The best free & open-source software for Windows

Free & open-source software is good for you & for the world. This is the best Windows software that we know of. No adware, no spyware, just good software.

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

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

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.Download Page

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 Page

Mozilla Thunderbird
Powerful spam filtering, solid interface, and all the features you need.
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RSSOwl
Solid cross-platform RSS client. Download Page

Cabos
A simple, easy to use filesharing program. Gnutella network. Download Page

Gnucleus
A very good Gnutella search and download filesharing program. Download Page

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. Download Page

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

Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer currency. Peer-to-peer means that no central authority issues new money or tracks transactions. These tasks are managed collectively by the network. Download Page

GIMP
Photo editing application that rivals Photoshop in features. Download Page


Paint.NET
Graphics editor with a very nice interface. Download Page

nkscape
Vector graphics application. Download Page

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. Download Page

Filezilla
Solid podcasting client. Download Page