Web Browsing
Mozilla FirefoxThe premier free, open-source browser. Tabs, pop-up blocking, themes, and extensions. Considered by many to be the world's best browser.Download Page Video Player / Video Podcasting
MiroBeautiful interface. Plays any video type (much more than windows media player). Subscribe to video RSS, download, and watch all in one. Torrent support. Search and download from YouTube and others.Download Page IM - Instant Messaging
PidginConnect to multiple IM accounts simultaneously in a single app, including: AOL IM, MSN, and Jabber.Download Page 
Mozilla ThunderbirdPowerful spam filtering, solid interface, and all the features you need.Download Page RSSPeer-to-Peer Filesharing
AzureusA powerful, but complicated BitTorrent client. So many features you'll lose your mind.Download Page Video Playback
VLCPlays more video files than most players: Quicktime, AVI, DIVX, OGG, and more. Pretty good interface.Download Page 
Media Player ClassicCompact, but powerful media player. Plays anything under the sun. No install necessary.Download Page DVD Ripping / Video Conversion
Media CoderGreat tool for ripping CDs, DVDs, etc and converting between tons of video formats.Download Page Word Processing / Office Suites
OpenOffice.orgBig, full featured suite of tools for word processing and spreadsheets. Compatible with and a free replacement for Microsoft Word documents. Also supports OpenDocument Format.Download Page 
AbiWordA word processor. Leaner and quicker than OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft Word documents and OpenDocument Format.Download Page PodcastingDVD RippingSound RecordingGraphics / Photo EditingFTP / SFTPIRCArchiving
PeaZipFantastic archiving utility to extract and pack archives of an extensive amount of formats. PeaZip also features password protecting archives, keyfile support, system integration, a lovely interface, and much more.Download Page |
