Free/Libre
Software
for Your
Home Computers
Office Suite
OpenOffice
: alternative to Microsoft Office; to read and write in Microsoft Office formats (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); to create PDF files; standard Open Document formats.
Internet/Web
Firefox
: alternative to Internet Explorer
FileZilla
: FTP
NVU
: simpler alternative to DreamWeaver or FrontPage. web page editor.
Multimedia
Audacity
: sound editor |
LAME MP3 encoder for Audacity
Blender
: video/image editor. 2D, 3D, CAD
GIMP
: alternative to PhotoShop. photo/image editor.
Inkscape
: alternative to Illustrator. vector graphics editor.
Free/Gratis
Software
for Your
Home Computers
Anti-Virus
AVG
Anti-Spyware
Ad-Aware
Spybot
updated: 2007.08.29