Recommended Software
Index
Free software for Mac OS X and Windows
- Blender - For 3D modelling and animation.
- GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program. Download for Windows and Download for Mac OS X.
- Firefox - Arguably the best web browser available, for a number of reasons including performance, standards support and security. The best feature though is the plug-in support, after a while they become hard to live without. For example, Adblock Plus, Download Statusbar, NoScript, PDF Download and Video DownloadHelper.
- Inkscape - A vector graphics editor.
- iTunes - Many pieces of software play mp3 files, few make tagging and organising them as easy as iTunes.
- OpenOffice.org - Word Processor, SpreadSheet, Presentation and DataBase software.
- VLC Media Player - A media player that will play just about any video format.
Free software for Windows
- 7-Zip - Archives and unarchives file from and to a number of formats including ZIP and RAR.
- AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition - Free anti-virus software, just make sure you are downloading the free version. There website is designed to confuse you into paying for stuff you don't need.
- IfranView - Image file viewer.
- JkDefrag - Big improvement over the defragger included with Windows XP. See also PageDefrag which defragments special files that other defraggers can't touch.
- Notepad++ - Text editor.
- PuTTY - SSH client
- Windows Search - Creates indexes of the files on your computer, so searching for files is a lot quicker.
Free software for Mac OS X