The list of the best free & open-source software for Windows

    


            open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it apragmatic methodology.the concept of open source and the free sharing of technological information existed long before computers. For example, cooking recipes have been shared since the beginning of human culture. Open source can pertain to businesses and to computers, software and technology.

Here is the list of the best free & open-source software for Windows:-

WEB BROWSING


  • Mozilla Firefox

    The premier free, open-source browser. Tabs, pop-up blocking, themes, and extensions. Considered by many to be the world's best brows




VIDEO PLAYER, BITTORRENT, PODCASTING


  • Miro

    Beautiful interface. Plays any video type (much more than windows media player). Subscribe to video RSS, download, and watch all in one. Torrent support. Search and download from YouTube and others.



IM - INSTANT MESSAGING


  • Pidgin

    Connect to multiple IM accounts simultaneously in a single app, including: AOL IM, MSN, and Jabber.




VIDEO CONVERTER- MP4, IPHONE, ANDROID


  • Miro Video Converter

    Convert any type of video to mp4 or theora. Convert any video for use with iPhone, iPod, Android, etc. Very clean, easy to use interface.




DOWNLOAD HELPERS


  • SkipScreen

    A Firefox extension that skips unnecessary clicks and wait times on Rapidshare, Megaupload, Mediafire, zShare, and more.





E-MAIL


  • Mozilla Thunderbird

    Powerful spam filtering, solid interface, and all the features you need.






RSS

PEER-TO-PEER FILESHARING



  • Cabos

    A simple, easy to use filesharing program. Gnutella network.






  • Gnucleus

    A very good Gnutella search and download filesharing program.





VIDEO PLAYBACK


  • Miro

    Beautiful interface. Plays any video type (much more than windows media player). Subscribe to video RSS, download, and watch all in one. Torrent support. Search and download from YouTube and others.




  • VLC

    Plays more video files than most players: Quicktime, AVI, DIVX, OGG, and more. Pretty good interface.Download Page




  • MPlayer

    Similar to VLC-- plays loads of video formats.






  • Media Player Classic

    Compact, but powerful media player. Plays anything under the sun. No install necessary.





WORD PROCESSING / OFFICE SUITES


  • LibreOffice

    Big, full featured suite of tools for word processing and spreadsheets. Compatible with and a free replacement for Microsoft Word documents. Also supports OpenDocument Format.






  • AbiWord

    A word processor. Leaner and quicker than OpenOffice.
    Compatible with Microsoft Word documents and OpenDocument Format.




PODCASTING

FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS


  • bitcoin

    Bitcoin

    A "peer-to-peer" digital currency so you can buy things without paying 
    transaction fees.




SOUND RECORDING

GRAPHICS / PHOTO EDITING

FTP / SFTP

IRC

ARCHIVING


  • PeaZip

    Fantastic archiving utility to extract and pack archives of an extensive amount 
    of formats. PeaZip also features password protecting archives, keyfile support, 
    system integration, a lovely interface, and much more.


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