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Pale Moon

Pale Moon

Open Source

Pale Moon is an open-source web browser meticulously crafted for efficiency, ease of use, and customization, built on an independently developed Goanna engine. It provides a traditional browser experience while prioritizing user control and privacy over modern trends like mandatory cloud features and restrictive extension policies.

Excellent speed and performance on various hardware configurations.
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Web Browsers
elementary OS

elementary OS

Open Source

elementary OS is a beautifully crafted and user-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, designed to provide a fast, open, and privacy-respecting alternative to traditional operating systems like Windows and macOS. It focuses on a clean and intuitive desktop environment.

Beautiful and intuitive user interface (Pantheon)
Configurable
OS & Utilities
Midori

Midori

Open Source

Midori is a lightweight and fast web browser that emphasizes privacy, security, and user customization. Built with efficiency in mind, it offers a clean interface and essential features, making it a suitable choice for users seeking a less resource-intensive browsing experience without sacrificing core functionality.

Low system resource usage, ideal for older computers.
Built-in RSS reader
Web Browsers
ESET NOD32 Antivirus

ESET NOD32 Antivirus provides essential protection against malware with a focus on performance and a low system footprint. It features real-time scanning, heuristic detection, and anti-spyware capabilities, ensuring robust defense without hindering your computer's speed.

Excellent threat detection rates.
Build-in Firewall
Security & Privacy
SpaceSniffer

SpaceSniffer is a powerful yet portable freeware application designed to help users quickly understand how disk space is utilized on their drives. It employs a Treemap visualization to represent folder and file sizes hierarchically, making it easy to identify large items and optimize storage.

Excellent visual representation of disk usage via Treemap.
Hierarchical heatmaps
OS & Utilities
K3b

K3b

Open Source

K3b is a comprehensive and highly-configurable graphical application for authoring and burning optical discs. It excels at handling audio, video, and data projects across various formats including CD, DVD, and Blu-ray.

Comprehensive features for burning, ripping, and copying.
CD Ripper
Audio & Music CD/DVD Tools
Jitsi

Jitsi

Open Source

Jitsi is a free and open-source suite of secure, flexible communication tools. It offers multi-platform support for voice (VoIP), video conferencing, and instant messaging, emphasizing privacy and ease of use with no account required to start a meeting.

Free and open source.
End-to-end encryption
Business & Commerce Development Office & Productivity OS & Utilities Social & Communications
FileHippo

FileHippo

Free

FileHippo is a popular online platform dedicated to providing a vast repository of free software for Windows. It offers a clean interface, easy navigation, and focuses on delivering the latest versions of applications alongside historical releases for user flexibility.

Large selection of free Windows software.
App discovery
Online Services OS & Utilities
TextMate

TextMate

Commercial

TextMate is a robust and feature-rich graphical text editor for macOS, specifically designed for developers. It offers syntax highlighting, powerful macros, bundles for extensibility, and a highly customizable interface to streamline coding workflows.

Highly extensible with the Bundle system for language-specific support.
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Development
Xfce

Xfce

Open Source

Xfce is a highly customizable, lightweight, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed for productivity while retaining a visually appealing interface.

Extremely lightweight and fast.
Lightweight
OS & Utilities
Reeder

Reeder

Commercial

Reeder is a sleek and powerful RSS reader designed for macOS and iOS users. It provides a streamlined way to subscribe to your favorite news sources, blogs, and podcasts, offering offline reading, multiple account support, and integration with popular RSS services like Feedly.

Clean and minimalist user interface focused on reading.
Multiple Account support
News & Books
Opera Mini

Opera Mini

Free

Opera Mini is a compact and feature-rich mobile browser renowned for its data compression technology. It provides a fast browsing experience, especially on slower networks, by significantly reducing data usage. Ideal for users conscious of data costs or in areas with limited connectivity, it offers essential features like ad blocking and a built-in download manager in a small package.

Excellent data compression saves mobile data.
Built-in Ad-blocker
Web Browsers
Notepad2

Notepad2

Open Source

Notepad2 is a free and open-source text editor for Windows known for its lightweight nature, portability, and rich feature set including syntax highlighting for numerous programming languages, code folding, and advanced search and replace functionalities. It offers a highly customizable interface and is ideal for developers and power users seeking a capable alternative to the standard Notepad.

Very lightweight and fast
Syntax Highlighting
Development
Ghostery

Ghostery

Free

Ghostery is a powerful privacy browser and extension that blocks ads, stops trackers, and enhances your online anonymity. It provides users with greater control over their digital footprint and browsing speed.

Effectively blocks a wide range of trackers and ads.
No Tracking
Security & Privacy Web Browsers
Remote Desktop Connection

Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) is a built-in Microsoft Windows feature allowing users to connect to another computer running RDC over a network. It provides full control of the remote machine's desktop interface, enabling task execution, application use, and file access as if directly present.

Built-in to Windows operating system
Remote desktop
Network & Admin
Notepad2-mod

Notepad2-mod

Open Source

Notepad2-mod is a powerful, yet lightweight and portable text editor based on the classic Notepad2. It offers enhanced features like extended syntax highlighting for numerous languages, Unicode support, and a tabbed interface, making it a superior replacement for the standard Windows Notepad for developers and power users alike.

Extremely fast launch and responsive performance.
Syntax Highlighting
Development
SQLyog

SQLyog

Commercial

SQLyog is a powerful and reliable GUI tool for database administration, development, and management of MySQL and MariaDB databases. It offers a rich set of features for effortless database tasks, from schema design and data manipulation to server management and backup operations.

Comprehensive feature set for database administration, development, and manageme...
Database
Development
NAPS2

NAPS2

Open Source

NAPS2 (Not Another PDF Scanner 2) is a free and open-source document scanning application. It simplifies the process of scanning documents into various formats, primarily PDF, with support for OCR.

Completely free and open source.
Multiple languages
Office & Productivity OS & Utilities
Construct Classic

Construct Classic

Open Source

Construct Classic is a retired but still capable free DirectX 9 game creation tool for Windows. Primarily focused on 2D game development, it offers a visual, event-based programming system that simplifies the game creation process for beginners and experienced developers alike.

Free and accessible for anyone to start.
2D Game
Development Games
Ad Muncher

Ad Muncher

Free

Ad Muncher is a robust ad and popup blocking software designed to eliminate advertisements across all major web browsers and many desktop applications.

Blocks ads in multiple browsers and applications.
Block ads
Security & Privacy Web Browsers
Bean

Bean

Free

Bean is a discontinued, lightweight word processor for macOS, designed for simplicity and efficiency. It provides core rich text editing features without the complexity of larger suites, focusing on a clean and fast writing experience.

Extremely fast and lightweight.
Multiple languages
Development Office & Productivity
NINJA-IDE

NINJA-IDE

Open Source

NINJA-IDE is a free and open-source, cross-platform integrated development environment specifically designed for Python development. It offers a range of features to improve productivity, including syntax highlighting, code completion, debugging tools, and a built-in terminal. Its extensible architecture allows for customization through plugins and themes.

Lightweight and performs well
Python
Development
Rainmeter

Rainmeter

Open Source

Rainmeter is a free and open-source desktop customization application for Windows. It allows users to display various types of information, such as system metrics, time, weather, and RSS feeds, directly on their desktop through highly customizable 'skins'. It's a popular tool for creating personalized and functional desktop interfaces.

Extensive customization options for desktop appearance and functionality.
UI customization
OS & Utilities System & Hardware
Zim

Zim

Open Source

Zim is a powerful, open-source graphical text editor designed for maintaining a personal wiki or notebook. It allows users to organize notes, ideas, and various types of information in a hierarchical, interlinked structure, similar to a wiki.

Data stored in plain text files for maximum portability and longevity.
File Versioning
Education & Reference Office & Productivity
Brackets

Brackets

Open Source

Brackets is a modern, open-source code editor specifically designed for web development. Built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, it prioritizes a streamlined workflow with its innovative features like Live Preview and inline editors, making front-end development more intuitive and efficient.

Excellent Live Preview feature for real-time visual feedback.
Live Preview
Development
MPlayer

MPlayer

Open Source

MPlayer is a highly versatile, free, and open-source multimedia player renowned for its extensive codec support and powerful command-line interface. It can handle a wide array of media formats with minimal system resources.

Exceptional codec support out-of-the-box.
Integrated codecs
OS & Utilities Video & Movies
FileHippo App Manager

FileHippo App Manager

Free Personal

FileHippo App Manager was a utility designed to keep your installed software up-to-date. It scanned your system and notified you when newer versions of your programs were available for download, helping to maintain system security and performance.

Simple and intuitive user interface.
Multiple languages
OS & Utilities
Mumble

Mumble

Open Source

Mumble is a free and open-source voice communication application designed with low latency and high audio quality in mind, primarily for gamers. It offers features like positional audio, an in-game overlay, and strong privacy through encryption.

Extremely low latency for real-time communication.
In-Game Overlay
Games Network & Admin Social & Communications
Greasemonkey

Greasemonkey

Open Source

Greasemonkey is a highly influential and versatile Firefox extension that empowers users to personalize and enhance their web browsing experience by installing custom scripts. These scripts can modify web page content, alter layouts, add new functionalities, and automate tasks, effectively customizing how users interact with websites.

Enables deep customization of web pages.
Firefox extension
Development Web Browsers
PDF-XChange Viewer

PDF-XChange Viewer is a versatile and lightweight PDF reader and editor. It offers a wide array of features for viewing, annotating, and manipulating PDF documents, including OCR capabilities and form filling, all within a user-friendly interface.

Extensive free features for viewing, annotating, and form filling.
Multiple languages
Office & Productivity
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