20+ Free Windows Software Download

There are number of freebies that can grow your Windows experience. However, its hard to get them in one place. We came across bunch of useful freeware for Windows in lifehacker. It is a fine collection of free software downloads for the new computer owners, reinstallers, aspiring geeks and especially for those looking to save time installing the best stuff out there. These are simple applications that can make your daily computer usage far more enjoyable and productive. The bunch of free download includes productivity software, Internet/Communication software, photos & videos and utilities. Look at the collection pick the ones you need, download them and enjoy.

Productivity

Notepad++

This is much more than your simple notepad. It offers you not only to write, save, and edit text, but also tabbed file views, syntax coloring for those working in HTML or other code and more.

Foxit Reader

This tool allows you to open, save and print PDF much faster than Adobe Reader.

Texter

This is a text replacement app that gets into action when you write code, write out the same address repeatedly, or misspell a certain word constantly.

Photos & Videos

Picasa

With Picasa you can index your pictures make snap to flick through and do slight editing. Moreover, you can share pictures through email or upload them to Picasa Web Albums.

VLC

This is a light weight video or audio player that supports files of different formats.

Songbird

This is almost like the iTune except that it is and open source and more web friendly. With it you point at a web page full of music, and it plays it like it’s just really fancy playlist.

iTunes

This free software helps you to seamless sync between your iPhone or iPod devices and your music collection.

Drop box

This application makes it simple to synchronize your files across Windows, Mac, or Linux systems.

Mozy

Mozy is the backup service that saves your data when your system crashes and your valuable data is lost. It offers 2GB of free online space.

Internet/ Communication

Pidgin

Most of your use Google Talk,  AOL/AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Jabber, or IRC to chat online. Pidgin can be your new messenger covering all the features you get in others. For more add the recommended plug-ins.

Firefox

Most of you are aware of this highly secured browser. With extension/add-on, Greasemonkey script, and about:config tweaks you get almost everything you can ask from the browser.

Postbox

In case you don’t like your email’s web interface, you can use this email client having Gmail like features. It is essentially Thunderbird, the open-source email client.

Security

KeePass

It keeps your passwords and creates one password to track them all.

AVG Free

This is a better version than 8.0 and carries out more subtle operations.

Spybot Search & Destroy

Spybot protects against trackerware, info-tracking cookies, homepage hijackers, trojans,  pop-up producers, keyloggers, advertising controllers.

Ad-Aware

In case your system is regularly infected with mysterious, malicious stuff, you can try out this adware.

Source: Lifehacker