Windows: Recommended OpenSource and Freeware Applications
Office – Desktop – Small Helpers Atom - Text editor Notepad++ - Text editor IZArc - Archive utility Agent Ransack - Local search OpenOffice - Office suite Dia - Diagram editor KDiff3 - Compares two files or directories WinMerge - Compares two files or directories TailMe - Monitors file growth BareTail - Monitors file growth Cygwin - Unix API emulator InfoRapid - Full-text search tools LingoPad - Multilingual dictionary Xenu’sLink Sleuth - Detects dead links JR Screen Ruler - Desktop ruler FreeMind - Mind mapping tool DM2 - Window control (transparency, bring windows to front, etc.) PDFCreator - Application for creating PDF files Renamer-It! - To rename files Win32 Disk Imager - To copy an image to an SD card GoogleCalendarSync - To synchronize Google Calendar with Outlook QTranslate - Translation program Calibre - E-book Manager (reader) DeskPins - Pin window to foreground Audio – Video ...