Essential freeware and software

This page contains links to a select list of Windows freeware and (cheap) shareware. This is only a tiny selection of what is available. There are many sites on the web with links to a vast range of free downloads. Try tucows or ZDNet.

• Open Source Living - an archive of Open Source software, applications and references
   
• Firefox - the open source alternative to Internet Explorer with many add-ons and extensions
   
• EasyApps Icon Software - extract and edit icons
  
  
• IrfanView is a free (for non-commercial use) graphics viewer and editor. Handles all common formats and produces slide shows (also has a Hex viewer if you need one)
  
  
• Screen Ruler - essential for sizing web graphics and tables
  
  
• WinZip - the de facto standard tool for compressing and uncompressing files
   
• 7-Zip - an alternative to WinZip that also handles RAR archives
  
  
• WinAmp - play all audio files, free
  
  
• IPSwitch - easy to use and powerful FTP client, free for students and education staff
  
  
• Xenu's Link Sleuth - no more broken links, free
  
  

Please email m.cushman@lse.ac.uk to suggest other links for this page or inform us of any links that do not work.

page last updated 22 January 2008

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