Free Software Alternatives for Windows

Probably the biggest complaint about a PC is that, out of the box, the applications are weak or non-existent. I recently had to redo my machine so I delved into finding as much free software as I could. $300 for Office, $30 for AV, $30 for anti-spyware, $60 for CD/DVD burning, etc. Not to mention the annual subscriptions for updates. I just want to pay for hardware and games (I'm looking into free games). Click on a heading to find out more.

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Office Productivity

• OpenOffice
• Firefox
• Thunderbird
• Adobe or Foxit Reader
• KompoZer
• Programmers Notepad
• WinSCP
• Putty
• Gimp
• Picasa

Multimedia

• Foobar2000
• VideoLAN
• Media Player Classic
• Audacity

CD/DVD Burning

• InfraRecorder
• CDBurnerXP
• ImgBurn

Backup

• SyncBack Pro
• DriveImage XML
• dd

Data Security

• Encryption

Games

• America's Army
• FOSS Gamer

Misc

• Pidgin
• VCD