Do you got a deep pocket? Why pay more for paid software while you can get those similar features by using these freely available tools on the net.Check these out

Antivirus

AVG - Most popular free solution available at no cost to home users. Provides the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. For more scheduling scans & updates option, AVG Professional 8.5 are FREELY available.

ClamWin - Based on Clam AntiVirus engine and uses GNU/GPL (General Public License) by the FSF (Free Software Foundation), and is free (as in freedom) software. ClamWin Free Antivirus uses ClamAV Scanning Engine. Available for Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003 and Vista .

VirusTotal - Web based service that provides on-demand scanning of your local files for worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines. Allows upload any local file up to 10 megs in size and will perform a scan across 30+ different virus scanning engines (which include all of the leading heavy-hitter virus killer engines on the market)

Productivity Tools

OpenOffice - Multi-platform office suite (Win, Linux & Mac) and compatible with other major office suites (i.e MS Office). The suite consists of OpenOffice Writer, OpenOffice Calc, OpenOffice Impress & much more.

StarOffice - From Sun Microsystems and recently been released under Google Pack as a free download. StarOffice runs on Windows, Linux, and Solaris systems. For Mac user, you’ll have to download OpenOffice .

Image Editor

GIMP - Freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Available for Win, Linux & Mac.

Paint.NET - Free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows . It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.

Video Processing Tools

AutoGK - Started out as a simple bitrate calculator for DivX encoding but has evolved to become an integrated package or tool for the entire process of DivX encoding. Very useful tool for backup your favorite DVD's into VCD's format & much more.

MediaCoder - Free universal batch media transcoder, which nicely integrates most popular audio/video codecs and tools into an all-in-one solution. With a flexible and extendable architecture, new codecs and tools are added in constantly as well as supports for new devices.

Audio Processing Tools

Audacity - Record and play sounds and import and export WAV, AIFF, MP3, and OGG files. Edit your sounds using cut, copy, and paste features (with unlimited undo functionality), mix tracks, or apply effects to your recordings. It is available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and other operating systems.

Do you got any favorite freeware but not listed here? Mail me or submit your comment for other viewers.

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