Free Software Alternatives

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Microsoft Office
● OpenOffice
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Adobe Photoshop
● Gimp
● Paint.Net
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WinZip/WinRar
● IzArc
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Microsoft Visio
● Dia
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Microsoft Project
● GanttProject
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Adobe Dreamweaver
● SeaMonkey
● Kompozer
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Nero Burning Rom
● CDBurnerXP
● InfraRecorder
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Adobe Illustrator / Corel Draw
● InkScape
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Adobe Pagemaker / Microsoft Publisher
● Scribus
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Adobe Acrobat
● PDF Creator
● PDF-Xchange Viewer
Free annotations, pdf manipulations, viewer, etc..
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Microsoft Outlook
● ThunderBird
● SpiceBird
● Lightning
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
● FireFox
● Chrome
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Microsoft Dynamics CRM / SAP
● SugarCRM
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SnagIt
● GreenShot
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus
● ClamWin
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CuteFTP
● FileZilla
● WinSCP
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Adobe Premiere
● VirtualDub
● Avidemux
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Trillian Pro
● Pidgin
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Mirc
● HydraIRC
● XChat
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Corel Trace
● Potrace
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Adobe Flash
● OpenLazlo
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Altova XMLSpy
● XMLCopyEditor
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UltraEdit
● PsPad
● NotePad++
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Altap Salamander
● FreeCommander
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Beyond Compare
● WinMerge
● DiffDaff
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Quickbooks
● Postbooks
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Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server
● Alfresco
● MindtouchDeki
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Autodesk AutoCAD
● Archimedes
● BRL-CAD
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Microsoft Exchange Server
● Zimbra
● Open-Xchange
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Symantec Norton Ghost
● g4u
● Partimage
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Microsoft OneNote
● WikiPad

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Other Free Softwares
● CCleaner
For deleting temporary files, clean registry, manage start-ups, etc..
● Defraggler
For defragmenting your harddisk
● Recuva
For recovering deleted files that are not in the recycle bin
● Revo Uninstaller
For deleting left behind registry entries and files after uninstalling a software
● TheSage English Dictionary & Thesaurus
Dictionary and also a thesaurus
● Mobysaurus
Thesaurus
● Samsung Master
For managing pictures, mass resize, converter, screensaver and web album creator
● ColorMania
For color detail needs
● AdesClrPicker
For picker color anywhere in your desktop and getting the details of colors
● Imagicon
Picture to Icon converter
● RenASoft Image Converter
Picture converter, Picture to PDF & Picture to Icon
● Microsoft PowerToys for XP
Lots of cool stuff just check it out
● Belarc Advisor PC Audit
For Auditing Softwares installed in your PC
● Spybot-S&D
For spywares, adawares, etc..
● WinPatrol
For managing startups, preventing critical changes to your computer made by unwanted softwares, spywares, etc…
● Quick Media Converter
Converting video files to almost any format
● K-Lite Codec with Classic Media Player
For your codec needs
● Real Player Alternative Codec
● Quicktime Alternative Codec
● VLC Media Player
Windows media player alternative
● Daemon Tools
For creation of virtual cd/dvd drives
● MZ Ultimate Tools
Cool windows maintenance utilities
● SpywareBlaster
For protection from spywares
● JDiskReport
To know which drives, directories and files consume a lot of hard disk space
● WinAmp
For me the best lightweight player for mp3 files
● SearchEverything
Searching anything in your drives
● LMMS
FruityLoop alternative
● SharePOD
ITunes alternative
● Digsby
All in One Messenger
● Advance System Care
For Windows maintenance
● TrayIt
Putting any program to system tray
● Minimem
If you need to reduce memory footprint of application like firefox this app can help you with that
● ImgBurn
Software to burn almost all popular CD/DVD images vice versa
● Eclipse
Editor for Java, PHP, Python, XML, HTML, Javascript, C, C++, etc …
● PyDev
Eclipse plugin for Python
● PHP Eclipse
Eclipse plugin for PHP
● FireBug
For editing, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page
● FirePHP
For debugging PHP
● MediaPortal
MediaPortal turns your PC / TV into a very advanced MediaCenter / HTPC
● Amaya
Amaya is a Web editor, tool used to create and update documents directly on the Web
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