25 Most Useful Open Source Softwares


1
Mozilla FirefoxThe premier free, open-source browser. Tabs, pop-up blocking, themes, and extensions. Considered by many to be the world’s best browser.
2
MiroPlays any video type, Subscribe to video RSS, download, and watch all in one. Torrent support.
3
PidginConnect to multiple IM accounts simultaneously in a single app, including: AOL IM, MSN, and Jabber.
4
SkipScreenA Firefox extension that skips unnecessary clicks and wait times on Rapidshare, Megaupload, Mediafire, zShare, and more.
5
Mozilla ThunderbirdPowerful spam filtering, solid interface, and all the features you need.
6
RSSOwlSolid cross-platform RSS client.
7
CabosA simple, easy to use filesharing program. Gnutella network.
8
X-Chat 2IRC Client
9
VLCPlays more video files than most players: Quicktime, AVI, DIVX, OGG, and more.
10
MPlayerSimilar to VLC– plays loads of video formats.
11
AudacitySimple but awesome sound recording and editing tool.
12
FilezillaExcellent FTP program.
13
OpenOfficeBig, full featured suite of tools for word processing and spreadsheets. Compatible with and a free replacement for Microsoft Word documents.
14
AbiWordA word processor. Leaner and quicker than OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft Word documents and OpenDocument Format.
15
GIMPPhoto editing application that rivals Photoshop in features.
16
Paint.NETGraphics editor with a very nice interface.
17
HandbrakeDVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter.
18
PeaZipFantastic archiving utility to extract and pack archives of an extensive amount of formats.
19
7-ZipFile archiver.
20
FreemindAn innovative application for note taking and outlining. Takes time to get used to, but some people swear by it.
21
KeynoteOpen Source note taking application, very good. I use this myself extensively
22
BlenderPowerful 3D Modeling software.
23
CC PublisherHost Creative Commons video or audio files for free on archive.org with this easy uploader.
24
SharpDevelopOpen Source IDE for the .NET Framework. Utilizes the multiple programming languages and Windows forms
25
Notepad ++Open Source programmers notepad for Windows

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