Free Software

CuriousChild.com supports Open Source Software! In order to improve your working and surfing experience on the computer we have compiled a list of the choice softwares that we use on a daily basis, most of them written in open source codes and additional commercial softwares that are provided free of charge. In order to improve your working experience on the computer we have compiled a list of selected software for you. All the recommended software are freeware and for unlimited time. Why open source code? Because of the high speed, improved security, total compatibility to a wide range of platforms, preferred quality and excellent performance…and oops! We almost forgot, open source codes are free.

Our recommended software operates on Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7 all versions, on GNU/Linux and on OS X 10.3 and above.

Web Browsing
Mozilla FireFox 3.6 ^Recommended! Stability, fast speed, improved security, pop-up and Flash block, themes and thousands of extensions that make this the best browser in the world. Download Page

Google Chrome 4.x ^Recommended! Minimal and innovative design with advanced technology presents sites more rapidly, safer and easier for surfing. Download Page

Opera 10 30% faster than the previous version, improvements in performance and security. Speed dial, side scale, widget management, bookmarks and tabs with preliminary display of the site that they lead to. Download Page


E-mail
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.x Thunderbird 2 includes many new features to help you manage your inbox. With Thunderbird 2, it’s easier to prioritize and find your important email with tags and the new find bar helps you find content within your email faster. Download Page

SquirrelMail SquirrelMail is a standards-based webmail package written in PHP. It includes built-in pure PHP support for the IMAP and SMTP protocols, and all pages render in pure HTML 4.0 (with no JavaScript required) for maximum compatibility across browsers. Download Page


Video Player
VLC media player Video player with simple but strong interface with video display capabilities for most of the formats: MPEG, OGG, AVI, DVD, DIVX and more. Download Page


DVD Ripping Conversion
HandBrake The leading software for conversion of video files to multiplatform DVD, multithreaded video transcoder. Supports DVD, OGM, AVI, MKV, MP4, Theora, H.264, MPEG-4, and on audio Vorbis and MP3, AAC, AC-3. Download Page

Any Video Converter Freeware The famous video converter for converting video files WAV, WMV, MP4, FLY, MPG, AVI including conversion for mobile phones and MP4 players at various resolutions. The software enables direct downloading of Nico, YouTube, MetaCafe video files and more to your desktop. Download Page


Graphics
Inkscape User friendly and easy vector graphics for advanced options. Download Page

GIMP The leading freeware graphic software worldwide which is equivalent in strength to the commercial Photoshop software. Download Page


Sound
Winamp A small but strong music (video) player, thousands of skins and precise individual compatibility. (Download the recommended freeware from the site and you will be able to make unlimited use of it.) Download Page


Sound Recording
Audacity A simple and convenient sound recording tool. Download Page


Word Processing / Office Software
Open Office 3.x Leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. Operates with all the operating systems with full compatibility for Microsoft Office Word documents, Excel and PowerPoint. Download Page

AbiWord Word processor, simple alternative to Word. Small and fast. Download Page

PDFCreator Document converter from Word to PDF. Download Page


Utilities
Recuva Recycles files deleted from the recycle bin on your computer. Download Page

7-Zip Convenient software for packing/unpacking files 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR, ARJ. Download Page

TrueCrypt Encrypting data, virtual disk encryption and encrypting information of USB Flash drive. Download Page


Anti-Virus
Clamwin Virus detection and spyware, automatic downloads of regularly updated virus database, scanning scheduler. Download Page


IM Instant Messaging
Miranda IM Consolidate all your instant messenger software into one software, MSN, Yahoo, Gadu, AIM, Jabber, ICQ, IRC and more. Download Page


RSS
RSSOWL The best RSS! Download Page


IRC
X-Chat 2 Advanced client IRC. Download Page


FTP
FileZilla Excellent FTP solution for business or personal sites. Download Page


Podcasting
Juice Organize your internet audio programs according to your preference anywhere and at any time. Download Page


Recommended Google Software

Google Picasa Manage your photos, eliminate scratches and blemishes, fix red-eye, crop and more. Download Page

Google Earth Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrains, 3D buildings and more. Download Page


Recommended Microsoft Software
Nothing.


Editor
Notepad++ 5.x Editor and Notepad replacement that supports a wide number of programming languages, however also excellent for use as Notepad. Download Page


Operating System
Ubuntu 9.10 ^Recommended! Operating system based on Lynux. Slim line, stable, safe and very fast. It contains all the applications you need – a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more. It can be installed alongside the Windows operating system to enable you to be impressed by the stability and high speed offered by the open source code compared to the closed source systems. Recommendation: You can operate the operating systems from a DVD/CD disk without installation on the hard disk. (See detailed explanation on the site). Download Page


Accounting Finance
GnuCash Personal financial manager which will teach you how to manage your money! Includes all world currencies. Download Page


Websites
SOURCEFORGE.NET Largest database of open source software worldwide, with over 180,000 projects and softwares. Go to the site

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