If you’ve just bought a new PC and just can’t wait to load it with useful apps, this handpicked list is a must have.
You might prefer these free-to-use alternatives instead of the popular applications to save a lot of your hard-earned money !
OpenOffice (Alternative of Microsoft Office)
OpenOffice is an open source office suite, available as a free download by SUN Microsystems. It used both commercially and for personal use without worrying about the number of instances installed. The application supports a large number of commonly used office extensions. With a large number of templates, samples and clip arts to download from the site, it is very easy to switch to this application if you are used to the Microsoft Office 97-2003 or XP versions. Link : Download Open Office. (Also See Best Free Microsoft Office Alternatives )
AVG (Alternative of Any Premium Antivirus)
Any PC requires a good antivirus program. AVG Antivirus enables you to protect your system from viruses and spyware applications. You require a constant Internet connection to keep the antivirus program updated. AVG provides a Free Version which is the best among the Free Antivirus. Link : Download AVG. (Also Most Popular Antivirus Softwares of 2009 )
Firefox (Its a Must Have)
Most widely used web browser after Internet Explorer. Fastest According to me. You can enhance the utility of this web browser by adding functional add-ons created by Mozilla and third-party developers. Firefox has many useful features which include tabbed browsing, a built-in spell checker utility, live bookmarking, a download manager, and an integrated search system that allows the users to search from specifically selected search engines. Link : Download Firefox (Also Make Firefox look like Internet Explorer )
Peazip (Alternative to Any Archiving Software)
Peazip is a free-to-use file archiving application. PeaZip offers full support to 14 various formats and an additional 23 formats to open, browse, extract and test archived files.
Link : Download Peazip. (Also Free Alternatives to WinRAR )
Acrobat Reader (A Must Have)
After the Portable Document Format (PDF) for transferring files in a standard format, Adobe Systems provides Adobe Reader (formerly known as Acrobat Reader) as a free downloadable application to view and print PDF files. The application is available for most of the popular operating system, and also for portable devices. Link : Download Adobe (Also Faster Alternative to Adobe Reader)
VLC Media Player (Alternative to Windows Media Player)
VLC is a free open source media player. VLC player can play any audio or video files with the user requiring to download and install any codecs or add-on packages. The application is compatible with most of the available popular operating system. It is also the first player to support playback of encrypted DVDs on Linux. Link : Download VLC (Also Best Free Music Players to Get High Quality Sound )
Picasa (A Must have)
If you enjoy digital photography, then this freeware is a must have. Picasa3 enables you to carry out a range of various image related activities, including viewing images, basic image enhancements, importing images from external devices, creating gift CDs, movie clips, making photo collages, taking screenshots and carrying out batch editing of images. Link : Download Picasa.(Also Add Amazing Art Effects on Photos )