

  == Spread Sheet / Entry Grids ==
  Wikipedia List of Spread Sheets ( links in annotation )

• Gnumeric - OS spreadsheet
• Spread32 - shareware spreadsheet; trial has all features, just nag dialog during file saves.
• Abykus - freeware spreadsheet
• List Squared - very small, freeware data entry app for creating simple list tables; entry and display is like a spread sheet. Does no calculations or reports (other than Print).

  == Database ==

• Dbworx - small database app; shareware and freeware version
• Organizers Database - OS database app project for organizations
• FileAmigo - freeware version for personal use
• CSVed - character separated value editor; merge, split, rearrange, edit CSV records
   
  == Browser / Web page ==
• Mozilla - OS, free browser; also free email client; Composer page editor in Suite
• Firefox - OS, free browser; also free email client
• EZpad - freeware text HTML editor with wizards
• Arachnophilia - freeware text HTML editor; requires Java Runtime
• Google Pages - free web page hosting with online editor - create pages from your browser
• Nvu - free web page editor (no longer in development); WYSIWYG; Kompozer - sucessor to Nvu (bug fixes; further development) - I recommend installing Kompozer

  == PDF Creation ==

• CutePDF - freeware, create PDF from applications
• PrimoPDF - freeware, create PDF from applications

  == File Transfer ==

• You Send It - free, large file transfer, up to 1 GB; doesn't require email attachments.
• DepositFile - free, large file transfer, up to 4.5 GB; doesn't require email attachments.
• FileZilla (sourceforge.net) - OS, free FTP client ( caution: www.freeftpmanager.com appears to be an adware / spyware that installs some form of FileZilla with "some Las Vegas adware or spyware". Read this message thread ; sourceforge.net version is legitimate - no adware / spyware! )
• Download Manager - resume downloads; free

  == Firewall ==

• ZoneAlarm
• Sygate Personal Firewall - SPF was discontinued by Symantec, but you can still download the last version from Simtel or Tucows

  == Zip (compressed) Archives ==

• 7-Zip - free zip archive client
• CamUnZip - free zip archive client

  == Password encryption ==

• PasswordSafe - store all your logins and passwords safely in an encrypted file; OS
• KeyPass - store all your logins and passwords safely in an encrypted file; OS

  == Blog ==

• Blogger.com - free blog service (run by Google); new features Dec 2006!
• Wordpress - free blog service using open source Wordpress; looks to have more features than blogger.com

  == Email / Message groups ==

• Yahoo Email - free, now unlimited storage (June '07), online email service
• Gmail - free, 6+ GB online email service
• Mail.com - free, 100 MB online email service
• Google Groups - free email groups
• Yahoo Groups - free email groups

  == Visual demo ==

• Wink - freeware visual demo maker

  == Install creation ==

• NSIS - free install maker; OS
• Inno Setup - free install maker
• SetupStream - free install maker