Freeware Downloads! Whoopee!
FYI: This page will always be a work-in-progress.
- Essential Firefox 3.6 Add-ons
Note: Some of these are still in the experimental phase and require manual updating! These are marked with an asterisk (*).- IE Tab 2
- Developer tools: ColorZilla, FireFTP, Web Developer
- Download tools: Download Statusbar, DownThemAll!
- Feed reader:
Brief
I’ve recently decided to switch to Google Reader, but if you prefer to use a Firefox extension, I personally prefer this one over Sage (but that’s just me). - Google tools: Better Gmail 2, Gmail Manager, SearchPreview, Google Shortcuts, Integrated GMail
- Multi-Firefox synchronization: FEBE, Xmarks, OPIE
- Password management: PasswordMaker, Secure Login
- Patch For Library*
- PDF Download
- Tab Mix Plus
- translator
- Ubiquity
- URL Link
- Yet Another Smooth Scrolling
- Portable Apps
- Developer Tools
- IETester
An IE shell which includes the resources necessary to emulate IEs 5.5, 6, 7, and 8, as well as whatever version is installed on your system. - Notepad++
The ultimate Notepad replacement. Includes syntax highlighting for just about any programming language you can think of. - WinMerge
Compares the differences between two files — even generates patch files. - XAMPP
An all-in-one package of various servers used in web development.
- IETester
- Games
- Digital Paint: Paintball 2
An FPS-style paintball game based on the Quake 2 engine.
- Digital Paint: Paintball 2
- Miscellany
- Mozilla Thunderbird
An email client made by the same organization that brought you Firefox. - URL-Run
Adds a protocol handler to the system that can call programs & batch files with parameters. - Taskbar Shuffle
Gives XP or Vista the ability to rearrange taskbar buttons with a simple drag and drop. - Windows Vista Cursors
Extract to C:\Windows\Cursors - Windows Vista Sounds
Extract to C:\Windows\Media
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Security
- Panda Cloud Antivirus
The latest, greatest free antivirus software. Best installed on computers that are already clean.
- Panda Cloud Antivirus
- Utilities
- 7-Zip
An easy-to-use file compression program that can read and write many kinds of compressed files. - BitKinex
Talk about feature-rich! This file transfer program that supports FTP, FTPS, SFTP, FXP, HTTP & HTTPS (including WebDAV), and SSH – and it’s free! Wow! - FileZilla
The other great free FTP program. Server version also offered for free. - Ext2 IFS
Enables you to read & write to Linux drives using the Ext2 or Ext3 filesystem from within Windows! - VistaGlazz
Enables 3rd-party themes in Windows Vista as well as transparency in maximized windows in the default Aero theme.
- 7-Zip
There’s another good list of freeware here.
…and here are some web design resources.











