A presentation I gave for the ETC Open House in 2008 on useful freeware for students and faculty.

2. Useful Freeware
Mac & Windows applications to help you
increase productivity, do cool things, have fun

4. Free web services
Harness the cloud!

6. Dropbox
http://getdropbox.com/
Online storage service
Clients for Mac, Windows, Linux
Synchronization & sharing
2GB free, upgradable to 50GB

8. Evernote
http://evernote.com/
Information (notes) capture tool
Clients for Windows, Mac OS X,
iPhone, Windows Mobile
40MB/mo limit, upgradable

10. NewsGator
http://newsgator.com/
Online RSS catching service
Clients for Windows (FeedDemon), Mac
& iPhone (NetNewsWire), Windows
Mobile & BlackBerry (NewsGator Go!)

12. Freeware for Mac & Windows
Open-source or free programs you shouldn’t be
without

14. 7-Zip
http://7-zip.org/
Archiving & unzip for Windows
with command line versions
available for many other OSes
including Mac & Linux
Opens almost any zip format
Open-source since 2000

16. Adium
http://adiumx.com/
Multi-protocol IM app for Mac
Extendable through plugins,
styles, scripts, sounds, and
more
Windows users, see Pidgin

18. Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Multi-track audio editing
Save to WAV, MP3, and more
Cross-platform (Windows, Linux,
Mac versions available)

20. AVG Free
http://free.avg.com/
Resident anti-virus for Windows
Wildly popular: over 125 million
downloads (Download.com)
Almost daily definition updates
Email scanner included

22. Burn
http://burn-osx.sourcefoge.net/
CD/DVD burning tool for Mac
Simple interface with support for
data, audio, video, and image
file burning
Many languages available
Windows users: see
InfraRecorder

24. Chax
http://chax.ksuther.net/
Add-on for Apple’s iChat
Adds tons of functionality
(combined contact list, Growl
notifications, etc.)

26. Cyberduck
http://cyberduck.ch/
Full-function FTP client for Mac
Great for web development, file
storage, etc.
Supports FTP, SFTP, WebDAV,
and even Amazon S3
Windows users, see FireFTP for
Firefox

28. Firefox
(and addons)
http://getfirefox.com/
Available for Windows, Mac,
Linux, and more
Open-source web browser
Highly extendable via add-ons &
themes through Tools menu
Some addons are...

29. Firefox
(with FireFTP)
http://getfirefox.com/
Install the FireFTP addon and
you’ll get a fully-functional FTP
client.

30. Firefox
(with ChatZilla)
http://getfirefox.com/
Install the ChatZilla addon and
you’ll get a fully-functional
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

31. Firefox
(with DownThemAll!)
http://getfirefox.com/
Install the DownThemAll! addon
and you’ll get a blazing-fast
download manager for Firefox.

32. Firefox
(with CoolIris)
http://getfirefox.com/
Install CoolIris for Firefox and
you’ll get a 3D web gallery that
can be used on Flickr,
Facebook, MySpace,
Photobucket, Google Images,
and numerous other photo
gallery sites on the web.

33. Firefox
(with many more Add-ons)
http://getfirefox.com/
Check out the Mozilla Add-Ins
directory from the Tools menu
and you’ll find thousands of
ways to make Firefox less like a
web browser and more like a
digital Swiss Army knife.
Shown here: TwitterFox and ForecastFox.

35. Flip4Mac
WMV
http://flip4mac.com/wmv_download.htm
QuickTime extension for Mac
Allows QuickTime to play
unprotected Windows Media
Works with most Windows
Media formats (audio, video,
streaming, etc.)

37. Fluid
http://fluidapp.com/
Website app generator for Mac
Spin-off websites into their own
applications
Great for sites that demand a lot
from your browser (Facebook,
Twitter, etc).
Scriptable, extendable, etc.

39. Glary
Utilities
http://glaryutilities.com/
Windows maintenance tools
Multiple functions, one-click
usability
Pro version available; regular
version free for personal use
Mac users: see OnyX

41. Growl
http://growl.info/
Notification system for Mac
Get floating notices when stuff
happens
Many Mac apps support Growl
notifications (Adium, Cyberduck,
Firefox, Fluid, etc.)
Windows users: see Snarl

43. InfraRecorder
http://infrarecorder.org/
CD/DVD burning for Windows
Burns most types of CDs &
DVDs as well as image formats
Fully standards complaint
Great alternative to Nero & Roxio
Mac users: see Burn

45. K-Lite
Codec Pack
http://codecguide.com/
Mega-bundle of free Windows
media codecs
Codecs allow you to play certain
video/audio formats
With this pack, you’ll be able to
play almost every media format
Mac users: see Perian

47. KeePass
http://keepass.info/
Open-source password manager
for Windows (with other OSes
unofficially supported)
Keep all your passwords in a
safe file, password protected
Portable versions let you take
KeePass with you

49. Launchy
http://launchy.net/
Application launcher for Windows
Pull up programs, documents,
and more with the flick of a
keystroke
Skinnable, extendable with
plugins
Mac users: see Quicksilver

51. MindNode
http://mindnode.com/
Simple brainstorming / mind-
mapping software for Mac
Great for planning projects or
sketching down ideas
Pro version available with more
features (for about €11,95/$15)

53. Notepad++
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/
Windows notepad on steroids
Highlighting, auto-completion,
tabbed windows, countless
plugins, blazing fast
Support for 50+ programming/
syntax languages

55. OnyX
http://titanium.free.fr/index_us.html
Maintenance tool for Mac
Clear caches, restore
permissions, speed up your Mac
with the click of a button
Make automatic maintenance
schedules
Windows users: see Glary
Utilities

57. OpenOffice
http://openoffice.org/
Multi-platform office software
suite
Graphing, spreadsheet,
presentation, word processing,
calculation software and more
Widely-used alternative to
Microsoft Office

59. Pathway
http://pathway.screenager.be/
Wikipedia trail manager for Mac
Keep track of where you’ve
been in a Wikipedia session
Maps out links between related
articles, suggested articles
Save paths for later retrieval

61. Perian
http://perian.org/
QuickTime extension for Mac
which lets you play a ton of
other video/audio formats
Support for external subtitles,
Dolby Pro Logic, and more
Makes QuickTime more useful
Windows users: see K-Lite pack

63. Picasa
http://picasa.google.com/
Google’s photo library and
manipulation software for
Windows & Linux
Store, organize, enhance, crop,
export, and print your photos
Easy-to-use UI
Mac version coming soon!

65. Pidgin
http://pidgin.im/
Multi-protocol IM app for
Windows, Linux
Combine all your chat screen
names into one program; saves
you resources and peace of mind
Mac users: see Adium

67. PrimoPDF
http://primopdf.com/
Adds PDF printer to your
Windows printer list
Lets you save any document as
a PDF just by ‘printing’ to
PrimoPDF
Macs have this functionality
already built-in

69. Quicksilver
http://code.google.com/p/blacktree-alchemy/
Multi-function keystroke
launching utility for Mac
Run scripts, perform
commands, launch apps, send
emails, create calendar events,
all with the flick of a keystroke
Windows users: see Launchy

71. Senuti
http://fadingred.org/senuti
iPod music recovery for Mac
Senuti is iTunes spelled in
reverse and does just that: copy
music back off your iPod and
into iTunes
Windows users: see SharePod

73. SharePod
http://getsharepod.com/
Windows application; lets you
retrieve music from your iPod
back into iTunes
Also lets you play, search, and
edit the music on your iPod
Mac users: see Senuti

75. Skitch
http://skitch.com/
Screenshot, markup tool for Mac
Capture whole screen, window,
or just a region (also captures
from iSight camera)
Markup your images with text,
drawings and save them to
MySkitch.com or other sites

77. Snarl
http://fullphat.net/
Notification tool for Windows
Snarl-enabled applications will
send alerts to Snarl, which are
then displayed on your desktop
Flexible notifications: you
choose what gets shown
Mac users: see Growl

79. Songbird
http://getsongbird.com/
Cross-platform music and video
library
Based on Firefox engine: that
means it’s skinnable and
extendable with plugins, themes
Purchase music from various
online vendors, sync to most
MP3 players

81. VirtualBox
http://virtualbox.org/
Open-source, cross-platform
virtual machine tool from Sun
Run operating systems
(Windows, Linux, etc) inside
another operating system
Great for Mac or Linux users
that need to run Windows apps

83. VLC
http://videolan.org/
Cross-platform media player
that plays about any format
under the sun
DVDs, streaming media,
playlists, network sharing, all
supported
The 800 lbs. gorilla of open-
source media apps

85. Additional resources
Other places you can find great programs

87. Websites for Mac Freeware
MacUpdate (http://macupdate.com/)
VersionTracker (http://versiontracker.com/)
iusethis (http://osx.iusethis.com/)
Softpedia (http://mac.softpedia.com/)
Cool OS X Apps (http://coolosxapps.net)

89. Websites for Windows freeware
VersionTracker (http://versiontracker.com/)
Download.com (http://download.com/)
Softpedia (http://win.softpedia.com/)