Are you mad? Did you say FREE software? Yes, we said “free” software.. 100% Free.
The software shown here has always been free, but hasn’t always been known by the general public.
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Free Software
All the software here comes highly recommended and FREE to download! Download the software and install by running the easy to follow set-up instructions.
Browser
You should always use the latest version to take advantage of the latest technologies. A ‘browser’ is a web page reader, which you are most likely reading this page with.
- Firefox – according to many, the best browser.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer – get the latest version.
- Chrome – Google browser.
- Safari – Apple’s & iPad browser
- Opera
PDF | WORD
CREATE PDF’s – You don’t need Adobe Acrobat Professional at around $500, simply go to www.primopdf.com and download the free Primo PDF Creator. This software saves any document as a standard PDF. It wont mean much to most, but the guy who created this fab software was from Melbourne.
CREATE WORD – PDF-to-Word Converter by Formswift is user friendly completely free for anyone to use.
Chat & Communication
Skype (now owned by Microsoft) where the whole world talks for free | Get Skype
Anti-Virus Software
Read our Computer Maintenance guide which includes FREE Software programs.
FTP – File Transfer Protocol
The Ipswitch Company provide free and professional versions of their FTP program.
Download WS_FTP LE (right click – Save Target As) and then run the .exe file.
Link Checker
Xenu’s Link Sleuth – Broken Link Checker finds broken links on web sites, but also creates a nice site map which can be included with any web site | Get Link Sleuth.
Alternately, if you use Firefox (browser), there is an excellent extension that allows you to right click on any web page and check the links on it | Get Linkchecker
Free Software
Bravenet is the ultimate provider of a complete website solution including web hosting, site building, domains and free web tools | Go Bravenet
Currency Exchange Calculator
A great tool for sites with international traffic | Get xe.com | The Universal Currency Converter
Web Site
- WordPress – software that allows you to create and manage a world-class web site, like this one | Get WordPress.
- Weebly – Free online web site manager | Go Weebly.
More Free Software
- www.321free.com – This site has tons of free software in nine different categories. Nice source of free information.