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 ...