List of recommended Windows/Mac/Linux applications and software

[tom_mai78101]

Added. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if it's proprietary or shareware...

 

[Slapshot136]

Added. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if it's proprietary or shareware...

it's proprietary to Lavalys

they used to have a free version, but they have long since stopped supporting it

 

[tom_mai78101]

Ah, thanks. Changed.

 

[Tru_Power22]

I gotta say, these Piriform products need a mention.

Defraggler
File Defragmentation

DefragglerUse Defraggler to defrag your entire hard drive, or individual files - unique in the industry. This compact and portable Windows application supports NTFS and FAT32 file systems.

http://www.piriform.com/defraggler/download

Recuva
File Recovery

RecuvaAccidentally deleted an important file? Lost something important when your computer crashed? No problem! Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player. And it's free!

http://www.piriform.com/recuva/download

Speccy
System Information

SpeccySpeccy is an advanced System Information tool for your PC. We're still bug fixing, but have just released a Public BETA version for you to download!

http://www.piriform.com/speccy

 

[tom_mai78101]

Thanks. I added two of the applications you've suggested.

However, I don't add public betas, as they are prone to bugs, and may not be good idea to let other users use it. Only stable versions are allowed.

 

[Darthfett]

Spyware - > Anti-Spyware

I don't think people want to be downloading spyware.

File Synchronization (new category?)
Windows Live Sync

Anti-Spyware
Malware Bytes

Audio Player

J River Media Jukebox - Has great sorting/library capabilities
VLC (not that great, and you already have it listed under video players, but it DOES play Audio as well)

Chat Clients
X Chat 2 - A Windows compiled version of X Chat (read the site for explanation)

Exploring the World
Bing Maps

Image Editing
Inkscape - Vector Based Drawing, alternative to Adobe Illustrator

Image Viewing
Picasa - Image viewer included with categorization/sorting

Office Suites
Google Docs - Technically a Web-App

System Monitoring
Speed Fan - Temperature monitoring, HD Checking, etc)

 

[tom_mai78101]

Added and edited.

I realized modern audio and video players are able to play musics and/or play videos...

I really don't know how to split them apart...And placing video players in audio players isn't a good idea. VLC, even though can play audio, isn't capable of matching other audio players specifically used to play audio files. It's something I think it's best not to change this.

 

[Nenad]

I would add this one to anti-spyware programs:

http://www.superantispyware.com/

Worked wonders for me so far for over a year and a half now ^^ , it's free (there is a paying option) but the free one performs very well.

 

[Vestras]

PSPad isn't an IDE, it's a text editor
On the IDE list, add Visual Studio.

Add Spotify as a music player.
Also add the Microsoft Expression package (it's a pack of tools)

 

[tom_mai78101]

I would add this one to anti-spyware programs:

http://www.superantispyware.com/

Worked wonders for me so far for over a year and a half now ^^ , it's free (there is a paying option) but the free one performs very well.

Uh...it looks like it's not easy to use...But I'm going to add it anyway.

PSPad isn't an IDE, it's a text editor
On the IDE list, add Visual Studio.

Add Spotify as a music player.
Also add the Microsoft Expression package (it's a pack of tools)

Thanks for clarifying some stuffs. The pack of tools are going to be labeled as "Other Suites".

Keep on contributing!

 

[Slapshot136]

can anyone recommend to me a good blu-ray player? (i have a HP one that came /w my laptop but i don't like it at all)

 

[Vestras]

Also add Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware as an Anti-Malware program, it's godlike
And now I'm just throwing ideas out of the box, I'm too lazy to check if they're on the list already:

- DAEMON Tools (CD Mounting)
- InstallAware (Setup/Installer creator)
- Embarcadero RAD Studio 2010 (IDE)
- DivX (Media Player)
- MonoDevelop (IDE)
- SharpDevelop (IDE)
- Microsoft XNA Game Studio (Game IDE/Visual Studio add-in)
- QtCreator (IDE)
- RegexBuddy (Regular Expression IDE)
- TNT Screen Capture (Screen capturing application)
- ToonBoom Studio (Animating program)
- Torque Game Builder along with other Torque products (Game IDE)
- wxWidgets/Dev-C++ (GUI package/IDE)
- Skype (IM chat/phone calling)
- YouTube Downloader (Download Manager)
- GOLD Parser Builder (Parser building 'IDE')
- Core FTP (FTP program)
- 7-zip (Compression software)
- Axialis IconWorkshop (Icon creating program for Windows/Mac)

I hope I'm helping here :thup:

 

[ElderKingpin]

he has to has the site name to add it.. yur just spouting out words >.<

xfire.com gaming messenger, recorder, its like ventrilo with added stuff

 

[tom_mai78101]

I hope I'm helping here :thup:

I know you're helping, but I really need some links. It's laborious without them. If possible, just edit your post and I'll come back to you.

he has to has the site name to add it.. yur just spouting out words >.<

xfire.com gaming messenger, recorder, its like ventrilo with added stuff

Added. There might be some issues...

 

[Tru_Power22]

Oh under linux you should mention Ubuntu. It's an incredibly popular distro.

ubuntu.com

Don't forget Frostwire for P2P software.

http://www.frostwire.com/ (Freeware, Open Source).

 

[tom_mai78101]

Added. Thanks for contributing.

 

[ElderKingpin]

how is xfire questionable

 

[tom_mai78101]

how is xfire questionable

When I talked about it in a thread, first, there was some discussion, then, it was locked.

 

[ElderKingpin]

i see x)

since Pine and KC use it, its good :thup:

 

[Rapmaster]

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ (free, as long as you have a legit copy of Windows)

It's simple and doesn't screw up the OS or pop up all sorts of pointless but scary warnings like certain other security packages.