Softwares and Tools

Firefox
A tabbed, skinnable Web browser (uses the Mozilla engine); features popup ad & offensive-image blockers, form filler, password/download/cookie managers, "live" RSS Bookmarks, imports Favorites & settings, and more. Requires Windows XP or later.

SeaMonkey (formerly "Mozilla Application Suite")
A tabbed Web browser with advanced e-mail & newsgroup client, IRC chat client, address book, and WYSIWYG HTML editing; features popup ad & offensive-image blockers, form filler, password, download & cookie managers, and more.

Chromium
An open source, tabbed Web browser (the engine behind Google Chrome); features separate processes for each window, imports bookmarks/passwords/history, phishing & malware protection, omnibar, incognito browsing, and more. Requires WinXP or later.

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer
Web browser & e-mail client with a host of extras. Requires Windows XP or later.

Netscape v9.0.0.6
A tabbed, skinnable, Mozilla-based Web browser, with built-in e-mail client (handles multiple accounts), messaging & form management tool; features Quick Launch, Net2Phone, Click-to-Search, Radio@Netscape, and more. Not suitable for Windows 95.

Serif’s WebPlus
Wizard-based WYSIWYG HTML editor using a DTP-style interface; features spell checker, thesaurus, text proof-reader, layout checker, word processor module, logo creation module, ‘Animated Marquee Wizard’, etc. Requires free on-line registration.

Arachnophilia v4.0
A source code HTML editor, with loads of extras including a spell checker (120,000-word dictionary), supports development of HTML, frames, CGI, Perl, C++, Java & Javascript, built-in intelligent FTP client, and more. The CFS site is maintained with Arachnophilia v4.0.

Thunderbird
An e-mail client from Mozilla; features includes intelligent spam filters, spell-checking, security, customization, newsgroup support, includes active protection from online scams, and more. Not suitable for Windows 95.

Spyware Terminator
Removes spyware, adware, trojans, and other malware threats; features Real-Time Protection, Real-Time Shield, System Restoration, safe quarantine, locked file removal, ClamAV integration, and more. Requires Windows 98 or later and 800x600 screen.

FileZilla
An excellent FTP upload/download manager; features ability to resume uploads & downloads (if server supported), Site Manager, Keep Alive system, timeout detection, firewall support, SSL secured connections, drag 'n drop, custom commands, and more.

Opera
Fast tabbed Web browser with e-mail client, contact list, etc; features integrated search & instant messaging tools, improved e-mail support, support for the latest versions of JavaScript, popup blocker, integrated search, and more.

Eudora Pro
Superb e-mail client; features spell checker, enhanced address book, file sharing, statistics, in-line editable signatures, dynamic HTML, ‘MoodWatch’, and more. Advertiser supported – ad-free Lite version included, requires WinXP or later.

1st Page 2000 v2.0
Source code HTML editor; features spell checker, thesaurus, support for Flash 4, Shockwave, Java & ActiveX, includes DHTML scripts, over 450 Javascripts/VBScripts, etc. Note: this program does not have the JS/WinBomb trojan as reported by some AV programs. Requires Internet Explorer v3.02 or higher. CFS download.

Comodo Internet Security
The award-winning Comodo Firewall with HIPS, and Comodo Antivirus which defends against over 1 billion executables, including viruses, root-kits, Trojans, and zero-day attacks. Requires Windows XP or later.

CrossFTP
An Explorer-style FTP client for uploading and downloading files; features archive browsing, Unicode, text & image viewer, file filtering, password protection, transfer compression, and more. Requires Win98 or later & Java Runtime Environment 1.4.
Hornil StylePix
A multi-layer graphic's editor; features support for 6 popular formats, multiple files can be opened simultaneously, multi-level undo/redo, huge selection of filters & effects, correction & enhancement tools, and more. Requires Windows XP or later.

Helicon Filter Free
A full set of post processing tools for the digital photographer; features intuitive interface, correction Wizard, a huge number of retouching tools & image filters, support of external plug-ins, full EXIF & IPTC information, supports user settings, and more.

SunlitGreen Photo Editor
A photo enhancer and editor; features automatic color corrections, previewable image adjustments, photo viewer with easy-to-use zoom tools, editable & savable image selections, channel-oriented color corrections, and more. Requires Windows XP or later.

PhoXo
An image & photo editor; features layers, multi-level undo/redo, over 50 special effects, batch processing, many tools (marquee, lasso, crop, painting, retouching, etc), text effects, clip-art, frames, patterns, textures, shapes, and more. Requires WinXP or later.

FastStone Image Viewer
An image browser, converter & editor that supports all major graphic formats; features fullscreen viewing, red-eye removal, resizing, cropping, slideshow, drop shadow, lossless JPG transitions, image annotation, scanner support, and more. Requires Win98 or later.

CadStd Lite
Very powerful 2D CAD drawing program but with limited Helpfile; features import of GEDCOM files (5 generations only in the Lite version), an accuracy of .0001 of an inch & drawings can be as large as 3.5 miles, view & edit files created in HPGL, and more.

Envisioneer Express
A 3D architectural design program with a simple point and click approach; features a selection of real world objects (walls, doors, windows, stairs, etc), supports imperial & metric measurements, and more. Requires Win98SE or later (see Info for more).

VectorEngineer Quick-tools
A multi-purpose 2D CAD system with extensive capabilities to produce professional technical drawings and designs; features drawing, edit, property, dimensioning, styles, units, grids, color, unlimited undo/redo, zoom, printing, etc. Requires 800x600 screen.

JetPhoto Studio
A photo album creator that supports geo-tagging & XML Web album creation; creates Flash movies, slideshows, wallpaper, screensavers, organizes photos (photo calendars, notes, tags, EXIF info, etc), and more. Requires WinXP or later & Internet connection. CFS download

Sweet Home 3D
An interior design application that helps positioning furniture on a 2D floor plan; features a 3D preview, 75 different pieces of 3D furniture to place (or download more) or create your own, sloping walls, ground & wall textures, and more. Requires Win98 or later.

Digital Dream Studio
An image editor that has multiple layers & supports plug-ins; features over 50 blending modes, a non-linear history (similar to undo, but more complex), image retouch, includes 4 plug-ins, and more. Requires Pentium 333 MHz, 96 MB RAM, 800x600 resolution & 24 bit color. Download IFS Library (4kB)

Room Arranger v3.26
Allows the creation of floor plans, with objects (TV, bed, table, etc) capable of being moved around at will; features an extensive library of objects in 9 categories, suitable for indoors or outdoors, can be displayed in a 3D VRML viewer, and more. 4 additional samples (26kB).

TwistedBrush v3.5
An image effects editor with a huge range of special effects filters & general image editing tools; features 18 brushes (pastels, pencils, oil paint, stamps, cloning, etc), 55 filters, scripts, masks, unlimited undo/redo, auto save, and more. Later versions are shareware.

GeoSetter
A geo-tagger that adds/edits GPS co-ordinates to the metadata of camera files; features built-in Google Maps interface, shows image directions & tracks, reads & writes all major image formats, makes IPTC data editable, and more. Requires WinXP or later.

PhotoMeister
A Wizard-driven digital photo management tool; features built-in slideshow & screensaver tools, basic image editing, 7 filters, creates HTML & Flash Web albums, HTML template editor, built-in FTP client, printing Wizard, batch Wizard, and more.

PicPick
An all-in-one graphics suite that provides a full-featured screen capture tool, an image editor, a color picker, a color palette, a pixel ruler, a protractor, crosshair (for aligning objects), and a whiteboard. Requires Windows 98 or later.

SureThing Photo
A photo editor & manager; organizes all photos & images, can handle thousands of images, can automatically adjust exposure & contrast, removes red eye, special effects, creates photo albums & contact sheets, prints, and more. Requires Win98 or later.

My Pictures 3D Album
Displays photos in picturesque 3D galleries that can be viewed in automatic or free movement mode; includes My Pictures 3D Screensaver & Web Photo Album. Requires Win98 or later & 1024x768 screen. CFS download ( 16 additional sets 33.6MB)

STOIK Imagic
Combines functions of thumbnail browser, viewer, image & video editor; features digital camera auto download wizard, geo-tagging, organizes video & music clips, HTML album creation, CD/DVD burning, step-by-step video editing, etc. Requires WinXP or later.

IrfanView32
An excellent image viewer and editing tool which supports over 60 filetypes (some require optional plug-ins: irfanview_plugins_400_setup.exe – 6.69MB) including animated GIFs, video and sound formats; features TWAIN support, special effects, HEX view, etc.

Ashampoo Photo Optimizer
Optimizes/enhances digital photos with a single click by improving contrast, brightness, color intensity & sharpness; features picture preview, undo optimization, auto backup, batch processing, and more. Requires Windows XP or later & free on-line registration.

Driving Speed 2
A 3D sim where you race high powered V8 muscle cars on 2 touring car circuits; features single & multiplayer modes, choice of 4 muscle cars, realistic 3D graphics, realistic car physics & performance, and more. Requires WinXP or later plus DirectX 9.

The Oracle
A first-person, photo-realistic adventure photographed in Canada and Portugal; features over 140 screens, 8 locations, logical & challenging puzzles, save game, hints, over 75 sound effects, and more. Requires DirectX 5, DirectX videocard & 800x600 screen.

Highway Pursuit
Sensational 3D highway-chasing adventure game (similar to Spy Hunter); features diverse landscapes & scenery, multiple enemy vehicles, multiple weapons, weather effects, and more. Requires Win98 or later, DirectX 8.1 & DirectX 8 compatible graphics card.

Simutrans
A SimCity-style transport & economic simulation game to create bus & rail connections, and transport passengers, mail & goods in and between cities & industries; features mouse driven interface, full sound, and more. Requires 500MHz CPU & 196MB RAM.

Battle for Wesnoth
A turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme where you build up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans; features single & multiplayer modes, over 200 unit types, 16 races, 6 campaigns, campaign editor, and more.

The Babylon Project
A 3D space shooter based off the Babylon 5 TV series; features 5 levels of difficulty, 2 campaigns, optional DVD version with extra campaigns (1.81GB), standalone or on-line gameplay, and more. Requires Windows 98 or later plus 3D graphics card & DirectX 8.1.

RocketDock
An animated program launcher; minimizes windows to the dock, running application indicators, drag 'n drop, multi-monitor support, icons zoom & transition smoothly, auto-hide & popup on mouseover, fully customizable, and more. Requires WinXP or later.

Multi Clipboard
Clipboard management utility, gives fast and easy access to often used pieces of text; features 9 x 3 Clipboard texts (clips) which can selected either via the mouse when the program window is active, or via hotkey when it is not.

    Yankee Clipper III (formerly ‘Yankee Clipper Plus’)
    Terrific Clipboard memory/stacker that resides in the system tray; saves last 200 text & RTF, 20 BMP & Metafile, & 200 URL Clipboard entries in each of 4 categories (text, pictures, RTF & URLs), boiler plate mode, is URL aware, prints text clips, and more.

    Windows PowerPro
    A compact and powerful button-bar program launcher, menuing system, and desktray icon facility, which is fully configurable in almost all aspects; features alarm timer, multiple button bars, hot keys, window hot spots, etc. Formerly called Stiletto.

    Easeus Partition Manager
    A hard disk partition manager, with a simple user interface; can resize/move partitions without losing data, can create & delete partitions, supports FAT & NTFS partitions, supports hardware RAID & USB drives, and more. Requires Windows XP.

    Partition Wizard Home Edition
    A hard disk partition manager (resizing, copying, creating, deleting, formatting, exploring & hiding partitions); supports FAT & NTFS partitions plus RAID & USB drives, changes drive letter, sets active partition, partition recovery, and more. Requires WinXP or later.

    StrokeIt
    An advanced mouse gesture recognition engine & command processor that lets you control programs by drawing symbols with the mouse, will perform the "action" associated with that gesture, and can recognize more than 80 mouse gestures.

    Add2Run
    Launch programs or open files from the Start menu Run command using an alias (ie type "word" and Microsoft Word will open); requires no installation, does not need to be running for the alias to work, and more. Requires WinXP or later plus .NET Framework 2.

    Clipboard Magic
    A fabulous clipboard memory/stacker, with zoom-in and save; you can store as many items as you want (single character to several pages of text), allows clip editing, allows manual clip adding, allows clip sorting, can save clip lists to external files, and more.

    Process Explorer
    A process management utility that picks up where Task Manager leaves off; features a list of the currently active processes (including the names of their owning accounts), display of DLLs & memory-mapped files, a powerful search capability, and more.

    Spyware Terminator
    Removes spyware, adware, trojans, and other malware threats; features Real-Time Protection, Real-Time Shield, System Restoration, safe quarantine, locked file removal, ClamAV integration, and more. Requires Windows 98 or later and 800x600 screen.

    Recuva
    Restore files that have been accidentally deleted from the computer, including files emptied from the Recycle Bin, data deleted from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players, even files deleted by bugs, crashes & viruses. Requires Windows 98 or later.

    Task Killer
    A desktray-based icon utility that allows the user to quickly terminate frozen applications; features optional "Smart Kill" mode, optional auto start with Windows, hotkey support, system processes highlighted, customizable, and more.

    F.lux
    Automatically adjusts the color of the computer's monitor to adapt to the time of day, so it is warm at night and like sunlight during the day; features slide controls for day & night color adjustments, on-line location help, and more. Requires Windows XP or later.

    Pandora Recovery
    An effective way to attempt recovery of permanently deleted files (not just from the Recycle Bin) on NTFS, NTFS5 & NTFS+EFS drives, even though not all files can be fully recovered if they have been partially overwritten by other files. Requires WinXP or later.

    Serif's PhotoPlus SE
    A fully-functional, professional quality, bitmapped graphics editor; features powerful image export optimizer, editable text, comprehensive image enhancement, image export optimizer, image slicing, etc. Requires WinXP or later plus free on-line registration.

    Serif's DrawPlus
    A fully-functional, professional quality, drawing program; features include drag 'n drop formatting, animation mode, advanced graphic functions, Border Wizard, transparency effects, and more. Requires WinXP or later plus free on-line registration.

    Google SketchUp
    A modeling program for creating 3D drawings; features normal drawing tools, push/pull to create a 3D effect, add color & textures, shadow casting, over 50 pre-drawn objects, X-ray mode, tutorial, and more. Requires WinXP or later plus OpenGL videocard.

    Photoscape
    A deluxe photo editor; features image viewer, image editor, batch editor (edit multiple photos), merge multiple photos, make animated GIFs, print, screen capture, color picker, batch renamer, converts RAW to JPG, and more. Requires Windows 98 or later.

    Photo! Editor
    A powerful and easy-to-use image editing suite of tools; features 7 editing plug-ins (Fix Red Eye, Lighting, Denoiser, Make Up, Caricature, Enhance Color & Framing), batch processing, unlimited undo/redo, and more. Requires WinXP or later & 1024x768 screen.

    Paint.NET
    An image/photo editor from Washington State University with help from Microsoft; features full image editing, supports layers, includes 10 special effects, unlimited undo/redo, all major tools, and more. Requires WinXP or later & .NET framework.

    Pixia
    A full-color photo-editing program supporting 10 bitmap formats (but not GIF); features multiple layers, up to 100 levels of undo, TWAIN32 compliant, support for drawing tablets, huge assortment of special effects, and more. Requires 800x600 screen & 16k colors.

    Fotografix
    A portable image editor for digital image enhancement, photo retouching & graphic design; features painting tools, selection tools, transformation tools, layers & channels, editable text layers, easy-to-use scripting language, and more. Requires WinXP or later.

    StudioLine Photo Basic
    Professional photo-editing, management, & image sharing; features import most popular image file formats, share picture thumbnails via e-mail, print images in preset standard sizes, create Web galleries, slideshow, etc. Requires free registration, PII 300MHz, Win98 or later.

    FotoMix
    Creates a montage of photos where the background of an image is replaced with another image so that it appears that the character in the first image has the background of the second image, or even multiple backgrounds. Requires WinXP or later.