Blender

Blender - UTILITIES

WINDOWS

Did you ever see the amazing CGI movies Pixar makes, like Ratatouille? Well, with Blender, you can make similar computer generated graphics that will amaze everyone.

Download - http://www.blender.org/

ImgBurn

ImgBurn - UTILITIES

WINDOWS, Linux

"ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!
It has several 'Modes', each one for performing a different task:
* Read - Read a disc to an image file
* Build - Create an image file from files on your computer or network - or you can write the files directly to a disc
* Write - Write an image file to a disc
* Verify - Check a disc is 100% readable. Optionally, you can also have ImgBurn compare it against a given image file to ensure the actual data is correct
* Discovery - Put your drive / media to the test! Used in combination with DVDInfoPro, you can check the quality of the burns your drive is producing"[1]
1.http://www.imgburn.com/

Download - http://www.imgburn.com/

musikCube

musikCube - Audio

WINDOWS, LINUX

"musikCube (Windows) and musikBox (Linux) both use musikCore which is a powerful backend written entirely in C code and is the heart of both programs. The advantages to having musikCore are rock-solid stability and portability meaning that somebody could create a gui for musikCore for any particular operating system they wanted to"[1].
1.http://www.musikcube.com/wiki/FAQ

Download - http://www.musikcube.com/

AutoHotkey

AutoHotkey - Utilities

WINDOWS

"AutoHotkey is a free, open-source utility for Windows. With it, you can:

* Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder.
* Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey.
* Expand abbreviations as you type them. For example, typing "btw" can automatically produce "by the way".
* Create custom data-entry forms, user interfaces, and menu bars. See GUI for details.
* Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
* Respond to signals from hand-held remote controls via the WinLIRC client script.
* Run existing AutoIt v2 scripts and enhance them with new capabilities.
* Convert any script into an EXE file that can be run on computers that don't have AutoHotkey installed"[1].
1.http://www.autohotkey.com/

Download - http://www.autohotkey.com/

OpenOffice

Openoffice - HALL OF FAME

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX

OpenOffice.org is both an open-source product and a project. The product is a multiplatform office productivity suite. It includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to those of other office suites. OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office. Localizations of OpenOffice.org are available in 27 languages, with more being constantly added by the community. OpenOffice.org runs on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), and Windows. Written in C++ and with documented APIs licensed under the LGPL and SISSL open-source protocols, OpenOffice.org allows any knowledgeable developer to benefit from the source.

Version 3 includes support for Office 2007 files, improvement to the Commenting/Notes feature, multi-page views, spreadsheet collaboration, and other bug-fixes and updates.

Download -http://download.openoffice.org/

AUDACITY

AUDACITY - HALL OF FAME

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX


This editor can 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. The program also has a built-in amplitude-envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode, and a frequency-analysis window for audio-analysis applications. Built-in effects include bass boost, wah wah, and noise removal, and the program also supports VST plug-in effects.

Version 1.2.6 enables FLAC support and contains some bug fixes.

Download - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

GIMP

GIMP - HALL OF FAME

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. It is a powerful piece of software with capabilities not found in any other free software product. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert-quality photo-retouching program, an online batch-processing system, a mass production image renderer, or an image-format converter. GIMP is modular, expandable, and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image-manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.

Version 2.4.5 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Download - http://www.gimp.org/

Firefox

Firefox - HALL OF FAME

WINDOWS, MacOS, Linux

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox includes pop-up blocking; a tab-browsing; integrated Google searching; simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively; a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser; and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 fixes 11 security issues, three of which--Web browsing history and forward navigation stealing; privilege escalation, XSS, remote code execution; and crashes with evidence of memory corruption--are deemed critical.

Download Link - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/landing/better/?utm_content=0705features&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=0507lndgpgtest&gclid=CPjQvo2-qZICFQE6xwodnh0SRA


Version 3.0.3 fixes a problem where users were unable to retrieve saved passwords or save new passwords.

Download Link - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.3/releasenotes/

Adobe® Reader®

Adobe® Reader® - HALL OF FAME

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX, MOBILE

This software lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on a variety of hardware and operating system platforms. The new version of Acrobat Reader provides a host of features that enable you to submit Adobe PDF forms created with fillable form fields in such applications as Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe Form Designer. Read and organize high-fidelity e-books. Activate search and accessibility capabilities built into your PDF files, and display Adobe Photoshop Album slide shows and electronic cards.

Download Link - http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html